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norsegirlIt irks me when people feel like they have a right to wander over to my journal and criticize something I've said or done without having the courage to identify themselves.
People certainly have the right to an opinion, and they have a right to share it with me. I had allowed anonymous posting for a while because I wanted to be able to hear from certain family members who read but aren't registered users. But you know what... the reason I like livejournal is the interactive nature of it. It's long been my policy that I refuse to read journals that do not allow comments. If I wanted to read something I can't interact with I'd pick a book over someone's blog. It's already been screened for quality and I know what the subject will be, and that I'm interested in it before I start. Also, if you don't care enough about your readers to let them interact with you, then why should we care enough to be an audience, why should we care to read what you have to say? If you want to operate in a vacuum you're welcome to it.
The anonymous blog comment is a bit like walking out of the room or hanging up the phone when you've said your piece. Sure, I can respond to it, but there's nothing satisfying about standing in an empty room talking to myself or about posting a reply that the other person will never see. Even if you're not doing it to try and get the last word, the end result is still shutting down the lines of communication.
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People certainly have the right to an opinion, and they have a right to share it with me. I had allowed anonymous posting for a while because I wanted to be able to hear from certain family members who read but aren't registered users. But you know what... the reason I like livejournal is the interactive nature of it. It's long been my policy that I refuse to read journals that do not allow comments. If I wanted to read something I can't interact with I'd pick a book over someone's blog. It's already been screened for quality and I know what the subject will be, and that I'm interested in it before I start. Also, if you don't care enough about your readers to let them interact with you, then why should we care enough to be an audience, why should we care to read what you have to say? If you want to operate in a vacuum you're welcome to it.
The anonymous blog comment is a bit like walking out of the room or hanging up the phone when you've said your piece. Sure, I can respond to it, but there's nothing satisfying about standing in an empty room talking to myself or about posting a reply that the other person will never see. Even if you're not doing it to try and get the last word, the end result is still shutting down the lines of communication.
In future, if you want to comment, get an account and sign in to it.
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Date: 2008-10-16 03:09 am (UTC)