Careful Out There

Further to what BuzyBee had to say on this same subject only a couple of weeks ago.....

I just got a fairly benign comment from a blogger and when I went to his site it was filled with all sorts of really graphic imagery, and some really explicit language. (To say he doesn't respect women and views them only as sexual toys would be an understatement....)

Also, I've had one crazy lady from India who keeps repeatedly asking me to let her post a link on my blog advertising her site ("...ummm... how does NO strike you?!"). She also has some really bizarre stuff on her blog. One of her ads says "You're ugly, but so am I, and I'm RICH". (Hmmm.... don't remember learning that tactic in Advertising 101.)

I'm all for self-expression, but there are some Weird Frikkin People out there in the blogosphere.

So, word to the wise, just be careful whose comments you allow on your blog.... I did have one (when I first started blogging and naively thought everyone was sweet, happy and full of goodwill!) who left a comment on my blog with a hyperlink that said "click here" and, like a dummy, I DID, and it downloaded a nasty virus onto my hard drive. (Which, eventually had to be replaced.)

So, tip of the day: be careful, and learn from my mistakes.