tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8618037273976945887.post4270843638110137376..comments2023-10-28T01:17:48.577-07:00Comments on Blues is My Middle Name: Blogging and the BlogosphereJohn Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04253189433784659729noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8618037273976945887.post-57321554020837483912011-05-15T04:03:58.031-07:002011-05-15T04:03:58.031-07:00John - we must get together for pint sometime - w...John - we must get together for pint sometime - we obviously view the world very similarly. Your point above about the frequent 'abuse' on newspaper and BBC blog sites etc. is a thing that I find both worrying and sad. I contribute to the Guardian comments sites and am always disappointed with the way that others - clearly intelligent people - litter their contributions with expletives and crudity. I can only make the assumption that this level of crudity and abusive language is part of their daily life. I'm afraid it isn't part of mine.Perhaps, I've just reached a stage in my life when these things niggle! I do however feel that it diminishes the quality of their argument. The result is that I now only contribute on things I feel very strongly about. I don't mind my blog/post being criticised or disagreed with but I do object to the abusive language ad personalisation of the criticism.Tony Bealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00978321300348757188noreply@blogger.com