More on Moderating My Blog
In the previous post, Novae wrote, ”Glenn…have there been other complaints about censoring, or is this a recent thing?”
There have been very few complaints about “censoring,” and the complaints that I’ve received are usually from people who are under the misguided notion that I am somehow obligated to give them free reign to post whatever they want on my property. I moderate very lightly, and when I do it’s usually (though not always) about something that is not a criticism of me anyway. For example, use of the word “b*tch,” or derogatory comments about a woman’s looks, or the strange obsession over “Splitsville.”
On the rare occasions when I do moderate out something that is critical of me, it’s usually because the person is going on and on about an issue which has already been addressed, or is just carping over petty stuff out of a personal grudge.
Sometimes there’s a criticism of me that I delete so I can make it into a full post, as I did with Glenn Has ‘Sold Out to the Feminists and Chivalrists’, ‘The quality of this site has gone downhill’, and numerous others.
I would also remind people that until recently I received many, many comments and letters saying that I needed to moderate the blog more, and that I had been remiss in my responsibilities. Several accused me of being a “lazy” moderator.
I would suggest that readers decide what they want to be mad at me about–I either moderate too little or I moderate too much–and stick with it. It’s simpler that way.
(BTW, Novae, it’s nice to have you back.)
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