FI-UM Fan, The new password and sign-in stuff for commenting was implemented by the Miami Herald on every Herald blog, because there have been 3 MH blogs that have gotten out of hand with vulgar comments and photos (the GPP is NOT one of them). I know it can be a pain to comment now and I have let the big wigs at the MH know about it. Especially, since I keep tabs on the GPP comments. It's just that other writers on other blogs don't monitor their comments and that's why the MH has installed this password system for making comments on blogs. On behalf of the MH, sorry for the inconvenience. It stinks.