How do I respond to comments on blog posts

I have just used a work around that helps keep the conversation going: in your ‘manage comments’ section in admin, you can see the email address of the person who commented. So, as well as replying ‘as a visitor’ on the blog post page, you can email the person letting them know you’ve replied. You can include a link to the actual blog post comment (when you create a comment it generates an updated url with the comment number appended).