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		<title>By: aag</title>
		<link>http://aagblog.com/2008/11/10/the-options/comment-page-1/#comment-14735</link>
		<dc:creator>aag</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m closing comments on this post.  If anyone needs to air their opinions any further, they may email me:  aagblog@gmail.com

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m closing comments on this post.  If anyone needs to air their opinions any further, they may email me:  <a href="mailto:aagblog@gmail.com">aagblog@gmail.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: Wanda</title>
		<link>http://aagblog.com/2008/11/10/the-options/comment-page-1/#comment-14725</link>
		<dc:creator>Wanda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[redacted], Katy:

First off, the reason AAG doesn&#039;t disclose her information here is because it is none of your business who she is and what sexyness she looks like. And just because she doesn&#039;t list her home address and SS# here doesn&#039;t mean she&#039;s a murderer who has something/someone to hide.

I understand that someone will always disagree with the things she write. Someone will always disagree with something that YOU write. It&#039;s the nature of opinion, and writing about it, which is what blogging is intended for.
A writer will always have fans to support him/her, and criticisms will always appear among the positive comments.

If you do not agree with the things that AAG writes about, I highly suggest that you &quot;Let it go, move on,&quot; don’t read her anymore then, as Shasta puts it above.

No one is forcing you to open up this webpage and read every word that AAG puts on here, and it is unsettling for supporting readers to see your negative comments on this page.

Of course, I respect your opinion on these topics, but it is disrespectful to come onto this site and &quot;try to teach this blogger and lesson or two on what she writes&quot;. It is entirely at AAG&#039;s discretion on who she writes about, and how many mackerels she wants to stuff up his ass. Uh, curtain rod.

If AAG wants to write about how pissed she is at her friend&#039;s seemingly-jackass-ex, then I don&#039;t see the problem in it, and just as AAG isn&#039;t going to &quot;My Girlfriend&#039;s Diary&quot; to complain about his opinion, it is AAG&#039;s opinion of her friend&#039;s ex, and I&#039;m sorry if you don&#039;t like it, go get on your soapbox somewhere else.

Just as Z doesn&#039;t like AAG&#039;s comparison, but he&#039;s gonna go write on his blog, and I&#039;m not going to chase after him and read it, and curse him out (although I am really good at that).


Besides, if AAG puts all her information on here, do you not think that loyal readers like me would go and find her sexy ass?


-W.

P.S. Sorry for getting on my damn soapbox on your page, AAG.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[redacted], Katy:</p>
<p>First off, the reason AAG doesn&#8217;t disclose her information here is because it is none of your business who she is and what sexyness she looks like. And just because she doesn&#8217;t list her home address and SS# here doesn&#8217;t mean she&#8217;s a murderer who has something/someone to hide.</p>
<p>I understand that someone will always disagree with the things she write. Someone will always disagree with something that YOU write. It&#8217;s the nature of opinion, and writing about it, which is what blogging is intended for.<br />
A writer will always have fans to support him/her, and criticisms will always appear among the positive comments.</p>
<p>If you do not agree with the things that AAG writes about, I highly suggest that you &#8220;Let it go, move on,&#8221; don’t read her anymore then, as Shasta puts it above.</p>
<p>No one is forcing you to open up this webpage and read every word that AAG puts on here, and it is unsettling for supporting readers to see your negative comments on this page.</p>
<p>Of course, I respect your opinion on these topics, but it is disrespectful to come onto this site and &#8220;try to teach this blogger and lesson or two on what she writes&#8221;. It is entirely at AAG&#8217;s discretion on who she writes about, and how many mackerels she wants to stuff up his ass. Uh, curtain rod.</p>
<p>If AAG wants to write about how pissed she is at her friend&#8217;s seemingly-jackass-ex, then I don&#8217;t see the problem in it, and just as AAG isn&#8217;t going to &#8220;My Girlfriend&#8217;s Diary&#8221; to complain about his opinion, it is AAG&#8217;s opinion of her friend&#8217;s ex, and I&#8217;m sorry if you don&#8217;t like it, go get on your soapbox somewhere else.</p>
<p>Just as Z doesn&#8217;t like AAG&#8217;s comparison, but he&#8217;s gonna go write on his blog, and I&#8217;m not going to chase after him and read it, and curse him out (although I am really good at that).</p>
<p>Besides, if AAG puts all her information on here, do you not think that loyal readers like me would go and find her sexy ass?</p>
<p>-W.</p>
<p>P.S. Sorry for getting on my damn soapbox on your page, AAG.</p>
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		<title>By: Shasta Gibson</title>
		<link>http://aagblog.com/2008/11/10/the-options/comment-page-1/#comment-14722</link>
		<dc:creator>Shasta Gibson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As I&#039;ve learned, sometimes the hard way, when you write things about people you know, who happen to read your blog, there are bound to be situations where someone gets their panties in a twist.

I&#039;m all for writing my side/opinion/thoughts on situations that may have very little to do with me.  Particularly if I feel that something of value can be found within those post, which I believe to be true in the case of what you initially wrote.  It&#039;s a crappy situation, and a good example of poly gone quite wrong, at least from your outlook, which in the case of this blog, is really the only one that matters.  This is *your* space, period, nobody gets a say, except perhaps if you were slandering their real name and information all over the place, which you would just never do.

Sometimes I post things on my blog that people don&#039;t like.  My first instinct if someone objects, is to show them the door.  Let it go, move on, don&#039;t read me anymore then.

Just my 2 or 3 cents.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I&#8217;ve learned, sometimes the hard way, when you write things about people you know, who happen to read your blog, there are bound to be situations where someone gets their panties in a twist.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m all for writing my side/opinion/thoughts on situations that may have very little to do with me.  Particularly if I feel that something of value can be found within those post, which I believe to be true in the case of what you initially wrote.  It&#8217;s a crappy situation, and a good example of poly gone quite wrong, at least from your outlook, which in the case of this blog, is really the only one that matters.  This is *your* space, period, nobody gets a say, except perhaps if you were slandering their real name and information all over the place, which you would just never do.</p>
<p>Sometimes I post things on my blog that people don&#8217;t like.  My first instinct if someone objects, is to show them the door.  Let it go, move on, don&#8217;t read me anymore then.</p>
<p>Just my 2 or 3 cents.</p>
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		<title>By: Z</title>
		<link>http://aagblog.com/2008/11/10/the-options/comment-page-1/#comment-14717</link>
		<dc:creator>Z</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t agree that someone you write about should be expected to react in the same way that you react to what you perceive as criticism on your blog - but my comment here is turning into a post, so I&#039;ll carry it on elsewhere :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t agree that someone you write about should be expected to react in the same way that you react to what you perceive as criticism on your blog &#8211; but my comment here is turning into a post, so I&#8217;ll carry it on elsewhere :)</p>
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		<title>By: frayedcat</title>
		<link>http://aagblog.com/2008/11/10/the-options/comment-page-1/#comment-14715</link>
		<dc:creator>frayedcat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Katy, 
This is why I appreciate good writing.  It takes thoughts that I have had and gets them out in clearer ways than I am able to.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Katy,<br />
This is why I appreciate good writing.  It takes thoughts that I have had and gets them out in clearer ways than I am able to.</p>
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		<title>By: Katy Newton</title>
		<link>http://aagblog.com/2008/11/10/the-options/comment-page-1/#comment-14710</link>
		<dc:creator>Katy Newton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t think that having a critic review your blog and describe it as &quot;in its autumn&quot; is the same as having someone who was previously a friend post what you feel is only half the story of a breakup on her blog so that her commenters can join her in criticising you.  

I appreciate that the commenters don&#039;t know who the protagonists are, but clearly your disguise wasn&#039;t enough to stop at least one of them recognising themselves in it.  It is not fair to put them in the position of reading a number of comments agreeing with you that their behaviour has been appalling, and feeling that a whole group of people they&#039;ve never met has completely misunderstood them, in circumstances where they have no way of explaining themselves.

I have no idea what the rights and wrongs of the situation are, so I&#039;m not taking sides in terms of what actually happened.  All I&#039;m saying is - I love your writing but I don&#039;t think it&#039;s fair to do that to someone, especially not so soon after the breakup.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think that having a critic review your blog and describe it as &#8220;in its autumn&#8221; is the same as having someone who was previously a friend post what you feel is only half the story of a breakup on her blog so that her commenters can join her in criticising you.  </p>
<p>I appreciate that the commenters don&#8217;t know who the protagonists are, but clearly your disguise wasn&#8217;t enough to stop at least one of them recognising themselves in it.  It is not fair to put them in the position of reading a number of comments agreeing with you that their behaviour has been appalling, and feeling that a whole group of people they&#8217;ve never met has completely misunderstood them, in circumstances where they have no way of explaining themselves.</p>
<p>I have no idea what the rights and wrongs of the situation are, so I&#8217;m not taking sides in terms of what actually happened.  All I&#8217;m saying is &#8211; I love your writing but I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s fair to do that to someone, especially not so soon after the breakup.</p>
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		<title>By: MisterPrecedent</title>
		<link>http://aagblog.com/2008/11/10/the-options/comment-page-1/#comment-14706</link>
		<dc:creator>MisterPrecedent</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[redacted],
The whole point is that AAG intentionally did NOT include ALL of the gory details so to PROTECT THE PRIVACY of the people about whom she was writing.  Those of us who don&#039;t know these people don&#039;t need to know all of the details, nor do we care whether or not it is the entire truth.  A gist of the story is plenty.  

IF she HAD included ALL of the details and had written Exactly What Happened, then anyone who happens to KNOW the people involved would think, &quot;Wow - I know about a situation EXACTLY like that!  Obviously, she&#039;s writing about X, Y, and Z.&quot;

As posted, it was a vague story, with enough alterations, I presume (since you are attesting to it), that nobody familiar with AAG or the people involved would be able to recognize it.  Apparently, it worked perfectly, if you were involved and it isn&#039;t even familiar to you.

This is NOT a court or a newspaper where the participants are expected to tell the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But.  It&#039;s a blog, meant to entertain, to commune, and to stimulate thought.  Please do the latter.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[redacted],<br />
The whole point is that AAG intentionally did NOT include ALL of the gory details so to PROTECT THE PRIVACY of the people about whom she was writing.  Those of us who don&#8217;t know these people don&#8217;t need to know all of the details, nor do we care whether or not it is the entire truth.  A gist of the story is plenty.  </p>
<p>IF she HAD included ALL of the details and had written Exactly What Happened, then anyone who happens to KNOW the people involved would think, &#8220;Wow &#8211; I know about a situation EXACTLY like that!  Obviously, she&#8217;s writing about X, Y, and Z.&#8221;</p>
<p>As posted, it was a vague story, with enough alterations, I presume (since you are attesting to it), that nobody familiar with AAG or the people involved would be able to recognize it.  Apparently, it worked perfectly, if you were involved and it isn&#8217;t even familiar to you.</p>
<p>This is NOT a court or a newspaper where the participants are expected to tell the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But.  It&#8217;s a blog, meant to entertain, to commune, and to stimulate thought.  Please do the latter.</p>
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		<title>By: Southern Gentleman</title>
		<link>http://aagblog.com/2008/11/10/the-options/comment-page-1/#comment-14703</link>
		<dc:creator>Southern Gentleman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just like I tell my grown sons:  &quot;I&#039;ve told you my version of the truth.  I&#039;m sure your mother has her own version, and I&#039;m sure it&#039;s as inaccurate as mine.&quot;

It&#039;s your life, so your truth is the only one that counts.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just like I tell my grown sons:  &#8220;I&#8217;ve told you my version of the truth.  I&#8217;m sure your mother has her own version, and I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s as inaccurate as mine.&#8221;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s your life, so your truth is the only one that counts.</p>
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		<title>By: aag</title>
		<link>http://aagblog.com/2008/11/10/the-options/comment-page-1/#comment-14702</link>
		<dc:creator>aag</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;b&gt;

Turning on comment mod.  Sorry folks.  

I&#039;m tired of being reminded about what might or might not be &quot;the truth.&quot;  I get to write &quot;the truth&quot; as I see it.  If you don&#039;t like it, write &quot;the truth&quot; as you see it.

Somewhere else.

:)

&lt;/b&gt;</description>
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<p>Turning on comment mod.  Sorry folks.  </p>
<p>I&#8217;m tired of being reminded about what might or might not be &#8220;the truth.&#8221;  I get to write &#8220;the truth&#8221; as I see it.  If you don&#8217;t like it, write &#8220;the truth&#8221; as you see it.</p>
<p>Somewhere else.</p>
<p>:)</p>
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		<title>By: whatthechuck</title>
		<link>http://aagblog.com/2008/11/10/the-options/comment-page-1/#comment-14701</link>
		<dc:creator>whatthechuck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi  AAG,

Well, um, there are lots of serious posts above.

But any fool knows that if you hang out with a writer, they&#039;re gonna write about YOU.  Even if they change your name to Wally the Walrus.

That&#039;s just the deal!  ;-)

XOXOXO

Chuck</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi  AAG,</p>
<p>Well, um, there are lots of serious posts above.</p>
<p>But any fool knows that if you hang out with a writer, they&#8217;re gonna write about YOU.  Even if they change your name to Wally the Walrus.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s just the deal!  ;-)</p>
<p>XOXOXO</p>
<p>Chuck</p>
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