After writing about the Marcoses, I was shocked by the viciousness of some of the comments written on my blog.

For instance, this commentator who went by the name “Stuffy” wrote in reaction to my blog entry entitled “Voting Bongbong Marcos will give crooks the green light to steal”:

Raissa,

The Marcoses are back, will return to full power in 2016 and you can’t do squat save for ranting in this corner of the web. Spread open and suck it down!

Marcos pa rin!!!

Stuffingly yours,

Stuffy

I guess that’s what being out of the power loop does to you.

I am not at all intimidated by you. And since I intend to write much, much more on the Marcoses and other equally, if not more controversial topics, I am hereby adopting this new comments policy.

I am giving notice that I reserve the right to CHANGE or DELETE really nasty or vicious comments that do nothing to help shed light on the subject but merely attack my person or character without logical or evidentiary basis. Initially, I thought I would let such comments stand but I’ve decided I will not let myself be abused online.

If you want to attack me,  set up your own blog. But you can’t do it in mine.

I will also DELETE or CHANGE comments from those who keep changing their pseudonyms just to give the impression that different people are posting the same kinds of comments on my blog. And I will point out when that happens.

There are also trolls out there on the Internet whose only joy is to go into blogs, pick fights and bash without basis. My new comments policy for them is – I will identify you if you are a troll, and label you as such.

For everyone else who have taken the time out to read my blog, I welcome various comments. This is after all a blog in progress and an adventure which I hope to share with you all.

Raissa