About two months ago, we began requiring Kansas.com users to log in to post comments on our stories on the main site. While that decreased our comment traffic substantially, it also slowed to a trickle the complaints we receive about the comments, and the tone of our comment boards has improved markedly. We’re glad we did it.
Because blogs like this one are hosted on a separate platform, it has taken us a little longer to bring that same log-in requirement to the comments here. But we’ve finally figured it out. We’re testing the log-in functionality on this blog’s comments first. As the week progresses, we’ll turn on the sign-in system for our other blogs, including our most popular one, WE Blog.
The sign-in system is the same one on our main site. Most users won’t be asked to sign in, and you’ll be able to read the blogs and the comments as always. Like the main site, if you view a substantial number of pages — about 44 over four days right now — you’ll be asked to sign in as a Kansas.com member, or to register if you haven’t already. If you wish to make a comment on one of the blogs, you will have to be a Kansas.com member, and you’ll have to be signed in.
If you have any trouble, please let us know as soon as possible.