I get very few comments, and my basic philosophy has been to approve any comment I get, provided it’s not spam. I believe in free speech and I also think that I should be able to take my lumps if the comments are critical.
Today, for the first time, I got a comment that crossed the line. In some respects it’s indecipherable-it’s a comment to a post I put up months ago about the Hygienic Art Show. I have no idea what the commentor is talking about-apparently there was some sort of controversy in which he played a part.
None of that would have bothered me. It was the anti-Semitism that turned me off. I’m not sure what it even had to do with the substance of the post, but there it was.
So, if the person who penned that comment happens to drop by: it won’t be going up. There are limits to everything.
Sorry, I was drunk when I wrote it. LOL!
Hey, it’s YOUR blog, and you are completely justified in adopting and enforcing a reasonable amount of moderation. I’ve had to delete a very small percentage of comments, usually for things like racism or outright threats, and I nearly always acknowledge why I deleted it, and occasionally spew some choice words back at the idiot who commented in the first place.
Also, I’m a big 1st Amendment guy, so if someone doesn’t like me and calls me an ass (or worse) while they’re making a valid point, I usually let it stand. Of course, I also freely exercise MY 1st Amendment rights, and typically hypothesize about the lifelong incestuous relationship between the person’s parents, or something similarly insulting.
Which, after all, is part of the fun I have running a blog.
I have rejected only 1 comment so far- which was a personal attack unrelated to the gist of the post. But it’s not easy to let people say how stupid you are even when they do it in context.