tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4763155105888457799..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Comments, and my challenges in policing themJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70899220298634677372011-08-20T10:29:00.468-04:002011-08-20T10:29:00.468-04:00ANONYMOUS SAID... LAYOFFS AND DOWNSIDING ARE COMIN...ANONYMOUS SAID... LAYOFFS AND DOWNSIDING ARE COMING TO EVERY GCI SITE. NUMBERS ARE DOWN AND BUSINESS ARE TAKING NOSEDIVE STARTING SEPTEMBER AND BYE END OF YEAR 2011. THE GCI MOTTO IS TO DO MORE WITH LESS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28011157325470024452011-08-20T10:10:37.252-04:002011-08-20T10:10:37.252-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49282962457038464392011-08-20T09:47:10.723-04:002011-08-20T09:47:10.723-04:006:25 here. I am not defending the name calling. Im...6:25 here. I am not defending the name calling. Im sorry for my half ass attempt to rationalize it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24086798089669410082011-08-20T04:21:14.418-04:002011-08-20T04:21:14.418-04:00Jim, you could potentially switch to another platf...Jim, you could potentially switch to another platform and leave this Blogspot page as an archive of old posts.<br /><br />Self-hosted WordPress would probably be your best option, as there are options about for comment moderation by default and even more flexibility from community-supported plugins.<br /><br />The downside would be hosting fees and a slight learning curve in setting it all up, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6821636922052922852011-08-20T01:46:29.472-04:002011-08-20T01:46:29.472-04:0010:43, Funny, because I use "Lemming Troll&qu...10:43, Funny, because I use "Lemming Troll" as a great term for people who defend Gannett because you can't think independently. You defend the company no matter what no matter how wrong they are. Pathetic, really. It's quite the conundrum. Will the really "Lemming Troll" please stand up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1825209114401946022011-08-20T01:24:57.226-04:002011-08-20T01:24:57.226-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11105468507200025892011-08-19T22:57:25.105-04:002011-08-19T22:57:25.105-04:006:11 PM I don't think Jim is saying if it is ...6:11 PM I don't think Jim is saying if it is good enough for Gannett, it is good enough for me. He's saying that he will (and does) remove those kind of comments as soon as he is aware of them. Gannett (Indy website) doesn't even do that -- they leave the nasty comments about their own publisher's name up indefinitely. Jim can't be expected to watch the blog 24/7, that's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87547215455392728552011-08-19T22:43:04.064-04:002011-08-19T22:43:04.064-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76561402460555645272011-08-19T22:40:54.333-04:002011-08-19T22:40:54.333-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52195541174210932792011-08-19T19:17:05.238-04:002011-08-19T19:17:05.238-04:00My last comment was in response to 1:58's.
R...My last comment was in response to 1:58's. <br /><br />Regarding 5:14's comment: "Really disappointed that you think making 'crotch' jokes is fine."<br /><br />I suggest you re-read my post, top to bottom. It appears you missed this paragraph: "I will do my best to remove any inappropriate comment as quickly as possible. These include making fun of people's Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91264446539716830432011-08-19T18:33:18.794-04:002011-08-19T18:33:18.794-04:00Jim: You do an excellent job. Unfortunately, we al...Jim: You do an excellent job. Unfortunately, we all have to deal with those who sink into the sewer with comments. As long as you continue your efforts it will be fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28825601546089951982011-08-19T18:30:15.605-04:002011-08-19T18:30:15.605-04:00Yes, VERY 'little guys.'
That's not f...Yes, VERY 'little guys.'<br /><br />That's not fighting back. Its being a child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79479867332750162322011-08-19T18:25:47.634-04:002011-08-19T18:25:47.634-04:00If this woman was doing a good job and respectee, ...If this woman was doing a good job and respectee, people wouldnt be making fun of her name. In a company that marginalizes everyone but the chosen few, this is a sad reminder of how the little guy fights back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72182784863814093422011-08-19T18:11:27.335-04:002011-08-19T18:11:27.335-04:00I can't believe you're using the "the...I can't believe you're using the "they're doing it, too," defense. <br /><br />I'm not going to defend you anymore, nor will I send you five bucks here, five bucks there. Done. <br /><br />Have a higher standard. Geez.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53598949735727944792011-08-19T17:36:18.235-04:002011-08-19T17:36:18.235-04:00Hey Jim: It's your blog. You do what you like....Hey Jim: It's your blog. You do what you like. If some people like to come over and crap in your living room, that's their problem. <br /><br />Your readers are smart enough to know that corporate provocateurs shill around here in a feeble attempt to derail conversations.<br /><br />I think you should keep all the comments from the poo-flinging monkey trolls, though. <br /><br />It all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15719319994064994292011-08-19T17:28:13.166-04:002011-08-19T17:28:13.166-04:00Dear 11:47 a.m.
Re: Troll
You keep using that wo...Dear 11:47 a.m.<br /><br />Re: Troll<br /><br />You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41340020565091198172011-08-19T17:14:48.508-04:002011-08-19T17:14:48.508-04:00That's fine for context, Jim, but to say the c...That's fine for context, Jim, but to say the crappy slurs routinely posted here are OK is really distressing.<br /><br />This should be a sharp and edgy chronicle of a company in crisis, not a playpen for insults. Really disappointed that you think making 'crotch' jokes is fine.<br /><br />Its not like you have other things going on. Take control of the blog. My monetary contributionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67969519358096090672011-08-19T16:55:59.365-04:002011-08-19T16:55:59.365-04:00I love it when you get your panties in a wad. Jim&...I love it when you get your panties in a wad. Jim's new mantra: Gannett - what's good enough for them is good enough for me! Jim, with that brilliant bit of logic, what's this blog's reason for being?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26658626754914815222011-08-19T16:45:22.614-04:002011-08-19T16:45:22.614-04:00by that explanation of standards and quality, jim,...by that explanation of standards and quality, jim, you are abandoning any sense of being in control of your own blog. You're really going to use the "But they do it too" defense? Sounds like a 6 year old whining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39760528164472672902011-08-19T16:30:21.310-04:002011-08-19T16:30:21.310-04:00It has now been nine hours since I posted this not...It has now been nine hours since I posted this note. <br /><br />I just checked the Star's website: Those two comments are still up.<br /><br />My conclusion: If Crotchfelt's own paper doesn't have a problem with remarks like those, I don't see why anyone here should object, either.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66909232117298189272011-08-19T15:54:00.215-04:002011-08-19T15:54:00.215-04:00Jim: These disruptions obviously come from one nut...Jim: These disruptions obviously come from one nut (or maybe a couple), but nuts just the same.<br /><br />It's one thing to hate this blog, to criticize it or whatever, and those are fair comments. This blog is far from perfect.<br /><br />But for this idiot to just be spamming the blog whenever he gets the chance shows this guy's low level of engagement with life in general -- with his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68071226498439983542011-08-19T15:01:05.404-04:002011-08-19T15:01:05.404-04:00This coming from Jim the guy who posted a note int...This coming from Jim the guy who posted a note intimating an affair between twosenior leaders. Yep, he has a tough job policing his own blog. <br /><br />Best laugh I had all day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18690651304123421222011-08-19T14:23:35.527-04:002011-08-19T14:23:35.527-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84577804241588594902011-08-19T14:00:04.549-04:002011-08-19T14:00:04.549-04:00OK children, does anyone have anything to say that...OK children, does anyone have anything to say that might be constructive to the discussion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86070694812580466782011-08-19T13:58:48.154-04:002011-08-19T13:58:48.154-04:00Jim, you idiot. You call for civility, and say its...Jim, you idiot. You call for civility, and say its too difficult to police comments -- and then you REPOST the Crotchfelt insults?? You couldn't have simply made a generic reference to them? <br /><br />the other simple solution is to moderate comments before they appear.<br /><br />ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com