StankDawg wrote:
] So I wonder, if you can still post anonymously, why bother
] having the typekey system in the first place? What good is
] registering and then always posting anonymously(besides adding
] your name to their database)? Doesn't that defeat the
] purpose? Or am I missing something?

I don't think its pointless. It creates some barriers for comment spammers. You must have an account. That account must be tied to an email address. Typepad can deploy various kinds of defenses against register bots, such as Kaptcha, more effectively at a centralized location then by shipping defenses out to a million weblogs in software updates. Also, weblog admins will have some ability to control trolls by banning accounts.

Once you have a way of establishing a persistent identity that exists across multiple websites you could have some reputation associated with that identity....

RE: TypeKey