http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/08/01/contact-forms-are-selfish/ Random rants and wandering words Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/08/01/contact-forms-are-selfish/comment-page-1/#comment-467667 Aaron B. Hockley Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:50:10 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1264#comment-467667 I'd say that leaving a comment falls under the idea where the data is going into an automated system. If someone only wants to send a comment directly to me, then sure, by all means drop me an email. But leaving a comment via a form allows the data to get into the blog database and be easily displayed for others. I’d say that leaving a comment falls under the idea where the data is going into an automated system. If someone only wants to send a comment directly to me, then sure, by all means drop me an email. But leaving a comment via a form allows the data to get into the blog database and be easily displayed for others.

]]> http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/08/01/contact-forms-are-selfish/comment-page-1/#comment-467666 Jim Mock Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:26:22 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1264#comment-467666 I get the point behind what you're saying, but how is it any more selfish or difficult for a user than having to fill out pretty much the exact same fields to leave a comment on a post? ;-) Should we all be dumping comments and providing email addresses for that as well? I get the point behind what you’re saying, but how is it any more selfish or difficult for a user than having to fill out pretty much the exact same fields to leave a comment on a post? Should we all be dumping comments and providing email addresses for that as well?

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