I switched the site to accept only Pings and Trackbacks.

As Russell Beattie recently posted, they eat up time, and can spin off topic into personal attacks.

A mistake I made in the post, Worm Week, reminded me of the power of anonymous discourse, and led to a commenter questioning my ability at my chosen profession and the value of my views.

It is to be expected when you publish your commentary in any public forum, specially on the internet.

Trolling is the new rebellion. Outcasts, misfits and closed minded individuals partake in anonymous trolling to feel a sense of power.

With millions of discussion forum, mailing list and weblog posts every day, each one of us is more likely to strongly disagree with the majority of views published, than not.

I believe that the more I post, the more I learn about myself. If it offends, incites or bores people, I don’t care.

The courage to participate in life, regardless of consequence is the reward in everything I do.

That doesn’t mean I have to allow others to impose their limitations on me.

Of course, the longer one lives, the more likely you’ll make a hypocrite out of yourself.

Flame on!