As the editor of this site, I'll be moderating comments.
I will particularly be moderating comments that are senseless, inane, vituperative, in conflict with actual facts or with physical reality, scatological, sexist, violent or otherwise lacking in reason. On the other hand, I may decide to single them out for particular attention, deconstruction and dissection. One never knows; pay your money, take your chances. (Negative bonus points for being an Anonymous Coward. If you don't have an identity, you don't have an opinion that you care about; nor should I.)
If you would like to talk to me about "freedom of speech" or "freedom of the press" and how yours is being trampled, or I'm abusing mine, feel free to set up your own blog and tell the world all about it. Freedom of the press does not mean that you are free to use my press. Getting in your very own is easy enough in this Brave New World of The Future.
In the way of some guidelines, allow me to provide a few real life examples of what's not worth wasting your, or my, time on. These are reproduced in toto, as received, and are completely unedited.
< This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it > writes
corporate scum
Don't hate me because I have a job. Here's a tip for you: if you've been sending out your resumes from that address, I'd use a different one.
< This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it > advises
you should delete your website. It is asinine and in case you're wondering, is as pro microsoft as it can get. Nice job, but you've already been uncovered. Just in case you're wondering, what you're doing does border on libel as I don't see actual fact behind it. DIAF.
In case you're wondering, "DIAF" is an acronym for "Die in a fire". Evidently, "Double Plus Ungood" here not only wants people who hold opinions (regarding software!) which are contrary to his, and who have the temerity to express them, to suffer a painful death, but wishes it on others often enough to feel a need to optimize his typing time.
(See? That's a sickness, friend, Double-Plus-Insane. Seek some professional help, you are suffering from an extremely serious lack of perspective.)
If anyone feels they've been "libeled" here, please have your legal counsel contact me at "lefty" on identi.ca with the particulars. I can provide full contact details once I verify the legitimacy of the request. (My contact details are incredibly easy to find, but I've been amused at how difficult it seems to be for some. Took Mr. Schestowitz months.)
Finally, I am not a government (other than with respect to this web site, but then, I do pay the bills; if anyone wants to propose buying a comment to use as they please, let me know, by all means), so I cannot "censor" you. Again, if you feel the need to say something, and I don't think you need to say it here, for whatever reasons, you're quite free to go to Blogspot, Livejournal, TypePad, WordPress, Vox, or any number of other places, and get one gratis; rant to your heart's content. If those aren't "free" enough for you, let me know, and I'll see that you get an invite code for Dreamwidth.
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