I just want to take a moment to clarify how we deal with insulting or overly rude comments, since I had someone called Kath making comments that were insulting to both me and the readers of this blog. If people do want to insult me then they best be prepared to get the sharp end of my tongue - I don't suffer fools gladly, but when it comes to insulting readers who have done nothing wrong then I must intervene.
We run a happy ship here at KOS, even Queen Marie's rants are all done in humour, and mostly people get the tone of the posts and enter into the spirit. Sometimes we do have heated discussions in the comment space, but usually people are respectful of each other and that is exceptionally important to us. If you feel you have read something which offends you then please take the time to read the comments because if no-one else is getting the same vibe from the post as you then perhaps it's worth considering whether or not you have misunderstood the tone. The chances are you have as we are rarely out to insult anyone.
I am unsure about why Kath was offended about my Job Shop Style post except to say she seemed unhappy that I wore designer clothing, so for me Kath was just being deliberately rude and trying to provoke a response which is unhealthy and I will not tolerate it. Make no mistake, people like Kath will be banned from commenting. As I said, I don't mind people trying to insult me but angling remarks to the other readers, who have not said anything at all offensive, will simply result in an immediate ban, which is what has happened in this case.
This is our blog and we could come on here and moan endlessly about how shit our lives are but instead we try and be positive and look at the funny, ridiculous, fun side of life, even if that means standing in the dole queue dressed up like an idiot.
I feel sorry that I have to remind people to be nice. But there will always be the Kaths of the world who need reminding. I have said this many, many times - we are very lucky to have great readers who seem to completely understand myself and Queen Marie and know we don't ever set out to offend. If you do ever feel like we have posted something so abhorrent to you then please take the time to consider if it's what we meant, and by all means question it but do so without resorting to rudeness.
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