- your name
- a link to your profile
- the content of the comment
If you left a comment anonymously, I would just see the content of the comment in the email sent from Google.
In many instances I would also see your email address. If you were a no-reply blogger, replied without a Google account, or replied anonymously, I would not see your email address.
Now, I no longer receive an email telling me that you have left a comment. Without logging into my Blogger account, I have no way of knowing you have commented - unless of course I individually check every blog post.
Receiving an email made it effortless. If I could see your email, I would reply via email - easy for you and easy for me. I didn't have to log into Blogger, check for comments, go to your comment and leave a reply. And you didn't have to return to my blog to see if I'd replied.
Of course, if I couldn't see your email address, I did log in and leave a comment, but I knew before I logged in that your comment was there.
In the past, when you left a comment, if you ticked the Notify me button when you left a comment, you would receive an email when I, or anyone else left a reply for you, or added their own comment. This still applies, and as such, is a work around to my problem.
If I leave a comment on my own post, using the Notify me feature, I will receive an email every time someone comments. But, it does not fix the problem - it is only a kludgy work around. Why?
Depending on your settings, if I click on your profile name (if you have left a comment via your Google / Blogger account), I might be able to see your email address. I can then copy your comment, open my email program, paste your comment into an email, reply and send it to you. And I will still do this, but it won't be as quick as hitting reply like it was before May 25th.
If you prefer not to show your email address, or to reply via Name/URL or Anonymously, none of this is a problem for you. Leaving comments on Threading My Way will remain the same for you. You'll leave a comment and I'll reply on the blog. You'll see my reply by coming back to check, or if you tick the Notify me button, you'll receive an email telling you that I've replied.
With the GDPR and subsequent changes, I doubt very much that notifications for comments will return to the way they were, despite the many requests on the Blogger Help Forums. If you're interested, here's one particular thread on the topic that I'm following.
Daryl, from Patchouli Moon Studio, has posted her thoughts.
We'll have to wait and see what how Google/Blogger responds - if indeed they do. How are you finding the unannounced changes?
Thanks for stopping by! I love reading your comments and try to reply to all of them via email. Unfortunately, due to recent changes by Blogger, I no longer receive an email notification telling me that you have left a comment. Consequently it will take me longer to reply to you. As Google/Blogger no longer forward your email address, it may be harder to reply by email. If you don't receive an email reply from me, check back here.
Of course, if I couldn't see your email address, I did log in and leave a comment, but I knew before I logged in that your comment was there.
In the past, when you left a comment, if you ticked the Notify me button when you left a comment, you would receive an email when I, or anyone else left a reply for you, or added their own comment. This still applies, and as such, is a work around to my problem.
If I leave a comment on my own post, using the Notify me feature, I will receive an email every time someone comments. But, it does not fix the problem - it is only a kludgy work around. Why?
- writing my own comment on my own post will look and feel weird.
- the email notifications are now ALL no-reply, meaning I can't reply via email unless I already know, or can find out your email address.
If you prefer not to show your email address, or to reply via Name/URL or Anonymously, none of this is a problem for you. Leaving comments on Threading My Way will remain the same for you. You'll leave a comment and I'll reply on the blog. You'll see my reply by coming back to check, or if you tick the Notify me button, you'll receive an email telling you that I've replied.
With the GDPR and subsequent changes, I doubt very much that notifications for comments will return to the way they were, despite the many requests on the Blogger Help Forums. If you're interested, here's one particular thread on the topic that I'm following.
Daryl, from Patchouli Moon Studio, has posted her thoughts.
We'll have to wait and see what how Google/Blogger responds - if indeed they do. How are you finding the unannounced changes?
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Thanks for stopping by! I love reading your comments and try to reply to all of them via email. Unfortunately, due to recent changes by Blogger, I no longer receive an email notification telling me that you have left a comment. Consequently it will take me longer to reply to you. As Google/Blogger no longer forward your email address, it may be harder to reply by email. If you don't receive an email reply from me, check back here.
I read your comment on my blog Pam. Nothing even went into Spam. I added a little update to the bottom of my posting. I also read that if you click the notify me box below that is across from publish the comment it might at least go to your spam box (because we are all no-reply now). But the thing I updated was to include your email address in your comments like this: patchouli dot moon dot gmail dot com so at least when reading tour comments directly on your blog you could reply to your comments that way? Hopefully that will work.
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