Google Plus? More Like Google Minus

Something wonderful has happened - this past week No Point Crying Over Skimmed Milk got not just it's first but also it's second ever comment!  Thank you for dropping by Angeline and Josanne, it's nice to know that I'm not just talking to myself here after all <3

But I very nearly missed these comments entirely, thanks to Google+.  I have kept a small, personal blog for over ten years on another platform, and from this I am used to having an inbox and being notified whenever a comment is made on that blog.  As far as I am aware, the traditional Blogger comment form works in a similar way.  What I hadn't realised when I enabled the G+ comment form for this blog that I was losing that functionality.  Thankfully I stumbled upon this article (from exposé tech blog The real Blogger Status) which laid out the full impact of G+ comments.  Basically, unless I manually check for comments on each individual blog post, I wont ever know that they are there.  And by having the G+ comment function, I am effectively closing the doors of commentsville to anyone who doesn't have a G+ account, because there are no options for non-G+ members to interact with me.  Whaaaat?!  Not cool G+, consider yourself ditched.  I don't want to force anyone to get a G+ account who hasn't chosen to have one of their own volition.  I also don't want G+ to be the reason someone doesn't drop me a comment.  I want to be open to anyone who has taken time out of their day to read something I have written, so I've reverted back to the traditional Blogger comment format. 

If you're a Blogger blogger who is also regretting switching on G+ comments, you can disable them under the "Google+" tab on your dashboard, and there is a really simple tutorial on how to totally un-link your Blogger from G+ here at Venus Trapped in Mars. 


Unfortunately, disabling G+ has a downside - my lovely shiny new comments will no longer show up.  Google really does play nasty...  I just have to hope that there will soon be more comments winging their way to me *nudgehintnudge*  If you've dropped by, don't be shy - let me know, because I really appreciate anyone spending their hard won free time reading Skimmed Milk.