Americans Journey Spam filter reviewed

I didn't know that there was a spam filter deleting comments on this blog.  I accidentally tripped over the tab in the "settings" for the blog and "un-deleted" some comments.

I am loathe to delete comments - and have done so deliberately - only when the conversation became inane, zany, or irrational.

I like all comments, friend or foe, constructive or destructive, helpful or hurtful - I'm over all that.  All I ask is that statements are made from your heart - whatever that means.

I apologize to commenters whose comments were deleted unbeknownst to me - and understand that an apology is not good enough - since the comments are time-sensitive - and usually offered during the heat of the discussion at hand.

I apologize again.

I hold Freedom of Speech Sacred - a small part of me dies every time  - however infrequent - where I've deleted a comment - stifled an opinion - muzzled a contributor.

Those times I have, and I can count them on one hand - were justified.

JR

Radio stations told to censor Dire Straits

"A St. John's, Newfoundland, station should have edited the song to remove the word "faggot" because it violates Canada's human rights standards, according to ruling this week by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council."
Read more here
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