tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post2164968021791674206..comments2024-03-15T00:27:48.794-07:00Comments on Retire In Style Blog Too: A View on Commenting on Blogs or Are You a Troll?Barbara Torrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09618291241661047482noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-21993048473231153862017-04-01T17:30:43.685-07:002017-04-01T17:30:43.685-07:00Boy, you have been busy here :) Thanks for coming...Boy, you have been busy here :) Thanks for coming to my defense, even if I didn't really need it in this particular post. It tells me you appreciate what I post and isn't that what blogging is all about. It is nice to be appreciated...RJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10459292685594810388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-56482614233255842702017-04-01T16:15:49.237-07:002017-04-01T16:15:49.237-07:00There you are Tom. I am writing this the day AFTER...There you are Tom. I am writing this the day AFTER I posted the blog. The words look and sound different to me today. I should have waited to post. Darn!Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-75566944974407950662017-04-01T16:14:15.510-07:002017-04-01T16:14:15.510-07:00I hope that Janette didn't remove her blog bec...I hope that Janette didn't remove her blog because she was differing with my opinion. It is OK because I am very often wrong or almost wrong. Life goes on. :)Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-64725510204010005682017-04-01T16:12:26.075-07:002017-04-01T16:12:26.075-07:00The blog you see is connected to my Wordpress blog...The blog you see is connected to my Wordpress blog. I do not write on that blog very often. <br><br>I apologize to you for my comments. Because of the position of your comment under RJ's comment I read your words as being addressed to him. I don't know if that makes any difference. <br><br> I will continue to read your blog. I don't want to be isolated in my little liberal world at all. I learn new things that make sense to me all the time. <br><br>Thank you for stopping by.<br><br>b+Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-30521039101214172332017-04-01T16:07:30.850-07:002017-04-01T16:07:30.850-07:00You are right. Thank you for pointing that out to ...You are right. Thank you for pointing that out to me.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-38849247691651012822017-04-01T16:07:02.075-07:002017-04-01T16:07:02.075-07:00There is no need to be sorry...you are absolutely ...There is no need to be sorry...you are absolutely right. We do need to stop this madness but we also need to realize the this madness is nothing new and will never be solved completely as long as humans remain human.<br><br>Having said that I am going to agree that I misread the post comment because the reply to your comment was not put under your comment if that makes sense. I read the comment as being addressed to RJ and not you. It was my mistake. <br><br>But isn't interesting that a little controversy brings us all out to have a say. It is good I think and I do appreciate everyone's input. :)Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-14222732765050849972017-04-01T05:51:22.717-07:002017-04-01T05:51:22.717-07:00Well I followed the link over to here and I am the...Well I followed the link over to here and I am the first commenter on RJ's blog and I do believe Jan Bo was commenting on my list. At least it seems that way to me. I saw nothing wrong with her post. My goodness I feel I started all this because I simply listed some news topics that I either get tired of hearing about over and over and some things like ISIS and N Korea that frighten me. I am against war and agree with RJ and Jan Bo that we need to find a way to stop this madness. Sorry if I started all this controversy.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987527540895782339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-79162357116518324052017-03-31T21:13:03.134-07:002017-03-31T21:13:03.134-07:00Forgot to add- Bonnie was correct, "I went to...Forgot to add- Bonnie was correct, "I went to look at the comment in the original setting. I think you may have misread it, I think they were just responding to the first commenter, who gave a list of things that upset her on the news, not cutting down RJ's article (which I did like)." I liked RJs writing as well. JanBoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-5819115690437944432017-03-31T21:02:16.981-07:002017-03-31T21:02:16.981-07:00You have actually read my blog for several years a...You have actually read my blog for several years and I have responded to yours. I choose not to link my blog because my blog rarely touches on such things AND I tend to be far more conservative then almost any blog I read (which, lately, brings on more heat then my PTSD can stand). I actually agree with RJ on war and the children I was referring to were my military adult children and their friends. <br>Did you know that your link on his blog is actually to your old blog? JanBo (Anonymous in this case)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-55016871870468214782017-03-31T19:43:23.698-07:002017-03-31T19:43:23.698-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.This comment has been removed by the author.Janettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054888725603183006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-62210906891199996372017-03-31T18:52:58.071-07:002017-03-31T18:52:58.071-07:00I didn't think Jan Bo's comment was so off...I didn't think Jan Bo's comment was so offensive, just a little off topic. Anyway, thanks for referring me over to RJ's blog which I enjoyed very much -- I always like to see and read a new (to me) voice.Tom Sightingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-48064224211339777002017-03-31T16:50:05.727-07:002017-03-31T16:50:05.727-07:00well, Trolls (with a capital letter) are not new. ...well, Trolls (with a capital letter) are not new. Back in the day when we blogged as individuals with no followers or even agenda, Trolls could make the online world a miserable place just for the fun of it. After reading all of the comments above I think I over reacted but who knows. RJ says he is OK with it. We all have differing views but all I ask is that a civil tone is maintained.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-53622618127157067152017-03-31T16:45:23.691-07:002017-03-31T16:45:23.691-07:00You have made me feel better. Thank you.You have made me feel better. Thank you.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-25800689331823596212017-03-31T16:44:54.167-07:002017-03-31T16:44:54.167-07:00Reading the article does make a difference. I appr...Reading the article does make a difference. I appreciate your insight Galen.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-89194024194652232082017-03-31T16:43:43.974-07:002017-03-31T16:43:43.974-07:00You may be right...what we hear in our head is not...You may be right...what we hear in our head is not generally what the writer of words intended. But RJ's post was not about ISIS or anything else related to it nor was it about children dying wars. That is where the conversation was changed and had nothing to do with what he wrote.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-84462888896284955662017-03-31T16:40:47.255-07:002017-03-31T16:40:47.255-07:00I think you are wise. However, I will miss your po...I think you are wise. However, I will miss your political posts...a lot!Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-9989578808252662802017-03-31T15:45:59.302-07:002017-03-31T15:45:59.302-07:00While I disagree about the the tone of the origina...While I disagree about the the tone of the original comment, I know what you mean about trolls. They are frightening. they are a new character in our reality them seem to be creatures from our childhood.<br>BethBeth Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120920327533641557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-63079722088231011852017-03-31T13:48:06.922-07:002017-03-31T13:48:06.922-07:00I went to look at the comment in the original sett...I went to look at the comment in the original setting. I think you may have misread it, I think they were just responding to the first commenter, who gave a list of things that upset her on the news, not cutting down RJ's article (which I did like). <br><br>PS - I'm actually impressed that a NY Times blogger noticed you enough to criticize. I'm pretty sure I am not on the radar of anyone nearly as fancy. Way to go! :)bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-75439304495903743202017-03-31T12:51:20.752-07:002017-03-31T12:51:20.752-07:00I have to say that reading the comment out of cont...I have to say that reading the comment out of context here in your blog post, it did not strike me as mean spirited or personally insulting. It seemed to me that the commenter was offering a different opinion of news coverage. Perhaps if I read the article and put the comment in context, it would seem more so. Whether or not it would, your own reaction shows that we all see things in our own way. I'm sure RJ appreciated your defense of his point. And I certainly agree with you that malicious, anonymous attacks serve no purpose and are only a disservice to the free exchange of ideas and opinions. <br><br>When we post on certain topics, we invite people to express opinions and they might not agree with ours. I was in a position not long ago where someone in a comment went off on a political tangent that was not the point of my post. However, even though I disagreed (strongly) with the comment, I posted it because I thought it was more important to allow open discussion, especially because the post was about having dialogue with people you disagree with--ha! (Also, it was not an anonymous comment, but rather from someone who often comments on my blog.)<br><br>Regardless, I appreciate your point about trolling versus respectfully disagreeing. I have comment moderation on my blog, mostly to block spam, and I have on rare occasions blocked an anonymous comment that was gratuitously insulting and offered nothing to the conversation.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-6498546875731007472017-03-31T11:57:03.083-07:002017-03-31T11:57:03.083-07:00I began to be trolled so long ago, 2004, that I di...I began to be trolled so long ago, 2004, that I didn't realize you could delete comments that were crude, lewd or nasty. Then i was a founder of a political blog where other members lived to see me trolled. I left, and became involved in disability. I facilitated groups that all the good women left and many of the men wanted to virtually kill people. Unfortunately I wasn't the founder of the largest group. The founder misunderstood the First Amendment (not American) and thought people could be as nasty as they wanted to be. It took a man telling me to go away, "everyone hates you" to make her act and ban people. I should have left earlier but felt a responsibility to the people who belonged. I do believe that I was a much saner nicer person before assuming these roles. also a much better writer. But....<br><br>i don't see anything wrong with jan Bo's comment. She (assume a female) is picking up one point that RJ wrote and expanding upon it by telling her POV. he or others could expand upon that or just give their opinion as long as it doesn't veer too much from the discussion. <br>But I'm a New Yorker and that's what we do in NY.<br><br>I tend to lurk as my comments can be very long and I just don't have the time, energy or will to comment anymore. I think FB has taken the place of the blog comments and like that much more as many more people comment. I had no idea that my college roomie couldn't follow directions; that a man who was very close in one way when we were young and is very close to me in other ways has no idea how to do the same medical test--well I realized a long time ago he's brilliant but.....While FB isn't intimate, the comments can be as personal or not as people want, and many people want to be personal, or if you're very good (and this person and I am) give the impression of being very personal while leaving much out.piahttp://courtingdestiny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-42456280828393051012017-03-31T11:25:53.454-07:002017-03-31T11:25:53.454-07:00I have vowed to no longer post anything political,...I have vowed to no longer post anything political, but I find that sometimes even the most bland topic can elicit an angry or sarcastic political opinion, often not from trolls, but very nice people. joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-66785696159134352912017-03-31T11:06:53.190-07:002017-03-31T11:06:53.190-07:00Thank you for your support. I am just curious...di...Thank you for your support. I am just curious...did the person that commented post anonymously?Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-90256088780735292662017-03-31T11:04:49.715-07:002017-03-31T11:04:49.715-07:00Thank you Carole. You are probably right. The real...Thank you Carole. You are probably right. The reality is, we will always have people disagree with us. That is not the point. There is a big difference between disagreeing and "trolling". Trolling changes the conversation and is mean spirited attitude. That needs to be seen and pointed out for what it is. Wouldn't you agree?Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-15485134372561409012017-03-31T11:02:45.935-07:002017-03-31T11:02:45.935-07:00Great post! I actually got my first jerky comment...Great post! I actually got my first jerky comment yesterday. I actually deleted it. I figure why give a jerk-butt a platform on MY blog that I'm paying for. Am I wrong? Further, my blog is about lifestyle stuff and not as relevant (in the same way) as a political blog. <br><br>Anyway, I love your answer and the integrity in which you offered it.My 40somethinglifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00812867085499303395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-21341868913764231172017-03-31T11:00:31.742-07:002017-03-31T11:00:31.742-07:00I will go read that article. In the meantime, I h...I will go read that article. In the meantime, I hope you are not overthinking it. You are entitled to your opinion and your blog is YOURS for that purpose. Just delete any negative comments - most people don't want any more negativity in their lives anyway. This entire political arena amazes me how twisted thoughts have become. Hold your head up high and keep up the good work.Carol Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084857421183756543noreply@blogger.com