tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5714382825724537771..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: A year later, is your comment system working?Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37817927123221878412011-06-17T14:50:14.290-04:002011-06-17T14:50:14.290-04:00My local paper's comment system is doing great...My local paper's comment system is doing great now that they have gotten away from Topix. That website and message system is horrible (I am appalled Gannett holds stock in that cyberbullying company who has claimed they want to destroy the newspaper industry, talk about talking out of both sides of your mouth). Anyway, anonmity is fine though it does lead to cowardness, but any paper or Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12232558385046897042011-06-14T04:05:19.572-04:002011-06-14T04:05:19.572-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41992322629674408452011-06-14T01:59:30.817-04:002011-06-14T01:59:30.817-04:00Good debate everyone. I believe media can do a bet...Good debate everyone. I believe media can do a better job filtering and monitoring. We better, with the 2012 race heating up, the anonymous posts will get much nastier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69465973919393089802011-06-14T00:11:49.654-04:002011-06-14T00:11:49.654-04:00No one here should be criticizing the comments of ...No one here should be criticizing the comments of any other site. This place is filled with attacks, unsubstantiated rumors, gossip, and outright lies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4816692349728044362011-06-14T00:04:45.394-04:002011-06-14T00:04:45.394-04:00Right. But he'd also be removed.Right. But he'd also be removed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21730982128667540562011-06-13T23:58:50.073-04:002011-06-13T23:58:50.073-04:00"A guy can't yell racial epithets at a ba..."A guy can't yell racial epithets at a ballgame. No reason they should be allowed online at a media website."<br /><br />Sure he can. People just know who said it, is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91373998214393973692011-06-13T23:46:24.081-04:002011-06-13T23:46:24.081-04:00People can talk all they want about network journa...People can talk all they want about network journalism, crowd sourcing, the transparency of all opinions heard and freedom of expression, but the fact remains that the addition of unregulated "comments" is the worst development in the recent history of journalism.<br /><br /> Does it show the true feelings of much of the community? Sadly, yes. Does it lower the conversation, debase Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7654677696026913982011-06-13T16:50:22.132-04:002011-06-13T16:50:22.132-04:00Anonymity - despite abuses by some, works best as ...Anonymity - despite abuses by some, works best as evidenced by this blog as few would dare risk sharing the valuable data and incites so many have if their actual identities were tied to them. <br /><br />Same goes for newspaper readers as few, if any, would dare expose egregious acts and/or publicly challenge schools and other government entities and/or their leadership for fear of retaliation Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52036224854200755352011-06-13T16:31:45.212-04:002011-06-13T16:31:45.212-04:00I aqree, 3:07. But at my site they're click wh...I aqree, 3:07. But at my site they're click whores so it ain't gonna happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10487363468681761902011-06-13T15:07:48.962-04:002011-06-13T15:07:48.962-04:00At our local papers, the comment section (both Gan...At our local papers, the comment section (both Gannett and non-Gannett) are laughable, and often trolled by the same small group of people.<br /><br />More often than not, they're thoughtless, heartless, and devolve into political bickering. I wish they'd remove comments altogether.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32257709043060337092011-06-13T14:28:57.428-04:002011-06-13T14:28:57.428-04:00It's very easy to hide behind anonymity and sa...It's very easy to hide behind anonymity and say cruel and vicious things. In the begininning, the comments were looked at as a way to increase community conversation and dialogue. That did not last long. It quickly broke down along racial and politicals lines. For example, in Cincinnati, they don't allow comments on crime stories because they quickled devolved into criticism of minorities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9922408722777642092011-06-13T11:52:13.088-04:002011-06-13T11:52:13.088-04:00Boys and girls at our paper don't care about t...Boys and girls at our paper don't care about the content of the comments...because it's all about the clicks. So I've been told. <br /><br />If the commenters had the "stones" to use their real names with the comments they've made in this Wisconsin paper, they'd get their lights punched out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29378478829610557122011-06-13T11:42:34.438-04:002011-06-13T11:42:34.438-04:00Gannett Blog typically draws 1,600 to 2,000 commen...Gannett Blog typically draws 1,600 to 2,000 comments a month.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com