[WebPub] [MITGC] Open Comments vs. Closed Comments?

[Ed Carlevale]

Lars,

I've been trying to come up with a strategy to accomplish the same  
goal on the various student sustainability sites I'm developing using  
Drupal. While I think generating comments and forum discussions is  
always valuable, that approach seems too roundabout for what you're  
trying to accomplish. I've been using the webform module on Drupal and  
have set permissions so that unregistered users can use it. (I could  
add a filter so that only mit.edu addresses are validated, but I  
haven't done that yet.) But webform is really configurable, and  
results can be exported as spreadsheet, or accessed as individual  
entries. This particular form has only been up a week and I've already  
had 10 or so entries from students coming to the site for the first  
time.

http://sustainability.mit.edu/join-sustainabilitymit

Cheers,
Ed Carlevale
Webmaster, Sustainability at MIT, MIT Energy Club




On Oct 14, 2009, at 2:38 PM, Lars Hasselblad Torres wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm working on a website project in which we're looking to create some
> frictionless "hooks" that enable unauthenticated users (visitors to
> the site who have not registered or logged in) to engage with content
> in ways that a) harvest knowledge and b) incentivize registration.
>
> We think one way to do this is enable open commenting on two kinds of
> content:
> - Blogs
> - Discussion boards
>
> I'm looking for some guidance around whether this is going to be worth
> it in the long run. Anyone have strong opinions on open vs. closed
> comments (assuming we can use Captcha or similar plugin to eliminate
> most spam)?
>
> Thanks!
> ---
> Lars Hasselblad Torres
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