Because I believe in free speech, I have a policy here. If a comment is not generally offensive to the community at large, whether I agree with that comment or not, even if that comment is a personal attack, I'll approve it. If someone believes in free speech, that should cross into every area of their life.
Someone commented here today, anonymously. They commented on an older post, which still has the old commenting system (pre-disqus). Since it's buried weeks back, I thought I'd share the comment and my reply, in the interest of transparency, not to mention because I find such things amusing.
So first, the comment:
Anonymous said...
... You blog sucks... i hope you get cancer, fat bastard.
Hmm, it's so nice that he cares. (How do I know it's a he? Because it's been my experience that commenters like this are generally teenage boys. I'm making a huge assumption there, but I'm rolling with it.) I just love ellipsis abuse, not to mention the clever use of "You" as an alternative for "Your". It's the little things that give me pleasure.
Of course, this was just begging for a reply, which is probably wasted, since I imagine that the commenter stumbled here and will never return, but hell, it gave me something to do for a few moments.
So here is my reply, in it's entirety.
dOgBOi said...
I shouldn't have approved this, nor should I dignify it with a response, but I couldn't resist an opportunity to get snarky.
So dude, to paraphrase Molly Wood, "the ellipsis is not a period." And it should be "Your blog sucks", by the way. But then, I wouldn't expect someone who has the time to leave anonymous rude comments on someone's blog to have had the time to complete a basic High School English course.
And if you're going to leave a rude comment, at least have enough balls to leave your name. Hiding behind anonymity when insulting others is cowardly, and morally reprehensible. (Uh oh, is that word too big for you.)
I love constructive criticism. Something more helpful than "You blog sucks" would be nice.
I don't know why. This whole thing just made my day.
