On I Have Thoughts About Commenting Systems!
@Murgatroid What's wrong with numbers at the end? I've been using my first name with a number at the end since before the internet was invented!
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On I Have Thoughts About Commenting Systems!
@Choire Sicha@facebook You know, I'm not exactly sure - I can see the comments here that are apparently entered via facebook logins, but there are other sites where I can't even see that comments exist (BoingBoing, for instance)(which is perhaps for the best since commenters there make me angry at times!). I suspect it's all or nothing but how would I know?
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On I Have Thoughts About Commenting Systems!
Yes, please, no facebook. I can't access anything Facebook-related at work so I would not be able to read the comments, much less make any. :(
On a positive note, I seem to have finally memorized my password, so can we keep those the same?
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On Stephen King Film And Television Adaptations (Excluding The Sequels And Remakes), In Order
"You look like that actress..."
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"She was in Titanic..."
"??"
"and that Steven King movie? the one where she kidnaps her favorite author?"
"? Kathy Bates??"
"Yeah. You remind me of her."
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On Judging the Cats (and People) of the Santa Monica Cat Show
@oneneatcat LOL -- yes, keep the cats away from your caramel-covered hands! Or potato chips or chocolate! Though they don't care if YOU have a cold, it's whether the last cat you touched had one, since they don't pass between people and cats. :)
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On Judging the Cats (and People) of the Santa Monica Cat Show
@oneneatcat It's not just the grooming that makes the exhibitors wary of letting people touch them (though that is a legitimate concern -- I had a cousin visit me at a cat show when I was showing an all-white cat and she felt compelled to plant a big kiss on the top of her head between her ears, wearing bright red waxy lipstick). But cats also get viruses, kind of like colds, and they get passed around at shows if everybody doesn't take care. The judges disinfect the tables and their hands between every cat. Some exhibitors, especially if they are selling kittens, will let you hold them if you disinfect your hands first. But always ask!
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On Judging the Cats (and People) of the Santa Monica Cat Show
@Dave Bry But the worst thing is when one of them is spooked while they are on the judges table and they jump down and run amok. It's very scary for the cats to be loose in the showhall. They announce "Cat Out! Shut the doors!" and everybody watches for the cat to run by so they can alert the owner/handler, but it's a slow chase and nobody ever tries to pick up somebody else's spooked cat. Judges do get bit/scratched and sometimes owners do as well, and after an experience like that you sometimes have to skip the rest of the rings because the cat is just too freaked out.
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On Judging the Cats (and People) of the Santa Monica Cat Show
@Dave Bry You also stretch them out like the judges hold them and walk them around the house, and pet their paws so they get used to having their paws touched. And deaf cats (a lot of blue-eyed white cats are deaf) have an advantage because they are not distracted by all the noise!
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On Judging the Cats (and People) of the Santa Monica Cat Show
@Dave Bry Some breeds are just naturally very docile and unexcitable. Persians are so laid back that when one of them takes a swipe at a feather on the judging bench it's a big event! Other breeds, you have to work with them from when they are young. You can start entering them in shows at 4 months and before that, you can take them out in carriers and to work and parties and let them get used to noises and people.
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On I Have Thoughts About Commenting Systems!
@Choire Sicha@facebook Ah! I see that BoingBoing apparently also uses Discus for their comments (but does not require a FB login from what I can tell). But, while I can see the comments in the example thread you sent out in your newsletter, over on BoingBoing I can see the word "comments" but not a number indicating how many there are or the comments themselves.
There are a couple of local newspapers that use FB sign-ins for comments and I ALSO can't see those comments or log in to make one.