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[hatman]

Apparently, disabling further comments (which I'd never had to do before, but which seemed prudent, if I was going to be taking a break) also hides the ones that had already been left. Not what I would have chosen, but... oh well.

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[erinptah]

An alternative:

Enable comments on the posts, but set their security levels to "private".

It'll be just as effective in allowing you to take a break, without the unintentional side effect of erasing everyone's words but your own.

[melannen]

Yes, best practice if you want to take a break but not hide comments is to set comment screening to "all comments" and comments to "don't email"; that way you don't have to see them at all, if you need time to get yourself together. (Also, it's probably a good idea to edit the posts to mention that you've frozen or hidden all comments, why, and whether you ever plan to re-open comments)

I was offline to see your posts w/comments up, so I don't have all the context to say too much, but I hope the reaction you got doesn't completely turn you off from continuing to try to talk about racism (and other isms) here, and to work with the community to learn to do it better. Stepping away to work through your own reactions privately was a good first step.

(I really hope Dreamwidth comes up with a way to disable comments on an entry without hiding current ones; I'm going to go check in a minute, because that's something that's so obvious I hope they have it on the list, but I don't actually remember ever seeing it.)

(sorry for the many edits, oops.)

[hatman]

Multiple edits are fine.

I hadn't realized you could disable email notifications. Should have thought of that, but...

My brain is absolutely fried. Sleep issues. I'd say yesterday was a complete wash, except that I was too tired to take a shower. Spent pretty much the whole day watching TV, trying not to nap so I'd have a chance to get a night's sleep.

I think I'll stay away from isms for a while, actually. Thanks for the encouragement and all, though. That's really appreciated.

Problem is that there isn't parity. From where I stand, it's a question of the finer points of a very complicated definition. There are grey areas and conflicting priorities. From the other side, though, it's clear-cut. And if you disagree, then you're ignorant, at best, and racist if not.

One thing I'm a stickler for is respect, even for the opposing side. Which is, in part, what got me to speak up in the first place - sympathy for the author. Once you start seeing your opponent(s) as ignorant and/or racist, respect starts to fall by the wayside. Arguments are made from the moral and intellectual high ground.

In a way, that was the best lesson I got out of all this - seeing how that looks from the other side. Because, fuzzy as my memory is, I'm sure I've done that to others.

Anyway... thanks again. I can't tell you how refreshing this is, after the storm...