tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17312454.post114004520948538024..comments2023-10-07T15:01:23.872+01:00Comments on Not Little England: Comments policyMatGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821264556751176639noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17312454.post-1140117621936136682006-02-16T19:20:00.000+00:002006-02-16T19:20:00.000+00:00@ Martin, I hope my re-write and email has cleared...@ Martin, I hope my re-write and email has cleared things up a bit more, definately not trying to discourage commenting, but am trying to encourage more blogging generally.<BR/><BR/>@ NM. I got your comment notification at work. Burst out lauging, had to show my deputy your google top scores when she asked. She's not impressed y'know.<BR/><BR/>I can't seem to find a blogger option to allow 'other' but not anonymous. Ah well.MatGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02821264556751176639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17312454.post-1140087280067593382006-02-16T10:54:00.000+00:002006-02-16T10:54:00.000+00:00Moderate the swearing? Fuck off.(Agree entirely on...Moderate the swearing? Fuck off.<BR/><BR/>(Agree entirely on the tedious Anonymous thing though. Bunch of wilfully confusing bastards...)Nosemonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770646488422232541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17312454.post-1140084459552335962006-02-16T10:07:00.000+00:002006-02-16T10:07:00.000+00:00I just don't get this.I'm not going to set up a sp...I just don't get this.<BR/><BR/>I'm not going to set up a special blog just for commenting on your blog and others with the same policies, and I'm not going to clutter up the front page of my blog with the same material. That would mean my infrequent blog posts getting mixed up with replies to your blog.<BR/><BR/>If you <I>really</I> want, I'll set up specific HTML pages on my site (into which my blog is well-integrated) for comments, but that strikes me as very weird, and in any case is only something I'd do for really important stuff (luckily there's a lot of that on your blog). The problem is that the main reason one wants to do this is to capture discussions like the one I had with Ken, but you blog-only / trackback / ping / blogger types never disclose email addresses, so it's hard to get copyright clearance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17312454.post-1140049263057810162006-02-16T00:21:00.000+00:002006-02-16T00:21:00.000+00:00No no no. Comment with a link to a full post if'n...No no no. Comment with a link to a full post if'n you don't want to trackback. Alternately, use haloscan to 'send' pings but don't display them; I've found you can use it to ping to/from anywehre, very abusable.<BR/><BR/>Don't recall deliberately ignoring anything; may have been one of the many 'must get back tot hat' comments.<BR/><BR/>Or, indeed, one of the many I bookmarked and then lost when the PC crashed. I'll reword that one; I want comments, but if the comment is 3+ paragraphs long, and you have a blog on the topic, why not write an entry? It's more aimed at certain other commenters TBH.<BR/><BR/>Always welcome comments; what did I ignore/not reply to? I'll try and get to it; I keep putting off the 'England' thing, mental/writers block has struck a bit, the one big post I did do got eaten :-(MatGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02821264556751176639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17312454.post-1140048820647920302006-02-16T00:13:00.000+00:002006-02-16T00:13:00.000+00:00I'm not going to enable comments/trackbacks on my ...I'm not going to enable comments/trackbacks on my own blog any time soon, so your request that we favour trackbacks to direct comments is one I'll just take as a request to stop commenting (not least as when I do attempt to break new ground, e.g., on the England question, the comments get ignored)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17312454.post-1140046923656464072006-02-15T23:42:00.000+00:002006-02-15T23:42:00.000+00:00Well, the colourscheme change was partially becaus...Well, the colourscheme change was partially because others said it would be a good thing, but you suggested it, so...<BR/><BR/>And agree absolutely on evolving views, that's why I sometimes link to stuff I wrote or read months ago, etc.<BR/><BR/>The logo design is still the beta version, it was designed by a <A HREF="http://mapp.livejournal.com" REL="nofollow">good friend</A> who can actually do design stuff. The Dragon I want to bring forward, I love the Welsh Dragon, always have, guess it comes from living in "west wales" (I have a map that shows Devon and Cornwall marked as such, it's old...)<BR/><BR/>St Andrew could be stronger, I agree, but the whole slanty thing would be lost then. At some point I'll get it done as a proper flag...MatGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02821264556751176639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17312454.post-1140046650779617162006-02-15T23:37:00.000+00:002006-02-15T23:37:00.000+00:00MatGB obviously I like your blog and you like my c...MatGB obviously I like your blog and you like my comments so much that you changed your colour scheme to keep me happy (and reading), but I wonder about a policy/practice on commenting on commenting. I think the dialogue thing is great, but I shy away from a situation in which people think they need to have the last word about everything. These things can evolve over the longer duration, as we all write posts which reflect, I hope, what we've learned through our blogging. My only other comment, which you should of course consider deleting, is that you have given obscene prominence to the cross of st george over that of st andrew (and the welsh dragon is only in the background and barely visible...) in your blog header.BondWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194225259521277589noreply@blogger.com