One thing that has always bugged the daylights out of me is people who are so cowardly as to make anonymous comments. It began early in the pastorate. An envelope without a return address came in the mail. Being young and inexperienced I opened it to find a 5 page letter. The writer proceeded to complain about everything under the sun. They didn’t like me, they didn’t like the church, they were very critical of everything and they didn’t sign the letter.
It upset me terribly. For one thing, I didn’t think many of the complaints were valid but I couldn’t discuss them with the complainer. I was really bothered by the whole situation. But the thing that bothered me the most was the yellow bellied writer who spouted opinion while hiding from their own comments.
I made a life decision that I followed all my years as a pastor. If a letter came unsigned, I tore it up and threw it in the trash without reading it. If a person didn’t want me to know who they were, I didn’t want to know what they thought, good or bad.
One of the reasons for writing a blog is to open communication with people I couldn’t normally converse with. Every time I write anything concerning Mormonism I get an anonymous comment. Go ahead and look through my archive of blogs. Look at the blog about Mitt. Look at the blog about the Temple in Idaho. That is why I believe the comment on my last blog has more to do with Mitt than with my position on abortion.
Either way, if a commenter doesn’t have the gumption to identify themselves, they don’t deserve a hearing. I don’t have to read them. Beginning with this post anonymous comments are no longer allowed. A commenter will have to identify themselves. It isn’t hard to do, and it doesn’t cost anything. You will have to have a Google, AOL, or Yahoo account to comment. There are some other options, but anonymous won’t be one of them.
Don’t let that stop you. I want to hear from you. But I want to know who you are.
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5 comments:
No guts...I agree with you Roger. Just wrong.
People should "Man-up" to their beliefs and their input. Anonymous posters display cowardice and a sense of shame about their own belief system. Or maybe a lack of mental capacity to debate or defend their stance.
I agree, but I ain't gonna tell you who I am.
jk
Rob
Young Millionaire Group
Kudos for your stand! I think I shall soon post a similar guideline over at my place.
Proudly signed,
John
Yes, I agree that this is very annoying. What--are people afraid that you will come after them and beat them up? I have lost friends over standing up for what I believe in--it saddens me, but I cannot change my beliefs to make them happy. Too many people do not stand up for what they believe in anymore for fear that they won't be liked. This is just wrong! America needs people to stand up for what's right. This is why our forefathers fought for our freedom! It is a mockery to their memory to just stand by and quietly hold your opinions to yourself.
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