tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post1676250426164654913..comments2024-02-18T13:53:30.168-08:00Comments on Surgeonsblog: Of Flames and FlamersSid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-36555840298074360942006-12-29T15:26:00.000-08:002006-12-29T15:26:00.000-08:00When I first started getting derogatory or offensi...When I first started getting derogatory or offensive comments I reassured myself that I was just taking some of the heat off bloggers like the now discontinued (but highly recommended) "Medical Mad House". Some of the comments he received were unbelievably insulting.<br /><br />I've never worked out why some blog readers not only read blogs that inflame them but respond to them - often in a repeated fashion.<br /><br />Maybe I'm wrong, but it's not a response I'd usually have to something that annoys me. Surely you'd just (figuratively) shrug and walk away shaking your head? Why engage? What's the benefit?<br /><br />Perhaps I've just got comparatively short attention span and a greater tendency to dismiss that which I dislike. Hmm. Oh well.<br /><br />I've deleted a couple of comments in my time. I figure that a comment that says "you are a &%$#!" or describes a desire to perform various non-consensual sexual acts with me doesn't have a place on my blog. And it is MY blog. Just as your blog is yours.<br /><br />At some point you might be advised not to blog about the flaming commenters, because it draws attention to them or shows that you're thinking about them more than they deserve.<br /><br />I think it's fine to blog about it. There are rules that govern human interaction; if it's your blog you have every right to choose to set them.Barbados Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682551090528020034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-20597249482641527512006-12-29T03:20:00.000-08:002006-12-29T03:20:00.000-08:00A healthy debate.
Did you all take the time to r...A healthy debate. <br /><br />Did you all take the time to read the blog where the initial comment was posted? <br /><br />Even if the response was intended to be humorous, nothing else in the thread indicated Dr. Schwab's character, so it is reasonable to expect some feedback. <br /><br />This really comes down to professionalism. We could talk all day about sense of humor, but when it comes down to it, some comments are simply unprofessional even if they were meant to be playful. <br /><br />And what Dr. Schwab mentioned earlier, that this reveals a certain lesson. I couldn't agree more. Unless you caution your audience, a little joke can be extremely offensive (to some). Personally, I wouldn't want to be judged by my sense of humor, especially if it aggravated the jury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-89114219529274417852006-12-28T15:47:00.000-08:002006-12-28T15:47:00.000-08:00I'm with you. It's your blog and you can do what ...I'm with you. It's your blog and you can do what you want when it comes to deleting comments. It amazes me when people can't absorb a tongue in cheek remark in writing. Takes all kinds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-54696449295623253922006-12-28T14:55:00.000-08:002006-12-28T14:55:00.000-08:00I have to say, when I read the comment from the de...I have to say, when I read the comment from the dentist, I was in awe for many reasons. Mainly because if the person took the time to read your book, and think things through without spouting off with the mouth, he or she would have realized a few things, mainly , how bad they stuck their foot in the mouth and how clueless they really are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-64476101335832882382006-12-28T14:41:00.000-08:002006-12-28T14:41:00.000-08:00Good heavens! Someone flamed you Sid? I confess I ...Good heavens! Someone flamed you Sid? I confess I never noticed. Now how could anyone hold anything against you, you dear old coot, you.<br /><br />Thanks for the link, though as I said (in the post you mentioned, as it happens) those are only my rules for myself. You -- and everyone else -- are welcome to discuss whatever you like, including blogging.#1 Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357845504444464397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-39998782015571543522006-12-28T14:16:00.000-08:002006-12-28T14:16:00.000-08:00Thanks, Cathy. Actually, I just deleted a couple o...Thanks, Cathy. Actually, I just deleted a couple of comments, not any of my posts (and I just corrected my mis-statement in the above post.) I don't know how to delete a particular IP address. Sounds like a useful bit of knowledgeSid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-75721041043836224792006-12-28T13:56:00.000-08:002006-12-28T13:56:00.000-08:00Dr. Schwab, Piss on these people who can only come...Dr. Schwab, Piss on these people who can only come to flame someone. <br /><br />My patience is ruuning short with people who try to dictate to others what they can and cannot post on their own blogs. I haven't looked yet to see what you deleted, but Im hoping it wasn't your Christmas post. It was the best I read all season.<br /><br />I may not always agree with something someone says, and sometimes I try to find out why they think the way they do. I certainly hope Im never mean, nasty or deliberately hateful about it. <br /><br />To hell with those who do that. I don't think you should delete any of your posts. You can just get their IP numbers and delete them.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540096932312929506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-49078283433423062662006-12-28T13:12:00.000-08:002006-12-28T13:12:00.000-08:00to the anonymous commenter I just (yet again) dele...<i>to the anonymous commenter I just (yet again) deleted:</i> in no longer reading my blog, and in not purchasing my book, you join at least eight billion others on this planet. Still, you'll be missed.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-50244578313787159122006-12-28T12:21:00.000-08:002006-12-28T12:21:00.000-08:00Beauty is in the eye of blogholder. Give a blog re...Beauty is in the eye of blogholder. Give a blog reader a match and expect a flame. One man's blog is another man's hog. Warning - this blog is a fire hazard. Please store at room temperature only. Fireman sam will save the day.<br /><br />Delirious on the twilight shift,<br />Kevin<br />http://www.scrubbingup.com/blogs/twilight/blog.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-60337478404639096222006-12-28T09:28:00.000-08:002006-12-28T09:28:00.000-08:00Dentists have no sense of humor. :)Dentists have no sense of humor. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com