Commenting
One of the best things about blogs is their interactive nature, meaning that people can comment on posts, and even engage in discussions in the comments section. Personally, I really enjoy that aspect of writing this blog.
However, comments and discussions can also get out of hand, and recently I made a decision to begin moderating the comments. This means that I need to approve them before they appear. It’s not something I particularly enjoy doing, but I have found it necessary.
Mindful of this, and also to clarify why some comments are not approved, here are a few simple guidelines that I want to please ask you to keep in mind when writing and posting your comments.
1. Be respectful. You are free to voice your opinions as long as it is done in a respectful manner. Please do not post anything that is aggressive, inflammatory, offensive, argumentative, threatening, hostile, vulgar or hurtful. If you don’t agree with someone else’s views or opinions and feel compelled to say so, please be diplomatic. Personal attacks will not be tolerated. Hint: Any comment with the phrase “you Icelanders are so f*cked” or variation thereof will be deleted.
2. Formulate your comment properly. By which I mean use punctuation, don’t write in run-on sentences … basically just have your comment make sense. Also, go easy on the smilies. One or two are fine – six or twelve are just not cool. And neither is posting a link by itself, without telling us why you’re posting it. Besides, those solo links tend to get caught in the spam filter.
3. No advertising. You are welcome to share your opinions about products, services and the subject matter at hand, but any blatant advertising will be deleted. Likewise, you are free to include the URL of your or any other web page in context, but please refrain from overt self-promotion. Hint: comments with the URL of your blog prominently displayed at the bottom more often than not end up in the spam folder. That is because the URL is usually already included as a link with your name, and the spam plugin identifies the repetition as spam.
4. Trolls will be blacklisted. answers.com defines “trolling” as “posting derogatory messages about sensitive subjects … to bait users into responding.” Which pretty much covers it.
Thank you for your cooperation. I look forward to many more edifying discussions in the comments!
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Icelanders have shown that they will not stand for the corrupted idiocy that self-serving, greedy banks and financial institutions have indulged in, resulting in the near-collapse of the economy in Europe and the U.S.A.
However, beware of including entry into the E.U. as a possible quick solution to rebuild Iceland’s economic strength. I have heard, possibly (hopefully) in error that this is being seriously considered.
Bad, bad move. If Iceland joins the E.U., it will be flooded with immigrants from 3rd-world Europe seeking financial and social support that does not exist in their own economies. Iceland’s culture will be lost in the melee of European “diversity”. Iceland will also instantly lose its national protected fishing waters to the east-coast European factory ships. Iceland’s fishing industry will then collapse, just as Great Britain’s did.
Being brave and bold enough to wrench the greedy and irresponsible from their positions of power indicates that Icelanders are more than capable of re-building an Iceland that preserves both their culture and trade. It might take a little longer, but it can be done.
Don’t opt for the “easy” E.U. entry solution – the price is way too high.
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