Update (2005-07-06): Comments are re-enabled. I've been able to configure dasBlog such that I am emailed when comments are made; this means I can check them more reliably and remove comments if trolls begin to ply their trade.

I've re-enabled trackbacks as well. Please use them as you're able!

Thanks for the patience while I worked this out.

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I just got back from watching Star Wars III; I hadn't seen it yet. Just when I thought Lucas' dialog writing couldn't get any crappier ... well, it did.

I wasn't really tired, so I turned on the computer. Checked referrer logs. There have been problems logged with comment posting; I'm not sure why -- it works just fine when I try posting comments using either IE or FireFox. I do have MT-Blacklist enabled; perhaps there are issues with this individual's domain and MT-Blacklist.

Suffice it to say, I'm going to turn off the comment feature for awhile. There have been some problems in the biblioblogosphere with a particular individual trolling comment feeds and making silly unsubstantiated accusations both by email (yes, to me too) and in comments on other biblioblogs. He's been making repeated attempts to comment on posts here (yes, your IP address was logged when you did the blog search, so I know it's you). For now, I'd rather not give the guy a free forum. Apologies to all who have responsibly used the comments here in the past.

As always, if you have an actual, bona-fide comment on a post, I do want to hear it. Send me an email, the address is in the sidebar (scroll down, look for the envelope icon). If you give me permission to post and I deem it appropriate, I'll pop your commment in the body of the blog post after the post. If you don't state permission, I'll assume that the email was meant to be private.

Sorry to have to handle it this way. Perhaps comments will be back in the future. Sheesh, just when I was considering re-enabling trackbacks ... but it's late. I'm gonna catch some Z's.