I always moderate the comments on my blog as soon as possible, because I admire the effort of the people who took the time to write them. I can imagine that Sir Richard Branson, who’s work and books I admire, has other priorities than moderating the comments on his blog all day long.
I don’t know if my comment on his blog violated the TOS as I didn’t read them. The comment is since a day or three awaiting moderation and I don’t know if it will ever see daylight. This is why I read it in this short video that will not appear in your feedreader:
I never post a comment on other peoples blogs just for the reason of commenting. Whether or not people agree with what I have to say, I always try to make my point clear. Of course I can cope with it if somebody decides that my comment isn’t worth an approval. It never happened, but if then I just would go ahead and don’t care much about it. When it comes to Dafur I want my comment to be read or at least heard.
Of course you can find my approach stupid and of course I don’t think that somebody of Sir Richards staff will contact me, but this is the way I felt and still feel whilst writing it.
The most important thing for me is that I mean what I say:
You can comment on this comment and the chance is big that I approve it.
Bless you,
Mario
Hi Mario, I loved this video and I think that your offer is a very good one. I too would not know what I could physically do to help the people in Darfur, so putting yourself in the hands of people with connections and ideas and offering them your time is the most valuable contribution you can make.
On a separate note, the video was visible in the feed reader, so perhaps feedburner has fixed the problem. Yippee!
Hugs and kisses as always,
Ilaria
Thank you Ilaria,
In the meantime I discovered that many other comments have been approved. Maybe my offer is naive but so be it. I’m glad that I have my own space here to make my statement.
I truly hope that some more powerful people than me will work on a solution for the problems the people in Dafur are facing. I don’t pray to a not existing god just to make myself feel better about the situation, though I send them in some way all the positive vibes that I have.
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Ah yes it often infuriates me when people heavily moderate their comments… Comments shouldn’t need ‘approval’ unless the author is scared of being criticised… I actually love receiving differing opinions on my blog as it adds to the learning process. I imagine on a large blog such as Branson’s it’s probably more of a time issue than a censorship one though.
The Dafur issues you talk about in your video are not something I am particularly informed about but your thoughts on the subject seem commendable.
Sam
I think you are right with the time issue, but I think also that my comment wasn’t appreciated as there are other (more usual) comments are approved in the meantime. It wasn’t my intention to be offensive in any way, but OK, we have to move forward.
Let’s hope for the best for everyone!