Okay, so here’s the deal with the comments. I welcome them. I do. It makes me feel loved. But I do have a few teensy-tiny rules. Well…maybe not so tiny, but relatively simple.
- Try to keep the SQUEE! appropriately contained. If I try to write a halfway-intelligent post about music, try to keep your comments about…well, music. If I post hot new pictures of your favorite contestant, however, feel free to fangirl/fanboy ’til the sun comes up.
- Feel free to disagree with me. Feel free to disagree with other posters (if there are other posters). Just don’t make it personal, and don’t Take! It! Personal! when you really shouldn’t.
- Posts of the “Contestant X is a (insert derogatory word of choice here)” won’t last long.
- I’m a stickler for the spelling and grammar thing, so…try to stick with it. Obviously, my eye (and my spellcheck) aren’t going to catch everything, and neither are you, so you’re not going to get a public rap on the wrist for misspelling a single word or forgetting to capitalize your “I.” But try to keep the internet parlance down to a minimum, please. A stray “LOL” is fine; a string of “omg katharines new song RULEZ she is teh best idol ever and wuz totally rObBeD! LOLZ!!!111one!” is going to be deleted. And seriously, do you really want the entire Internet left under the impression that you never got past fourth-grade grammar?
- I don’t mind cursing, although keep in mind that bad words have more impact when used sporadically. Epithets concerning a contestants’ (or a fellow posters’) race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexuality. etc. aren’t going to fly. Similarly, epithets alluding to a contestant’s sexual behavior will not be tolerated.
- And finally, do try to keep any comments semi-intelligent. It’s fine to quote other posts and add your “I totally agrees,” but please do try to contribute something unique to the discussion. Thanks.
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