This week, we're seeing a new flood of complaints from people who report
When I am able to examine a blog involved in the reported problem, and post a test comment, I find that each blog in question uses the Embedded comment form, with CAPTCHA ("word verification") screening.
In all reported cases, I have been able to leave a comment (in some cases, subject to moderation by the owner), since my computer does not block third party cookies.
These reports are yet new symptoms from people who filter cookies excessively. The browsers are unable to display the CAPTCHA form, required by the blog owner or Blogger, because of filtered third party cookies.
If the CAPTCHA form can't be displayed, the blog reader sits there, looking at the embedded comment form, with the comment unpublished, and seemingly "disappeared".
It's that simple. The CAPTCHA form isn't displayed, the comment isn't published, and another reader thinks that the comment disappeared. And the blog owner looks in both his "Awaiting Moderation" and "Spam" folders - and finds no missing comments.
A new episode of the disappearing comments may involve blogs which don't use the CAPTCHA form - but where the blog readers, wishing to post a comment, are located outside the USA - and where access to the blogs are subject to Country Code Alias redirection. A similar effect will be seen, with blogs published to custom domains.
Once more, I implore you. Stop filtering third party cookies, if you want to post comments to blogs that use the embedded comment form.
I posted my comment, but it vanished!and blog owners, who report
My readers report inability to find their comments after they are published. And no, they are not in my "Spam" folder.Why are all of these comments disappearing?
When I am able to examine a blog involved in the reported problem, and post a test comment, I find that each blog in question uses the Embedded comment form, with CAPTCHA ("word verification") screening.
In all reported cases, I have been able to leave a comment (in some cases, subject to moderation by the owner), since my computer does not block third party cookies.
These reports are yet new symptoms from people who filter cookies excessively. The browsers are unable to display the CAPTCHA form, required by the blog owner or Blogger, because of filtered third party cookies.
If the CAPTCHA form can't be displayed, the blog reader sits there, looking at the embedded comment form, with the comment unpublished, and seemingly "disappeared".
It's that simple. The CAPTCHA form isn't displayed, the comment isn't published, and another reader thinks that the comment disappeared. And the blog owner looks in both his "Awaiting Moderation" and "Spam" folders - and finds no missing comments.
A new episode of the disappearing comments may involve blogs which don't use the CAPTCHA form - but where the blog readers, wishing to post a comment, are located outside the USA - and where access to the blogs are subject to Country Code Alias redirection. A similar effect will be seen, with blogs published to custom domains.
Once more, I implore you. Stop filtering third party cookies, if you want to post comments to blogs that use the embedded comment form.
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You can see how many users have a problem with this and surely most of them will have issues with third party cookies.
It feels a bit irrational for Google to ask its users to compromise instead of trying to find some other way.
Good point. The discussion about the dangers of "third party cookies", being possibly accessed by untrustworthy websites, is constant in some discussion forums.
Oddly enough, the people who argue most strongly against "third party cookies" being allowed never seem to observe that, should you surf to an untrustworthy website - even inadvertently, having cookies read by that website is generally not the most severe danger posed by such a website.
To put it another way, if you are in danger of cookie content being read by "hackerzrus.org", you probably should not surf to "hackerzrus.org". If you think that the main threat from "hackerzrus.org" is having your cookies read, you probably should not be surfing.
The response I received a few moments ago read: "We're sorry, but we were unable to complete your request.
The following errors were found:
Input error: Cookie value is null for FormRestoration"
How do I fix this?
Kristi @ veggieconverter.com
It's becoming inactive with little interaction.. At this point I'm considering shutting it down