In reply to Peter Knight.

Peter, you wrote:

It's odd - people self host WordPress because they recognize the merit of owning the medium instead over using a 3rd party service that removes rights. Even on twitter & FB people have the right to remove their comments and material, but some here seem awfully principled about denying that right to others while claiming full ownership of comment contributions.

It's a shame really because taking into account other developments, it is safer to say nothing at all on today's web.

There's a reason newspapers used to print retractions. You couldn't unprint the news. Or unprint your book. People should think carefully before expressing something in writing in a public place. There are lots of places on the internet where anonymity is encouraged. Those are ideal for trying out ideas.

The public space is not.

It's surprising how unprepared the many people these days are for accountability. Accountability has been the insurance policy of humanity for millenia. I'm certainly not going to help uproot it.