To my new fan: how to write a comment
I seem to have a new fan, which is always good news. Well, perhaps a little less so when you hear things like this sent to you by e-mail.
"So, what kind of person has all that pent-up rage, hostility and
bitterness, but doesn't have the guts to allow others to comment to his
posts?"
I don't know the answer to that question, really, since comments have always been enabled on any site I've been posting to. Regardless, I'm glad to join the esteemed club of people who are accused of pent-up rage, hostility and bitterness - although I haven't yet scored "accountant hater, a malcontent, ... (or) Sage of Omaha".
I don't think there's anything "pent-up" about my rage, as I'm quite liberal in dispensing it when necessary. Perhaps I'm generally quite happy which is why it doesn't appear very often as I don't get a chance to get really upset too frequently.
But then, this isn't about the ad hominem attacks on me, it's about the comments!
I shared the above quote and some of other angry observations not worth quoting here with one of my friends who quickly observed, "I'm confused. Why would this person even bother writing you. They have no life."
Cutting.
Anyway, there were some other comments which betray not spending enough time to read some other posts on the site, or perhaps, even the "About" box in the sidebar, but then, I know we're all in a rush these days.
Which means that either the person rushed through, or perhaps the minimalist layout of this site layout is nevertheless confusing.
So here my gift: a direct link to the "join" page. You'll also find a link in the top right corner with the word "join".
I've written before that I'd prefer to have a 'guest' function using a sophistciated captcha in addition to a log-in system for frequent visitors but I don't have the time to set something like that up right now. Maybe one day in the future someone will come up with this solution in an easy-to-implement package. Until then, you're welcome to log-in and share your witty comments with me and the world.
I suppose I'm intrigued to find out why I was accused of being nothing more than a 'blog critic', given that it's more of a tangent to the regular topics discussed here, but then, I suppose it also doesn't really matter.