"Note that, even if your blog is eligible to switch, you may not have the link to do so on your dashboard. We are starting out by just switching over a limited number of accounts, but we'll add more and more as time goes on. However, if you still want to try out Blogger in beta, what you can do is to visit beta.blogger.com and create a new account. Later on, you'll be able to merge this account with your original Blogger account. Thanks for your patience, and we promise it will be worth the wait!"
So I changed to the Blogger beta set-up: it's newer looks nicer and has many improvements as far as playing with the look etc of your blog. All my education with html could have been avoided...HOWEVER...having gone through the very quick and easy change-over (you need a Google account, which is also easy or unnecessary if you already have one or a gmail account) I cannot comment on other blogs that are normal Blogger...when I tried a page comes up saying the following:
"Unfortunately, you cannot post a comment on a non-beta blog or claim a mobile blog using your Google Account. These features are coming soon."
There you have it: change if you want but be aware that as yet you cannot post on non-beta blogs!!! Which means I'm out in the wilderness a bit and I'll have to comment as a 'non-blogger'...I'll try to avoid being anonymous after what happened on Six's blog beach-paraphernalia post the other day (23rd Aug)...
Now you know. Message to Blogger:
EVEN THOUGH THIS WILL BE FIXED SOON IT SHOULD BE IN BIG LETTERS ON THE FIRST PAGE TELLING BLOGGERS! ESPECIALLY IMPATIENT ONES LIKE ME!!! GRRRRRR!!!
OK...I take most of that back...I can post as "other" and still put my blogger address so it links back...
YanıtlaSil...panic over!
LOL!
YanıtlaSilI still giggle when I remember a similar comment made to me (a few years ago). Shall I elaborate or would it be too shocking for inclusion on your blog?
no no no...YES yes yes...Sarnia I'm so gald you've posted...was there anything different when you posted? I ask because Gavin and curmy seem to be having problems
YanıtlaSilI'm testing...I tried earlier using my official name and my comment would not appear.
YanıtlaSilIt's slightly different and a box comes up about insecure something or rather - I just clicked on 'yes'.
YanıtlaSilOK - I'll elaborate:
Was when I was living in Bermuda. Was in a nightclub one night and a friend of a friend asked me to dance. I'd met him a few times and thought he was nice. ANYWAY - there we were and he suddenly said to me: "If it wasn't for the fact that I'm getting married next week I would really love to fuck you".
I fell about laughing (and still do to this day whenever I remember it).
He's a big cheese in the city now, I think!
I cannot comment in the normal way at all...
YanıtlaSilYou better see if you can over at my place...
In case it doesn't work as you found over on Mags' blog...
I get that box and have to click yes but still cannot sign in the normal way...
YanıtlaSilThanks for trying to help Sarnia xx
On second thoughts...I can write my usual name by signing is as other and writing my name in the first box and then adding my webpage.
The only problem is that under thois new idea perhaps anyone could sign in as someone else?
Span, its not so bad after your explanation, I can live with writing my name in and being classed "Other" and if it links back to my blog account I can stop writing in the web page address every time.
YanıtlaSilBut it still does not allow me just to use the first option...
I'm away for evening meal but lets hope you can get onto everyone else's blogs as before.
OK another go
YanıtlaSilGav as Anonymous
Nope and again
Gav as Other
Span, why do you have to make things so blinking difficult by mucking about with your blog, you know I'm a Bear with very little brain !
YanıtlaSilAt least you got through Curmy ;-)
YanıtlaSilI think I understand what's going on...just about.
Span has managed to leave comments on my blog since the change and I can over here but as he's pointed out, one way I show up in blue and that links to my blog account,another way my name is black and I do wonder if that is a way to decide if a comment left is from the genuine person ie blue genuine, black maybe not.
But I am trying to understand the explanation as to why three of the blogs Span visits still block him out(it all comes down to the settings)
I have the word verification thing on to avoid spam affecting my blog but still had one get through today that had about 8 links to gambling sites(I deleted it of course)
Span, those sort of sites are definately too much for me, I was hesitating as your blog kept asking me to click buttons marked "Yes" and my OH is paranoid about getting viruses on his computer.
YanıtlaSilGood thing I don't try anything too ambitious, I'd probably crash the whole caboodle !
Hmm that is why I could not post here yesterday then, most annoying what!
YanıtlaSilAnd I keep getting warnings about secure and non secure stuff pop up...
test
YanıtlaSilLucy, why are you called anonymous...it links back to your blog so you must have put in the link but why call yourself anonymous?
YanıtlaSilMags...!!! Test worked :-)
curmy, the security thing is only for the comments window and allows nothing to enter your system, it's only so the window looks like it should do...I think :-/
OK all..the pop-up window is asking you re unsecure items...these are the pictures we all have...if you click NO you can still post but the photos don't show up...so no danger whatsoever...albeit another button to click whether yes ir no!...I'll ahve a look at my security settings because I get teh same pop-up.
YanıtlaSilI've tried my blogger account agian and got nowhere. It recognises the name and password but says it is unable to process! So I'm stuck with this.
YanıtlaSilI don't mind nasty comments if I know who has posted them! It's a cowards way to post anon and I don't wish to encourage cowards!
YanıtlaSilMy real reason is because I was the subject of two cyber stalking idiots and it took a lot of effort on my part to be rid of them. I don't think I could cope with all that again.
Still thinking about it.
Span I simply forgot to add my name and by default it went to anon...
YanıtlaSilNothing sinister about it honest :)
It's Baldinio here - can't get in as myself.
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