Comments on: Comment Policy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/ Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:13:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: John Kwok http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9458 John Kwok Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:02:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9458 @ Rkt - I agree, bz has overstayed his welcome. Thanks for posting your complaint (@ 15). I am in full agreement with your observation. His behavior is definitely delusional and may be indicative of some other, much worse, mental health ailment afflicting him. @ Rkt -

I agree, bz has overstayed his welcome. Thanks for posting your complaint (@ 15). I am in full agreement with your observation. His behavior is definitely delusional and may be indicative of some other, much worse, mental health ailment afflicting him.

]]> By: Rkt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9457 Rkt Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:41:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9457 Due to the offensive and unhinged nature of postings from @bz, I wonder how much longer it will be before you call a halt to his 'have the last word' campaign? He has nothing to say that is relevant to the science anyway? In addition to all this, he now seems determined to divert the discussions towards local political mud-slinging (which is of zero interest to someone living outside the US). Will you stand by and allow Darwin to be referred to as a 'loony buffoon', as he has resorted to lately? Due to the offensive and unhinged nature of postings from @bz, I wonder how much longer it will be before you call a halt to his ‘have the last word’ campaign? He has nothing to say that is relevant to the science anyway? In addition to all this, he now seems determined to divert the discussions towards local political mud-slinging (which is of zero interest to someone living outside the US).
Will you stand by and allow Darwin to be referred to as a ‘loony buffoon’, as he has resorted to lately?

]]> By: New Directions at The Intersection | The Intersection | moregoodstuff.info http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9456 New Directions at The Intersection | The Intersection | moregoodstuff.info Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:45:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9456 [...] policy is, in general, much the same as that of Carl Zimmer–”light but firm”–though he’s more eloquent. But the same basic principles apply. We are [...] [...] policy is, in general, much the same as that of Carl Zimmer–”light but firm”–though he’s more eloquent. But the same basic principles apply. We are [...]

]]> By: s krishna http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9455 s krishna Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:07:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9455 I am using this site as I was unable to get your email address. I am a 61 years old retired structural engineer and I have been reading English literature, western philosophy, biology and physics. Of the books that I have read so far on Evolution, I found your tangled bank the most informative, extremely clear and written elegantly. I wanted to know what you have studied and spent hours on Internet searching for it but in vain. Can you satisfy an old man's indecent curiosity? Sorry for troubling you for what you probably consider trivial. regards krishna I am using this site as I was unable to get your email address.

I am a 61 years old retired structural engineer and I have been reading English literature, western philosophy, biology and physics. Of the books that I have read so far on Evolution, I found your tangled bank the most informative, extremely clear and written elegantly. I wanted to know what you have studied and spent hours on Internet searching for it but in vain.

Can you satisfy an old man’s indecent curiosity?

Sorry for troubling you for what you probably consider trivial.

regards
krishna

]]> By: Oroboros http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9454 Oroboros Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:33:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9454 I like this policy, and appreciate that you have it. I've seen a variety of different ways to handle the matter, and yours is more than fair. The one and only request I'd made is to enable comment editing. I don't know why I only catch certain mistakes after hitting the Submit button, but even having "Preview" would make it easier to fix stupid mistakes. I think that the Discover blog software supports editing for up to 15 minutes after comment submission, because Phil has it enabled for comments on his blog. I'd say that I edit about 75% of the comments I submit for very minor grammar and spelling mistakes and also to clarify things. I also tend to embed a lot of links to other science stories, and occasionally may make a mistake in HTML formatting. Not being able to edit or preview comments makes me a fair bit less liable to include them. For example, I could have included any number of references to the bark beetle and aspen blights in <a HREF="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/12/06/george-will-uncheckable/#comment-27379" rel="nofollow">this comment</A>. I like this policy, and appreciate that you have it. I’ve seen a variety of different ways to handle the matter, and yours is more than fair.

The one and only request I’d made is to enable comment editing. I don’t know why I only catch certain mistakes after hitting the Submit button, but even having “Preview” would make it easier to fix stupid mistakes. I think that the Discover blog software supports editing for up to 15 minutes after comment submission, because Phil has it enabled for comments on his blog. I’d say that I edit about 75% of the comments I submit for very minor grammar and spelling mistakes and also to clarify things.

I also tend to embed a lot of links to other science stories, and occasionally may make a mistake in HTML formatting. Not being able to edit or preview comments makes me a fair bit less liable to include them. For example, I could have included any number of references to the bark beetle and aspen blights in this comment.

]]> By: Laying Out a Comments Policy | The Intersection | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9453 Laying Out a Comments Policy | The Intersection | Discover Magazine Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:25:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9453 [...] policy is, in general, much the same as that of Carl Zimmer–”light but firm”–though he’s more eloquent. But the same basic [...] [...] policy is, in general, much the same as that of Carl Zimmer–”light but firm”–though he’s more eloquent. But the same basic [...]

]]> By: roy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9452 roy Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:01:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9452 Remember Erik Von Danikin? Yuri Gellar? Jonathan Schell? All the great buncombe of the 60s and 70s? Where are they all now? There's always going to be drag and waste where there's productive work. You can't let it get you down. Remember Erik Von Danikin? Yuri Gellar? Jonathan Schell? All the great buncombe of the 60s and 70s? Where are they all now? There’s always going to be drag and waste where there’s productive work. You can’t let it get you down.

]]> By: Anonymous Benefactor http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9451 Anonymous Benefactor Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:43:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9451 "Alan Fox’s job is to make sure John keeps his focus on other things, good tactics by Darwinian “scientists” all around…bravo!" Whoops...that was a typo: Alan Fox's job is to make sure John keeps his mouth shut at all costs. “Alan Fox’s job is to make sure John keeps his focus on other things, good tactics by Darwinian “scientists” all around…bravo!”

Whoops…that was a typo:

Alan Fox’s job is to make sure John keeps his mouth shut at all costs.

]]> By: Anonymous Benefactor http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9450 Anonymous Benefactor Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:40:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9450 Actually, Alan Fox made a visit to Carl Zimmers blog not for the reasons he himself suggested. He actually follows John A. Davison wherever he goes hoping John A. Davison gets banned before he manages to expose much of the Darwinian fairytale. Yaa see, John has a reputation of exposing the Darwinian fairytale in a few sentences. Alan Fox's job is to make sure John keeps his focus on other things, good tactics by Darwinian "scientists" all around...bravo! Actually, Alan Fox made a visit to Carl Zimmers blog not for the reasons he himself suggested. He actually follows John A. Davison wherever he goes hoping John A. Davison gets banned before he manages to expose much of the Darwinian fairytale. Yaa see, John has a reputation of exposing the Darwinian fairytale in a few sentences. Alan Fox’s job is to make sure John keeps his focus on other things, good tactics by Darwinian “scientists” all around…bravo!

]]> By: roy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9449 roy Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:38:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/01/10/comment-policy/#comment-9449 A comment policy should attempt to mold a useful discussion, not degenerate into a bile-fest (unless it's a blog about the liver!). If someone abuses your hospitality, by all means ban them. I find that quality tends to repel junk over time. A comment policy should attempt to mold a useful discussion, not degenerate into a bile-fest (unless it’s a blog about the liver!). If someone abuses your hospitality, by all means ban them. I find that quality tends to repel junk over time.

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