Comments on: How To Talk To A Blogger http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/03/11/how-to-talk-to-a-blogger/ Love, Laughter, and Madness Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:06:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/03/11/how-to-talk-to-a-blogger/#comment-862 Cottontimer Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:55:14 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/03/11/how-to-talk-to-a-blogger/#comment-862 <b>mdmhvonpa</b>: Well put! mdmhvonpa: Well put!

]]> By: mdmhvonpa http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/03/11/how-to-talk-to-a-blogger/#comment-856 mdmhvonpa Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:05:45 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/03/11/how-to-talk-to-a-blogger/#comment-856 Well, that seems really odd. Blogging is easy, people are difficult. Well, that seems really odd. Blogging is easy, people are difficult.

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/03/11/how-to-talk-to-a-blogger/#comment-851 Cottontimer Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:51:51 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/03/11/how-to-talk-to-a-blogger/#comment-851 <b>Winston</b>: Thanks for the comment! I suppose part of the problem is that the written word can be misconstrued. It's good that you can be openminded enough to know when to stand your ground and when to change your mind. I'm not sure that I can be as rational but I certainly try! Winston: Thanks for the comment! I suppose part of the problem is that the written word can be misconstrued. It’s good that you can be openminded enough to know when to stand your ground and when to change your mind. I’m not sure that I can be as rational but I certainly try!

]]> By: Winston http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/03/11/how-to-talk-to-a-blogger/#comment-849 Winston Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:24:14 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/03/11/how-to-talk-to-a-blogger/#comment-849 Fully agree. Recently I had two incidents within a couple of weeks of each other. In one, a blogger came at me in a full-force no-holds-barred attack over a couple of words in a post. Since I felt strongly that the issue was much more their own problem rather than mine, I stood my ground. A couple of email exchanges did nothing but fuel the fire more, even though I tried very hard to defuse the situation. This resulted in me being de-listed by the other. That's OK. I did not remove them from my bloglist since I do respect and regularly read their stuff. I look back on it as the other party having a childish temper tantrum - maybe just a bad day, or something else in their life was eating them. In the other incident a few days later, another blogger pointed out in a very kind way how something I had said could be offensive. I deleted the entire post because (1) they were correct, and (2) they did not make loud demands that I do anything. The old saw about "a kind word turneth away wrath" remains true. These blogs are our individual properties. While we cannot control who visits, we do maintain control of published comments, AND the content of our own space. If someone does not like it, then don't come back. It's just that simple. Fully agree. Recently I had two incidents within a couple of weeks of each other. In one, a blogger came at me in a full-force no-holds-barred attack over a couple of words in a post. Since I felt strongly that the issue was much more their own problem rather than mine, I stood my ground. A couple of email exchanges did nothing but fuel the fire more, even though I tried very hard to defuse the situation. This resulted in me being de-listed by the other. That’s OK. I did not remove them from my bloglist since I do respect and regularly read their stuff. I look back on it as the other party having a childish temper tantrum - maybe just a bad day, or something else in their life was eating them.

In the other incident a few days later, another blogger pointed out in a very kind way how something I had said could be offensive. I deleted the entire post because (1) they were correct, and (2) they did not make loud demands that I do anything.

The old saw about “a kind word turneth away wrath” remains true. These blogs are our individual properties. While we cannot control who visits, we do maintain control of published comments, AND the content of our own space. If someone does not like it, then don’t come back. It’s just that simple.

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