tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post5812221147718899321..comments2024-03-29T16:58:01.576+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Why marriage mattersArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-14051813673979998162009-02-09T14:07:00.000+13:002009-02-09T14:07:00.000+13:00D: I've actually seen that (the abortion one and t...<B>D: </B>I've actually seen that (the abortion one and the gay one). Both well done, if a little heavy-handed.<BR/><BR/><B>Anon: </B> Point taken. In fact, it's the main reason I look at comments at all now: The old saying, "know your enemy". But most of these people are, or pretend to be, seriously disturbed individuals and there are times I simply can't take reading any more of their bald hatred.<BR/><BR/>Readers will decide for themselves, of course, whether to read comments on a linked story, regardless of what I say, but you're probably right that a simple warning is enough. This is a topic in itself, one I'll return to again, I'm sure.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-24690974683844741092009-02-09T02:24:00.000+13:002009-02-09T02:24:00.000+13:00Please don't tell your readers not to read a comme...Please don't tell your readers not to read a comments section. I know it's bad, but it's important to be exposed to the worst of it in order to better understand your opponent. If you found the comments particularly bad, simply warning the readers, without encouraging them to ignore the comments, would have sufficed. If anything is really that bad then the readers should be able to decide to keep reading or not for themselves. Other than that, great article, keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-67935854752726142192009-02-08T21:19:00.000+13:002009-02-08T21:19:00.000+13:00Ugh...it's stories like this one that just break m...Ugh...it's stories like this one that just break my heart. There's an "If These Walls Could Talk" HBO movie (now DVD) that explores this issue through the years.<BR/><BR/>As for comments, I can't read them anymore on any site - Newsweek, Eonline - there are just stupid right-wing idiots everywhere I look. :-Pdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02950430225424629417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-58800436162832510222009-02-08T11:58:00.000+13:002009-02-08T11:58:00.000+13:00The worst comment section that I've seen anywhere ...The worst comment section that I've seen anywhere is YouTube where, it seems, only the seriously unhinged are allowed to comment. I exaggerate, but not by much.<BR/><BR/>Most of the comments on stories about US politics have people making (very) thinly veiled racist attacks on Obama. That was the turning point for me, and it's why I seldom read the comments on mainstream news media sites anymore.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the Miami Herald lets you flag comments for abuse of one sort or another, which forces real humans to look at them. That's a good thing (and I flagged some that were either clearly hate speech or personal attacks or both).Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-26786006680363904992009-02-08T11:52:00.000+13:002009-02-08T11:52:00.000+13:00Oh, it doesn't take a "polarizing" issue to bring ...Oh, it doesn't take a "polarizing" issue to bring out the wingnuts. there's video of a bunch of DC (read: black) kids wanting Obama to promote more Internet access. the racist comments made my teeth grind.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com