Rules for posting comments, LOLZ!!
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008On the comments form for movie reviews and “Snide Remarks” and such, there is now a link to the commenting rules.
Even if you’re been around a while, you should still give ‘em a look. Some are obvious (no swearing), while others may not have occurred to you (e.g., you don’t need to point out how dumb a commenter is; idiotic comments usually speak for themselves).
There is one rule that might be somewhat controversial to some of our younger readers, however, and it is this:
If you want your comment to be posted, write like an adult. Even if you’re not one. If you write like a 14-year-old girl (“OMG thiz actor is hott i luv this movie he is soooo fine!”), we’ll delete your comment.
There are many sites on the Internets where teens can gather to discuss how hott an actor is or how awesum a movie is. I am proud to say that EricDSnider.com is not one of them. I’ve been subtly doing this already, but now I’m doing it more ruthlessly: If I see a comment written in idiot pidgin English, I’ll just delete it. Such comments, in addition to being hard to decipher, usually don’t add much to the discussion, either.
Don’t get me wrong, in real life I love teenagers. I really do. I like their enthusiasm. I always thought teaching high school would be fun, and not much less lucrative than being a freelance writer. Many teens have bright, interesting things to say. They are more than welcome to post here, as long as they do it in a way that doesn’t bring shame and indignity to all who read them.
And people who are full-grown adults who still write in teen-speak — well, knock it off.
