Discussion Policy
Posting and Comments
If your comment doesn’t immediately post on this blog, all comments that are posted without logging in are held for moderation. If you are logged in it may be because I use a spam blocking software or I have flagged certain users for individual moderation. I will release your comment as soon as possible.
Comments to posts should remain on-subject so that a thoughtful and edifying dialog can be maintained. Inappropriate language, imagery or spam is unacceptable. Everyone should respond in a civil tone with respect, even if there is strong disagreement.
Comment trolls (people only commenting for the sake of causing trouble) will be moderated out of the discussion. This is a privately owned publication and I reserve the right to edit and/or delete any comment.
Comments belong to and are the sole intellectual property of the person who made the comment. Publication of a comment does not necessarily mean I agree with it or endorse it.
Trackbacks
Trackbacks are “pings” sent from other blogs referencing particular posts. It creates a link in the comments section to the other blog so that readers here will know that this other blog has something to say on the same subject. Trackbacks are wonderful tools in the blogosphere that help bloggers feel connected to each other in this vast cyber world. At the same time, spammers and trolls know how to use this tool as well.
The same type of parameters for comments apply here. There is only one additional caveat. It is an expectation in the blogosphere that any trackback sent to another blog must have a link to the trackbacked post also embedded in the post. If you want to trackback posts on this blog you must also link to my post in your post. Don’t ping without linking. It’s a blogosphere no-no. I will be merciful to newbies…and even oldies
but will delete trackbacks that don’t have direct links if the person doing it is a repeat offender.
Ability to Respond
I simply don’t respond to emails or facebook messages. I get hundreds of them a week and it is impossible to answer them all. I do engage the blog comments but that isn’t always guarenteed if my schedule is kind of crazy. My ability to respond has nothing to do with you. It’s only about my time constraints. Even so, I do read every piece of feedback I get and I really appreciate you letting me know your thoughts.
