Awareness of the outside world. TYWKIWDBI: Theater surveillance of the audience, 16 September 2023.
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Short Version
Consider adding an identifier to an anonymous comment.
Long Version.
Several readers who I know IRL (waves hi!) have told me that WordPress is being inconsistent about comments, making more of them anonymous recently.
Sometimes I can tell the author from the content of the message. Other times, not so much. It gets harder when there are more anon comments.
Help desk tells me that one of my options is to turn off anonymous comments, requiring people to leave their name, etc. I find this cumbersome when commenting on other blogs. Also, I am not – so far – deluged with spam, which is the main reason they recommend doing this.
So, I’m going to leave the settings as they are. However, I still would like to know who you are.
If WordPress is posting the comment as anon, may I recommend identifying yourself in the body of the text, at the end? Name. Initials. Online avatar. A personal signifyer that you and I will understand.
Examples.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Katherine
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. KTW
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Virtual Brush Box
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. LSA Arles
Background
Since I use the free version, WordPress.com instead of the more flexible WordPress.org, I don’t have much control over what WP chooses to do.
Since all I put up is text and a few photos, there’s not much I want or need to customize.
Since I had bad luck the last time I tried to change, I am dubious. [Branding Without Having A Brand]
My workarounds may be awkward, but the blog is at equilibrium for the moment. [Rodney’s Storage]
Unless it gets bad for folks, I’m going to leave the house of cards the way it is.
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
Thank you.
I was wondering.
J
Hi, I’ll DER, as back in the barn days.
👋
Waves Hi!