Though different organizations have come up with various lists of rules and guidelines, Dave prefers to keep it simple: no personal insults. Common sense, it is to be hoped, covers all the big “no-no”s—libel, threats, racism, psycho stalker behavior, etc. I think most of us are intelligent enough to know the difference between attacking a person and attacking their ideas or opinions. (Pop quiz! Of these two offensive comments, which is more likely to be deleted by DFO? Comment #1: “Christians are so hypocritical, and they’re ruining the country by getting their faith and their politics mixed up!” Comment #2: “Christians eat babies!”) In the end, it is the blogmaster’s discretion that rules the day, and hopefully his judicious deleting of comments that cross the line will keep the threads of community interaction moving in a positive direction/Katrina, Notes On A Napkin.

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