Recently I’ve received some pretty mean spirited comments about what I’ve posted. Well, this is my blog and it serves as a means for me to express my opinions; if no one read it, it wouldn’t matter to me. This is a journal for me. Maybe I should simply make it private, but there is some information in it that is useful to others and some people have really good comments.
One commenter said that I delete comments I don’t like. Well, yes I have deleted posts, but these posts contained objectionable language or were just mean. If someone has something to say that I don’t agree we, I don’t delete the comment if it is well written. I really don’t agree with this comment, but approved it. The same commenter that said I delete comments also called me a whack and said that maybe someone should call child protective services because I’m raising my son with my liberal views. That’s a pretty mean thing to say; my wife and I will raise our son to think on his own; if that makes us or him liberal, so be it.
Another commenter called me an Apple fan boy. Well, yes, I do like Apple products, but the comment was attached to my post about a recent security alert. The security alert wasn’t issued by Microsoft or Apple, so it was completely off topic. (Even though I like Apple products, read what I say about Mac OS X Server and you’ll see that I don’t just use everything Apple because it is Apple.)
In any case, I’m going to keep letting people comment on most posts, but will always moderate comments so that they remain clean and don’t take pot shots at me because of my posts. Go ahead and comment on my posts and if you disagree with me, that’s fine, just act like an adult when writing comments.
I have subscribed to your blog for about 7 or 8 months and find your blog to be interesting. I find some of the information informative so I continue to subscribe. I find some of the information funny so I continue to subscribe. I disagree with some of your information so I continue to subscribe.
I say, keep putting things up on your blog. Some will agree, some will disagree.
Man I love this country.
Hi Rich,
Thanks for subscribing! We do live in a great country. Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion; to me, the more well spoken or written you are, the more I’m inclined to at least consider what you have to say. Like you, I don’t always agree with what I read, but continue reading (for the most part). I’m sure I’ll have some more interesting posts in the future and definitely well have some that many people won’t like, but hey, it’s my blog!
Rich, totally agree. I’m one to post when I disagree, but it’s nothing personal, just politics.
And Scott, to those whacks who post the hateful comments, just ignore them. I get posts saying how I should die and all sorts of other disgusting stuff on my Conservative blog – just comes with the terroritory.