Drupal - how to change anonymous commenter's name

I'm looking at setting up a new website and can use either Drupal or Joomla. Which do you prefer, and why? I'd like to understand better the practical differences between them.

I do some programming, not an expert but I've been doing my own HTML sites for 10 years.

Hey! I'm anonymous! I can't even add my name here. Google would not approve!

Yes it's right sometimes this feature makes you frustrated when you see someone commenting anonymously in your blog, so I think it's quite a good move by Drupal.

Maybe some people want to be anonymus because we are doing this for work, not for a personal thing. So we want to be known for work related names.

Yep I could see why so many people don't want to reveal their e-mail address. Sometimes you get so much unnecessary stuff on them that every time you open it it makes you want to close it because all the stuff that you don't care about is in your mail...

sometimes anonymous commenting is also cool. Because for me i'd really like those catchy names they are using.

That's pretty cool because when it says "anonymous" it looks so blah. I also think that when they put a catchy little name it helps bring attention to the comment and you won't just skip over it.

Thanks for all the great information. I am glad I ran across your blog. I look forward to reading your next post.

I am a Wordpress user but am researching Drupal to see if it is something I want to take the time to learn and implement for some web projects this year.

Thanks for the post
Bill

I think comments should be un-moderated with no spam protection at all. The Internet after all should be an open exchange of ideas and links!

I love this site. Thanks for great tips for search engine optimization.

I agree with the poster using Wordpress over Drupal; I try and try and don't see Drupal's advantages. My primary field is seo services.

I found Drupal to be a better way to go than Wordpress because of its flexibility. You do have to be careful though, as some of its default configurations (anonymous blog commenting and dofollow) can lead to lots of junk.

regards,
e

Good post - Drupal is really easy to use. Thanks for sharing this.

Just found your blog through Google, and I have to say I thoroughly enjoy it. Thank you for the info...

Drupal is really easy to use. Drupal is written in php, so if you have a hard time understanding php use Drupal, as you won't need specific php knowledge to make use of this excellent CMS. Drupal provides an interface that anyone can use and work with.

Why would anyone care if a comment is anonymous given the fact that the author is not going to know many of the people making the comments anyways. I have never understood why people get so concerned about comments. Unless it is a bunch of blatant spam who cares!

I really thank you for the information provided in this post. I gladly used your suggestion. But I still would like to say that anonymous comments should be banned.

Regards,
Earvin James

One of the reasons I chose Wordpress over Drupal for my last site was there seems to be better control with Wordpress than Drupal unless I'm missing something?

On my site, Unforgettable Name, I gladly used your suggestion, and I thank you for your kind help.

Best regards.

Anonymous

Why would anyone care if a comment is anonymous given the fact that the author is not going to know many of the people making the comments anyways. I have never understood why people get so concerned about comments. Unless it is a bunch of blatant spam who cares!

Bill Gassett
Framingham MA Real Estate

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I think it's great that you allow the anonymous comments!

I think comments should be unmoderated with no spam protection at all. The internet after all should be an open exchange of ideas and links

I never really had a problem with the whole anonymous thing. But it is nice to know there are alternatives if need be.

People struggling with spam try Mollom.

Nice tutorial - gosh that was hard to find! You'd think they could have made the location of the commenter's name a little more intuitive...btw, I like the "visitor from afar"

I really thank you for the information provided in this post.

...much for this! Now that I've got this fixed, I can go glue all my hair back.

Regards,
Fred

I think it's great to allow anonymous commenters to leave comments, but how on earth do you control the spam? I've tried the riddler and captcha modules, but stuff still gets through...what do you guys use?

I was searching for a way to do this - kind of remembered being able to do it in the past but just couldn't find the setting.

Anonymous comments should be banned!! If they are not willing to reveal their name and email address, why should they be allowed to share their views?

Nice! I was searching for a way to do this - kind of remembered being able to do it in the past but just couldn't find the setting.

Allowing anonymous comments carries a big advantage - you'll hear from people that otherwise may not have taken the time to register for your site. On the other hand, you're also vulnerable to more spam attacks. Although if your registration process is automatic, automated registrations are a possibility as well.

You know why I am anonymous? I am truly anonymous when posting using Cloakfish). It's the current best solution to be anonymous on Drupal.