TS Blog Network rules

Diane provided link to proposed rules page of her Theistic Satanism Network:
http://www.theisticsatanism.com/net/rules.html
I tried to red it very carefully but after a while I gave up. Is it a joke?!
Diane, your TS Blog Network was for loosing rules and new ones are even more confusing – dozens times more as the old ones which were in my opinion not so complicated! Lot of people complained about old ones so I can easily imagine how they will feel now. You recognized many problems to apply your rules by using blog network in comparison to yahoo groups and propose solutions but it makes everything more complicated. Maybe characteristic of this Blog Network simply doesn’t allow for such strict general solutions? That was actually the base of this idea. To give us more freedom and more time for you and now it looks like you want us to dance as you play even using blogs when you’re not in the same position… Do you like to struggle continuously with TS BN members about properly using of tags or any so complex rules as you propose? It sounds like a more troubles for you as it was before.
The thing is that the journal is mine (so to say, apart of provider policy and so on) and I don’t let so easily other to tell me what I should do. It’s a different situation. Diane, you can enforce only very few and general rules but nothing like that! I liked the primary idea of division on Theistic Satanists and Interfaith and maybe one more. I think Troll playground would be ok for some. Topical limitation rules are pointless or at least I don’t understand their purpose. Why every one of us should think all the time, along with discussion, about changing tags because of someones commentary which we want to keep and now the thread doesn’t past to your TS BN topic policy (assuming I don’t want it in that particular case)? It should be mine decision how to manage particular topics not yours! I’m supporter of following model of managing: just few strict general rules and that’s it. Every case I consider separately according to my personal judgment. if I want to avoid some subject it’s up to me. If I’m interested to develop discussion on my blog in particular direction then why not?
For instance if I start thread for theistic Satanists only and among many topical and personal proper posts there will be one interesting comment from non Satanist, should I not let it through? Changing to interfaith tag will be anyway strange because most of the thread is for Theistic Satanism only and I want to stay that way. Exceptions are for me always allowed, if they’re not annoying tendencies. The thing is that discussions are lead or will be lead on particular personal blogs so topical rules would be strong unrecommended IMO. Dancing between tags and commentaries like “please to avoid topic X” (maybe in particular case I don’t wish to avoid that topic?) are unpleasant and I can’t imagine that majority of TS BN members will like it too. You fall in the same trap. You have your reasons for topical limitations but do they apply for such blog network? I can understand that you want us to avoid some political/ethical and other issues so your “Things we must avoid under all tags” are acceptable, also recommended guidelines are reasonable. That is fine but the topical limitations are disturbing. Maybe you have right about them, I can’t tell for sure but something inside me screams NO! Unless they’re only very general ones and that what is on your TS BG rule page is not fully acceptable. It doesn’t mean I intend to violate them on purpose but only that I will try keep them generally but hold rather to my judgment without too strict thinking about your detailed rules and will see what happens.
I’m very curious what other think about it…

P.S. You have clear ideas what you want to accomplish hence the rules but for others it’s vague so the rules seem to be superfluous or unnecessary complicated. And even they’re would be needed you won’t be loved for it either.
And one more thing. I understand that any rules apply only for entries with TS BN tags and others stay apart of it have more private, loosely character. Right? I do realize that many of your most general rules are for us to keep us safe from trouble so it would be wise to follow them beside Blog Network as well.

~ by zalbarath666 on June 9, 2007.