tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072986020953209374.post5307198777832192196..comments2023-10-04T15:13:32.116+01:00Comments on Writing in a Twist: Moderation in All Things...Tales from the Birch Wood.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15427603252937311851noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072986020953209374.post-86144006336257814122011-06-03T19:40:19.365+01:002011-06-03T19:40:19.365+01:00I'm afraid I was exposed to French "froid...I'm afraid I was exposed to French "froideur" too early on in life to be too worried about it one way or the other. I must find the Colette piece I was thinking about as her sense of humour is also there. <br /><br />However, I do like the Witches analogy.<br /><br />Thank you for such a mindful post.Tales from the Birch Wood.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15427603252937311851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072986020953209374.post-32582887337687939782011-06-01T19:53:43.966+01:002011-06-01T19:53:43.966+01:00Actually, with WordPress you have an extra option ...Actually, with WordPress you have an extra option as compared with blogger: you can opt to only moderate comments for users who haven't posted a comment in the past, and/or you can opt even those when they submit a comment with more than X number of links (you choose X).<br /><br />As to Colette's comment: we prefer to think of writers as similar to Terry Pratchett's Witches, who have "third thoughts" ... and who live on the edges of things, observing their own observations. It's less ... cold.David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.com