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In view of the above mentioned, it is important to note that viewer/reader commentary on this site is treated as a privilege—NOT a right. What this means, is that potential viewers/readers are strongly encouraged to express themselves as though they were adults and rational people.
Contrary to some beliefs, it is possible to disagree with an idea without demeaning, disrespecting or engaging in character-assassination of the bearer of a message. Anonymity in the world of the internet is undoubtedly one of the characteristics that make it perhaps the world's only truly democratic social platform, but it is also this same quality that makes it attractive for personalities to abandon civilized conduct, and instead, partake in conduct they would otherwise not have the courage to undertake in in-person situations.
What this site is Not:
This is NOT a "discussion forum"; there are places on the net that function as such, with their respective guidelines for such. This means that the primary responsibility of the author(s) of this blog is that of an author—i.e. publishing blog posts, not assuming the role of a "moderator," as erroneously described in some outlets. Consequently, those who are not able to apply themselves to the most basic of expectations, as already outlined above, will lose their privilege to comment or speak their minds about a topic...without any hesitation from the principal author of this site; to the extent that one is able to comment anyway, through various sock-puppets, violating posts will be swiftly deleted...and at that, possibly even without ever being completely read by the owner/principal author of this site! Generally, reader comments are quickly skimmed for any hint of violation, before getting a green light for a more complete and attentive reading that would facilitate any reply and/or publishing on the blog. Henceforth, would-be readers should consider themselves warned.
This site has not been developed with a focus on creating fanfare or winning "popularity" contest against other blogs in the blogosphere; that sort of thing is left to the aspirations of the other blogs. Rather, content here is geared primarily to inform, not to please or seek approval of any of the competing ideological camps (e.g. loosely formed nationalist support-groups, as usually found in internet forums) over another. In so far as traffic is monitored, it is done so with the intention of gauging whether information is getting out there to any degree and to determine what sort of topics are most sought out, so as to tweak blog entries sufficiently enough to become search-engine "friendly" and get them on the radar of the likes of Google, Yahoo, etc
Topics here range from biological topics, in the form of molecular genetics and osteological studies, to history, sociological and geopolitical analyses, each complex in their own right. To those who so choose to available themselves of such information, the hope here is that they find an informative gem somewhere in those analyses. This is the audience that the author of this blog appeals to, and not too preoccupied by ones outside of it, since it is understood that it is impossible to please everyone all of the time. Therefore, pleasing individuals, though a desired outcome, is not a primary focus of this blog; a small step towards stamping out disinformation about African matters—willfully done or otherwise—however remains a high priority!
Now onto the Disclaimer:
Although comments may be published, this does not mean that the owner/principal author of this site endorses an idea carried in a comment. A comment may make it to the comments-section on the mere grounds that the commenting party had an opinion to share about a blog entry and that the delivery of such a comment did not violate the minimum expectations that come with the privilege of commenting.
Having a comment published on this site is NOT a rubber-stamp for approval of the message carried in the comment, or its endorsement thereof!
Sometimes, as time and/or personal interest permits, the owner/author of this site will reply to a comment, and a such, only then is the author liable for what is contained in said author's own message—nothing more or less.
On another note, it has come to the attention of the owner/author of this site that information from this blog has either been used or reappeared elsewhere, generally without any acknowledgement or credit to the source (which would be this site, in the present context). Although the "property-rights" owner in this case has not made any attempts to "copyright" the property, or publicly scold those who rip information off of this site, i.e. primarily for the sake of free flow of information, readers/viewers are simply asked to do the right thing, and give credit where due, whenever using information contained in this site for their own personal benefit or advantage. Unsuspecting third-party observers may or may not be aware of one's action to the contrary, but oneself will be aware of oneself's abuse of the privilege of reading/viewing on this site!
Hopefully, the matters visited upon herein will clear any doubts about expectations that come with any potential usage of this site. It is the site-owner/author's hope that potential viewers/readers will enjoy or benefit from what the site has to offer!
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*Last modified on June 6th, 2022.
