I guess it's true: bad publicity is still publicity.

Well said, Darren.

Can I get him to try and boycott my site too. I need the hits :-)

I could use a boycott too while you're at it. :-)

I hope he was frustrated when he found out he couldn't access the comments on my blog :)

My server has been down since Saturday!! I'm having blogging withdrawal symptoms!!!!!!!

Darren, as you know, I concur with your sentiments about Greg.
I do have a question about the whole "valid e-mail address thing," though. Is that really necessary? I mean, I don't leave my e-mail address on any blog I comment on. It's for privacy reasons.
Wouldn't a valid URL be fine? (I do leave my blog's address -- which has a Contact e-mail that goes to the Thinklings' webmaster.)
Couldn't a willingness to really discuss in the comments section take the place of an e-mail discussion?

I guess what I'm saying is, shouldn't you delete Greg's comments based on him not being willing to discuss period, and not necessarily based on him not leaving an e-mail address? If he didn't leave an e-mail address, but was still courteous and willing to discuss the points he brings up in the comments sections he brings them up in, would you still delete him?

Btw, I don't think he would be interested in doing this anyway, since he seems to like the hit-and-run approach.

Email or URL? He leaves no valid way of contact.Greg doesn't seem inclined to dialogue with any outside his narrow ideas.

I've had a few words to say myself this afternoon at my blog.
Shalom to all,
Jan

C'mon, Darren. We all know the truth - Greg is you!!! It's like a Jekyll and Hyde thing, Darren the schizophrenic blogger. You should have at least made him to be from your arch-nemesis New Zealand instead of Australia.

Yeah, what JJ said. That made me laugh...

Heheh. That's pretty funny, JJ. Maybe I should develop my own "evil twin." Then maybe my hits would go way up too! Except right now, I don't write frequently enough to keep the traffic going for very long...

Darren: well said, with grace and forbearance. God bless you man.

Darren - you rock!

greg never commented on MY blog about it! i feel so left out...maybe i'll have to make a token mention of darren so he does.

http://home.cwru.edu/~jjf5/randomthoughts.htm

I disagreed with almost everything you say here until my wife told me that you sound almost exactly like me so I am boycotting both of our sites from now on! :)

Very gracious response. You're never wrong when you're gracious.

Ta for the comments and thoughts.

I've thought long and hard about whether to start deleting Gregs comments - I'm still in two minds. The main reason I've come to this decision is not that he's being anon and not leaving email (I have plenty of commenters who do that to stop spam and I'm fine with it) but because he seems to be the type of person that throws grenades on a topic and runs. Some of his comments in the past have been somewhat intolerant of others opinions, even at times bordering on hateful.

I am more than happy to have people taking opposing opinions to me, but I encourage them to do so with grace and acceptance that each person deserves some respect. I also appreciate some interaction and dialogue from people who comment rather than just the one off hit and run.

The other thing I am frustrated with is that Greg pops up on other people's blogs and leaves comments about me - totally unrelated to the discussion going on on those sites. I'm not so worried about my reputation, but annoyed that he's disrupting the flow of other blogs.

Thanks for the comments - I'm open to being challenged on my response.

hey Darren, it's your blog, delete his comments if it gives you joy. It is the ultimate power trip.

If he wants to have his rants left up he can start a blog of his own, and perhaps you can leave some grenades.

have fun
the green man

I had this great sarcastic comment ready after Greg warned me about Darren but I figured that I feel sorry for him since he doesn't stop and around to discuss, learn and be tolerant. So Greg, don't call us, we'll call you (oh wait, we don't have your number...).

The dude left a comment on my blog. I guess I have joined the ranks of Darren supporters, but I kind of like JJ's theory. ;)

Greg could boycott me but i boycotted both my sites already :)

You just know that in glory, God is gonna put greg's mansion in the same neighborhood as all those saints he can't stand. you go God.

Darren, as others have said, well said.

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