I tend to be responsive to comments -- more responsive than any other blogger I'm aware of writing on criminal law issues. I do this principally to stimulate debate on questions I view as important.
Of late, however, I find that my degree of responsiveness has developed some problems. It seems sometimes to have spawned baiting, filibustering and diversion, to the detriment of authentic debate. It has also produced long threads of declining interest and attenuated relevance to the main entry. This is going to be curbed.
CJLF owns this blog and has its own comment policy. In addition, in the future, I will be inclined to ignore comments not in keeping with a dozen common sense guideposts.
CJLF owns this blog and has its own comment policy. In addition, in the future, I will be inclined to ignore comments not in keeping with a dozen common sense guideposts.
Specifically, I am likely to walk past comments that:
1. Misrepresent my position.
2. Relatedly, put words in my mouth by whatever rhetorical device.
3. Give homework assignments.
4. Condescend.
5. Hijack the thread to a different topic.
6. Employ evasion, distortion or dishonesty.
7. Use diversion or diversionary tactics.
8. Imply in any fashion that I am obligated to respond.
9. Engage in baiting or similar juvenile maneuvers.
3. Give homework assignments.
4. Condescend.
5. Hijack the thread to a different topic.
6. Employ evasion, distortion or dishonesty.
7. Use diversion or diversionary tactics.
8. Imply in any fashion that I am obligated to respond.
9. Engage in baiting or similar juvenile maneuvers.
10. Beggar me to do other people's work.
11. Insult the intelligence of anyone on the blog.
11. Insult the intelligence of anyone on the blog.
12. Ask repeat questions.
Overall, I enjoy reading the comments, and I anticipate that I will continue to respond to many. I am not going to spend a lot of time answering those that disregard what I have asked here.
Overall, I enjoy reading the comments, and I anticipate that I will continue to respond to many. I am not going to spend a lot of time answering those that disregard what I have asked here.
