One of my tasks is to read the comments on The Fort Scott Tribune and the Nevada Daily Mail Web sites.

It is always an interesting read. It is really fascinating to see how people respond to stories and blogs. Readers' responses add a lot of meat and context to the stories. It is neat to watch conversations unfold between readers and reporters. There is a lot of emotion, passion and very good points made.

And there is a lot of ranting with nothing to back it up.

I see a lot of negativity on various topics with readers just going at someone or a situation with as much negative force and insults as possible.

My question is, "What are you going to do about it?"

Criticizing someone isn't going to change the situation. Are you prepared to answer the call to action that will do anything about what you are commenting on? I think it's good to comment on any injustice to inform others on what's going on, but to continue on about how bad something or someone is really isn't going to do anything. Where should your energy be focused in order to really make a difference?