Being Polite
I am seeing issues with commenting. I want to touch on the topic a bit.
- Being off topic.
- Attacks on the poster rather than discussing the article.
- Long copy and pastes to specific articles. Too many of them also. Open threads can be “reasonably” used for such.
Be polite in your comments.
Joel and I are open to comments. We do not critique how you write something, its wording, etc. We may agree or disagree. When a comment goes awry, off topic, attacks another or the author, or focuses on the blog owners or others; the comment is not acceptable. It does not help Angry Bear blog either.
You may end up in the trash.
Be kind to the authors. If you do not understand, ask a question. Do NOT critique the writing of the person.
We are not dumpster divers either. If your comments are going into the trash all the time, they “may” be too long, etc.
I read just about everything. So does Joel.
Thanks, Bill.
I’ve been a reader, lurker and commenter on blogs for over 20 years. I’ve seen blogs come and go. Some blogs don’t allow comments at all. AB does. I consider that a feature, not a bug.
But with freedom comes responsibility. To personally attack the person who posted or who commented is trolling, and is unacceptable behavior. To hijack a comment thread by changing the topic is trolling, and is unacceptable behavior.
If you respect AB, just be an adult and respect the rules. It’s not complicated. This isn’t about you and it isn’t about me. It’s about the AB community.
Thank you for your support.
Joel:
I try, softly first and then a progressively stronger approach. Not trying to be mean or a dictator. I am just giving the parameters.