Newcomers to Route 66 News may note that comments to posts are held in moderation until they’re approved by yours truly.
I don’t see that changing anytime in the near future. There are several reasons for that:
- The spamming never goes away. Although my Akismet filter weeds out 98 percent of the spam out there, that still leaves about 2 percent that sneak through. Lately, it’s been online gambling firms trying to post links here.
- Occasionally a commenter posts libelous content. Those remarks WILL be deleted, unless they have evidence to support their contentions or serve to be constructive criticism. Nearly all of the time, they don’t. And if you do have a comment that’s inaccurate, it will be challenged by me or others.
- Then you have a few who seem to have no other purpose on this Earth than to be hateful to others. I once deleted a whole bunch of comments from one person who was escalating the viciousness of his or her comments to others. Another one made racist comments about a New Mexico town. Those sort of comments won’t be tolerated.
As for the rest of you who post more-normal comments, I’ll get to them over the course of the day or night. Please be patient. I don’t spend 24 hours a day in front of a computer, nor will I ever (to the surprise of some people).