jcast's Journal: Comments on my journal entries

Every once in a while, I'll come across something online I feel a compulsion to share or comment on. Every once in a while, I'll come across a thought I feel a compulsion to share. Sometimes I do that by posting a journal entry. Sometimes I do that in some other way.

Usually, whatever point or points I was trying to make are of interest to me. Usually, most points related to the one I was trying to make, or about the same subject, are not of interest to me. Unfortunately, on occasion, a certain poster has started long, heated threads about a point other than the one I was trying to make. These threads are often interesting. They are often informative. But they are nevertheless off-topic, and I, personally, do not care about the subjects in question. If I cared about them, I would post journal entries about them. I have come to a resolve about this issue: rather than being sucked into debates about points I fundamentally do not care about, I will ignore all such off-topic threads (except to the extent of posting a reply informing posters when their posts go off-topic, and reminding them what the topic is).

Now, I realize it may be difficult to tell what I am getting at in a particular entry. So, I will post a comment to each journal entry, title ``Topic'', stating, in bullet form, the truth claims being asserted or (IMAO) supported in that post. That way, you will know what sort of thing I am interested in debating---and, therefore, what you can debate without wearing out my endurance for the debate.

Go ahead and comment on off-topic issues---in your own journals. Please do post a comment here linking to that discussion, but please don't hold it here.

Also, please do post questions or requests for clarification here, but don't be surprised if the entire reply is a link to a new journal entry.

Topic

[jcast]

• I post journal entries because I feel compelled to say something; journal posting is one outlet I use.
• Whatever I was not thinking about when I posted is uninteresting to me, and I'd rather not discuss it. Usually, changing my opinion on such matters would invalidate nothing in the post.
• Threads about such things, having nothing to do with the post, are off-topic, but they nonetheless have happened.
• I will ignore such threads, except to the extent of informing commenters when they stray off-topic.
• I will

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[bryanthompson]

sorry... I tend to get off-topic easily. Don't know what my deal is, but i Just seem to get distracted very eas-oh look, a kitty!