Live+Press works, but it gives me lots of messy error messages. I don’t like error messages, even if the post does eventually go where it’s supposed to go. Oddly, it works just fine on Katie’s site. We’re using the same version of WordPress on the same server. Very strange.
So now I’m testing LiveJournal Crossposter. We’ll see how this one works. It’s simpler, with far fewer options. I can’t customize the LJ post in any way (user picture, mood, etc.) but most of those options weren’t really working in Live+Press anyway.
I’ve gotten the idea that some of you just won’t comment if you can’t do it on LJ, so I’ll just go back to having comments in both places. At least I’ll get notifications (or should).
That’s a real problem I have with using LJ as an aggregator: there’s no way to get LJ to disable comments on the syndicated feed account, and the blog author never knows the comments are there. Few people actually go back to the blog to respond, and bloggers (on LJ or elsewhere) want comments. They are the ego cookies that make us happy. You wouldn’t want to miss your comments, would you?
It does seem like LJ should be able to set a feed to disallow comments.
What would be ideal is if the comment button on LJ could somehow point to the right place on the blog to do it.
What would be ideal is if the comment button on LJ could somehow point to the right place on the blog to do it.
That would be ideal. Of course, there are so many different blogging platforms, I can see that being difficult.
LJ certainly could disable comments on all syndicated feeds. It wouldn’t be that difficult. I can’t imagine why they won’t do it.