A. CrotonBlog.com requires people who want to make comments to establish a TypeKey account. The registration process helps us to avoid "comment spam" and eliminate malicious remarks made by anonymous users.

The following tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to the registration process.

1. Choose a username, password and VALID email address on the TypeKey new registration form (click on image below to enlarge).

If this happens, select the link in your email, copy it, paste it into the address bar in your web browser. Be sure to remove the "<" and ">" characters and hit enter.

* Use your TypeKey to log in to TypeKey-enabled weblogs and web sites;

To make a comment on an article that appears on CrotonBlog.com, please follow these directions:

1. Click on the "Comments" link which appears at the bottom of each article excerpt. You will be directed to the TypeKey login page where you sign in.

2. After successfully signing into your account, you will be redirected back to the top of the page of the originating article that you wish to comment on. Scroll down to the end of the article, where you will see the area in which you can fill in with your comment.

3. After entering your comment, please click "Post" to submit your commentary. Done.