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  • RosemaryB Mar 11, 2012 @ 8:30 pm | delete
    Hello

    Im new to Squidoo but have been noticing loads of enticing polls on people lenses.

    Caould you direct me to a link that explains my options please? Ideally Id like to set up a poll where people choose from one of 12 options and can leave a comment too.

    Am I being too ambitious perhaps?
  • SquidooKimberly Mar 12, 2012 @ 4:47 pm | delete
    Yes! You can use the Poll Module to do this. Look for it in the "add modules" section.
  • collettehrock Feb 2, 2012 @ 2:37 am | delete
    A lot of things that I didn't know thank you
  • SecondHandJoe Jan 28, 2012 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    I wish every lens was this clear. Thank you!
  • dannystaple Jan 23, 2012 @ 4:59 pm | delete
    Ah glad I found this - I can go prune some of the spammy comments I've seen and accidentally let through (oops moments). I do allow links, if they are relevant, decent and obvious, but you do get some people trying it on.
  • Iain84 Jan 15, 2012 @ 6:36 am | delete
    great lens. i've spent some time going through my lenses and updating comment settings this morning. i think it's important to be able to leave comments as this adds to the value of lenses and gives people an opportunity to leave feedback
    Beauty Therapist Southampton
  • octapus22 Oct 30, 2011 @ 10:44 pm | delete
    Thanks for the info, I now can't wait to try out guestbook.
  • jeremiahjpwalton Oct 5, 2011 @ 1:09 pm | delete
    Great lens to inform new users how to use guest books!
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Sep 21, 2011 @ 6:16 pm | delete
    I love guest books, love to get comments!
  • gonzalezdenise Sep 9, 2011 @ 3:14 pm | delete
    Thanks you!
  • lollyj Aug 13, 2011 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    Really good info here. One question I have is how people get colored graphics into their guestbook header. I can't see anywhere on the template allowing that.
  • acnesolution1 Jul 29, 2011 @ 9:50 pm | delete
    great information
  • valiapegli Jun 10, 2011 @ 9:42 am | delete
    I think it's a very useful tool. Your instructions lead me straight to the target and i don't waste time searching
  • gonzalezdenise May 30, 2011 @ 9:30 pm | delete
    Thanks, I am trying to learn how to access everything, great lens and very helpful.
  • sweetokole May 19, 2011 @ 3:14 pm | delete
    That is very helpful. Thank you for that wonderful primer on the guestbook.
  • JeremiahStanghini Mar 30, 2011 @ 4:04 am | delete
    The guestbook is one of my favorite modules!

    With Love and Gratitude,

    Jeremiah
  • AnnieMorgan Mar 18, 2011 @ 10:54 pm | delete
    Found the answer I was looking for. All tips are quick-and-to-the-point. I like that. Thanks
  • poddys Mar 18, 2011 @ 3:42 pm | delete
    Great tips on using the Guestbook module3 Kimberly. I find that it's easier to control spam if I set comments to be manually approved, and also to not be sent an email, since I log into Squidoo daily (multiple times) and just check the Comments Tab on the dashboard.

    I also always turn off the ability for a commenter to use HTML, as they ought not to need this. They can enter a url if they want, but most times when someone does it's spam. I wish the default was set to disallow HTML in comments.

    I do love the enhancements to the Guestbook, especially replies. It makes having a discussion much easier, and we all want our visitors to return.
  • ---Chazz Feb 23, 2011 @ 9:10 am | delete
    Great new guestbook features. Thank you!
  • Ruthi Feb 19, 2011 @ 7:30 am | delete
    Thank you for the helpful lens. I was wondering if I could delete guestbook comments and now I know (not that I've needed to, yet).
  • alkapuri Feb 17, 2011 @ 10:42 am | delete
    good one. thanks for the information.
  • sandrasfiberworks Feb 1, 2011 @ 7:49 pm | delete
    Does anyone know whether an guest can also upload his/her own photo?
  • SquidooKimberly Feb 4, 2011 @ 1:14 pm | delete
    Your default bio image will show on your guestbook posts. You can upload this in the Profile tab on your Dashboard.
  • raptors12345 Dec 13, 2010 @ 3:52 pm | delete
    Finally a thorough explanation on how Suidoos lens guestbooks works. I give this lens two thumbs up.
  • MarkUpshaw Dec 9, 2010 @ 2:06 am | delete
    Good lens and information. I have not done much with this module yet. I have the tools and understanding to work with it better. Thanks.
  • ajgodinho Dec 5, 2010 @ 11:50 am | delete
    Very thorough explanation on how the Squidoo lens Guestbooks work. **Blessed by a Squid-Angel**
  • Annamadagan Dec 2, 2010 @ 9:20 am | delete
    I like your lens!!
  • EditorDave Oct 6, 2010 @ 10:08 pm | delete
    Nice. I wish I had read this when I first started. I now restrict comments to Squidoo members only... and I approve them first before posting them. Before I did this, I had a lot of spammers just loading my lenses with non-relevant stuff. I've liked, favorited, thumbs-upped, and lensrolled your great lens! Congrats on a great job!
  • Spook Oct 2, 2010 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    As always great lens and congratulations on your new found happiness. Blessed by an Angel.
  • KathyMcGraw Sep 17, 2010 @ 10:59 pm | delete
    Robins lens sent me here...and now will use this to help teach about guestbooks :) Afterall you already did all the work :)
  • jgdeutsch Sep 13, 2010 @ 9:14 am | delete
    Nice lens
  • jgdeutsch Sep 12, 2010 @ 11:20 pm | delete
    Nice post
  • grannysage Jul 31, 2010 @ 12:49 am | delete
    I think I need to expand how I use my guestbooks. So far I haven't used them for discussion, but it is a great idea.
  • Wednesday_Elf Mar 30, 2010 @ 11:53 am | delete
    Beep! Cute line. Always helpful to get a good review of something as important to a lens as a guestbook. Thanks for outlining all the 'ins and outs' of the guestbook module. I love seeing all my comments at once on my dashboard, especially when there is a comment for more than one lens. Nice way to review and easy to approve and post to the lens. Also like all the features.
  • dorismc Mar 24, 2010 @ 6:40 pm | delete
    great stuff
  • Jewelsofawe Jan 24, 2010 @ 2:59 pm | delete
    Love the new guestbooks!
  • Ener-G Dec 29, 2009 @ 11:07 am | delete
    Love the new "delete" option on comments, when you don't have to even be in edit mode.
  • Ener-G Nov 15, 2009 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    Whoo, love the new and improved guestbook! Will make sure it's featured on the Module Mentor lens.
  • Ramkitten Oct 26, 2009 @ 6:42 pm | delete
    Hi, Kimberly. I wanted to thank you for YOUR comment in one of my guestbooks today. It's been a great day for me here at Squidoo, and I thank you for making it so with the LOTD pick. It really feels like I've been validated, you know? And I must say, I'm definitely thankful for guestbooks! :)
  • pepys Sep 25, 2009 @ 4:15 pm | delete
    This lens is a life saver -there I was with a few comments on my lens and hand no idea how to approve. Thanks you helped me sort it out.
  • SquidooKimberly Aug 25, 2009 @ 5:04 pm | in reply to promart | delete
    No, there isn't an option for this. Sorry!
  • promart Aug 25, 2009 @ 4:43 pm | delete
    how do you delete your own comments on other people's lenses? Is it possible? I neeed to do this asap.
  • SquidooKimberly Jan 8, 2010 @ 4:26 pm | delete
    Sorry, this is not possible.
  • JaguarJulie Aug 24, 2009 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    Wow, I surely love how we can share our guestbooks as modules! That is a very neat view of the comments for a lens. And, might I add, it is wonderful to have you on board the traveling squid. Thank you Kimberly!
  • OvercomingABreakupGuide Aug 21, 2009 @ 9:44 pm | delete
    Very simple and easy to follow. Thanks.
  • SquidooKimberly Aug 21, 2009 @ 12:00 pm | in reply to salonhair | delete
    Not at this time, but it's a great idea for the Wish List!
  • salonhair Aug 19, 2009 @ 4:03 am | delete
    Can anyone help me with a quick question? I want my comments to order from oldest comment at the top of the comments down to most recent comments at the bottom. Can this be done using the guestbook?
  • Benedict_Roff-Marsh Aug 15, 2009 @ 12:40 am | delete
    Thanks

    :-)
  • desren Jul 21, 2009 @ 11:34 am | delete
    I read your lens a while ago but I just wanted to refresh my memory and this time around it was even more helpful, thanks and good work!
  • OhMe Jul 5, 2009 @ 6:55 am | delete
    Good info, as usual. Thank you.
  • vince61 Jul 1, 2009 @ 11:02 am | delete
    Thanks a lot;just new with squidoo...I am sure it will help.
  • Blackfooted_Contessa Jun 22, 2009 @ 6:50 am | delete
    Thanks for info, I'm sure I will get the hang of it all...eventually!
  • SquidooKimberly Jun 12, 2009 @ 9:58 am | in reply to tjustleft | delete
    Sorry you didn't catch that, but glad this helped.
  • tjustleft Jun 12, 2009 @ 9:53 am | delete
    Thanks for the info. I was not sure if we could delete comments. I kinda wish it noted that on the module editor. Oh well you have great lenses to fill in the blanks for us.
    Keep up the great work :)
  • NorthShoreFunding Jun 2, 2009 @ 10:45 pm | delete
    good lens
  • Beas Jun 2, 2009 @ 4:56 am | delete
    Thanks for the info, found an answer to my question here :)
  • Fatih May 30, 2009 @ 5:56 am | delete
    Thank you , I will visit again ...taking little by little
  • purplelady May 29, 2009 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    Great advice on Guestbooks. I thought that it was "not nice" to not let everyone post a comment. But, after getting burned a couple of times by non Squidooers with some links to spammy product sites; I have changed to make it so I get to approve or decline them first.

    In saying this though, I must also say that the majority of people leaving comments are more the good guys than the bad guys.

    Another great Squidoo tips lens from you. Thanks and 5 comments earned.
  • Mickie_G May 29, 2009 @ 12:29 pm | delete
    Great basics! I have forgotten to de-select "Right Away" a few times and have gotten "spammed".
  • roysumit May 29, 2009 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    Thanks for the help, Kimberly. This is a great learning lens,
  • only1bub May 29, 2009 @ 11:17 am | delete
    Well put lens - good work!
  • CherylK May 29, 2009 @ 7:00 am | delete
    I've always wondered about replying to a comment...if someone replies to a comment you make on their lens is there some sort of notification sent to you?

    For example, if an angel blesses a lens, I try to send a thank you message via their "contact me" button but I've seen lots of lensmasters "reply" to a blessing right on the lens. How does the angel know you've thanked them?
  • SquidooKimberly May 20, 2009 @ 1:22 pm | in reply to sittonbull | delete
    Go for it! Thanks,
  • sittonbull May 20, 2009 @ 12:20 pm | delete
    Hi Kimberly. Am in the process of updating my Learning lens so I am LRing this excellent one of yours to mine and, with your permission, will make the url of this lens a live link for my blurb on the Guestbook Module
  • DoraArtDesignStudio May 18, 2009 @ 3:20 pm | delete
    Thanks for the link to the lens! Loving all the help, you're so great!
  • dinnergarden Apr 30, 2009 @ 6:12 pm | delete
    Helpful and exactly what I needed. Thanks!
  • kilwar Mar 24, 2009 @ 10:57 pm | delete
    Very helpful lens! I found the answer to exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for taking the time to make this lens!
  • Beautiful_GreenBeans Feb 9, 2009 @ 10:31 pm | delete
    immensely helpful! Thank you!
  • LouAllensEbooks Feb 4, 2009 @ 1:12 pm | delete
    thanks for this lens! I needed to know how to delete a duplicate comment that was already posted and couldn't figure out how to do it. 5 star for you!!
  • Jackson_the_Boxer Feb 2, 2009 @ 5:57 pm | delete
    Thanks so much for answering my question! You rock!
  • Davewritesathome Jan 23, 2009 @ 1:33 pm | delete
    This is the information i was looking for, thank you! Nice job on the lense. I found what i needed (how to approve blurbs) quickly. I love squidoo. Just discovered it and will be using my online writing experience to make useful lenses like yours. Once again, thanks!
  • d-artist Jan 21, 2009 @ 6:52 pm | delete
    Hi Kimberly, great lens! I just published a lens on "How to Avoid sending Duplicate Comments in a Guestbook" because no one ever answered my concern about this when I reported this...so maybe lensmasters can learn that they need not to approve all duplicate comments, just keep one ...am lensrolling this to my lens mentioned above...5*
  • PostRanger Jan 19, 2009 @ 10:00 pm | delete
    Thanks, Kimberly, for this awesome advice on guestbook management, especially deleting unwanted messages in my case. I have favorited your site and remain your devoted fan!
  • dustytoes Jan 1, 2009 @ 2:07 pm | delete
    Very informative...I'm not getting too many visits yet so I just let everyone comment.
  • poutine Dec 31, 2008 @ 9:34 am | delete
    Thanks for all the help that you are providing in this lens.

    I was wondering how to delete spam, now I know.
  • femkeshe Nov 10, 2008 @ 5:24 am | delete
    Tx, you helped me solving a problem of deleting a "spam" comment!
  • Susan52 Nov 1, 2008 @ 9:54 am | delete
    Wow, terrific lens, great explanations! I love the text-with-big-picture module here. I agree with johndilbeck below that most of the best lenses have a guestbook near the bottom of the lens (like this one), so hopefully those who don't will see this and feel more comfortable with using a guestbook. Thanks, Kimberly!
  • Jewelsofawe Oct 30, 2008 @ 1:45 pm | delete
    Cool lens for the new lensmaster and their guestbook relationship
  • KimberlyDawnWells Oct 26, 2008 @ 3:59 pm | in reply to aj2008 | delete
    Only if it's on your guestbook.
  • aj2008 Oct 26, 2008 @ 12:23 pm | delete
    Nice, clear explanation. But if someone replies to a comment, do you get notified via email like you do if someone leaves a comment?
  • kiwisoutback Oct 24, 2008 @ 9:19 am | delete
    I never think to use the "ban" option...I think I'll start using it on spammers. Great work!
  • johndilbeck Oct 24, 2008 @ 2:13 am | delete
    This is a great explanation of using the Guestbook module on our lenses. I'd like to mention, that, although not required, most of the best lenses have a guestbook near the bottom of the lens. Act on your dream! JD

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