I am implementing the following guidelines in response to a recent rash of argumentative comments appended to my posts by dissenting readers. Failure to abide will result with deletion:
- Do not use any foul language. Foul language is any word that would have led to my being paddled in kindergarten. Anthropomorphisms are excepted.
- Post pithy comments. A non-pithy comment is any comment that is longer than the original post. These are subject to editing or deletion.
- Reasonable debate and argument is welcome and encouraged. Do not post argumentative comments. An argumentative comment is one which addresses anything other than the proximate subject of the original post. Do not engage in rank contradiction.
- Trolling this blog is dangerous. A Troll is someone who posts only argumentative comments. If you are going to argue with the editorial position of this blog, I highly suggest that, to avoid deletion, you introduce yourself first.
- Be nice to each other.
These rules are subject to change at any time.
WAC
It's just like shooting . . .you know. 
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November 5, 2007 at 7:32 am
karen
I’ll try to abide by #2, but as I’ve admitted, I have a hard time being brief when I feel it comes at the expense of being thorough.
As for #3, I was surprised by your judgement on the Martin Luther post, that my comments discussing Luther’s ‘heresy’ itself were too far off-topic. I’m not sure how to discuss a post about Luther’s ‘liberal revolt’ without addressing the merits of your arguments against him. Because it’s not a ‘liberal revolt’ if he’s right, now is it?
January 5, 2008 at 7:59 pm
meagan presnell
i agree that a priest shoudnt be in any relation with women friends but not letting it get that far!
&& belive me i know because the widow yall are talking about is my mom Christina Presnell.
this relationship has been going on snice this summer! & they are serious which i think that my mom KNOWS what she was doing & did it anyway. she didnt care about what it would do.
to him or her.
i have no respect for any of them.
i used to have respect for fr. francis but after i cought him in the driveway using the church van @ 1:00 in the moring. i relized that somthing was going on i tryed to warn him quit doing this.
i told him i coundt belive he would do somthing like this.
but he has && its all because of my mom she temted him i think because she told her kids that she was in love with him for years!!!
i thought my mom is the worst thing.
&& he just now told yall that its been going on for 8 months!
snice the end of may.
i count belive he would do this!
im not suprised with my mom she dose this all the time she has gone to far with a priest that everyone looked up to. && now i can say i cant stand him!!!
i saw him yesterday, && i guess hes living with her now. but i moved out of her house in auguest.
i cant stand my mother bc all this && the past 8yrs.
im sick of people not knowing really what was going on.
but i dont ever see him coming back bc hes so brain washed bc of her its her fault she wanted this to happend all along i cant belive he would go so far.
but shes so selfish both of them are but yeah she likes to destory everyones life, dose she not know what she did???
she ruined him hes not the same && when he tryed to talk to me yesterday i dont even wont him at the house but he was i came to visit.
i think he lives with her now!!
but i wont nothing to do with him.
are her i dislike mt mom verry much because of this && yall just dont knoe her like yall should.
he needs serious prayer!
but there serious that Discaust me!
but i wish this never would of hppend to him he should of never got involved!
sincerly meagan
February 22, 2008 at 10:59 am
Dan
Will,
Hey, I’m sorry if I irked you, but if you could just point out where I diverged from politeness, I’d be happy to apologize. If, however, all I did wrong was to disagree with you, then I’m sorry to hear that.
March 13, 2008 at 4:32 pm
JAMES LIKOUDIS
I much enjoyed your conversion story, as like your mother I too am a Buffalonian. Your other material is also very interesting. I am glad you have listed Catholics United for the Faith (CUF) in your list of recommended Websites as many of our CUF members are converts. I too am one, from Greek Orthodoxy, and perhaps your readers might be interested in my Website which notes my 3 books and many articles dealing with Eastern Orthodoxy and the differences with the
Catholic Church. Perhaps you might also list it: http://WWW.CREDOBUFFALO.COM
In Christ, the Lover of mankind,
James Likoudis