Thanks for taking the time to visit my home here on the internet. After maintaining this Blog since 2007 I’ve discovered that there is a need to post a blog policy to ensure Blog etiquette is displayed for the good of the overall majority. We welcome encourage everyone who visits to post, but request that you do so respectfully. Please treat your visit like you would a visit to a private home or office. We all deserve the opportunity to be heard and to ensure that we can all be heard in a respectfull and stimulating way the following policies will apply:
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Postings are moderated, I and the volunteer moderators try to keep up, but on occasion there may be delays.
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No vulgarities of any kind, nor links to sites that promote such. Particularly porn or gaming sites.
- No links to commercial websites that are not relevant to the discussion.
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Respect is given to those with manners, those without manners that insult others or begin starting flame wars may find their posts deleted.
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Some off topic comments may get deleted, don’t take it personally, it happens. Commenters that routinely lead threads astray in areas that are not relevant or are of personal interest only to them may find these posts deleted.
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A spam filter is employed; some posts may disappear into it based on words, phrases, and/or links. If you feel you have been accidentally blocked, try posting a single one or two sentence comment to alert me and I’ll see if I can recover it for you.
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Trolls, flame-bait, personal attacks, and other detritus that add nothing to further the discussion may get deleted, take that personally if you wish, but all deletions are final. Grousing about it won’t help since deleted posts can’t be recovered. Rather than trying to edit, bulk moderation may be employed to save time.
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I have several projects I work on plus a business to run, if moderation takes too much time and becomes redundant, I may opt to remove posts and/or shut down a thread.
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Internet phantoms who have cryptic handles, no name, and no real email address get no respect here. If you think your opinion or idea is important, elevate your status by being open and honest. People that use their real name get more respect than phantoms with handles. I encourage open discussion.
- A real working email address that you own (as a commenter) is required, so that I may contact you if needed. False or misleading email addresses may earn banishment.
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You are responsible for your own words.
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Stories that have been posted may get edited in the first hour after they first appear. This is because WordPress.com does not have a good preview function. Sometimes errors or mistakes (particularly in formatting) aren’t seen until the post is published. If something doesn’t look right and the post is brand-new, try refreshing in a few minutes. Of course, after an hour if something is still wrong, don’t hesitate to leave a comment to point it out.
- The idea of the blog is to learn, discuss, and enjoy the interaction. Please try to keep that in mind when making comments.
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I reserve the right to modify the policy as needed, including on an event basis.
Thanks for visiting, and please enjoy your stay!
