Go. Away.
To the person who keeps leaving long involved comments about how Obama is “shady” and “socialist”, about how I’m a Bad Person for not posting your screeds: go away.
Your first comment was kept in the moderation queue because you had never commented here before and your comment contained several links, which usually means spam. I had nothing to do with that–it was WordPress settings. But said comment was so horrendously insulting and flaming that you STAYED in the mod queue. This is what the settings are for.
Your second comment, from the same IP and under a different name, was posted a few minutes later than your first and purported to be more “reasonable” and from a “different person”. (As if I’m stupid. Come on.) Your third, accusing me of not caring about “truth” when you fling Fox News talking-points that have no basis in reality, puts you firmly over the border into Troll Land.
Yes, I said “I don’t care who you vote for, just go out and VOTE!”. Yes, I also said, “I’m voting for Obama.” I also said, “Republicans are engaged in disenfranchising minority voters” and “ACORN is not the beast the Republicans are trying to convince everyone they are.” I stand by all of these things. Did you even READ the Guardian article I linked to? I’ll bet you didn’t. I’ll bet you read the snippet I posted and didn’t bother to read the rest–you just knee-jerked into a set of Fox News talking-points.
Your espousal of Republican hatemongering and talking points is not the way to get off the mod queue. Reasoned discourse might be a way for you to be allowed to post comments here, but you’ve used up your chances and your IP is now banned. This is my website, I pay for it, and I allow comments even when they don’t agree with me–IF they are reasoned and don’t contain spam or personal attacks. I do not do this because you have a right to comment here–I do this because I like reasoned discourse. But I do not HAVE to. Like I said, I PAY FOR THIS WEBSITE, and I agree with John Scalzi’s comment policy.
Feel free to hate me for this. That’s your poison if you choose to drink it. I am not going to lose any sleep over it. But you are also not going to get your comments posted. Go spread your hatred elsewhere–the Internet is wide. A screencap of your comments with the IP–which can be traced to you should you decide to get any uglier about this–has been taken. You’ve been warned.
To everyone else: disregard this notice, as it’s not about you. I think it speaks well of everyone who comes here that I have only had to ban two people in the entire time I’ve run this site, and one of those was my sister’s nutty stalker. Usually my commenters are a wonderful bunch of witty, smart, polite, and lovely people. (With the occasional harmless weirdo. But hey, I qualify as reasonably harmless and reasonably weird too, so we’re all in good company.) So, keep on keepin’ on. I just felt the need to make a statement on this issue to stave off further unpleasantness.
That is all.
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October 29th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
some people are just hateful and nuts. we get people like that phone us at work and we have to be polite, damned if we have to be polite in our own webspace.
Yay you.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
I agree with Toast: it’d be like offering tea to the prankster who’s vandalizing your mail-box. O_o Or worse, telling him to keep on doing it.
And, btw, I’m not american, but heck if I’m not praying every time I hear “US elections” on the news to see Obama win next week.
I was totally cracked up some days ago reading an article that suggests a certain W in a certain name stands for Worst. As in, Worst Ever. 
October 30th, 2008 at 7:14 am
Good for you! I will admit I don’t always agree with you, but I will stand by your side and defend your right to speak (or type) your opinion! That’s one of the most important rights we have in this country! I have definitely broadened my own opinions by reading your links. My thanks go to you!
October 30th, 2008 at 8:25 am
I’m with you, Lili. ‘Nuff said.
On another note, I had to giggle when I clicked on your Cover to Cover Books link and found they carry “New and Used, Rare and Wonderful Local Authors” and I wondered: Which one are you? Or do all of the above apply?
October 30th, 2008 at 9:22 am
See, this is what I mean! Reasoned and polite, even if we don’t always agree, is so much better–and I like it so much more. Thank you all.
And Zita: I’m not quite sure the Used, Rare, or Wonderful applies to me.
We haven’t seen a used one of my books wander in yet, and I’m maybe not rare. But sometimes I feel wonderful, though!
October 30th, 2008 at 10:59 am
High five! I’m a big advocate of using the “ban IP” feature to spare oneself unnecessary aggravation.
Having a public presence does not obligate you to put up with abuse. Everybody may have the right to free speech, but you don’t have to supply the soapbox.
If they don’t like it, they can get their own bloody blog.
October 30th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
I think Zita meant are you new, used, old & new as an Author?
If I don’t want to read something you wrote in your blog I would just not read it. Hello, you have that option!
Keep up the good fight & work Lilith. I LOVE your books!
October 30th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Keep up the good work Lili, and don’t let it get you down. I admire you for standing by what you believe in, and when we (rarely) don’t agree on something, you always give me a different way to look at the subject at hand.
On, a different note, The reason you don’t see your used stuff come in is probably due to the fact that people like me Love your work and deem them keepers. ; ) have a great day and I’m looking forward to your next books.
October 30th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Yup. What they all said. There’s a welcome mat I keep meaning to get that has “Go Away” written on it.
Hope you have a fantastic, democratic, “socialist”, spooky, “wicked” Halloween and lots and lots of fun.
I voted a couple of weeks ago – absentee – and (just for the record) I voted FOR Obama.
Anyway, Happy Halloweenie!