Blog comments are just as much a part of the post as the post itself. Comments may agree, disagree or simply shed more light on what a blogger wrote about, and they can create a productive conversation. As such, I consider it well within my rights to take an editorial approach to comments on this blog.
Igneous Quill began as my attempt to sort out my thoughts after some unfortunate events took place in my life. Over time the blog has transformed into a place for me to opine about science, technology and life in general. During nearly 4 years of blogging I've only felt the need to delete a handful of comments. Most were spam ads, others were not. It's the "others" I think need to be explained today.
What I am looking for are like-minded people who share at least some of my interests. With over 6 billion people in the world, I don't believe I need to spend precious time and energy debating people who do not respect me and other people.
Any comment that I judge, by my own criteria, to be disrespectful to me or other people will be deleted. Repeat offenders will be blocked. Debate is okay, disrespect is not.
Another cause for comment deletion is irrelevance. The aforementioned spam ads obviously fall into this category. Comments that have nothing to do with the post in question may be deleted as well. It's okay to pop in and say "hi" in a comment, but it is not acceptable to use a post about Linux to lecture me on the evils of Scientology (unless there's a very apparent connection between the two).
I sincerely hope that you find this blog worthwhile. If not, there's a big Internet out there. Keep looking and I'm sure you'll find a site you like...or you could go make one of your own. Why not?
Any questions?
