tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87934829319395777612011-07-08T09:28:55.674-07:00Blogger In Middle-earthnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793482931939577761.post-90450758248801382402008-05-12T20:39:00.000-07:002009-08-04T03:06:48.890-07:00<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tēnā koutou katoa</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Welcome to you all</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Why have a blog?</span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >The posts on this blog are put there to promote free discussion and learning, either directly or through subsequent discussion that results from comments placed by you or me. I am likely to learn from any comment that you put against a post so please feel free to do so.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span>What I write in a post will reflect my personal opinion at the time of writing, but it may not necessarily represent the opinion that I hold some time </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span>later</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span>. Though my opinion may change, I won't necessarily change my published posts even if I then disagree with their content. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">My blog should also record how my opinion develops over time.</span><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Comments that appear against a post</span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span>I believe in fairness. What I expect from you as commenter will likewise be adhered to by me. I invite you to comment if you feel I have been unfair. Since I am responsible for what is displayed on this blog I will try to follow these guidelines as best I can.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Here they are:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">I will be reluctant to let a comment remain if it contains inappropriate material or links to inappropriate sites. The following list gives some examples of the type of comment content that I'd be disinclined to leave displayed:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" > offensive language especially that is vernacular or culturally inappropriate<br />language that is ageist, sexist, racist, politically or culturally denigrating<br />personal information that is considered potentially defamatory<br />personal detail or details that may be interpreted as bringing a person or company into disrepute<br />links to commercial sites if of an inappropriate nature.<br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Personal details in a comment</span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span>I have a reluctance to let comments remain that contain personal details about you or of other people. Personal details include explicit postal address, business address, email address, post box or mail bag number. The reason for this is that I would hate you to come by misfortune or other calamity through personal material being made available on this site. A more suitable route for such communication might be direct email from person to person.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Alteration (editing) and Deletion of Comments</span><span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">I won't edit your comment. This includes comments that may have misspelt w</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">ords and other associated typos. My spelling is shocking. I use a spelchekcer when possible :-) and I invite you to do likewise.</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span>If you contact me appropriately with a request that your comment be deleted, I'll first have to consider the contribution that your comment makes to any existing thread. If your comment makes a significant contribution to the integrity and continuity of an existing discussion I will probably leave it. This is only fair to other people whose comments may lose their significance or relevance</span> by the removal of your comment.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Comments are always welcome</span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >I invite you to contribute to the atmosphere of this blog by welcoming others.<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Please give due thought to your use of words, wording, preciseness and clarity of what you may express in any comment before you submit it. By doing this you will be giving consideration to others who may care to visit this site. I wish you the opportunity to observe or participate in pleasant and understandable discourse. Enjoy!</span><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><input value="return to where you were" onclick="history.go(-1)" type="button"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://newmiddle-earth.blogspot.com/2008/07/traditional-mori-welcome-to-marae-is.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">or visit my Welcome page</span></a></u></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://newmiddle-earth.blogspot.com/2008/07/traditional-mori-welcome-to-marae-is.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1WUmivmUkGg/SMUCQ2_I1YI/AAAAAAAAAo8/azDvUbitX9s/s400/feather.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243599829804307842" border="0" /></a><strong></strong><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Ka kite anō</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Catch ya later</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-family:arial;">updated 6 Sept 2008</span></span></span><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8793482931939577761-9045075824880138240?l=commentpolicy-middle-earth.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Blogger In Middle-earthnoreply@blogger.com