Comments on: The Dark Side Of Blogging http://thebritgirl.com/2006/06/16/the-dark-side-of-blogging/ The Interests of a Childfree Brit Living in Toronto Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:28:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: kashmir http://thebritgirl.com/2006/06/16/the-dark-side-of-blogging/#comment-59 kashmir Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:52:30 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/?p=42#comment-59 Thank you so much for reading about Kashmir. Yes, the issue of Kashmir flares emotions. My blog is an attempt to speak what I feel. I just do not want my blog to become a 'forum.' There is an interesting discussion on wp forum whether or not comments should be moderated. What is your take on that? Thank you so much for reading about Kashmir. Yes, the issue of Kashmir flares emotions. My blog is an attempt to speak what I feel. I just do not want my blog to become a ‘forum.’ There is an interesting discussion on wp forum whether or not comments should be moderated. What is your take on that?

]]> By: britgirl http://thebritgirl.com/2006/06/16/the-dark-side-of-blogging/#comment-58 britgirl Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:44:47 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/?p=42#comment-58 Kashmir, thanks for leaving this comment. I think you absolutely did the right thing. I also wouldn't want my blog to become a fighting ground either. Some people unfortunately don't know how to stay on point. The more emotive a topic such as the subject of Kashmir - and I took the time to read it-  the more likely you are to get comments from people who, equally emotive, are only willing for their view to be the dominant one. It's impossible to have a discussion under those circumstances. Kashmir, thanks for leaving this comment. I think you absolutely did the right thing. I also wouldn't want my blog to become a fighting ground either. Some people unfortunately don't know how to stay on point. The more emotive a topic such as the subject of Kashmir - and I took the time to read it-  the more likely you are to get comments from people who, equally emotive, are only willing for their view to be the dominant one. It's impossible to have a discussion under those circumstances.

]]> By: kashmir http://thebritgirl.com/2006/06/16/the-dark-side-of-blogging/#comment-57 kashmir Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:24:09 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/?p=42#comment-57 timethief referred me to this post. I had a brush with the dark side. I made a post on my blog [humiliation] and the first person who commented brought in religion in response to the post [my post had no mention of religion] and then I had counter comments and so on. Iedited some then I just closed the post for further comments. Why did I close the comments? Of course I would want people to comment, people to discuss but I would not want my post, my blog to become a place for fights - and fights in which people bicker and squabble around all day. I do not want people to draw out the guns and start shooting each other. timethief referred me to this post. I had a brush with the dark side. I made a post on my blog [humiliation] and the first person who commented brought in religion in response to the post [my post had no mention of religion] and then I had counter comments and so on.
Iedited some then I just closed the post for further comments.

Why did I close the comments? Of course I would want people to comment, people to discuss but I would not want my post, my blog to become a place for fights - and fights in which people bicker and squabble around all day. I do not want people to draw out the guns and start shooting each other.

]]> By: timethief http://thebritgirl.com/2006/06/16/the-dark-side-of-blogging/#comment-56 timethief Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:58:29 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/?p=42#comment-56 YES! I'm immediately placing "Nihil carborundum illegitimatum" or Don't let the bastards grind you down on my howl page. By the way if you put technorati tags at the end of your posts they will get picked up by search engines and that means you'll a wider range of readers. :0 oow ooww owWWOOoooo YES! I’m immediately placing “Nihil carborundum illegitimatum” or Don’t let the bastards grind you down on my howl page. By the way if you put technorati tags at the end of your posts they will get picked up by search engines and that means you’ll a wider range of readers. :0 oow ooww owWWOOoooo

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