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Monday, December 14, 2015

WordPress comments on HotWhopper - two solutions

Sou | 4:47 PM Go to the first of 16 comments. Add a comment

After hearing several Wordpress users say they had problems commenting here, the problem may lie with WordPress itself, and there are solutions - hopefully.

The problem apparently lies with how WordPress authenticates users. (Update: To clarify - HotWhopper is on Google's Blogger. The ID of people who leave comments can be authenticated by different platforms such as WordPress, TypePad, Google etc. if you comment using those IDs. Or people's ID won't authenticated if comments are posted as "Anonymous" or if you comment using "Name/URL".)

From an article from November last year, it's likely that "WordPress, which in general is using SSL security, has an OpenID server that has not been upgraded" - which causes the problems when commenting as WordPress.

Read on for two possible solutions.

New Look

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Denialism

Short explanation of denialism from RationalWiki (as is practiced by fake skeptics of climate science).

Denialism blog

Lewandowsky et al: "Recursive Fury" on denialism and conspiracy ideation

Bob Altemeyer's The Authoritarians (for insight into behavioural traits common to climate science deniers as well as bigots (in regard to sexism, homophobia, racism etc))

In defence of climate science denier! (HotWhopper)

The 5 telltale techniques of climate change denial - John Cook on CNN

Deniers are not innocent - HotWhopper article

Definition of Denier (Oxford): A person who denies something, especially someone who refuses to admit the truth of a concept or proposition that is supported by the majority of scientific or historical evidence. ‘a prominent denier of global warming’ ‘a climate change denier’

Alternative definition: A former French coin, equal to one twelfth of a Sou, which was withdrawn in the 19th century. Oxford. (The denier has since resurfaced with reduced value.)

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