Commenting Guidelines
Written by Jibblescribbits   
Tuesday, 08 December 2009 21:14

As I mentioned in my previous post, I came over here because the comment interface is vastly superior to Blogspot. The upside is that it makes it easier for me to interact with my audience. The downside is that it makes it easier for trolls, assholes and troublemakers to leave comments. So here's a helpful list of do's and don't for the site, so people can get a feel for what's acceptable:

  • Don't be a dick
Read more after the jump

I will never delete a comment for someone disagreeing with me, or even calling me out on something I did wrong (even the tiniest grammatical mistake), unless that person is a dick about it. Then the comments going away. I refuse to let my comment section turn into the anger fest that engulfs far too many blogs.

It's really that easy. I welcome, NAY encourage, dissent with my opinions. If there's something I am doing that rubs you the wrong way, please feel free to tell me, either in the comments or via e-mail. But I will refuse to acknowledge anyone who does so in a dickish way. It's really that easy.

If my spelling mistakes undermine my point, please tell me. I encourage it because it does make me more careful and a better writer, and I always want to improve. In fact a simple "When you misspell words it really undermines your point" will be fine.

And if you agree with the actual content of any post, I welcome all intellectual challenges and disagreements, as long as it's done in a civil way.

But I've been around the internet log enough to know that Mark Twain was very wise when he said "Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." And anyone who thinks acting like a self-righteous prick is acceptable is obviously a fool

So if you're a dick, your comment will be deleted and you will be promptly ignored, and I request any non-dickish commenter to simply ignore anyone who fits this bill. I find it both amusing and tragic that I had to post this hours after an initial post that addressed the controversial topic of changing from Blogspot to Bloguin.



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written by Grammar Cop, December 08, 2009
So saying, "Eat a dick" is not considered to be "being a dick", as long as it is uttered by a buddy.

Got it.

Listen, maybe I'm a dick, and maybe you are a dick, but my comments obviously helped to make your last post more legible, didn't they?

Control the flow of information and you control the world. You are a true liberal.
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written by Jibble, December 08, 2009
I simply missed it, I focused on your comments and my responses. His comment will be erased too.

And I never had a problem with you pointing out my spelling errors, I had a problem with the way you said it. In fact, had you done it civilly I probably would have been pretty receptive and even appreciative.


Control the flow of information and you control the world. You are a true liberal.

There's more problems with this statement than I know what to do with, but I'll try.

- I don't see what liberal or conservative has to do with anything, (both try to control the flow of information).
- This is a hockey opinion blog, not a news source. I hardly am controlling any flow of information. There's no news here, it's all opinion. If you wanted to start a blog that pointed out every misspelling, grammatical mistake and any flaw in logic I made I wouldn't even try and stop you.
-More importantly this is my hockey blog. I demand that my commenters be civil to one another. And I'm the judge, jury and executioner on what's considered civil.
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written by Grammar Cop, December 08, 2009
Fair enough.

I suppose that I associated First Amendment issues with liberalism, but you are correct that both sides will employ censorship when it suits them.

It's too bad that you have recently been uncivil towards others, otherwise I would not have had any reason to comment on your own shortcomings.

I hope your dog is feeling better. I, for one, would not wish ill upon anyone. And just like Cheney in the White House, you certainly have the right to be a dick in your own forum.

Whatever appeals to the base.
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written by Jibble, December 08, 2009
I deleted my own comments that were dickish towards you too. I strive to not be a dick, but I also strive to workout every night. It doesn't always work out.

I'm still not sure what you mean by going elsewhere and being a dick. I'd sure appreciate knowing what you're talking about.
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written by Dario, December 09, 2009
Hrm, I called for a dick summit and my comment wouldn't post... This is a test, sorry if it spams.
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written by Dario, December 09, 2009
Well, see there it worked. Dick joke accomplished!
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written by lany, December 09, 2009
wow...

looks like your new blogsite is going to be much more intense! good luck.
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written by Mike @ MHH, December 16, 2009
Like the new digs, O Overlord of Thought!!

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