Comment Policy for michaelfcollins3.dev

There are two reasons why I choose to publish content to this blog. The first reason is that writing about technical topics helps me to learn by processing and organizing my thoughts. A lot of the topics that I write about are mainly for me. I might write about an interesting code sample that I developed or a technique that I used to solve a problem so that I can come back to it later to recall what I did. The second reason why I write and publish to this blog is that I like sharing and educating others who are interested in the same topics. I hope that the topics that I write about are helpful to help others to grow and expand their technical capabilities and careers, and if I can help them to succeed, then that’s wonderful too.

While I don’t expect it, I welcome and encourage feedback on my blog posts and I’ve provided a channel to do that using Disqus. At the bottom of every blog post is a channel where you can indicate if you liked the blog post and a place where you can add questions or comments. I encourage feedback, both positive and critical, to help me to improve. If I didn’t provide enough details to answer your questions, please let me know. If I did something wrong, please feel free to let me know. If you have an idea of something that I could have done differently, please let me know.

Criticism vs. Constructive Criticism

I’m an adult and a big boy. I can take criticism for things that I write and I openly encourage it. I welcome differing opinions because by understanding opposing viewpoints, we can all expand our minds and grow. That being said, I’m only interested in constructive criticism. What is constructive crisicism? Let’s define it as this:

Feedback that provides specific, actionable suggestions

An example of constructive criticism is not liking how I implemented error handling in a section of code, or disagreeing with how I applied an algorithm or a kind of technology. Constructive criticism is identifying what I did wrong and providing suggestions for what I could have done better. Constructive criticism shares your experience and knowledge in a way that helps to educate me and others who may be reading the same article.

Constructive criticism is not belittling, condescending, vulgar, or mean-spirited. Constructive criticism does not attack ideas or opinions. Constructive criticism has value and advances a discussion. Constructive criticism is welcome on my blog and website. Personal attacks or general opinions that do not advance the discussion or add any value to it are not.

Moderation of Comments

Your comments are welcome and I want everyone visiting my website and reading my blog to feel comfortable in both providing feedback and asking questions. There are no stupid questions, and my blog should be treated as a safe space to ask questions so that you can learn.

I reserve the right to moderate comments on blog posts on my website. I will use utmost discretion and consideration when reviewing comments for their content, intent, and purpose. I will delete any comments that are disrespectful, off topic, a personal attack on me or other commenters, or that do not further the discussion in a way that is valuable to the content of the blog post and to readers of the post.