Allowing guests to post on you site can be a great thing in
theory but in practice, not so much. If everyone behaved
like adults and thought before they hit submit things would
work out just fine.
However, too many people seem to think that being allowed
to post comments anonymously gives them the right to be
incredibly rude and to bluntly show their butts in public.
I’ve tried several times to allow guests to post and every time
it has basically blown up in my face. Spammers and spam bots,
wannabe trolls and people that just generally want to give you
a headache seem to gravitate toward any forum, shoutbox, or
chat room that allows them the perceived cloak of anonymity
that guest posting creates.
If you have a particularly thick skin and don’t mind the extra
work guest posting might work out for you but I would strongly
recommend taking the time to give it careful thought before
you allow it on your site. After all, if people think they can get
away with leaving trash all over your site your job will go from
webmaster to garbage man, and just remember pickup day is
everyday.
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