My comment policy
I would like to take the opportunity to remind you all of my comment policy, which, more or less, embraces free speech and allows everyone the right to have his or her say, be it kind, thoughtful, rude or otherwise.
I almost never delete comments, with the exception of those that fall into one or more of the following two categories:
-Shockingly offensive
-Places another individual at risk for personal harm
To put things into perspective, I've deleted less than a dozen comments in the six years I've been blogging.
Also, I reserve the right to ban anyone who visits this blog just to talk trash. And there is a difference between talking trash and talking smack. Please consult the most recent episode of "The Office" if you don't know what I'm talking about.
Smack-talkers, welcome. Trash-talkers, please, please, PLEASE, go somewhere else. I know from your IP address that you live in Boston, and I know from your 700-word diatribe against me that you have a micropenis.
Comments
So, if I keep my comments under 700 words, will my penis no longer be of the micro persuasion?
Posted by: Steven. | November 20, 2007 07:37 PM
Alternatively, if my penis is of a reasonable size, am I automatically protected from talking trash?
Posted by: TED | November 20, 2007 08:07 PM
Hold on. Someone actually took the time to write a 700 word diatribe?! Come on brother. That's love right there!
Posted by: James | November 20, 2007 09:03 PM
I think you're being too easy on them ;)
I delete any comment that is even mildly annoying. They are few and far between, but I've done it. It's your blog, I say you should delete whatever you want to.
As for the "free speech"... did someone play that dusty old card with you? Honey, tell them to put it back in the deck. That card is way too overplayed.
Freedom of speech in its literal form was created to protect people who wanted to speak out against political matters. It was something meant for the general public on hardcore topics... not blog comments.
I hate it when people take it to the extreme and say you're violating their "free speech" because you deleted their comment on a blog. Bleh.
If I'm violating your free speech, have me arrested. Otherwise, shuddup. :P
Posted by: Nathan | November 20, 2007 10:00 PM