I attempted to add a comment on this article on ODT online, linking to this post. When it did not appear, I e-mailed the ODT asking why. They replied saying it was "just a link to a blog site".
I replied:
I think the fact that Dr Lloyd's article has attracted comment from a
leading NZ blog, and a leading Australian blog, is of interest to your
readers, who may wish to follow these links.
Comments on websites often have links to to other sites : that is what
makes it the Web.
Are you saying that the ODT online has a policy against links?
The reply from the ODT:
We handle comments and links on a case-by-case basis.
I replied again, asking what criteria were used, but have not had a response.
The irony is that the rejected post criticizes Dr Lloyd's advocacy of not giving space to politically-incorrect views.
I respect the right of the ODT to chose what appears on it's site, but others have the right to comment on these choices. To be fair, the ODT does include a range of opinions in it's columns e.g. Geoffrey Kearsley's sceptical view of global warming.
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