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jounalist.  We do write journals, now....

I'm going to a speech by a lady journalist tonight and would like to

wear a name tag such as journalists who are covering conferences do.  I will try to copy logos from Blogit here:

http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Affil/?9650/Blog.aspx/Decshak7577/" target="_blank">http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Images/Ads/Banner.gif" BORDER="0" ALT="Blogit: community pays">

All I get when I send this in an email is what you see, not a picture.  So I can't get a copy of the Blogit logo to put on my name tag.  Oh well.  So much for that idea.

Okay, sorry, I feel like a nimrod.  How do you get the photo under the calendar?  I've check various place here, and still don't know how to do it.

Thanks so much

Kim

terpgirl30@yahoo.com

(I was going to email this, but thought I'd post instead)  Policies:  Yes, I have a suggestion.  Too many people have been banned and baffled.  I feel that Whammie did intend to comply with your policies.  The problem lies in how vague your warnings are.  I understand that you wish to protect he person complaining.  I appreciate that also.  I also understand that this is a private site and you can ignore us if you wish.  However, we do not feel appreciated when you do this, and without us, there would be no Blogit. 

In warning someone, rather than just mentioning the post or providing a link to the rules, why can't you specifically state what rule was violated?  This is standard procedure in any other organization or institution where privacy is a concern and violations are enforced.  You need not mention the specific person that complained.  Not to mention, you were not clear with Whammie (from my perspective) that she could not remove the offending material and repost the post. 

The reason this happens each time someone is banned, or most times, is because we don't understand your reasoning. If we don't understand it, we cannot avoid it.  It feels all very "big brother" to us.  She made an honest mistake.  I don't know the blogger to which she referred because she never mentioned his name (and I have emailed her privately).  Additionally, the rules do not state what she says in her private email is subject to your rules as well.  In fact, it cannot legally be a reason to ban her from the network.

We want you to be clearer.  We want warnings to be more specific so we CAN avoid being banned.  We want you to stop responding to us like robots and act like humans.  You used to do that.  People have left over this issue, as they do when people are banned.  This is a great space, and I have enjoyed it here.  My writing has improved, I've made friends, even met my boyfriend who lives relatively close to me.  But, I will leave also if it continues to be a tone of "big brother" just has the final say.

I make every attempt to be thoughtful and considerate in my communications here, with you and everyone else. Like others, I occasionally fail.  My biggest concern is that your lack of warmth and concern for the people that make up your successful network and our honest desire to understand and follow your rules will ultimately ruin the experience for us here.

Please, be more specific in warnings.  Allow for mistakes.  And, follow your own advise when dealing with us....we are people, not computers.  Whammie deserves an honest mistake, a second chance.  She was not a habitual offender before, it was just recently that something happened (I know this because she posted when she got warned).  Thanks for listening.  Please do not post a link to the rules in response.  I took time and effort in writing this.  If you cannot do the same, ignore me altogether.

...reverse the order in which comments appear on specific blogs? In other words, instead of the most recent comment appearing at the top whenever we view comments, couldn't the first comment appear at the top and then subsequent comments would follow in a vertical scroll. Wouldn't that make it easier for us to read? Just the way you're reading this paragraph from top to bottom.  

I don't know...it was just a thought. It's a minor point but it occured to me as I was scrolling through some lengthy comments...trying to make sense of them in reverse order. If Blogit swapped the order then it'd be more natural for us to scroll down, following the  chronology of comments. It might clear up some confusion between bloggers too.   

Does Blodgit staff offer advice to novice writers ?.    I appreciate the feedback of other writers but would also like some feedback on use of language or anything that makes the writing more readable?   Thanks.     Peggy

Quoted from Blogit's reponse:

I don’t agree with your decision to suspend someone.

We’re sorry you feel that way; we’re not happy about having to either. Suspending someone is typically about protecting others from that person, whether they’re passing others’ work off as their own or being abusive to others or anything else.

"Obviously, we hate to suspend members, so we’re not going to suspend someone unless we’re forced to because of their actions. We typically try to use a “three strikes and you’re out” approach, so they get plenty of warning."

When those "three strikes" are poorly communicated, it's hardly a fair approach and definitely not "plenty of warning."  If someone emails me at work questioning a decision I've made regarding their advertising account, I don't send them email after email saying, "You're wrong.  Deal with it." and pass that off as fair.

You're customer service is sorely lacking and you need to do something about it.  I'm concerned for myself and others on this network because this situation shows the Blogit cannot handle it's business properly.