A Word from the Site Owners
Quick note as we enter into what will likely be a heyday for Fluid Imagination.
First, I want to thank everyone who has been reading this site for the last few years. As we all know, Kyle has done an excellent job managing the site and maintaining its (often) high level of content and quality. So thank you Kyle.
Second, many of you have commented that the last few months have represented a bit of a renaissance for the site as Kyle has been linking to an abundance of interesting and thought-provoking articles. These articles have generated some great comment threads and have furthered the overall sense of an active, intelligent, and genuinely-interested little community (roughly 225 unique visitors a week!).
It is no secret that Kyle is a voracious peruser of political news (especially that with a liberal bent) and as such, much of the content on this site is centered around politics and the various issues that politics bring to the table. Coming into the home stretch of this year’s presidential election should be a blast as we are going to have an abundance of content on which to comment and debate.
Having said that, there has been an outcry among many of our faithful readers for some loose policy with regards to comments. So, simply put, if your comment is not considered contributory by our esteemed site managers (Kyle and I), then it may be removed and/or edited. I don’t expect this to happen too often (or potentially at all) but in an effort to maintain the best dialogue we possibly can, we thought this might help.
We look forward to hearing your thoughts over the next couple of months. And yes, this is probably how the Nazis got started.
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Kyle’s Addendum
When we remove a comment from the thread, we will not erase the fact that a comment has been made. Instead, we’ll simply remove the text of the comment and replace it with “[Removed By Moderator].” If the gist of the comment furthers the conversation, and there are only a few offending passages, then we’ll edit out those passages and put a notice at the top of the comment, saying “[Edited By Moderator]“.
We reserve the right to remove or edit any comment we deem fit. We promise not to edit or delete based on agreement or disagreement with the comment, but rather, on whether the comment adds anything to the discussion at hand.
This policy is not meant to dissuade anyone from commenting. In fact, it’s meant to encourage more people to add their voice to the mix by promising that their comments won’t be flamed by a string of vitriol.
Both Adam and I thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to reading the insightful comments that will now come from all of you.