Why is this Man(-Thing) (not) Smiling?

Why does the Man-Thing weep so?

It seems that he is the only one who isn't happy about the results of the voter poll that we had here for the past month or so.

The poll in question ended yesterday and was about whether or not the 'comments' section should be open to EVERYONE (or just 'registered' users).

Well, even though there wasn't a landslide voter turnout (a mere 10 votes were cast), the majority of the votes were for making the comments section available to all.

Here is the breakdown of votes:
60% - YES! I want to comment but I'm shy.
10% - NO! Screw those non-blogging non-bloggers.
20% - MEH. I read but don't usually comment.
10% - Dude. I can't even wade through your POSTS! Who needs extra?

So, WHY is the MAN-THING so sad? Did he want to keep out the masses? Does he condone censorship?
No. Not at all. It's just that even though the comments are now OFFICIALLY OPEN TO ALL, he STILL can't comment on the things on this site.
Look at his fingers. He wants to type a comment. Sadly, however, he has no brain or ability to spell.
Weep for the Man-Thing. He wishes he were YOU.

Dwell in Shadows - NO MORE!

ROM: SPACEKNIGHT had his trusty TRANSLATOR with which to more easily facilitate the communication process
(in this case, with the "Dweller in Shadows").
My only technological resource is to open COMMENTS for EVERYONE.

I know I have a POLL that is currently going on, which was to determine if I should have comments open to all or just "registered" users, but thus far, even though there haven't been a deluge of votes garnered, the majority seem to be leaning towards having the lines of communication wide open. I'll still let the poll continue, but unless the majority swings away from this trend, I'll leave the comment process open for all (even the "dreaded" anonymous user).

I figured I'd best do this NOW, before I had too many posts in the can.

But, WHY have ROM as the spokesman for this stage in the blog?
Well, he IS of the characters of focus for this blog (even though he hasn't been showcased as such as of yet). Still, he was the "great communicator" of 01980's comics, wishing to open discourse with words before letting his silvery mittens of justice mete out his message.

THIS issue and sequence was chosen (as a perfect launch-point) because of the connection to a certain mystic master...

This entire sequence from ROM # 05 (Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema) where he battles
the House of Shadows,
seen prior to that in Strange Tales #120.

Sal Buscema's take on a famous Steve Ditko scene.

Doctor Strange KNOWS your secret!

And, I would like to know as well.
So, DWELL IN SHADOWS NO LONGER!

Feel free to go through the past posts and leave your comments (future posts too - when they are made manifest*).

* Even though I'm not ready for the giant blog-post that I promised (it WILL be ready for the weekend, however), I thought that I'd toss this up here now - in preparations for it and the digital tsunami of feedback that will surely follow.
Oh, yes. Most assuredly. ;-)

CURIOUS KHAT Asks:

KHAT - from Doctor Strange : Master of the Mystic Arts # 77
(Peter B. Gillis - writer / Chris Warner - artist)

Hey.
As far as my hit numbers can attest, I get far more visitors * than I do comments... and I was wondering if it's because I don't currently have it set to accept "anonymous" comments?

More than likely that's a "Well, Duh!" kind of question, but I figured I'd ask.
(To be honest, I thought that there WAS a "name/ url" option that would have allowed for pseudo-anonymous comments, but in reality... it didn't turn out to be an option.)

So, to that end, (and in the spirit of FREE ELECTIONS) I posted a POLL on the sidebar.
Scroll down until you pass the "FREE ROM" banner.

Please vote and let mew know if the whole "registered users only" thing is the deal breaker - OR if it's just that my hit count is basically my site experiencing the online equivalent of
"Oops. Sorry. Wrong number."

Thanks!

* Yeah. I actually get some good hit numbers some days. Trust me, no one is more surprised than I am.