BUT A POOR REFLECTION: Setting the stage

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Setting the stage - time to reflect

Who is this that appears like the dawn, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, majestic as the stars in procession? Song of Solomon 6:10

Don't try to be a star in your own right. Reflect the light of the eternal One! Read more here.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...: I'm Sorry, I hit the "flag" button in error and couldn't turn it off. I think this is a beautiful blog and I will look at it again.; 2/24/2007 6:36 am
Paul said...: Well, now I only have to wait to find out whether or not the Blogger people are offended by this blog. I guess not...; 2/24/2007 4:42 pm
Carolanne said...: What "flag" button?
Who are the blogger people?; 2/25/2007 6:57 am
Paul said...: If you feel the content of a blog is "inappropriate", you can flag it (see the button on the Blogger navbar - BUT PLEASE DON'T HIT IT!!) ;-) just kidding, ha, ha.

This is what the Blogger people (you know, the people behind Google and Blogger) tell us about this function in their help section:

What is the "Flag" button?
The Flag button is not censorship and it cannot be manipulated by angry mobs. Political dissent? Incendiary opinions? Just plain crazy? Bring it on.

This feature is called "Flag As Objectionable" and it's accessible via the Blogger Navbar. The "Flag?" button allows the blogging community to easily note questionable content, which in turn helps us take action when needed. So we're relying on you, the users, to be our eyes on the web, and to let us know of potential issues that are important to you.

Why We Created "Flag As Objectionable"
It is our strong belief that blogs help make the Web an important medium of self-expression; Blogger has given a voice to millions of people. Our users gossip, joke, rant, publish, share, and on occasion might post potentially objectionable stuff. We generally do not review the content posted through our service but our responsibility extends beyond Blogger users to casual readers of Blog*Spot.

The "Flag?" button is a means by which readers of Blog*Spot can help inform us about potentially questionable content, so we can prevent others from encountering such material by setting particular blogs as "unlisted." This means the blog won't be promoted on Blogger.com but will still be available on the web — we prefer to keep in mind that one person's vulgarity is another's poetry. Or something like that.

For more serious cases, such as spam blogs or sites engaging in illegal activity, we will continue to enforce our existing policies (removing content and deleting accounts when necessary).

Here's How It Works
When a person visiting a blog clicks the "Flag?" button in the Blogger Navbar, it means they believe the content of the blog may be potentially offensive or illegal. We track the number of times a blog has been flagged as objectionable and use this information to determine what action is needed. This feature allows the blogging community as a whole to identify content they deem objectionable. Have you read The Wisdom of Crowds? It's sort of like that.

Special Case for Hate Speech
When the community has voted and hate speech is identified on Blog*Spot, Google may exercise its right to place a Content Warning page in front of the blog and set it to "unlisted."

Note: users may click the "Unflag" button if they change their mind.; 2/25/2007 12:50 pm
Carolanne said...: Now why would I hit the flag button? LOL
It's OK Paul, you can trust me. Only, I always thought when we "flag" a message, we're saying it's important.
Oh, I'm so confused...
No, I'm not really.
Have a great Sunday!; 2/25/2007 1:08 pm

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