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It seems to me that your “Be godly” guideline is notoriously vague and is open to a considerable degree of abuse. Could you please explain specifically what is meant by that guideline?
Brian, I’m not sure what you mean by ‘notoriously’ vague, which seems a somewhat vague use of the word ‘notorious’, if I can be cheeky enough to make such an observation.
However, I would suggest that it’s no vaguer than the command ‘Love your neighbour’. I notice that Jesus himself was what some might call evasive when pressed for detail on what he meant by this.
I suppose the best way to find out, however, is to stay with us for a while and see if you agree with our (invariably fallible) judgement.
PS. Having just deleted a comment advertising Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, and another one advertising Life Insurance, it’s possible that I’m feeling a bit more pleased with myself than a strict reading of ‘Be godly’ would allow.
Gordon, personally I think moderating the comments is the only way to go. It is all too easy to find blogs where the discussion is less than valuable. As long as the moderation is not removing disagreement just because it is an alternative view then it is worthwhile to keep moderating the comments.
Greg,
Well put. We certainly won’t be winnowing out posts that are critical or taking a different view. Iron sharpens iron, and all that.
The over-riding principles are the ones expressed in Paul’s moderation policy for the Ephesians in their conversation with each other:
So Tony, have you decided to keep pre-approving comments permanently?
[moderator hat on]
David, I’m not Tony, but we will most likely stay with comment moderation for at least several more weeks as we review how things are going.
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