Just something I want to say, not for any reason specifically — I should probably just make it a standard practice to repost this every so often.

I love having the comment function on here. I love hearing people’s thoughts, and knowing that in some small way I had something to do with generating the conversation. I installed the code in the first place with a little bit of caution in my heart, becuase these sorts of things can change the feel of the site.

Therefore, 3 simple requests:

1. Don’t say anything to anyone on here that you wouldn’t be comfortable saying to them in a face to face conversation.

2. If you disagree on a point, address the issue, not the person.

3. The comments page and what goes on it affects how this site is perceived by the people that come here. I give you, my friends and visitors, a significant measure of influence over how I am portrayed to the world at large. That’s a big deal (to me, anyway), and I hope everyone remembers that.

Okay, back to the banal and slightly amusing.