{"id":1324,"date":"2011-10-19T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=1324"},"modified":"2011-10-19T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T08:00:00","slug":"peddlers-from-india-try-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=1324","title":{"rendered":"Peddlers From India Try Too"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tell me what about the following commenting policy statement on this blog is so hard to understand:<\/p>\n

All comments are reviewed prior to posting. If you do not have a Google ID or Blogger ID, you may use the Anonymous ID option, however, you must type your name with your comment. Comments without a way to know who wrote it may be rejected or deleted. Comments with embedded links to commercial websites WILL BE DELETED–NO EXCEPTIONS!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unfortunately, about once each week, some boot or leather peddler from India attempts to leave a comment on this blog. (I also get them about once each month from Pakistan.) The comment is usually worded as a compliment, though often includes significant errors in grammar and spelling. One would think that the country of the world that has the largest English-speaking population might have people who can write coherently in the language.<\/p>\n

I digress…<\/p>\n

Despite my warning against it, inevitably the commenter from India includes a link back to some website offering cheaply-made, inferior boots or gear.<\/p>\n

Delete…delete…delete… those kinds of comments are gone. Always. That is what “comments will be deleted … without exception” means.<\/p>\n

Here is a recent example of the source of one of those types of comments — and how I can tell where the commenter came from:<\/p>\n

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I will not be a party to cross-promotion of junk.<\/p>\n

Life is short: think before you act, and act responsibly. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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