Saturday, June 20, 2009

New blog comment policy

For those who have accounts and log in:

As far as I'm concerned, you have complete free speech on this blog, except when it comes to posting link spam. (Note, however, that David is less tolerant of foul language than I am.)

For those who choose a consistent username, but don't log in:

As far as I'm concerned, you will usually have free speech on this blog, but if you are nasty toward others, post link spam, or I suspect you are engaging in sockpuppetry, I may delete your comment.

For those who insist on posting as "Anonymous":

If you want to hold other commenters accountable for their previous statements on this blog, then at least have the courage to choose a consistent and unique username for yourself (other than "Anonymous") so you can be held accountable as well. If you make snide remarks towards others, your comment may be deleted. If your comment is offensive or disagreeable in general, your comment may be deleted. If you attempt to hold others accountable for their previous statements while you cowardly hide behind the username "Anonymous", your comment will definitely be deleted.

In short, the five seconds you save by not using a unique and consistent username will substantially increase the odds that your comment will be deleted.

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shubh said...

It is good to fix some commenting policy because this helps to maintain the importance and value of the blog. The content should be personal opinion or the fresh information.

Ajax said...

Okey-dokey.

Are you trying to revitalize this blog? Perhaps time has passed the idea of a housing bubble.

808housing (linked to on the right, under Regional Housing Sites) has been dead for a half year. Not inactive, gone. You might pull the link.

Greater NOVA is full of recent buyers with a few holdouts who miss Lance, still lovingly speak of him, and claim that prices will fall further, because, well, just because. Those same wise individuals maintain that even though prices did not fall as they expected in the immunozone, Arlington, DC proper, the prices will fall, real soon now.

I believe that the DC area RE market has seen the lows. 0-10% down for the immunozone. Perhaps 20-50% down for the boonies. YMMV.

I'm guessing that we'll see few years of herky-jerky rises interspersed with flat years. After that, it will be up, up, and away.

Of course, the overall U.S. and global economy still has problems and nuclear war in the mid-east or on the Korean peninsula will change the calculus.