Sandier Pastures

I blog-hop every now and then, and lurking not, I post comments…maybe lots of it. So much for free speech area, I just don’t know why some people delete comments. Clash of opinions? not really, I am so not into politicking so I often leave safe and neutral comments. But some still choose what to post and what not to. I check back on some comments I make, and find out that while there are actual people who are open enough to display comments from all over the blogosphere, there still exists people who only chose the flowery words — any kind of honest to goodness opinions given stimulated from their vicious little rants just don’t  pop out, ever. They just accept lines that are acceptable in their own standard. But then again, it’s free will so to speak!

I just feel troubled if they post an entry and says at the last line: “Commenting disabled.” Makes me wonder what’s the purpose of writing online when they only want to make a one-way love affair with the reading public. Generally, what’s the point of comments if you don’t like people to comment? The level of hypocrisy here is extreme it’s actually hilarious.

 Then there’s this other one person who deletes all the comments that I make in her blog. Comment moderation, her choice but what troubles me most is that she is lurking in my site and not commented even once. I’m hearing more and more people who delete comments that don’t agree with their position. I think that kind of comment grazing s*cks. If you can’t put up people who don’t agree with you, then turn off the comments altogether.

 On the other hand, with the recent deluge of comment spammers, comment spam is a fact of life if you have a blog. But with most blog providers, blacklisting words such as ass will automatically delete comments containing that word. My name does not contain the a-s-s nor I do write it in any of my comments. And if I may recall, I never write “provocative” things — what for anyway?

Do’t get me wrong, comment deleting is well within each blogger’s rights. Everyone is reserved the right to remove comments that are spammy, off-topic or otherwise unsuitable based on their comment policy. It’s their property. Deleting SPAM and over the top offensive or racist ones is cool with me but personally, just deleting them because you don’t agree with them seems naughty to me.

How often do you delete comments on your blog?