censorship...
What's with so many blogs these days having comment moderation enabled?
I tell you what it's NOT about... It's not about blocking spam. I don't see any spam.
I suspect it's about keeping the censorship secret.
What do I mean? I mean, if I see a comment on my blog which I feel I really must delete, by the time I do so, there's a pretty good chance someone's already seen it and therefore I risk being asked about why I deleted it. This way I can be held accountable to the readers. But with comment moderation enabled, I can make your comment disappear and no one knows I'm doing it.
It must be very appealing to blogging fascists...
I tell you what it's NOT about... It's not about blocking spam. I don't see any spam.
I suspect it's about keeping the censorship secret.
What do I mean? I mean, if I see a comment on my blog which I feel I really must delete, by the time I do so, there's a pretty good chance someone's already seen it and therefore I risk being asked about why I deleted it. This way I can be held accountable to the readers. But with comment moderation enabled, I can make your comment disappear and no one knows I'm doing it.
It must be very appealing to blogging fascists...
posted by The Editor at
10:17 PM
3 Comments:
Some people are a bit precious (not you Phil)about unladylike language in their comments. Tim Blair apparently has someone to moderate for him so only the syncophants get through.
I genuinely welcome unladylike language!!! If I was surrounded by ladies I'd be genuinely scared!
More generally, I think people damn themselves (not you JT) by their own comments, so why not let 'em hang? I fail this test wrt the current federal government, but I think special exemptions should apply to that situation...
JahTeh, I don't know why anyone would read Tim Blair. then again, I don't know why anyone would read THIS blog...
Phil, about people hanging themselves by their own comments... Yep, that's me. :-(
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