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Blogs are today’s bulletin boards. Treat readers respectfully. Think about what comments you post. Today, I shut down free speech. Most of the people who come here don’t comment. The ones who do are invariably polite. They may disagree but they disagree with no derisive names and they haven’t made unsubstantiated claims against a person–until today. I received this comment
Read moreBeing spam, is an ugly lot in life. No one listens. No one cares. In fact, people you reach towards with pleading hands try to destroy you. I know this because for some reason, WordPress has decided I am Spam. I haven’t been able to post comments on most but, not all blogs (Jen still loves me). And, as is
Read moreModified from a comment on the Times Standards’ recent opinion piece. Some people who comment anonymously on blogs misuse the option. Recently Richard Marks on his Samoa Softball blog wrote a beautiful piece that made my throat ache. Most people commented thoughtfully but a few made such inane, mean-spirited responses that I was disgusted. I would prefer bloggers to remove
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