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WordPress: Comment moderation per post

2007-12-09

Not only since great judgments from Hamburg (German), some bloggers might think about having all comments moderated before displaying them – which, of course, means more work, and it would hinder discussion between your commenters.

One solution would be to have comments moderated only for posts that potentially attract problematic comments, which I had already though about for my first Global Scaling lotto prognosis article – so I had searched for a plugin or an option, but found none. Then I had checked the WordPress source code for places to add something, and at first hacked this functionality into wp-includes/comment.php – and now, I’ve turned that into a little plugin.

It’s not very comfortable yet – you have to enter the IDs of the affected posts manually directly into the plugin’s PHP file (what’s still more comfortable than editing the WordPress core files). When needed, I might add an options page for that…

» Go to the plugin page with more info and the download link

Scissors help copyright violation and must be forbidden

2007-12-08

As you know, there are laws in many countries forbidding the circumvention of copy protection/DRM functions – thus often standing in the way of sensible, basically allowed use of already paid products by honest customers, putting them down as criminals – and letting them preferrably pay multiple times –; the actual dedicated pirates, though, are hardly held back.

Wellington Grey now has a nice little presentation about the consequences of applying this stupidity to physical objects instead of media data, with the example of a CD-ROM sleave’s silly seal, the breaking of which would result in accepting the contract that’s contained on the CD inside…

(via Wil Wheaton)

Quotes of the Day (9)

2007-12-07

zodiac The German TV magazine HörZu reports in its current issue about „fortune telling on TV“ on AstroTV and Co. under the headline “collusive game” (everything translated by me):

“But in truth, the pendulum swingers and card readers want one thing above all others: the money of those seeking counsel.”

They also mention a woman who spent 38.000 € in one year for phone calls and became indebted beyond hope.

I wouldn’t have anything to add to that if it wasn’t for the chairman of the German astrologers association, Dr. Schubert-Weller, being also quoted (emphasis mine):

“TV formats, hotlines and similar things in which astrological counsel is being offered raise considerable doubts in respectability. The time just is insufficient to properly understand the concerns of the consulter and work on a trustworthy horoscope.”

Horoscopes trustworthy, respectable? Pah! At most in the following sense, and the choice of the word “work on” above seems appropriate:

Let’s quote (and translate) more, this time from the (German) text of the GWUP about astrology (emphases mine):

“From a scientific point of view, any form of astrology appears unsustainable. […]

The quality of astrologic life coaching is highly depending on the competence of the astrologer, in any case, the astrologer does not take any information from the horoscope, instead he puts the information into it. By this, he can, of course, achieve correct statements and sensible advice. This just has nothing to do with astrology, it only feigns a “higher” legitimation of the statements and advice for the customer than a normal psychologist conducting a counseling interview.”

I think it’s a pity that despite all enlightenment, education and today’s life’s modernity there are still so many people who believe in zodiac sign influences & Co.

Wörter des Jahres 2007

2007-12-07

This is about the German “Words of the Year 2007”.

Wenn man nach der Dopingbeichte in Second Life in die reale Raucherkneipe geht, um über den Bundestrojaner zu diskutieren, anstatt, nachdem man durch Arbeit arm geworden ist, dank Herdprämie doch noch eine Lustreise anzutreten, was durch spritdurstige Autos und Flugzeuge die Klimakatastrophe auch nicht gerade aufzuhalten hülfe – wird dann alles Knut?

» Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache: Wort des Jahres 2007

Holz für Weihnachtshasser

2007-12-06

Na dös is ja amoi a Stöckerl… von Wiesenraute, aufgegriffen im Stöckchen-Blog.

“Weihnachten, das Fest der Liebe und des Friedens – dass ich nicht lache.” Belegen Sie dieses berühmte Zitat mit adäquaten Argumenten.
Wos wuist, Saubazi, narrischer? Komm bloß her, no fängst dir a paar, du Himmelhund, du elendiger! Schaug liaber, dass d’Land gwinnst!
Doagaff, damischer!
Sowas würde ich von Januar bis November nie schreiben. q.e.d.
Disclaimer: Diese Schimpftirade ist an niemanden gerichtet, auch nicht an dich!
An welchen Stellen in der Bibel kommen die folgenden weihnachtlichen Figuren vor?
a.) Rudolf das rotbenaste Rentier
Sentinel 18, 23
b.) der Weihnachtsmann
Myra 6, 12
c.) der Rauschgoldengel mit der Blockflöte
Jethro 19, 67
Es ist viel sinnvoller, sich zu Silvester Geschenke zu machen und nicht zu Weihnachten. Erörtern Sie.
Finde ich nicht. Viele haben Urlaub/Ferien von Weihnachten bis ca. 6. Januar. Und zwischen Weihnachten 6. Januar hat man viel mehr Zeit, die Geschenke umzutauschen, aus dem Fenster zu werfen, in die Luft zu jagen oder im Meer zu versenken als zwischen Silvester und 6. Januar.