Originally Posted by
Scottrick
I can understand why some blogs censor. No one likes to be criticized, and it's even worse when you don't know the person or have an opportunity to discuss the matter like polite adults (the Internet brings out the worst in people). I'm reminded of this comic on xkcd:
http://xkcd.com/386/
I'm not sure I'll ever get used to it, but it has gotten easier. Now some of the meanest comments are actually more amusing than hurtful. I think, "That guy has such poor social skills that this is the best he can muster. How pitiful."
Here's why I don't censor: We all make mistakes. I'm usually happy to update a post with more/better information. If someone calls me names or resorts to insults, that's unfortunate, but better that people see I can take some criticism and work to do better than create a false image of perfection. Building yourself up on a pedestal just attracts more attempts to knock you down.
I appreciate your position, but I don't think anyone would fault a blogger for censoring vulgarity or inappropriate content so to make it a decent atmosphere. What I do not appreciate are the blogs (like deltapoints) who censor comments that disagree with him. I think that is poor taste as it suggests that you are not secure enough with your content to allow people to suggest opposing views or analysis. However, his blog, he can do what he wants. I give a blog like that lower credibility though because of it.