Blogger has recently provided several optional blog features which are requested in Blogger hosted scripts, and exercised in BlogSpot or non Google hosted scripts - and has caused problems seen by people who who are trying to protect their computers.
Blogger options like Stats "Don't track your own pageviews", and the Inline Comment form, both of which run as scripts in "blogspot.com" or a non Google domain (depending upon how the blog is published), are going to depend upon cookies which transport the option setting from the Blogger Settings script (hosted in "blogger.com") to the blog script (hosted in "blogspot.com" or wherever).
The confusion starts with the cookie / script filters present on many computers - but it may not end there. Recent discussions in BHF: Something Is Broken make it appear that there may be problems with the Blogger hosted scripts in general. These problems may not be entirely solved by adjusting cookie / script filters on each blog readers computer; unfortunately, isolating problems caused by Blogger scripts, from problems caused by cookie / script filters, may not be a simple task.
It should be possible to at least see which computers may still have a problem with filtering. People using computers that are causing problems are generally unable to post comments, to blogs with inline (embedded below post) comment forms. They should, however, be able to post comments to blogs with popup or separate page comment forms.
In order to improve my ability for this blog to accept comments, I recently changed this blog, to use a separate page comment form. This has resulted in a good 50% increase in comment volume - which tells me that a significant number of readers of this blog, at least, use computers which filter comments / scripts excessively. To really identify the problem, I think a more definitive test may be appropriate.
Anybody with a computer that does not suffer from cookie / script filtering should be able to leave comments on both this blog (with a separate page comment form, not affected by filtering), and on my home blog "www.nitecruzr.net" (with an inline comment form, affected by filtering). Please see if you are able to leave a comment on each of two posts, in this order.
(Update 2011/08): Thanks to an apparent second change in comment form scripts, we're seeing a second report of problems posting comments.
Please note that I moderate both blogs, aggressively. If you're able to comment, please do not include any content that would even make me suspect that you might be a spammer. And please be patient while I retrieve your comments from the "Awaiting Moderation" queues for each blog.
Let's see what we can find out. Your comments might be part of the solution, so go for it.
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Blogger options like Stats "Don't track your own pageviews", and the Inline Comment form, both of which run as scripts in "blogspot.com" or a non Google domain (depending upon how the blog is published), are going to depend upon cookies which transport the option setting from the Blogger Settings script (hosted in "blogger.com") to the blog script (hosted in "blogspot.com" or wherever).
The confusion starts with the cookie / script filters present on many computers - but it may not end there. Recent discussions in BHF: Something Is Broken make it appear that there may be problems with the Blogger hosted scripts in general. These problems may not be entirely solved by adjusting cookie / script filters on each blog readers computer; unfortunately, isolating problems caused by Blogger scripts, from problems caused by cookie / script filters, may not be a simple task.
It should be possible to at least see which computers may still have a problem with filtering. People using computers that are causing problems are generally unable to post comments, to blogs with inline (embedded below post) comment forms. They should, however, be able to post comments to blogs with popup or separate page comment forms.
In order to improve my ability for this blog to accept comments, I recently changed this blog, to use a separate page comment form. This has resulted in a good 50% increase in comment volume - which tells me that a significant number of readers of this blog, at least, use computers which filter comments / scripts excessively. To really identify the problem, I think a more definitive test may be appropriate.
Anybody with a computer that does not suffer from cookie / script filtering should be able to leave comments on both this blog (with a separate page comment form, not affected by filtering), and on my home blog "www.nitecruzr.net" (with an inline comment form, affected by filtering). Please see if you are able to leave a comment on each of two posts, in this order.
- My home blog, Nitecruzr Dot Net: Does Your Computer Filter Cookies / Scripts Inappropriately?.
- Here, The Real Blogger Status: Testing For A Problem With Cookies Filtering On Your Computer. If you suffer from the well known Stats problem, and cannot avoid tracking your pageviews, leave me a comment stating that, on this post.
(Update 2011/08): Thanks to an apparent second change in comment form scripts, we're seeing a second report of problems posting comments.
I try to post a comment. When I click "Post" it tells me(Update 2011/06): Thanks to an apparent recent change in the Embedded comment form scripts, we are seeing a flood of complaints about inability to publish comments, on blogs which use the embedded comment form.Your account does not have access to view this page.
I can't comment on anybody's blog! I get in an endless loop to sign in!The embedded comment form is vulnerable to overly aggressive filtering of third party cookies.
Please note that I moderate both blogs, aggressively. If you're able to comment, please do not include any content that would even make me suspect that you might be a spammer. And please be patient while I retrieve your comments from the "Awaiting Moderation" queues for each blog.
Let's see what we can find out. Your comments might be part of the solution, so go for it.
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Also notable is that fact that I lose my login status when I click "view blog" after entering my credentials. HOWEVER, the comment page recognized me as fractalman93 when I received the aforementioned error.
I need Blogger to be smarter/wiser than me or I can't share myself effectively.
I like the button that lets me not track my own pageviews.
The rules are indeed insanely self loving.
But were you able to comment also on the other post? If not, then you have a cookie or script filter problem.
Since you're able to post here, I'll bet that your problem is from either blocked third party cookies, or session cookies.
Check the "Third Party Cookies" setting, in your browser. Then check all other cookie and script filters in the browser, and on the computer.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2009/06/why-need-for-third-party-cookies-in.html
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2009/08/diagnosing-problems-with-blogger.html
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2010/11/blogger-layered-security-and-you.html
shirley shumake
Your current account (XXXX) does not have access to view this page.
Click here to logout and change accounts.
Very good observation. If you keep blocking cookies, then settings like "Don't track my pageviews" will continue to be a problem. That's whether or not you bypass one symptom of your filtering problem.
You have to open up your filters, if you want all Blogger features to work.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2011/07/unfilter-web-selectively.html
By leaving comments on other blogs, my comment will 1. dissapear or 2. I will get the text: Cookie value is null for FormRestoration
Please help me!
Visual verification is not visible on first try, but on second
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Thanks for your blog - learn lots of things and get lots of help which I really appreciate :-)
Jocelyn
im using windows 7, if that helps...
thanks,
michelle