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penfield"The Two Great Rules of Life:
1. Never tell everything at once."
- Ken Venturi (professional golfer and commentator)
Since my little writing experiment has begun in earnest, there has been an increase in "comment" traffic relating to the individual posts. This is to be expected. It's also a real bonus for me; not only am I reassured that someone is reading this stuff, it also keeps me tethered to reality in the form of my friends and family.
So far, so good. That said, I can not and shall not allow the comments section to turn into a free-for-all forum of depravity and insults. That is to be reserved for more formal, face-to-face gatherings. I will therefore spell out the rules for participating in dialogue here.
THE RULES:
1. I reserve the right to do anything I want.
1A. That means I can write what I want, even if it is obviously slanted, patently offensive, unforgivably stupid or mind-numbingly boring.
1A(1). I might make fun of you, especially if I think you can take it. Every attempt will be made to make fun of myself in equal measure.
1A(1)(a). It is my policy not to include proper names of individuals or other information that may be used to individually identify them, unless they make it explicitly known that they want the free publicity. In some cases (i.e., key family members), this will be unavoidable, but they will be given either prior warning or an exclusive opportunity for a redress of grievances.
1B. I can protect or preclude my own posts as I see fit, especially if they turn out ex post facto to be hurtful or embarassing.
1C. I can also delete any outside comment for any reason whatsoever, including bad moods, perceived slights or personal whims.
In all such cases, I am under no obligation to explain myself. Basically, for purposes of this LiveJournal, I am God.
2. Pursuant to Rule No. 1, You have the right to stop reading these entries. I wish you wouldn't, But I can't keep you here.
2A. Can we still be friends?
3. You have the right to comment on these entries.
3A. As long as those comments are written within the boundaries of good taste, with propriety and politeness in accordance with the tone of the original entry and the constantly evolving standards of me, God.
3B. Despite what you may have read in Rule No. 1A(1), you are not allowed to make fun of other people. You can disagree, argue and speculate, but leave the nastiness to me.
3B(1). That is, unless you already know the person well and can be pretty sure that they aren't going to freak out.
3B(1)(a). My standard two-prong test for determining whether you know a person well: If you know a person's full middle name AND can identify their handwriting, then you know them well.
3B(1)(a)#. Blood relatives automatically qualify as being "known well."
3B(1)(b). If you or they do freak out, I am permitted to disavow any knowledge of the infraction and protest that I don't know what you/they are talking about. I may even pretend I can't hear you/them.
3C. You have the right to identify yourself (by logging in, if you have a LiveJournal Account, or through some signature that would be recognizable by me) or you may remain anonymous.
3C(1). Please note "identify yourself." Forging someone else's name to your inane or illegible comment would be just rotten.
4. I reserve the right to react and respond to comments as I see fit, with all text thereinafter subject to the totality of these rules.
4A. Just so you know, I tend to look most kindly and respectfully upon those comments that have been submitted with a valid signature, since it reflects a spirit of pride and accountability that is so often lacking in public discourse. This is particularly so with those who have logged in with a valid LiveJournal ID, because I know that replies will be sent to your e-mail box.
4A(1). It has been my longstanding (though unspoken) policy that if a comment is signed, I will reply to it. So please try to make your comments interesting. But I'll respond to the lame comments, too.
4B. Unattributed comments, particularly those that are terse, nonsensical or rude, have been known to disappear, as if they never existed.
5. God's girlfriend has editing and veto power over anything written here that could possibly make her look bad, even if she's being silly and self-conscious. And she apparently doesn't even have to have a good reason for it, or a reason at all for that matter, she can just do whatever she pleases and God is rendered effectively impotent.
5A. As if she could ever look bad.
5B. Figuratively impotent.
1. Never tell everything at once."
- Ken Venturi (professional golfer and commentator)
Since my little writing experiment has begun in earnest, there has been an increase in "comment" traffic relating to the individual posts. This is to be expected. It's also a real bonus for me; not only am I reassured that someone is reading this stuff, it also keeps me tethered to reality in the form of my friends and family.
So far, so good. That said, I can not and shall not allow the comments section to turn into a free-for-all forum of depravity and insults. That is to be reserved for more formal, face-to-face gatherings. I will therefore spell out the rules for participating in dialogue here.
THE RULES:
1. I reserve the right to do anything I want.
1A. That means I can write what I want, even if it is obviously slanted, patently offensive, unforgivably stupid or mind-numbingly boring.
1A(1). I might make fun of you, especially if I think you can take it. Every attempt will be made to make fun of myself in equal measure.
1A(1)(a). It is my policy not to include proper names of individuals or other information that may be used to individually identify them, unless they make it explicitly known that they want the free publicity. In some cases (i.e., key family members), this will be unavoidable, but they will be given either prior warning or an exclusive opportunity for a redress of grievances.
1B. I can protect or preclude my own posts as I see fit, especially if they turn out ex post facto to be hurtful or embarassing.
1C. I can also delete any outside comment for any reason whatsoever, including bad moods, perceived slights or personal whims.
In all such cases, I am under no obligation to explain myself. Basically, for purposes of this LiveJournal, I am God.
2. Pursuant to Rule No. 1, You have the right to stop reading these entries. I wish you wouldn't, But I can't keep you here.
2A. Can we still be friends?
3. You have the right to comment on these entries.
3A. As long as those comments are written within the boundaries of good taste, with propriety and politeness in accordance with the tone of the original entry and the constantly evolving standards of me, God.
3B. Despite what you may have read in Rule No. 1A(1), you are not allowed to make fun of other people. You can disagree, argue and speculate, but leave the nastiness to me.
3B(1). That is, unless you already know the person well and can be pretty sure that they aren't going to freak out.
3B(1)(a). My standard two-prong test for determining whether you know a person well: If you know a person's full middle name AND can identify their handwriting, then you know them well.
3B(1)(a)#. Blood relatives automatically qualify as being "known well."
3B(1)(b). If you or they do freak out, I am permitted to disavow any knowledge of the infraction and protest that I don't know what you/they are talking about. I may even pretend I can't hear you/them.
3C. You have the right to identify yourself (by logging in, if you have a LiveJournal Account, or through some signature that would be recognizable by me) or you may remain anonymous.
3C(1). Please note "identify yourself." Forging someone else's name to your inane or illegible comment would be just rotten.
4. I reserve the right to react and respond to comments as I see fit, with all text thereinafter subject to the totality of these rules.
4A. Just so you know, I tend to look most kindly and respectfully upon those comments that have been submitted with a valid signature, since it reflects a spirit of pride and accountability that is so often lacking in public discourse. This is particularly so with those who have logged in with a valid LiveJournal ID, because I know that replies will be sent to your e-mail box.
4A(1). It has been my longstanding (though unspoken) policy that if a comment is signed, I will reply to it. So please try to make your comments interesting. But I'll respond to the lame comments, too.
4B. Unattributed comments, particularly those that are terse, nonsensical or rude, have been known to disappear, as if they never existed.
5. God's girlfriend has editing and veto power over anything written here that could possibly make her look bad, even if she's being silly and self-conscious. And she apparently doesn't even have to have a good reason for it, or a reason at all for that matter, she can just do whatever she pleases and God is rendered effectively impotent.
5A. As if she could ever look bad.
5B. Figuratively impotent.
