tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3724143327655668967..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Under new comments policy, GCI readers clam upJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80098818203608223382011-09-11T23:55:48.542-04:002011-09-11T23:55:48.542-04:00And a point that's not being mentioned here is...And a point that's not being mentioned here is this: With the number of anonymous comments on here from various people (myself included), is there enough revenue raised to keep this site afloat? Are those anonymous posters contributing financially to this site? I have. But my strong suspicion is that the majority of anonymous commenters have not. Now, if this site changed to requiring all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71430357681358857252011-09-11T22:58:25.514-04:002011-09-11T22:58:25.514-04:00For a little more context, readers posted about 2,...For a little more context, readers posted about 2,300 comments on Gannett Blog over the past 30 days -- and that was a period when traffic was low because it's that slow-news time of year.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62141081762819296172011-09-11T22:29:09.217-04:002011-09-11T22:29:09.217-04:00I recognize the hypocrisy of posting anonymously w...I recognize the hypocrisy of posting anonymously while supporting commenting through Facebook ID. <br /><br />But I agree with Jim, I think a lot of the comments made here, especially the ones that put forth rational discussion of the company's practices, would get the commenter fired. <br /><br />That said, I completely support using Facebook sign in on the newspaper sites. Unmoderated, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61310733401100129932011-09-11T21:14:36.395-04:002011-09-11T21:14:36.395-04:00That's nonsense. You should quit posting that ...That's nonsense. You should quit posting that again and again; it destroys the credibility you have left.<br /><br />The original point is that half the stuff here is crap. Your continued avoidance of that point shows you either can't or won't argue against it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35403133221704081922011-09-11T20:24:04.051-04:002011-09-11T20:24:04.051-04:00I believe you'd be firing some fairly high-lev...I believe you'd be firing some fairly high-level people.<br /><br />If Gannett were a company truly devoted to First Amendment free expression, its employees wouldn't fear retribution for posting comments here under their real names.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15663904654375450852011-09-11T19:35:38.056-04:002011-09-11T19:35:38.056-04:00The Bill of Rights is part of the Constitution, Ji...The Bill of Rights is part of the Constitution, Jim.<br /><br />So, where in there is your claim supported? You seem to be saying here, in contradiction of what you have said about your own blog in the past, that employees not only should be allowed to post criticism of their employers, but that they also have the constitutional right to do so.<br /><br />Also, if anyone posted some of the stuff Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51169315437535377472011-09-11T18:58:14.736-04:002011-09-11T18:58:14.736-04:00More precisely, it's in the Bill of Rights, wh...More precisely, it's in the Bill of Rights, where the full text reads:<br /><br />"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12172887435592543962011-09-11T18:09:53.941-04:002011-09-11T18:09:53.941-04:00Dumb response, Jim. The First Amendment was never ...Dumb response, Jim. The First Amendment was never intended to provide that type of protection. It only says the government won't make laws that restrict free speech. Read the Constitution.<br /><br />The first part of your comment is a non-sequitur. It has nothing to do with the original point: Half the people here have nothing worthwhile to contribute. And I'm being kind by limiting the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28913896393018458682011-09-11T16:53:50.471-04:002011-09-11T16:53:50.471-04:004:16. Quality may trump quantity -- but only when ...4:16. Quality may trump quantity -- but only when quality comments are even a possibility. Can you direct me to another blog about Gannett where there are the quality comments you speak of?<br /><br />On this site, I can't ask my readers to comment under their real names for one simple reason:<br /><br />They would be fired.<br /><br />That would not happen, of course, if Gannett were a Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30590716500400591482011-09-11T16:48:56.726-04:002011-09-11T16:48:56.726-04:00So what happened to Pluck?
http://gannettblog.blo...So what happened to Pluck?<br /><br />http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/gannett-confirms-comment-moderation.html<br /><br />http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/usat-comment-post-forms-now-more.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75502053926906331612011-09-11T16:16:21.522-04:002011-09-11T16:16:21.522-04:00If Gannett has to rely on Facebook to clean up wha...If Gannett has to rely on Facebook to clean up what much smaller media companies have been able to achieve on their own, then that doesn’t speak very well about a core competency it needs to truly compete in this new media environment let alone with more disruptive changes that lie ahead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58537467044738819652011-09-11T16:04:14.799-04:002011-09-11T16:04:14.799-04:00Quality trumps quantity, Jim. Your own board is an...Quality trumps quantity, Jim. Your own board is an indication of that. Half the people here have nothing worthwhile to say, yet they are here almost every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34565449691639731962011-09-11T16:01:29.705-04:002011-09-11T16:01:29.705-04:00Facebook comments also are being tried out by the ...Facebook comments also are being tried out by the Arizona Republic's website, azcentral.com, as part of its AZ Fact Check feature here: http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/azfactcheck/fact-story.php?id=302<br /><br />And don't miss the first comment - pretty funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35043590053627419362011-09-11T14:27:36.391-04:002011-09-11T14:27:36.391-04:00I'm one of those strongly on the side of suppo...I'm one of those strongly on the side of supporting the move to Facebook comments. I remember when comments were enabled at the GCI site I worked for. I had finished a story about a high school senior killed in a car accident. Minutes later we were scrambling to delete vile posts from people joking about this girl's supposed sexual prowess. In the years to come I watched as our comment Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com