I started seeing people being hung up on the comments I delete after the fact.
If they violate posted blog rules, you bet I am going to delete them.
Comments about why I delete comments are, by their very nature, off topic and will too be deleted.
Don't bother making such comments. Instead, recommend a new post and let people comment on your post.
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Fair enough and thanks for the efforts.
As a somewhat regular poster I'll weigh in with this...it's your blog...if anybody doesn't like the rules they can start their own.
McFrisk says:
Lucky to have you! Keep up the GREAT work!!!!
I have no problem with deleting posts that violate the rules. In particular, obscene and "name-calling" posts should be fair game. However, I'm not sure of the point of deleting posts that are arguably, but not obviously, "off-topic," especially if everyone has already seen them. For example, a poster comments on topic, but includes a provocative statement that could be considered as inciting an off-topic response. This happens quite frequently and seems to be the genesis of a series of definitely "off-topic" posts in reply. Where is the line drawn? I could understand it if this were some kind of "official record" that needed to be kept pristine for posterity. But it's not.
heck, nobody's perfect.
"For example, a poster comments on topic, but includes a provocative statement that could be considered as inciting an off-topic response. This happens quite frequently and seems to be the genesis of a series of definitely "off-topic" posts in reply. Where is the line drawn? I could understand it if this were some kind of "official record" that needed to be kept pristine for posterity. But it's not.
May 8, 2011 7:29 PM"
I disagree with you, as soon as it goes off topic it should be cut.
What is your point by the way? You sound like one of those clueless science types who thinks they are so smart. Lets see how your science smarts helps you when the dollar collapses.
I disagree with you, as soon as it goes off topic it should be cut.
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Lets see how your science smarts helps you when the dollar collapses.
May 10, 2011 5:35 AM
Thanks for making my point.
Wow, this guy with the "collapse of the dollar" fetish isn't all that bright, is he? He basically said that his own post should be deleted. Hah!
"Wow, this guy with the "collapse of the dollar" fetish isn't all that bright, is he? He basically said that his own post should be deleted. Hah!
May 10, 2011 7:27 PM"
Maybe he knows how to grow is own food, maybe he knows how live of the land, maybe he knows how fix real things, maybe knows how to take care of himself and not live off the government. Maybe he had do real things with his life like serve in the military, maybe he had to work for a living, and maybe he is brighter than you.
Mr. "collapse of the dollar" is a little off topic, huh Scooby? Even for this thread?
Maybe he knows how to grow is own food, maybe he knows how live of the land, maybe he knows how fix real things, maybe knows how to take care of himself and not live off the government. Maybe he had do real things with his life like serve in the military, maybe he had to work for a living, and maybe he is brighter than you.
May 11, 2011 7:48 PM
Angry, paranoid people who live in caves and hunt their own food went out of style in the 18th century. Nowadays, the food you grow is contaminated from the soil and air, the game you hunt has fed on toxic waste, the mercury in the fish you catch will kill you, and without your blood pressure medication you will die soon. "Fix real things"? Like what, your '57 DeSoto? Or your modern car whose computer you can't access and that has nothing you can service yourself? Besides, why is all your stuff broken? Guess what? Some really highly educated people also served in the military and were your superiors. Everyone should have self-respect, but your disdain for education in others shows you to be extremely insecure. I bet your wife and kids just love your attitude towards other people. Oh, wait, don't have those? Not surprised.
Now I see Scoobys point now.
Back to a LLNL topic. What is up with the Directors search? I have heard they are down to a final 4 but have not made a firm choice for either place yet. The new person has to start in about 3 weeks at LANL.
As my first post on this thread, off topic comments sometimes open up different areas of thought, so they are not always a bad thing. Especially if they go full circle back to the topic at hand.
I suspect, however, that is is not just off-topic comments, but the ill thought out off topic comments, that are getting the axe.
I suspect, however, that is is not just off-topic comments, but the ill thought out off topic comments, that are getting the axe.
May 13, 2011 7:29 PM
I think you are wrong - the stuff that goes off-topic is usually a result of a poster who has a serious, deep-seated axe to grind, and is looking for some thread that he (she) can claim, at least to himself (herself) is a valid opening to that particular skewed version of reality. The established topic is only a weak vehicle to where the poster really wants to go. Many other blog venues suffer the same thing. On any well-populated blog, there are the known one-trick ponies who can't comment without airing their own peculiar rants. On most reputable blogs, the moderators are ruthless in culling these distractions, but on others (Yahoo News is the prime example), they remain rampant. It is a poison resulting from today's implementation of the internet. It used to be a bit of an inconvenience to actually write to the editor of a newspaper to comment on a story or column, now it is just a mouse click away to vent your best, or worst, thoughts. Public discourse is not better for the technological advances.
I guess I should change that then. What I meant was:
"ill thought out to the relevant discussion" comments.
LLNL is a heavy topic, especially those who were involved with the darker aspects of the lab. A moderator can do whatever they want, and I'm fine with it, because they carry such a heavy burden to have to read all this negative thought day after day."
Posts appear, then disappear within minutes, hours, or days. Sometimes, like here, they even come back. No rhyme or reason, just the delete gremlin, our savior from things NOT FAVORED by the oracle. We peons have no idea how exalted and all-knowledgeable he really is. Let his comfort zone not be disturbed. Doug Roberts redux.
I don't drink until after lunch.
I don't drink until after lunch.
May 23, 2011 8:52 PM
More for me.
I really don't think you can save the blog at this point. Normal LLNL employees would not want to be associated with this kind of low class mentality.
Best to start over. New blog, relevant topics, and control the trolls.
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