It's even worse than it appears..
Monday February 17, 2025; 5:05 PM EST
  • One of the not-good things about Mastodon is that you can't moderate comments under your own posts. #
  • If someone says something abusive, it's there for everyone to see, forever.#
  • I've come to value the feature in Facebook that gives the author full discretion over what comments remain, to head off bad vibes. #
  • I think of a post I write as my house, and I want people who visit to feel respected.#
  • A turd in the middle of the living room is not respectful. #

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You know those obnoxious sites that pop up dialogs when they think you're about to leave, asking you to subscribe to their email newsletter? Well that won't do for Scripting News readers who are a discerning lot, very loyal, but that wouldn't last long if I did rude stuff like that. So here I am at the bottom of the page quietly encouraging you to sign up for the nightly email. It's got everything from the previous day on Scripting, plus the contents of the linkblog and who knows what else we'll get in there. People really love it. I wish I had done it sooner. And every email has an unsub link so if you want to get out, you can, easily -- no questions asked, and no follow-ups. Go ahead and do it, you won't be sorry! :-)