Well, I don't have everything the way I want it yet, but that's probably a permanent condition ;-) Comments are now back on. Please do read the comment policy if you haven't before. I will quote it below for your convenience ;-) Happy New Year.

The latest (and greatest) on comments [Moving down from latest and greatest to oldest and least ;-)] You, the reader, can greatly improve the usefulness of this site. Please do contribute your pertinent comments and links. There will be spam and impertinence, but I'll zap those (as quickly as I can). Please comment and argue civilly. Everyone is welcome to comment. However, the comment must be pertinent to the thread. And, while you are free to disagree with Tom, if every comment you write is in fundamental disagreement with Tom, there are other websites where your time would be better spent. Before asking or (worse!) demanding an answer from Tom, please at least search the voluminous website for an answer/direction, ask a frequent commenter, or read one/both of the books. No lecturing Tom. He has described this weblog as his 'virtual living room'. Don't taunt Tom (or anyone else!). I want our conversations here to be great. Comments should be reasonably brief. There are many fine, free weblog services where your long writings can be posted. Self-linking/manual trackbacks for pertinent posts are encouraged. Lay translation: if you have a long comment, post it on your weblog, then put a link in the comments. If you'd like us to read an article, link it (don't copy it in). If/when you have problems or questions, please email me at webmaster@thomaspmbarnett.com. If you're willing to register with TypeKey and login with them, your comments will post immediately without approval (though they will still be subject to moderation - deletion or banning, should that be necessary). If you don't wish to register with TypeKey, your comments will have to wait for approval. I will approve such (legitimate) comments as fast as I can, but my ability to approve them will be severely limited while I'm working my day job, approximately 0700-1330 EST during the week.