Baseball and Steroids

I'm delighted that Community Organizer and fellow Squidstaffer Kimberly Dawn Wells is going to join me in selecting and posting a few Lenses of the Day a week. She spends her days and nights (and wee a.m. hours in between) playing on Squidoo and uncovering great new lenses and trends. So she's an excellent fit to contribute to Lens of the Day from time to time. Here's her first selection for you! Read on, friend, read like the wind...

While some sites like to stay away from controversy, we're all for a healthy debate. That's one thing that comes to mind with this well-crafted lens, Baseball and Steroids by lensmaster StephenC.

As lensmaster jeffwend puts it, "I may not agree with everything he says, but he lays out his thoughts and opinion well. He makes a point and backs it up. Good content on a controversial subject."

Your topic or stance doesn't necessarily have to be well-liked to be popular. As long as you host the debate clearly and fairly, you can benefit by taking a leadership role at the center of a hot conversation.

And a reminder to all lensmasters: It's up to you to moderate your Guestbooks and Duels and other participation modules. You can always set your module to let you approve comments first, so that spam or nastiness doesn't make it on to your page. Here are a few good tips for running your own Guestbook show!

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