Jahanshah Javid

Good for you !

You said :

"RedWine always manages to find interesting subjects as well so it's hard to complain".....If you find the subjects he posts here "interesting" then good for you !

In our culture and language, we call this action of him "Shaay'eh parakani" and not posting good subjects.

I had a hard time, really hard time holding myself from insulting him on his blog about "Hafez"....How dare he ?

I close this chapter here, as this make me too nervous.

Once in a while

Thanks Souri.

RedWine knows that articles should be posted in the news section. But occasionally it's fine to post articles in your blog. And RedWine always manages to find interesting subjects as well so it's hard to complain. As long as this copy/pasting does not happen to often...

So dear JJ

David ET: Pictures in blogs

Yes, for blogs it is coming soon! You can upload your own picture for an article right now.

Hey, David, missed you!

Kisses,

Rosie

Embedding

Are you going to allow embedding videos, images etc in the blogs soon?

samAvar cup of tea good any time. jimz's blog now on page 3 of

blog central if you want to read it. best, rosie

Dear JJ and Rosie

Thank you both for your replys. JJ you are as clear as it could be. I understand that there no absolute do's or dont's and I respect that. The only thing that I expect from your wonderfully liberal site is consistnecy. And I know that it takes time. It takes time to get a set of unwritten rules in place that can be followed and enjoyed by everyone.

So, where does this get us? I suppose not exactly where i hoped but at least we are trying aren't we?

Rosie dear, thank you for your helpful comments. Yes, I have seen Jimz's blog but am not quite sure what his point of view is. My comments too were deleted in the past (under a different name) and that upset me a bit. This is why i chose Samaver (persian spelling) as my "name" indicating my boiling over! But now after JJ dignified my question with a reply I feel much better.

Care for an estekan of tea? Anyone?

JJ / Samavar REVISED REVISED REVISED

do you mean we should limit our blog POSTS or our blog SUBMISSIONS?  The former would be difficult for me since, as you know, I am rather talkative.

Samavar, I'm quite interested in JJ's response, and I'd just like you to know that there is a rather lively discussion on this very issue among the READERS and CONTRIBUTORS of the website, on Jimzbund's blog "Noithing is Sacred?", featured below. You may find it interesting to read (or at least scan, as it has become quite lengthy due to my postng a total of one million times on it), and perhaps participate, too. 

PS Hmmm...I see JJ has already responded to you, Samavar. Guess our replies crossed.  Sorry, jj, didn't mean to post this on top of your reply to Samavar. Would you like to continue all discussion of this here or would you prefer the readers to continue to hash it out on Jimz's?  Or both?  I fear it would become repetitive and diffuse things if it were both.

Mutual respect

Samavar, it's very simple:

* Refrain from using vulgarity or aggressive, threatening language. SOMETIMES we cannot avoid using a four-letter word here and there, and obviously many posts on this site can make enrage one group or another. But the purpose here is to have a dialogue among ourselves. WE THE PEOPLE. And WE come in various colors and beliefs. We must learn to COMMUNICATE our views without trashing everything about another human being that simply has a different view than ours.

* Instead of attacking authors, tackle the issues presented in their writings.

* You cannot call authors or posters mercenaries, agents of the CIA or the IRI or whatever. Be more imaginative.

* Don't take a detour to Karbala! Stick to the topic of the page.

* Do not copy-paste entire articles as comments. Instead please give the title, author, source and the link of the article you want people to read.

These are all general guidelines. Sometimes harsh, vulgar, threatening, stupid, racist comments do get published. But these are only exceptions.

There are no absolute rules for moderating comments. Editors are all human and they have to make subjective decisions.

We are all doing our best to preserve an atmosphere that encourages civil debate and discussion.

Those of you who got deleted or edited, I'm sorry. I may go too far sometimes. I know I do. But this is a two-way street. You should also look at some of your comments and rethink the way you respond to your opponents or just other human beings.

Let's each of us try to be the bigger, better person. Let's show respect.

Che meedoonam... I really don't have the answer.

Good guidelines !

Dear JJ, thanks for reminding !

Great !

This is very great, JJ. I thank you so much for this clarification of the rules. Recently, the blog section is became a real "harj o marj"....I'm so happy you put an order in this way.

Let's see if everybody understand and respect the rules.

How about some tips on not getting deleted?

You are quite clear about what to blog and what not to blog but remain vague when it comes to your policy of publishing or deleting comments. Are there any precise rules here or does it depend on your mood on any particular day?