I Was Just Wondering

I was just wondering.............have you notice all the negativity on the Internet?  If you have ever read any "news" article on the Internet, then I am sure you have noticed that you can leave your comments.  I don't often read the comments, but when I do, I notice that almost all of them are negative.  In fact, they are so negative that you certainly would not want to read them to your 8-year old grandchild.  And guess what, none of the commenter's leave their names.  I guess that anonymity gives them their perceived right to rant and rant with such venom that it makes me wonder if physical violence would be their next course of action.  The commenters seem to want to fight with one another. 

I read the PW's blog......I admit it.  Most of you know who I am talking about.  I am not a huge fan, but certainly it is one I follow.  I have a good time with it and take it for what it is worth--good clean fun....entertainment.  I am not going to learn anything of importance there and I know that.  The recipes are the same as what I grew up with and can certainly make most of them without a recipe. The point is I follow it because it is just good clean entertainment.  Here's what you may nos t know.  There is another blogger out there totally devoted to badmouthing everything about PW, her family, her blog, and her TV program.  The blogger doesn't mince words and has nothing good to say about PW and the comments of this blogger's followers are just as negative.  The f word is typed with complete abandon.  Why?  Effect?  Shock?  Does the PW's blog really warrant such ranting? 

How many of us actually write a review of a hotel, products, or services?  Probably not many and fewer ever write a positive review.  So when I read online reviews, I also take into account the tone of the reviewer.  If it is completely filled with cursing or other such rantings, I make the assumption that the reviewer might be a little grumpy.......like all the time.  It the reviewer tells me the facts including the positive as well as the negative, then I take notice.  I am a grown woman and I can make my own assumption.  When a reviewer is cursing and obviously mad, I feel they are not rational and I disregard their comment.  For me, they lost their intended affect.

I was just wondering.............

That's it from the editor.  Nothing profound, nothing perplexing, nothing nostalgic tonight. 

I love you.