After much hemming and hawing I decided to switch commenting systems and have moved to Intense Debate. There are some features I really like about it so I decided to make the move. In the process I was not able to migrate over previous comments under blogger so I will be starting from scratch.
Give it a shot. It is much easier to log in and comment than the previous system. Email at kurt.gardiner@gmail.com if you have any problems or need help.
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