Frequently Asked Questions
Comment Policy
The Peanut Gallery
Disclaimer
Contrary to popular belief, there are black people in the Pacific Northwest. Quite a few actually.
Nykola.com is a little over 2 years old, and is the personal website of Ambra Nykol, a nice little black girl, and freelance writer of Seattle, Washington, who has mastered the "free" and is currently attempting to figure out the "lance."
She is a guest editorial columnist for The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, (formerly) a bi-monthly political and culture columnist for Seaspot Magazine and also writes for SoundPolitics.com, and ModestlyYours
The future potential of nykola.com is undecided, but for now, it's just a personal web-log, aka a “blog&rdquo, which is a reverse chronological compilation of daily journalistic entries. Most importantly, this site serves as a source of months worth of millenial generation venting.
This site is never an authoritative source and will always be biased and too personal.
Content covers the gamut of emotion and thought from pop culture, politics, theocracy, current events, to fashion and world news. The subject matter is always up for grabs.
Generally speaking, the tagline bothering people since 1981 is probably an understatement. Stay awhile, kick your shoes off, chime in when you feel like it. You don't even have to agree, just be nice when you don't.
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These are the answers to emails I'm tired of responding to.
How do you pronounce your name?
I've gone most of my life with people mis-pronouncing my name, "Am-ber," when it's actually "Am-bra" (think I am a bra). It's phonetic. People try to make it deeper than it really has to be. I once had a ballet a teacher who consistently called me "Om-bra." That was funny. The other part of my name is pronounced "nee-coal," or so my mother says. Through time, it's evolved to a more lax pronounciation of "Nick-ole."
Have you ever considered a Christian/Conservative University?
Trust me, I've considered it all. After I dropped out of Wesleyan, I was actually "this close" to transferring to a prominent Christian university. Then I came to my senses. If I ever went back, I'd still go there. As for "Conservative universities," they're somewhat of a turn-off to me. I'm not particularly interested in studying in a partisan atmosphere. I'm not particularly interested in studying in any atmosphere for that matter. What most people don't understand is that my decision not to jump through the educational hoops isn't because I think American universities stink (although many do); it's because I don't have a vision for school right now.
You really should consider going back to school.
Thank you mom #343. The reality for me is that I have to be obedient to what I know I'm supposed to do. Right now, going back to school would put me out of position. Trust me, if that ever changes, I'll put out a public service announcement for all the concerned mothers and fathers who have emailed me about college plans.
Who designed the black cartoon chick?
A designer by the name of (dumb Ambra forgot the link).
Do you want to exchange links?
As you may have noticed, I don't have a lot of links. The reason for this is five-fold: 1) I don't like clutter 2) I'm lazy 3) I suck at linking 4) People take everything I link as an endorsement 5) It's kind of kingergarten. "I'll link you if you link me." Let's grow up a little.
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One would think that human decency and common sense would not require that such a thing as a policy governing how people speak exist, but I'm just not that stupid.
Code of Conduct
Nykola.com is a private entity and therefore governed by its own rules, regulations and code of comment conduct. There are millions of websites out there, yet, you've chosen to come here, and by doing so, you subject yourself to the rules of the land. If you wish not to be subjected to such rules, you may kindly click that little 'x' in the upper right hand corner. Or in modern terms, "there's the door".
Language
For starters, let's use a little common sense. The author of this website does not use profane language or expletives, now why in the world would you? That's what I thought.
Comments containing profanity will be edited or deleted depending on how I feel. Frequent offenders will be banned from commenting but not without a warning. This is the internet, you have plenty of time to think before you type and inappropriate language will not be tolerated.
Identification
Comments left anonymously will be deleted. If you don't have the decency enough to identify yourself with the comments left, then we don't have the decency to read them. Exceptions will be made under special circumstances.
You are required to provide an email address in order to comment. If you wish to insult the author, tell her how stupid she is, or act like a preschooler, it is advised you leave a valid email address at which you can be contacted because you may be called out.
Tone
At nykola.com dialogue is encouraged. Arguing is not. You may always respectfully dissent, but comments that are intentionally antagonizing, unnecessarily argumentative, and off-topic may be deleted at the owner's discretion.
Comments vulgarly attacking the author may or may not be deleted. Often, comments such as these are preserved simply to act as proof of the idiocy in the world.
Spam
I do wicked things to people who SPAM. Try me and you will see.
General
Lastly, this website is to be left "kosher" at all times. Lewd or inappropriate topics are not to be discussed unless initiated by a particular post, but trust me, this will never happen. Chime in, opine, do what you do best, but just remember, somebody else pays for this website so mind your manners and act like you have home-training.
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This is the hokey stuff that supposedly lends the site credibility. I'm not so sure.
"...playful philosophizing"
Dan Leroy, National Review Online
"one of the freshest and most interesting voices in the blogosphere"
Michelle Malkin
"If I had been this smart and this focused when I was twenty-two, I'd be ruling the world now. This young lady, Condi Rice and I still might."
Baldilocks
"Ambra is a smart young blogger. I'm interested in hearing more about what she has to say."
Evangelical Outpost
"...she's bright, funny, and one amazing blogger."
Kerry Haters
"...one impressive dudette."
Mark Shea
"...a ballet dancer with boxing gloves."
The Black Informant
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