Dear Abby’s advice to bloggers

In response to a 14-year-old-girl’s question about blogging, Dear Abby gives advice to bloggers that all online journalists would be wise to follow: “The written word takes on a life of its own and never dies — particularly in cyberspace. That is why it’s important that a person carefully consider what he or she is posting before making it public. I cannot urge people strongly enough to remember that on the Internet there is no such thing as an eraser.”