All about your Blog comments

Most blogs allow visitors to the blog to post comments on

any of the blog posts. These comments may pertain to the

blog posting or may be completely unrelated. The comments

may also be positive or negative in nature. Regardless of the

type of comment left by a visitor you may choose to deal with

these comments in a number of different ways.

In this issue, we will discuss  some of options for dealing

with comments on your blog. For instance you may answer

them, delete them or block individual visitors  from leaving

comments  altogether. You can also use administrative features

of your blog to require approval of the comments by before they

are posted on the blog.  We will talk more about using

administrative features in just a while.

- Let's start with answering the comments that are left on

  your blog first.

When you receive a comment on your blog you may wish to

answer it. Most blogging programs allow you to post

comments on your own blog which enables you to easily answer

comments directly. With this feature you can deal with a number

of different situations including negative comments, positive

comments and questions. when you receive any negative

comment on your blog you may opt to answer the comment

directly with a rebuttal. This allows you the option to recognize

the criticism and defend your original post.

When you receive positive comments you may also wish to

answer the comments to thank the visitors for letting you know

that they enjoyed your post. Then there will be times when you

receive comments that ask a question about the blog, a specific

post or even about you. Of course you may also opt to answer

these questions so that you obtain develop a better relationship

with the readers of your blog.

Responsible Blogging Ethics

Although there are no clear cut codes of ethics for online

blogging, the responsibility to post ethical entries and

dialogues still hold. The weblog community, as an influential

and reliable group of writers, must at all times maintain the

decency of all their blogs and their corresponding published

entries.

In this issue we are going to go over some of the unspoken

rules and responsibilities that come along with being an

ethical blogger.


First - always be honest and fair.

Simply put, this implores bloggers to ensure that all the

information they are posting are accurate. The facts

should be well presented (without distorting its real context)

and all pertinent links should be stated. In cases when the

authenticity and correctness of the information is doubtful,

it is imperative to inform the reader. If photos are included

in the post, put captions to explain their meaning and
relevance. Never take opinions and post them as facts.

This also covers you's conscientiousness in

guarding that their, and other people's work, are free

from plagiarism.


Second - do your best not to inflict any harm.
Practice care when mentioning names and events. If

your entry is discussing a rather controversial topic or

person, be careful with what you are saying. Always

consider the affected party's possible reaction and strive

to dampen the blow, if not to eliminate it.

A person's privacy should always be held in high esteem.

Using the quest for information and the truth to barge

into other people's private business is in bad taste.

Work to showcase compassion and empathy to any

individual you are writing about who is affected by grief

and misfortune.


Third - remember you were accountable for your actions.

Take charge of the consequences of your publishing.

If you have made a mistake, accept it and work immediately

to resolve any conflict it might have caused. Own your entries

and any reaction they may invoke.

If people have questions about your information, promote a

healthy discussion and be open to other ideas. The new

learning you might discover may ultimately lead to the

improvement of your data.

Every person has their own measure of what is ethical and

what is not. The above list may not cover everything that a

blogger should maintain to effect the integrity of the

blogging population. It is important to note, however, that

ethical is primarily a question of how others are treated

and affected by our actions. Therefore, the subjects of any

blog entry should be given respect and portrayed in the





Source: Freebase

most objective light as possible at all times.

Members of The EarthCare organization,paid a visit to a remote area called Khour in Jammu district of J&K state of India.They initiated pioneering work of making local populace aware of their plight caused by extreme soil erosions and felling of trees.The local Government represtatives were approached to start an effort to pressure Government of India to start water conservation and plantation programme in order to stop further damage to the already eroded soil and wasteland.The efforts were well rewarded as the GOI,granted a scheme called Haryali to be implemented in the area at a total cost of Rs.3 crores.The scheme is to take a maximum of five years to complete with assetes for the rural masses for future use.
Actual work onthe scheme took off in the year 2008,with rewarding achievements the details of which shall be provided in my next post.