by Anura Guruge
on March 29, 2024
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I detest those that don’t have the guts and fortitude to interact openly.
Maybe it is because I am an open book.
I don’t write anonymous posts, anonymous comments or anonymous reviews.
I will NOT GIVE any credence to this letter critical of Pope Francis supposedly written by an anonymous cardinals. Ya. I believe that. These days that letter could have been written by a Chinese ROBOT.
So, let me make this extremely PLAIN & CLEAR as to my policy when it comes to ANONYMOUS COMMENTS on this blog.
Just in case any of YOU are confused, let me please clarify a few things.
>> My BLOG. Not a public blog. I pay (a fair amount of money annually) for this blog. My dollar. My BLOG.
>> In case you have NOT noticed, this Blog bears MY NAME: guruge.com/blog. MY BLOG.
>> My platform. My megaphone. My opinions. MY BLOG. Not a public platform.
>> IF you want unrestricted access to comment JUST identify yourself.
OK. Got that? Smile. {There are some who seem to have trouble grasping this.} MY BLOG. My dollar. [I intentionally won’t say ‘My Dime’ because we are talking some serious money (albeit tax deductible) when it comes to ALL the costs associated with this blog — including what some of the plugins costs (yearly).]
I will entertain and TRY NOT TO CENSOR any and all comments from posters whose identity I can verify — ideally online (e.g., Facebook account, Twitter, LinkedIn, or even a Blog or Website). Of course, I will not permit anything offensive or illegal. Be realistic. Remember, I rarely if ever swear or use ‘bad language’ (& being British ‘bloody‘, ‘bugger‘ & ‘damn‘ are perfectly valid words).
Get that. IF I know WHO YOU ARE (& yes there a few posters here who are friends) I will allow you to post things that I might not agree with — or makes me look a fool (which is not that hard to do). Just today I approved and responded to a comment where I admitted that I WAS WRONG.
Yes, I will cut tremendous SLACK — IF I know who you are.
Only fair.
I will EVEN entertain SOME COMMENTS from those that I do NOT KNOW — if I find them to be ‘OK’ or amusing.
Yes, there is a poster here who name is patently BOGUS. And he/she won’t identify themself. But, to be fair, their comments NEVER raise my hackles. Most times, like one today, are AMUSING.
Come on. This can’t be that hard to understand.
I assert my RIGHT to deal with anonymous posters.
KEY WORD — anonymous.
Identify yourself & I will tolerate much abuse.
That is the DEAL. IF you want unfettered ACCESS TO MY BLOG, then I need to know who the hell you are.
FAIR?
Any questions?
Whether I respond that last question will depend on whether I know you.
Fair?
Smile
PAX.
For what little it may be worth,the only one of my friends who went to college with a Cardinal died on the 21st,three weeks after his wife.(He once told me of having an extended conversation with Cardinal O’Connor [not his schoolmate] over their shared naval background as his boss,Rupert Murdoch,stewed behind him in a receiving line).