At redstate.org I have limited capabilities. All I can do is post to their diaries section, and none of my diary entries have been moved to their front page. And, unlike other sites I can't edit what I post there. Others have higher privileges, and they might be able to delete comments themselves. I've also posted some anti-Bush diary entries over there, and they weren't deleted and AFAIK they're still there. Posting at redstate is something I do not so much to inform the readers of that site but for other reasons I'm not going to specify.

Please don't make this an anti-redstate site or abuse this offer, but if there's some really important comment you leave there that gets deleted post the comment here with a notice that the comment is OT. Or, state an anti-redstate blog.

"just a BS comment"

Well, the key question is of course how is this defined?

In general I've had comments containing no profanity, or anything else objectionable in that same sense, deleted, I guess because they riled the site's responsibles. You know, rather than make an intelligent reply -- construct a counterargument -- they just delete the comment. Which I find childish -- pretty much pathetic and comtemptible, actually. Although I recognize their right to do it. I just don't think they should.

To make it clear, my question was about you bemoaning comment deletion while at the same time contributing to a site that seems to do it aggressively, just going by their guidelines.

Thanx.

I'm a contributor to several sites, all of which have different policies. What they do is their own business, but if someone leaves a comment at my post that's deleted and I consider it to be other than just a BS comment I might do something about it.

As for the comments here, I usually only delete spam comments. I reserve the right to delete or edit comments at will, but I do not assume any responsibility to do so and all comments left here reflect the viewpoints of the authors, not this site.

I've edited a few comments. Someone left their phone number here expecting Joe Rogan to call. I removed that. Someone gave what appeared to be Nicholas De Genova's home address, and that was deleted. Someone left a huge press release and I replaced it with the URL to the press release. Someone left a couple on-topic URLs but put a spammy URL in the URL field on the form. I left the on-topic URLs and removed the spammy URL.

What is the comment policy on the B4B site?

I noticed this report, apparently written by you, on another site, redstate:

http://the-lonewacko-blog.redstate.org/story/2005/5/15/17234/9573

Here is the comment policy for the redstate site:

[A little clarification is in order. Pursuant to the mission statement, this site is explicitly meant to serve as a conservative and Republican community. Postings, comments, etc., contrary to this purpose fall under the rubric of "disruptive behavior" and will result in banning.]

So it appears if you post an offending comment -- however that's defined and decided -- not only will it be deleted, but you will be banned.

How is this significantly different from the B4B behavior your knock? In general what do you think about sites that delete comments or have such a policy?

I like your stamp. If Bush stays the course your stamp will be worth millions!