The Beliefnet Bosses have responded to laments about the difficulty of posting comments and the “captcha” system–which requires typing in the letters you see distorted in a box so your comment can go live–has been dropped, at least for now. The system is widely used in blogs and other sites to prevent computer-generated drones and other nasties from dropping in loads of unwanted piffle. But it’s also a pain to us humans, as you know.
So we’ll see how it goes. Feedeback welcome–and hopefully, easier.