Logging and screening

[pne]

I've noticed that a number of users and communities log IP addresses either for anonymous users or for all users, or that they screen comments, and I wonder what their motivations are. Have you had bad experiences? Are you simply cautious? Something else?

[Poll #251754]

Comments

[pne.livejournal.com]

OK, I've cut it now.

I generally don't cut my polls because I like seeing the results on my friends page without having to click the link.

I'm curious, though: how do they "screw up your friends page"?

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[cadenzamuse.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I get fun side-scrolling, and sometimes I just have a lot of them because several people have done polls in the past couple of days and I'm tired of seeing nothing but little red lines and yearning content. But that is a good reason to not cut polls.