I don't believe in editing or deleting comments, nor do I believe in banning people from commenting.
So I am very reluctant to do so.
However, in response to my post on Immigration,a commenter has attacked a friend of mine, calling him a racist simply because he supported the immigration reform bill recently defeated in the Senate. Now the irony is that I was called a racist in the same thread because I was against the same bill.
In the words of Inigo Montoya, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Do I delete comments that are insulting, unfounded, malicious, or otherwise objectionable, or do I leave them up to allow those ignorant enough to make them to be seen as they truly are?
Posted by Rich at June 29, 2007 4:10 PM | TrackBackI didn't read the comments closely, but it looked like you had a good debate going and I wouldn't worry about the extreme emotional statements.
btw - After your Bonnaroo posts, when we have to evacuate Knoxville, I want to be in your camp.
Posted by: Cathy on June 29, 2007 4:46 PMI'd leave them all...people usually hang themselves with their own words...your readers can stand up for themselves. We all know the consequences of posting comments to the world, and should be willing to stand behind and defend them. Open discussion is good.
Posted by: Mushy on June 29, 2007 7:28 PMCathy, you and your family will be welcome.
Mushy, that's probably what I'm going to do. I don't mind so much when they attack me, but when they go after somebody else, I get a little irritated.
Posted by: rich on June 29, 2007 10:58 PM