Why won't WP let my comment with just my email and name?
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Why won’t WP let my comment on other people’s blogs with just my email and name? Why does it always insist that I then must *also* log in? (and then tell me I used the wrong password even thought I *know* that it is correct?) Frankly, I would have an easier time commenting on blogs if I nuked every connection I have with WP!
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My guess is your are referring to a Blogger ie. blogspot blog. WordPress.com recognizes your blogger identity but Blogger does not. In reference to Blogger ie. commenting on blogspot blogs the issue is on the other end. Blogspot software assumes we all have a single username here at wordpress.com and only a single blog by the exact same matching name. It will not accept any other URL – invalid URL! it says. Ha!
So if we have a domain, or we have more than one blog registered under the same WordPress.com username, trying to comment and have it link to our wordpress.com blogs becomes impossible, unless the blogspot blogger chooses to enable commenters to post with a username and URL on their Blogger blog.
The only workaround is to register a Blogger blog which will allow you to comment but your username will not be linked to your WordPress.com blog when you do. Then you are labeled as a ‘no reply blogger’. It’s crazy-making!
Open ID has always failed more often than it has worked.
Bottom line: This is a well known issue. If you simply use the Name/URL option when it’s provided then your blog will be linked to your username on the comments you leave on blogspot blogs.
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I notice that you have your WordPress.com username linked to a .blogspot blog. To chnage that misleading link to the expected blog link ie. your WordPress.com primary blog link do as follows. Dashboard -> Users -> Personal Settings -> then scroll down to Account Details. Then scroll down to where it says ‘Primary Blog‘ select the URL for your primary wordpress.com blog and then save changes.
Then every time you sign into this forum we can all click on your username and your blog will be linked to it. And every time you leave a comment on a blog your username can be likewise clicked and your blog can be instantly located.
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Actually, I don’t *have* a WP blog, I was forced into signing up for WP because of another person’s blog that I would comment on. I suppose I will just have to clean out my profile and delete it in order to continue commenting without constant log-in prompts.
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Oops! I forgot to post this for you.
I will just have to clean out my profile and delete it
All you were required to provide to register an account was an email address and it can be replaced at any time.
Although username accounts are not deleted, so you cannot be impersonated and have your reputation affected by anyone registering the same username in the future, there are steps you can take that amount to removing all personal information and result in leaving only a throwaway email address behind. http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/
1. You can go to My Account->Edit Profile and remove all data except the account name and an email address. Create a throwaway email address and change the account email to that throwaway address. This only leaves the username behind.
2. To unsubscribe from email sent to you from WordPress.com, go here and click on “Block all subscription emails from WordPress.com”:
http://wordpress.com/#!/following/subsettings/3. To ensure the account is locked up tightly, visit this site, generate a password of 15-20 characters, and change the account password to it:
http://www.thebitmill.com/tools/password.html
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