tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post2945952177792664141..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: New StartsJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-16921816542173106482008-08-27T21:52:00.000-10:002008-08-27T21:52:00.000-10:00write on joan! its your blog and your rules. mahal...write on joan! its your blog and your rules. mahalos for the coverage. wish you were at the convention, too. glad there are alternatives for info and perspective. cheers for the posts and the moderation. hope you keep it up. malama pono,.....jimmy tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-4481612742675401402008-08-27T12:48:00.000-10:002008-08-27T12:48:00.000-10:00> Another problem with moderation is it kills s...<I>> Another problem with moderation is it kills spontaneous debate. It gives the comment section a disappointing molasses-y feeling. <</I><BR/><BR/>Before blogs, before Usenet, back in the earliest days of BBS, it was a truism that the proportion of belligerent posts increases as the square of the freedom of access. Anonymous or signed, an unmoderated blog is like a bug net in a breeze -- it inevitably collects a cadre of "Oh, yeah? So's ya muddah!" types who delight in turning discussions into brawls.<BR/><BR/>I've posted on blogs whose owners upload new comments only once a day. To me, the thing that’s missing is the vicarious thrill of faceless debate. The empowerment of slamming words together like rocks, and before they've stopped sparking, clicking PUBLISH YOUR COMMENT. The gratification of seeing one's emotions instantly in print.<BR/><BR/>But nothing else is lost, not really.<BR/><BR/>I'd suggest that another criterion for comment moderation is the care that goes into the original post. Regardless of a blog's political stripe, it seems unfair for well crafted writing to be tossed into a mosh pit of Two-Fingered Sluggos.<BR/><BR/>Besides, if things get boring, Joan can always open the door and let in some Sluggos.<BR/><BR/>;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-45263558822676891782008-08-27T07:04:00.000-10:002008-08-27T07:04:00.000-10:00Yes, it doesn't allow the same thrill of instant g...Yes, it doesn't allow the same thrill of instant gratification. But then, so much of the back and forth wasn't "debate" anyway, but more of an "oh yeah, well you're a bigger one" kind of discourse. I'm on line a lot, so will try to keep things flowing.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-72402367435720442072008-08-27T06:54:00.000-10:002008-08-27T06:54:00.000-10:00Another problem with moderation is it kills sponta...Another problem with moderation is it kills spontaneous debate. It gives the comment section a disappointing molasses-y feeling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-28485159920479931302008-08-26T17:14:00.000-10:002008-08-26T17:14:00.000-10:00Thanks, Doug. I know you understand the joys of do...Thanks, Doug. I know you understand the joys of dog companionship!Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-53911440245115481792008-08-26T17:03:00.000-10:002008-08-26T17:03:00.000-10:00Happy B-Day to your dog!Happy B-Day to your dog!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278477472958926963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-31899257754969997492008-08-26T16:13:00.000-10:002008-08-26T16:13:00.000-10:00> Yeah, there will be some new figureheads in t...<I>> Yeah, there will be some new figureheads in the White House come next January, but the power brokers behind the scene will remain the same. I’ve never had much faith in elections, and I still don’t. The kind of change we need won’t happen in the voting booth, or the halls of Congress. What’s needed are far more drastic measures, an entirely new start. This system is broke past the point of fixing. <</I><BR/><BR/>And sadly, amen. The sweet whisper of power to ego is too euphoric to resist. Individuals may say no, but systems eventually succumb -- swearing all the while that their motives are for the masses.<BR/><BR/>Time to scrub the floors. Beneath the wax. Below the linoleum. All the way down to the cold concrete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-66895814001270417142008-08-26T13:28:00.000-10:002008-08-26T13:28:00.000-10:00-maybe those overzealous protesters brought it on ...-maybe those overzealous protesters brought it on themselves by not following the rules of the day and conducting themselves in a mature responsible manner.-<BR/>maybe, but probably not. the strategies and tactics of law enforcement has taken it to another level of execution. the police state is in effect. suppression starts at home; i hope you are feeling more secure about your homeland these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-27167954997930139472008-08-26T10:21:00.000-10:002008-08-26T10:21:00.000-10:00"...while the people, those with agendas like stop..."...while the people, those with agendas like stopping the war and eliminating hunger, are relegated to the streets and detention cages where they’re threatened with arrest and blasted with pepper spray."<BR/><BR/>I know you love to quote Democracy Now as a fair and impartial observer (Oh, that's right they came after it was over) but maybe those overzealous protesters brought it on themselves by not following the rules of the day and conducting themselves in a mature responsible manner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-53149524772155559752008-08-26T10:09:00.000-10:002008-08-26T10:09:00.000-10:00Biden is also the biggest shill for the credit car...Biden is also the biggest shill for the credit card industry in congress and was primarily responsible for the anti-bankruptcy bill a few years back. All the credit card companies are based in Delaware due to their lax laws about interest and lack of other restrictions.Andy Parxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398587036690312685noreply@blogger.com