Bill – Thank you! Wow, again. That’s crazy. I think that person, who thought it was a “personal attack”, just has problems. Anyone who reads a post, and randomly feels it’s about them, has some issues, and probably needs a therapist. Your wife did the right trying to get the person to stick around and explaining it wasn’t a personal attack — if the person still wouldn’t listen, then hey, that’s on them.

Thank for sharing!

My wife has a blog with a small following and one of her commenters said something that was taken by another commenter as a personal attack. The person who felt attacked sent an email to my wife and said she’d never be coming back to her blog again.

Well this was an established reader and my wife took it hard as well as tried to pull the person back to her blog but couldn’t. Anyway, I told my wife she needs to be a bit more thick skinned and she’s not responsible for how readers read into things. The comment in question was in no way directed at that person. Just a different opinion.

I know for me it drives me up a wall and I can not stand it, but I know if I do not publish her trash she will slander me all over her blog. How do I know? Because I used to delete all of her uncalled for comments and she would blog about it so her readers thought I was wrong.

The Fitness Diva – Out of all the ways of dealing with a negative comment, I like yours the best. Even though I haven’t gotten any negativity on this blog, I have gotten negativity for my comment on other blogs, and not even from the blog owner but from other readers. I tend to point out their grammatical mistakes sarcastically, rather than respond directly to their comment! I think it works well. Thanks for sharing!

Shirley – I agree; they’re your kids!

Freddie – Thanks!

AvidReader – Yeah, let’s do away with the personal attacks! I’m definitely going to check out that post, and we should definitely be helping each other out, instead of “flaming” each other. We shall end the foolishness! Thanks for sharing!

John – LOL! I think I might do the same! Yes, we must all live and learn. If something doesn’t work, it’s time to move on and try something that will. Otherwise, we’ll be stuck in a monotonous monopoly of our reflections! Thanks for sharing John!

Clickfire – That’s a great way to handle the situation. I think asking for their reason for feeling that way is best in determining whether their comment is authentic or they’re just being trolls. And I definitely agree; host reviews can get a little crazy when it comes to user opinion — it’s a real touchy subject, or so I hear. Thanks for your input! It’s greatly appreciated!

Ramtsam – Interesting way of looking at things.

Rarst – Good point.

George – Thanks! Yeah, I’ve seen it go onto the next person’s blog and it becomes a huge deal and it can really hurt people. But like you said, it’s usually to benefit from the traffic and gain some links while they’re at it. It’s crazy what some people will do.

Jared O’ Toole – Definitely. I publish every single comment, but not if it’s too far out in potty mouth land. This blog is for all ages, and I’m trying to keep it that way, so too many of the wrong words, and that delete button will be pressed — simply for the purpose of young children not coming across them. Besides, one can write out their thoughts, negative or not, without cursing.

I can’t believe someone advised you to quit blogging and do more twittering — That’s funny! Thanks for sharing!

Nota Bene Consulting – Yeah, ignoring can be a good exercise in this case. It sure is better than stooping down to their level.

Eddiego65 – You make a great point! I’m the same; as long as they don’t get out of hand with the profanity, it’s getting published.

Geoff – Negative comments sure do motivate, And I do like constructive criticism. But the aim is more towards people who are being negative unnecessarily. Where you’ve done nothing wrong, but yet someone is saying you have. That can get pretty annoying, and it can make you look bad when it shouldn’t. But I definitely see where you’re coming from. If the negative comment makes sense, then it sure deserves to be expressed.

Kari – Hey, that sounds like an awesome feature! I don’t think things would get too far out of control to need to do so, but you never know — my friend Clickfire mentioned having to close a few due to things getting a bit out of hand. Thanks for sharing!

B Nelson – Yeah, LOL, those “you’re an idiot” comments — they make me laugh. I’ve seen them all over the place. If I ever get one, I’d just ignore it too. There’s not much to counter on that. Thanks for sharing!

Paul – Well put! You sure handle things better than most, great advice!

Normal Joe – Gee, do ‘ya really? I never knew posts had a level of intelligence.

Normal Joe – How’s that? Did I do good? LOL! You crack me up Joe! I hear you man, if it’s truly their opinion and it holds ground, I’ll publish it. But if they’re out saying things that don’t make any sense just to start a ruckus, then it’s out the window. It doesn’t contribute to the post. Thanks for sharing!

Freddie – LOL! How’d I do Freddie? I chose to go with The Fitness Diva’s method and use a little sarcasm!

I want to thank everyone for sharing their thoughts. The response was amazing! Everyone left great tips and strategies on how to deal with the situation, and it blew me away! I would have never thought of all these great tips on my own! You guys are the best!

Thank you all!

But let’s not stop here. If you just now came across this post, this isn’t over! Let us hear what you have to say! The debate is going great and we want to hear from you!

LOL! Right, let’s throw Louis into the fire and see how he handles the negatives. Just kidding!

I’m of the thought that folks can have their own opinion, and if it’s a genuine opinion and not just a ploy to get readers or cause trouble, I let it ride. I don’t delete many comments, unless it’s just some spam action going on.

I encourage individual thinking man! Let them be, if they are really expressing an opinion, but if they are just doing it to cause trouble then naaaaaaaaaaaah man…get off my sammiches!