man & nature # 164 ~ the door is always open
Friday, June 19, 2009 at 08:14AM 
Cattle pasture and passing van • click to embiggenJust a quick observation regarding photo blogs.
Most, if not all, blogging software allows for Comment Moderation, which gives total control to the moderator / blogger over what gets posted. This feature is often used as a defense against spam but a fair number of bloggers have used it to restrict comments that oppose the prevailing POV of the blog publisher with his/her hand on the mute button. I know this from personal experience, some of it recent.
That said, there is no comment moderation here on The Landscapist. I encourage opposing POV - the more the better, the more passionate the better yet, even if they do include the occasional reference to me as "obnoxious, condescending" and so on.
IMO, it keeps things interesting on several levels. The last thing I am looking for is a legion of fawning slack-jawed sycophants to keep me feeling good.
So, keep those cards and letters coming no matter what you have to say. And I thank you for it.
Reader Comments (2)
I'll take the fawning slack-jawed sycophants if you don't need them.
If thats the last thing you are looking for, you came to the right place.