So now I know that when I read Dick Eastman's newsletter, I use Firefox, but when I want to comment on a blog, I use Internet Explorer. I feel much better now.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
#@%& . .Why Can't I Comment on Blog Posts
This has been a constant source of frustration to me. I like to comment on the blog posts of other bloggers. Actually, I have several times . . . and then watched as Whoosh, it disappeared when I press either preview or post comment. I have tried to change the choice in the drop down menu. I have tried on various blogs. I have been logged onto my blog and logged out. I have tried to comment on my own blog without success. I usually try a half dozen times until I start shouting at the computer. Then time passes and I decide to try again with the same results. The real frustration is that I have been able to comment in the past and have it show up. Then this morning before I got to the shouting stage, I decided to search Google and see if anyone else has had this problem. Silly question - of course there were others. I pulled up several queries and the answers offered. Mostly they suggested the "cookie" setting as the culprit. I then wandered around searched my computer settings until I stumbled upon located the "cookie" setting. #@%& my settings were already set to accept third party cookies. Now what? Back to Google again. This time I read several boards that had queries with this problem. Some suggested that the bloggers needed to change their settings, but that didn't account for the fact that I had been able to post but now could not. Many of the same answers were also offered, but I was starting to notice a pattern. Hmmmmm . . .Everyone who was having difficulty was using Firefox. Could it really be that simple? This called for a test. I changed my browser and went to a blog I follow. I filled in the comment box and held my breath as I clicked preview. Oh my gosh, it really was that simple.
So now I know that when I read Dick Eastman's newsletter, I use Firefox, but when I want to comment on a blog, I use Internet Explorer. I feel much better now.
So now I know that when I read Dick Eastman's newsletter, I use Firefox, but when I want to comment on a blog, I use Internet Explorer. I feel much better now.
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testing testing... i'm using firefox and have found only one blog i cannot post on. but i think i just did before i came here.
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