tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3433521194582403912..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Des Moines | Why this reader prefers anonymityJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48193452246264954112011-09-03T16:41:14.887-04:002011-09-03T16:41:14.887-04:00I found out about this blog via a link that an onl...I found out about this blog via a link that an online friend posted. I am KC Clone. I'd like to elaborate just a bit on my comment above. I am not ashamed of anything I have said on the Register's website. I'm fairly moderate politically, not particularly vulgar with my language usage, not prone to attacks or name-calling. I do have strong stances on a couple of the more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47326106552360664972011-08-09T07:53:26.292-04:002011-08-09T07:53:26.292-04:00There is no way in hell I'm posting on our sit...There is no way in hell I'm posting on our site with a real name. We've had to call the police on a few occasions because of threats on the forums.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58783685773065892362011-08-08T22:44:09.848-04:002011-08-08T22:44:09.848-04:00Jim,
What's it take to open a "Blog"...Jim,<br />What's it take to open a "Blog" "Comment Board" like yours on a local level? I think you need to franchise it. I can imagine plenty of traffic here in Des Moines. <br /><br />I'll link local hot topics, then let the comments flow. Ad dollars should flow freely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57852921548365787542011-08-08T22:01:23.660-04:002011-08-08T22:01:23.660-04:002:59- Banning by IP address is a joke. All people ...2:59- Banning by IP address is a joke. All people have to do is change their IP address or go through a proxy server. Instructions for both are available on Google and don't take a computer genius to figure out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34725255598154473962011-08-08T21:46:28.974-04:002011-08-08T21:46:28.974-04:00The important line there is "I will not set m...The important line there is "I will not set myself up for stalkers." They're out there and they harass people they disagree with. People should be able to express an opinion without facing that crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88017632768242301422011-08-08T21:40:49.618-04:002011-08-08T21:40:49.618-04:009:27....agreed.
I use to enjoy Sunday morning pol...9:27....agreed.<br /><br />I use to enjoy Sunday morning political talk shows. Well thought out opinions, subtly stated in a calm demeanor. Now it's all about entertainment and out shouting someone. Makes you want to throw a shoe at the screen.<br /><br />Folks who don't have a good point get by on venom, volume and intimidation. Anonymous or not....if some extreme whack job hates it nameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24148197381079989412011-08-08T21:27:19.257-04:002011-08-08T21:27:19.257-04:007:57 PM’s anonymous comment hasn’t gone unnoticed....7:57 PM’s anonymous comment hasn’t gone unnoticed.<br /><br />Regardless, years ago we had an anonymous call in line. Politicians, govt leaders and a school superintendent complained the loudest about it, which was very comical as what they did not realize was that we recognized their voices when they used it too.<br /><br />Frankly, anonymity has its place as too many prefer to attack the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9989169493550754442011-08-08T20:34:06.830-04:002011-08-08T20:34:06.830-04:00I would immediately stop commenting on all my site...I would immediately stop commenting on all my site's stories, just as I stopped writing letters to the editor years ago. <br /><br />The serious commenters on our site do not agree on anything, there's wiseasses and smart alecks and crazy liberals or conservatives and sometimes they switch sides just to be annoying. I don't worry about them.<br /><br />Who I worry about are the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29723962647217196012011-08-08T20:19:25.792-04:002011-08-08T20:19:25.792-04:00"There" by the way for you grammar polic..."There" by the way for you grammar police....I was in ad sales. Got by on looks and charm :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83585513627445047792011-08-08T20:17:58.691-04:002011-08-08T20:17:58.691-04:007:57.....So why are you anonymous on your post?
...7:57.....So why are you anonymous on your post? <br /><br />Politicians, business folk and others you mention don't state their true beliefs. They pander to the masses. They fear stating their true thoughts because they'd get kicked out of office by each extreme vision.<br /><br />Civil debate is awesome.....too bad it's hard to achieve. There are a lot of whack jobs out their.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13783823752720872812011-08-08T19:57:56.119-04:002011-08-08T19:57:56.119-04:00If the guy's attitude is that he doesn't w...If the guy's attitude is that he doesn't want what he says made public, then he shouldn't say it. Period. Lots of people -- journalists, politicians, business people, etc. -- argue their points publicly. Those people deserve credit, and don't deserved to be bashed by a bunch of folks who are too afraid to attach their names to their thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77546735747797421622011-08-08T14:59:13.299-04:002011-08-08T14:59:13.299-04:00The Big G is too cheap to employ comment monitors....The Big G is too cheap to employ comment monitors. Halfway decent papers don't allow comments on all stories, and those that are open to comments are monitored. At most papers, abusive comments have their IP address blocked, but it takes human judgment to know what to do. This is a cheap way out, and ceding power to creepy Facebook, which collects every demographic scrap about you possible Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com