Comment Policy and Comment Functionality
Briefly, as this issue has arisen, I will clarify as I expect that if one asks, ten wonder.
I am not in the habit of censoring commentary and certainly not because of the commenter’s political/religious/methodological/disciplinary/etc. POV or because they criticize my posts. Dissenting views are welcome here. That being said, I prefer that commenters try to maintain the same sort of civility and assumption of goodwill they would if they were talking with another person with whom they disagreed across a table. In my years of blogging, I have only deleted spam, a couple of guys who were repeatedly blogwhoring off-topic and one anonymous comment that I considered to be libelous as well as outrageously unfair.
In terms of functionality, if you put in a lot of links ( or goof up your homemade HTML coding), your comment will automatically be held for moderation by the spam filter. I will typically approve it, ASAP, usually within a few hours. Otherwise, your comment should appear on the site immediately. I’m sorry for the delay but I’m not keen on spam messsages appearing in the sidebar, given that they usually involve enlarging one’s manhood with secret herbal formulas or winning the Nigerian lottery. Sort of detracts from the “new look” I’m going for here. ;o)
That’s it.
December 8th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Well, I just noticed your new site. Can’t say your colour choices are to my taste, but about bloody time you got it less awfully laid out. So congratulations.
December 8th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Hi Col,
Gracias! I’m also told the old site had serious usability issues with ppl who had subprime ISP or hardware – very long downloads and freezing. Had I known that I’d have tried to move here sooner.
Feel free to use your accustomed "idiom" here as I expect you talk that way in real life as well – LOL!
December 9th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Pretty much I do. Obviously with filters for various occasions where proper formality is required.