Miscellaneous

Duke v. Allen: Not Commenting on Defendant's Failure to Tesify
In Duke v. Allen, No. 09-16011 (May 26, 2011) (2-1), the Court affirmed the denial of habeas relief to an Alabama inmate.During the prosecution?s closing argument, defense counsel objected to an apparent reference to the defendant?s failure to testify, and asked the trial court to note that the prosecutor was pointing at the defendant when he made the statement...

Commenting About Commenting:
In his 2000th post at Simple Justice, Scott Greenfield expresses his frustration with moderating comment threads:...

Looking to Grow Your Blog Traffic by Commenting on Other Blogs You Dont Get a Signature
Guest post from: Patrick O?Keefe One of the most common tips you will hear, when it comes to growing traffic for your blog, is to comment on other blogs that are similar in topic. Provided you add something useful within the comments and don?t inject links to your site, this is a good piece of advice...

Commenting Problems
As many of you already know, Live Journal has recently changed the interface for commenting.One of the fantastic benefits (mostly for me, but also for readers) is incorporating captcha...

New feature: Gravatars
You may be noticing the “Gravatar” icon now showing up in the comments, while some commenters have a picture or avatar in its place. A Gravatar is a globally-recognized avatar...

Commenting on other blogs is a must do activity
Unless I have completely failed you, you know how important I believe leaving comments on other blog post is. Not only are you engaging in the conversation taking place in your particular niche...