Newly svelte Star Jones has launched a blog in connection with her new book tour and it's been a really bumpy ride so far. First she posted really strict rules for posting comments. Then the posters went wild and posted horrible, tastless quotes and photos (surprise, surprise). Then, she stopped blogging. Then she started back up. Just Jared has been following it all very closely. Here's a snippet:
Thursday, January 5, 8:47:26 PM EST
Star Jones launches her official blog, introduces the word hateration to her blog and lays the smackdown in her very first blog entry with "Star's Rules" --
RULE #1 :: Since you know who I am but I don't know who you are, I insist that you play fair. I don't do insults, mean-spirited comments or undue nastiness. If that's your thing...do it somewhere else. I will debate and discuss an issue with you but anything that falls under the category of pure hateration will just be deleted from my blog.
RULE #2 :: Please remember not to post on my blog in all caps; it's equivalent to screaming at someone. I'm new at this, but even I know that...so act like you know.
RULE #3 :: Try to keep track of the conversation. No reason to repeat what's already been said.
RULE #4 :: Don't use foul language; that will get you nowhere. If you're upset about something, please keep it clean. Otherwise your post will be deleted and I certainly won't respond.
Friday, January 6, ~10PM ::
Bloggers (specifically LiveJournal community OhNoTheyDidn't in "The Post," which has since been deleted) take notice of Star Jones' blog and post literally hundreds of comments and pictures. Star Jones (or her blog minions) takes immediate action, deleting 'hateration'-filled comments and banning users like excitabledude23 (this was one of the nicer comments left for Star) --
After reading Just Jared's summary and BloggersBlog's entry on the fiasco, we then decided to head on over to Star's personal website where we encountered this Mission Statement at the top of the homepage: "I am the author of the only dictionary that defines me." After reading that we just gave up.
The Star Jones Blogging Drama
Newly svelte Star Jones has launched a blog in connection with her new book tour and it's been a really bumpy ride so far. First she posted really strict rules for posting comments. Then the posters went wild and posted horrible, tastless quotes and photos (surprise, surprise). Then, she stopped blogging. Then she started back up. Just Jared has been following it all very closely. Here's a snippet:
