I was going to post a poem, but more pressing matters… WordPressing matters, in fact. Thanks to Viv in France for bringing this to our attention.
When you leave a comment on any of our wonderful, creative, poetic, artistic, glorious blogs, REMEMBER to “uncheck” the sneaky little box underneath the window that says “Send me follow-ups to this comment.”
It used to be that you HAD to CHECK that box; you would then receive other comments related to that post in your email.
For some reason, I think Mitt Romney must be in charge, because it has flip-flopped to being checked FOR you, and then all our wonderful, awesome, amazing READERS (this means you!) get flooded with useless comments from our blogs. So unclick that stupid “default check” and you’ll be fine.
THIS IS NOT THE BLOGGERS’ FAULT, and we are trying to figure out how to get WordPress to change this. In the meantime, please, please don’t give up on sending comments… and we won’t give up on answering your critiques, your ideas, and your other comments. I’m sorry our host is giving y’all trouble.
Someone, please smack whoever it is… wait a sec, George W. Bush’s book tanked. Maybe he’s in charge now… in which case, we’re all screwed!
WMD = WordPress Mass Distraction! YIIIIIKES!
Love you all madly. Peace, Amy
Sharp Little Pencil 
vivinfrance
Thanks, Amy – you put it so much better than I did! 😦
Sharp Little Pencil
I doubt I could say that about anything other than the technical stuff, Viv. So in awe of your poetry and handiwork! Thanks, Amy
El Guapo
Everybody loves random changes to “make their lives easier”.
Still, overall, I think WP does a pretty good job…
Sharp Little Pencil
Yeah, until you interact with their “volunteers.” But that’s a post you have yet to read! I love WordPress and would never quit it, but they have “some ‘splainin’ to do,” as Ricky Ricardo would say…! Amy
Polly Robinson
Thanks for this, Amy, I hadn’t spotted the change and wondered where all the extra traffic was coming from (doh!)
Here’s how to delete the ones already in place:
Go to Dashboard >Blogs I Follow and click the tab ‘Comments’, check the box and hit delete to stop the wretched follow-up emails
Sharp Little Pencil
Only problem there is, you have to keep going back. Plus, your other followers, if they do not uncheck that box, will still be flooded. Don’t want you to lose readership or make folks hesitant about commenting… Peace, Amy
Polly Robinson
Yep … I’ve discovered that too, so am trying your fix – thanks again
Steve E
Thanks! It used to be I had to fill in the info each time I commented a WP post. That is now a one-time deal. GOOD! Thanks for the heads-up. I’d never have noticed that!
Sharp Little Pencil
Steve, it just started because some dweeb at WordPress put in the automatic check mark in the box, as a default. Why, oh why? No one at WP seems to understand the ramifications of… screwing around with us!
Raven
Oh dear … I see that now, thank you friend!
Sharp Little Pencil
You’re more than welcome, hon. I’m so excited I actually figured out a techie fix! Feel like, I don’t know, I should guest star on “The Big Bang Theory”!!
Joseph Harker
At least we don’t have to deal with Captchas… yet. o__O
(I posted a method on my blog to erase all of those comment-follows once they get unmanageable, if it helps. Not a perfect solution, but helps keep the flood down for the time being.)
Maybe we should just end every comment with an “*unclick*” to make people aware of it? Maybe we should get everyone who (I’m sure) is complaining on their customer blog to finish their complaint with one of these? It might drive the point home a little more.
*unclick*
Sharp Little Pencil
I went on the Forum, got two replies from two VERY snotty WP “volunteers,” and told them what I thought of their attitude… ha, that’s a later post! Amy
scrappygrams
small aggravation, dear!
Sharp Little Pencil
Scrappy, HUGE aggravation for some of my subscribers, and when they let me know, I immediately went to work trying to find answers. I refuse to have anyone inconvenienced because some dweeb at WP auto-check marked a box! NOW who’s “scrappy,” huh?! (wink) Amy
judithhb
My other problem now is that I get more than one email when somebody else comments on my blog. WordPress mayhem yet again
Sharp Little Pencil
If you go in like I said and do away with the entire option of “comments via email,” you should not receive any more comments via your own email box. Try it again? Peace, Amy