'Tired of this crap' rant - redux
I am taking a cue here from a fellow blogger (Linda at Auterrific) - whom I admire and think is just a wonderful, and highly-intellient person. If you go to her blog you will find a link to her policies, and I quote:
"This blog and all that is written here, unless otherwise noted, is copyrighted to me, Auterrific. If you decide that you must quote me, please give the appropriate credit.
Please feel free to e-mail me with the understanding that any or all of the e-mail content is subject to posting, unless specified otherwise.
This blog and its commenting system are currently open to all. However, having had a troll* a while back on my old blog, I am not opposed to banning people from commenting or from the site altogether.
If you have any questions, please e-mail me or leave a comment here.
Thank you.
* A troll is someone who purposefully attempts to cause harm to others, be they the author or any other person who posts a comment. They usually stray from the topic and their language is designed to do nothing more than insult the person they target. They will not be tolerated on this blog. Not now. Not ever!
ADDENDUM
Trolls are not necessarily just people who overtly present their insults. Their point is to derail just enough so that they can be accused of doing so, then become combatitive in nature as a "defense." That way, they get to express their disdain or disapproval of the author in a way that seems justified.
Blog owners/authors set forth the rules that are used on their sites...even if those rules are not posted. Bloggers reserve the right at any time to enforce or even change those rules. We have spent a lot of time designing, maintaining and spilling our souls to whatever degree interests us.
Look at it this way...this is my home on the Internet. This is where I come to share myself. This is a place where others can share themselves, even if their beliefs are contrary to mine. There is a way to do that respectfully. And if at any point that exchange becomes disrespectful, I reserve the right to say that I don't want that exchange any longer.
Again, this is my blog; my space. If I ask you to stop what you're doing, to leave, to not email me and post your comments publically, or whatever, I expect that you will honor my wishes. Quite simply, if my wishes are honored, yours will be too."
Please note that I feel the same exact way - THIS IS MY HOME ON THE INTERNET - treat it as such - these are MY policies as well. And that is why I said what I said about people leaving disparaging remarks on this blog. And that is also why I will no longer allow those types of comments on MY blog. There's simply no place for it here.
Rant done.
As ever,
Colette
"This blog and all that is written here, unless otherwise noted, is copyrighted to me, Auterrific. If you decide that you must quote me, please give the appropriate credit.
Please feel free to e-mail me with the understanding that any or all of the e-mail content is subject to posting, unless specified otherwise.
This blog and its commenting system are currently open to all. However, having had a troll* a while back on my old blog, I am not opposed to banning people from commenting or from the site altogether.
If you have any questions, please e-mail me or leave a comment here.
Thank you.
* A troll is someone who purposefully attempts to cause harm to others, be they the author or any other person who posts a comment. They usually stray from the topic and their language is designed to do nothing more than insult the person they target. They will not be tolerated on this blog. Not now. Not ever!
ADDENDUM
Trolls are not necessarily just people who overtly present their insults. Their point is to derail just enough so that they can be accused of doing so, then become combatitive in nature as a "defense." That way, they get to express their disdain or disapproval of the author in a way that seems justified.
Blog owners/authors set forth the rules that are used on their sites...even if those rules are not posted. Bloggers reserve the right at any time to enforce or even change those rules. We have spent a lot of time designing, maintaining and spilling our souls to whatever degree interests us.
Look at it this way...this is my home on the Internet. This is where I come to share myself. This is a place where others can share themselves, even if their beliefs are contrary to mine. There is a way to do that respectfully. And if at any point that exchange becomes disrespectful, I reserve the right to say that I don't want that exchange any longer.
Again, this is my blog; my space. If I ask you to stop what you're doing, to leave, to not email me and post your comments publically, or whatever, I expect that you will honor my wishes. Quite simply, if my wishes are honored, yours will be too."
Please note that I feel the same exact way - THIS IS MY HOME ON THE INTERNET - treat it as such - these are MY policies as well. And that is why I said what I said about people leaving disparaging remarks on this blog. And that is also why I will no longer allow those types of comments on MY blog. There's simply no place for it here.
Rant done.
As ever,
Colette
posted by Colette at 2:54 PM
2 Comments:
Wow, I don't tune in for a couple days and you post like mad! I heartily agree with all you've said. I myself, in my "blog jumping" have left comments and thoughts on various people's blogs. Rather than spreading any hate, I like to think I'm challenging their viewpoints, perhaps putting a face and name to their prejudices. Nothing seems to aggravate me more nowadays than those with small closed off minds. Those who believe anyone not exactly like them is evil or wayward. In my case it's a big banner I would carry..."I'm here, I'm queer, if you don't like it, don't visit my blog!"
bon jour des femmes colette!
http://www.sden.org/jdr/whitewolf/changeling/?page=troll&rubrique=fee
"in reality, trolls are giants from norse mythology as ice or fire giants" .. from the article
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