Blog owners

Temp206787500007404 · July 2009

How do you deal with comments that are inflammatory or off-topic on your blog?

Ignore them? Respond? Delete?

kirstenw05 · July 2009

delete...you've got the power!

-Stephanie- · July 2009

If I were to ever receive any, I would delete.

Art Teacher · July 2009

When something is posted just to advertise...I delete. If something is not-so-kind, I have left it in the past and other people have commented. I guess it depends on how you feel about it.

lilmufish · July 2009

On my old blog, I would either respond or delete them.

On this blog, *knock on wood* I haven't received any! I'm sure I'd do the same, either respond to the comment or delete it.

I have a hard time ignoring things!!!

MsBlake · July 2009

I set my blog so that I have to approve any comment before it actually appears. I don't think that my blog posts are even controversial (I just have the sf blog) but you'd be surprised at how strongly people feel in regards to their preferences! Anyway, enabling comment moderation is the way to go if you ask me.

Dr.Loretta · July 2009

It depends. My blog is so boring that no one ever writes anything derogatory. I do have moderator powers, and I have deleted a couple of comments because they mentioned things I didn't want showing up on my blog.

If you think it would be more educational to your audience as a whole to respond, go for it. If you think it will be useless, delete it.

Art Teacher · July 2009

Okay, I just read your blog and left a comment. I think I would have to respond to it myself!

Temp206787500007404 · July 2009

Thanks ladies!

I just don't want my blog to become a forum to debate adoption vs. anti-adoption or become birthparent vs. adoptive parent. It's just about my journey and the things that impact it, period.

Temp206787500007404 · July 2009

Wendy -- thank you! Your response was what I was trying to say, but couldn't find the words. (We had an emergency with our birthmother last night and I'm exhausted -- that's another post though.)

Sally J · July 2009

I think it depends. I got a nice comment from 'anonymous' and only friends and family know my blog address, so I deleted it. If I had a public blog I would leave all of the 'negative' comments as long as they were respectful, otherwise I would delete. If they are off-topic (like selling me something) I would delete, but if they aren't completely off-topic then I would leave them. I think the beauty of a public blog is that you get to hear all sides...as a blog reader I like to know that there people who read the blog and don't necessarily agree with the blogger.