Regardless of the topic of a blog, all
bloggers face the potential for situations in which others do not approve of
their blog. Although this type of reaction is popular with blogs focused on
political or controversial issues, bloggers who maintain a personal blog may
also face disapproval from those who do not approve of the bloggers choices in
life. This article will discuss subjects such as dealing with negative comments
on a blog, dealing with criticism from friends and family members and will
touch upon situations in which blogging can cause legal problems for the
blogger.
Dealing with Negative Comments on Your Blog
Negative comments posted on a blog are one
of the most common forms of disapproval a blog may receive. These comments may
be posted in response to a specific blog posting or may be posted as an
objection to the blog in general. These negative comments may be very troubling
to the blogger but fortunately there are some methods for dealing with these comments.
Bloggers who are concerned that negative
comments may influence other blog readers have a few options for dealing with
these negative comments. One way to do this is to set the blog to not allow
comments. This will effectively eliminate the comments but it will also
eliminate comments from supporters of the blog as well. Another option a
blogger has is to simply delete the negative comments as he finds them. This is
not a very effective method because other readers may have time to read the comments
before they are deleted. Bloggers who are online often and are not concerned
about negative comments appearing on the blog for a short period of time may
utilize this method. Another method of dealing with negative comments includes
rebutting these comments on the blog. Finally, bloggers often have the
opportunity to ban visitors who are leaving negative comments from making
future comments.
Dealing with Criticism from Friends and Family Members
Bloggers may also face criticism from
friends and family members for the content of their blogs. Friends and family
members may not use the comment section to express their disapproval but may
express their concerns directly to the blogger in person, via telephone or via
email. This can be a difficult situation for bloggers because they may be torn
between maintaining the blog according to their vision and keeping their
friends and family happy. In many cases friends and family members may object
to a blog because they believe it can be potentially harmful to the blogger or
because they are concerned about how the blog will reflect on them. In these
delicate situations the blogger has the option to either delete or modify the
blog or to speak to the friends and family members to explain his feelings
without making changes to the blog.
When Blogging can Cause Legal Problems
Bloggers should be aware there are some
situations in which their blog can cause legal problems. Making statements
about another person which are untrue and defamatory can result in the subject
of the blog seeking retribution for libel. Other blog postings can also be
found to be illegal for a wide variety of other reasons. Bloggers may assume
freedom of speech laws protect them fully but there may be situations in which
the statements in a blog are not protected under freedom of speech laws and the
blogger faces legal ramifications for his postings. Blogging which violates the
copyright laws of another can also cause legal problems.
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