Comments on: Over the top http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/08/over-the-top/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:38:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Glendronach http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/08/over-the-top/#comment-28794 Glendronach Fri, 09 May 2008 03:48:45 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1732#comment-28794 And so we are informed that one of her lessons learned is: "4 - Past donations to cancer research, helping friends with cancer and asking your employer to transfer some of your vacation days to a colleague so they could spend more time with a spouse dying of cancer do not make up for writing something insensitive." No, she learned how to serve up a non sequitur. At issue is not whether her past good works could offset the results of her vituperation, it is how someone who actually performed those works could contemplate writing such spite. And, no, your after-school-special closing statement is not the lesson for us all. We know we are all human, but some are either incapable of or unwilling to abide by an acceptable standard of humanity. And so we are informed that one of her lessons learned is:

“4 - Past donations to cancer research, helping friends with cancer and asking your employer to transfer some of your vacation days to a colleague so they could spend more time with a spouse dying of cancer do not make up for writing something insensitive.”

No, she learned how to serve up a non sequitur. At issue is not whether her past good works could offset the results of her vituperation, it is how someone who actually performed those works could contemplate writing such spite.

And, no, your after-school-special closing statement is not the lesson for us all. We know we are all human, but some are either incapable of or unwilling to abide by an acceptable standard of humanity.

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/08/over-the-top/#comment-28763 Fagstein Thu, 08 May 2008 18:52:37 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1732#comment-28763 I edit my posts all the time, usually for updates, but often to correct things or clarify things. Some of those edits have been because of second thoughts about something I said that rubbed people the wrong way or that people have misinterpreted. As for moderating comments, I still get plenty of spam that passes through the filters, as well as enough trolls that it's still worthwhile. In the end, I'm responsible for what goes on my blog. And since many people subscribe to comment threads, I don't want them to get spammed as well. I edit my posts all the time, usually for updates, but often to correct things or clarify things. Some of those edits have been because of second thoughts about something I said that rubbed people the wrong way or that people have misinterpreted.

As for moderating comments, I still get plenty of spam that passes through the filters, as well as enough trolls that it’s still worthwhile. In the end, I’m responsible for what goes on my blog. And since many people subscribe to comment threads, I don’t want them to get spammed as well.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/08/over-the-top/#comment-28761 Anonymous Thu, 08 May 2008 18:18:31 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1732#comment-28761 I think the most amazing thing is all the comments she got, since most previous posts had no comments at all. I think the most amazing thing is all the comments she got, since most previous posts had no comments at all.

]]> By: Roy Eappen http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/08/over-the-top/#comment-28757 Roy Eappen Thu, 08 May 2008 16:49:15 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1732#comment-28757 I did call the managing editor. Thompson should think before she writes. I have every right to tell Raymond Brassard what I think. It was an unbelievably insensitive comment. I frequently write letters to the editor in The gazette and NP. I suspect that and that I treat thyroid cancer is why the editor called me back. I did call the managing editor. Thompson should think before she writes. I have every right to tell Raymond Brassard what I think. It was an unbelievably insensitive comment. I frequently write letters to the editor in The gazette and NP. I suspect that and that I treat thyroid cancer is why the editor called me back.

]]> By: Bryan http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/08/over-the-top/#comment-28749 Bryan Thu, 08 May 2008 14:24:13 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1732#comment-28749 Apparently she's taking quite the beating. Changed her original text to delete the 'communicatrix' (love that word!). Have you ever gone back and edited your posts to satisfy the readers? Oh and i was wondering about using moderation for comments. Since the wordpress spam filters pretty much catch all, what are you moderating exactly? Apparently she’s taking quite the beating. Changed her original text to delete the ‘communicatrix’ (love that word!). Have you ever gone back and edited your posts to satisfy the readers? Oh and i was wondering about using moderation for comments. Since the wordpress spam filters pretty much catch all, what are you moderating exactly?

]]> By: Alberta Girl http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/08/over-the-top/#comment-28740 Alberta Girl Thu, 08 May 2008 11:56:47 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1732#comment-28740 "They’ll take something you say as evidence of a personal bias against them, and start taking a fine-toothed comb to everything you write, pointing out every mistake and interpreting everything you say in the most negative way possible." Gee sounds JUST like the PPG. What Ms Thompson did is prove the depth of the hatred the press has for the PMO and that they can find something negative to say about even cancer. Bias in the press - you bet - and this is just one glaring example. “They’ll take something you say as evidence of a personal bias against them, and start taking a fine-toothed comb to everything you write, pointing out every mistake and interpreting everything you say in the most negative way possible.”

Gee sounds JUST like the PPG. What Ms Thompson did is prove the depth of the hatred the press has for the PMO and that they can find something negative to say about even cancer.

Bias in the press - you bet - and this is just one glaring example.

]]> By: Blue Like You » Blog Archive » Media snark jumps the shark http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/08/over-the-top/#comment-28738 Blue Like You » Blog Archive » Media snark jumps the shark Thu, 08 May 2008 11:46:54 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1732#comment-28738 [...] - Over the top . Just not sure if he’s referring to Thompson’s comments there, or the reaction from [...] [...] - Over the top . Just not sure if he’s referring to Thompson’s comments there, or the reaction from [...]

]]> By: Jonathan http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/05/08/over-the-top/#comment-28736 Jonathan Thu, 08 May 2008 10:19:10 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=1732#comment-28736 I hate that kind of hypocrite politically-correctness. Goddamn it, the women has cancer, who cares? If Vincent Lacroix would have had a testicular cancer, would the people have not treated him like an asshole? The guy's a goddamn asshole! WHO CARES IF HE HAS CANCER (which he doesn't, for info). So I repeat, WHO CARES? The woman's behind the dictatorship-style restrained communications of the Government... Let's just admit the woman's a freaking artist of the Tories comm-bullshit-hide-and-seek-information. Criticism, as hard as it can be and as virulent as it stands is just pure criticism. I hate it when people mix personal life with politics. Except when they interfere (in which case, here, doesn't). Castro's a freaking communist SOAB dictator. And he's dying. Am I a mofo because I think he's freaking dictator whose utopia has turned into a unachievable dream of beating the USA's socioeconomics dotrins? I don't think so. I hate that kind of hypocrite politically-correctness.

Goddamn it, the women has cancer, who cares?

If Vincent Lacroix would have had a testicular cancer, would the people have not treated him like an asshole? The guy’s a goddamn asshole! WHO CARES IF HE HAS CANCER (which he doesn’t, for info).

So I repeat, WHO CARES? The woman’s behind the dictatorship-style restrained communications of the Government… Let’s just admit the woman’s a freaking artist of the Tories comm-bullshit-hide-and-seek-information.

Criticism, as hard as it can be and as virulent as it stands is just pure criticism. I hate it when people mix personal life with politics. Except when they interfere (in which case, here, doesn’t).

Castro’s a freaking communist SOAB dictator. And he’s dying. Am I a mofo because I think he’s freaking dictator whose utopia has turned into a unachievable dream of beating the USA’s socioeconomics dotrins?

I don’t think so.

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