A Reminder and a New Rule
Posted by Shaun Altman Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:57:00 GMT
Since I've opened my blog, most of the discussion in the comments has been fairly spirited. I think this is a great thing, and in fact, I encourage it! I believe that the truth of a matter usually rests somewhere in the middle of a variety of clashing opinions.
When I started my blog, I invited everyone to share their opinions with the community, no matter what those opinions happened to be. I had one rule: no personal attacks. Some of the comments since then have REALLY been skating on thin ice. We're all (presumably) adults here, and we shouldn't need a babysitter in order to be civil and treat each-other with respect. I REALLY don't want to be put in the position of having to moderate and censor comments, but if I'm forced to, I will. Hence this reminder: NO PERSONAL ATTACKS. Thanks. :)
I'm also instituting a new rule for comments today, no more anonymous comments. Personally, I find this practice incredibly rude. It seems kind of like trying to have a conversation with a ghost. In addition, I don't think there is any point to building a community if we don't know who everyone is. If you don't have enough respect for your peers, or enough belief in your words to sign your name, then I don't think your comments belong here.
With this in mind, please sign all comments with your full Second Life avatar name. All future comments that don't conform to this policy will be removed regardless of their content. Thank you for understanding and helping to keep this small community friendly and interesting! As always, I look forward to chatting with you in the comments! :)
