Look folks- some quick points here:
1.) This is my blog. I write about what I want.
2.) Following Point #1, I will usually respond to most comments on most threads.
3.) There are often times a number of comments, so, I sometimes do not read them all, as, either the thread has Godwinned, I am dealing with the same people talking about the same thing in other threads, or, get this- I may not even notice your pithy response.
4.) Following Point #3- challenging me to a debate about something in one thread, then a week later, stating in a different thread that since I failed to respond to your previous challenge, you have won a debate, proven I am a hypocrite, or thus, show everyone on the blog the falsity of every statement I have ever uttered is absurd and stupid.
Chances are, I have decided that I wouldn’t cross the road to piss on you if you were on fire, and decided it is not worth discussing things with you. Remember- I adhere to the principle to never argue with idiots, because they just drag you down to their level and beat you with their own experience.
More likely, however, is that I NEVER SAW YOUR DAMN COMMENT.
5.) Following Point #4- I don’t see every comment, so it is impossible for me to remove or correct every odious and obnoxious comment from the resident moonbats on the right and the left. Therefore, I warn you that you must delve into the comments section at your own risk, and should you find your delicate sensibilities offended, all I can say is that you have been warned.
I really don’t have the time, nor, quite frankly the desire and energy, to correct every commenter who quotes freely from Rush Limbaugh or Michael Moore, although I do try. I might note, however, that most of the people who quote freely from sources such as those are usually have attained a level of silliness far greater than anything Michael Moore or Rush Limbaugh could ever hope to reach.
Again, enjoy the comments section, and while I do my best to remove Indymedia/Stormfront bullshit, I miss stuff. Deal with it..
Ricky
FYI, if you want I can give you some MT code to create a “latest comments” page that is automatically generated, that way you can click on it & read the latest without having to search through your archives. I have it on my page & it helps me “catch up” quickly.
John Cole
That would be great. Right nowI only see the last five comments. I need to get the anti-spam thing, too.
Dean
John:
You might want to make Point #1 a little bigger typeface. This element seems to be forgotten by many commentators.
Just a thought….
SAO
John,
You accused Kevin Drum and “liberal bloggers” of turning Abu Ghreib -a national tragedy- into a partisan issue.
Yet, when four American contractors were mutliated and strung up on a bridge, you promptly turned partisan. If you’d have had anything to say about the issue outside of your snipes at Kos or “old Europe” I might be interested in listening to you whine about “leftist partisanship.”
John Cole
SAO- How did I turn partisan?
Gary Farber
“I don’t see every comment, so it is impossible for me to remove or correct every odious and obnoxious comment from the resident moonbats on the right and the left. Therefore, I warn you that you must delve into the comments section at your own risk, and should you find your delicate sensibilities offended, all I can say is that you have been warned.”
No, John. The only way we’ll have been warned is to put that up in a large font, prominently, permanently, somewhere where it can’t be missed before someone comments. Either before anyone comments, or in your header, or in each post, or whatever.
Otherwise it’s a lame attempt to disclaim responsibility you own.
Frankly, I think every blog owner should take responsibility for what goes out under their name, and if they can’t take the time to police, and disclaim, and delete, disgusting comments, they should shut down the ability of other people to post under their name. But if not, they shouldn’t be surprised when people confront them with what’s been posted on a site they own.
Personal responsibility. It’s all the rage with the fresh new hotness.
SDN
Or, Gary, he could just ban you, solving a large chunk of the problems in one fell swoop.