\”Rob\’s point was that what passes for debate in these comments sections rarely rises above the \”what communist country are you left-wingers from\” type of name-calling, with all the misspellings that you would expect from people who are limited to that debate style.\”
Huh? That is a long sentence with very poor structure. Don\’t you edit your posts before you allow them to go live? Perhaps you should not post if you are going to make a fool out of yourself.
Nobody is trying to supress free speech? Let me better understand the first post…
\”but the editors have a responsibility to moderate/delete the inappropriate comments\”
Who is to define what is appropriate or inappropriate? You??? What country are you from again?
Dirk,
\”but the editors have a responsibility to moderate/delete the inappropriate comments\”
\”Who is to define what is appropriate or inappropriate?\”
The answer is in the line you quoted. That\’s why this has nothing to do with free speech. This web site is a private enterprise and its editors can choose to provide a forum for debate or one for entertainment. They\’ve chosen entertainment. Inappropriate is far more entertaining.
I don\’t think you should be allowed to post anymore dubya….who in the hell I am I to say that? Sure the editors can do what they want, but they aren\’t. If they wanted to, they would have done this long ago. What if the pulled your post because they felt that your post was inappropriate, would you be okay with that? Would you be okay if they allowed for a one sided debate? Is this what you are asking the editors? The editors put out their magazine based on free speech, you think they want to be hypocrites?
There is no need for a long post trying to make my case again. Dubya did a great job for me. Thanks.
IJ has competition for ad revenue (PCI Newsbrief, INN, et al) and if IJ is happy to be the home of right-wing big mouths, so be it. I can promise my company won\’t be buying ad space here until this silliness stops.
As Instapundit and many others on the right of our political spectrum now realize, comment areas are only as useful as the comments within. Which of course, is why so many of them don\’t offer them.
You have to have someone else speak for you? You can\’t name any posts on this board that you feel should be removed after preaching so? You are a real winner!
Rick, I would love it if people would read the story and offer opinion or analysis. But that isn\’t occurring.
Instead we get (for example) posts #1 & #2 which are typical of the discourse that occurs so regularly on these IJ stories.
Once again, it is my opinion IJ risks credibility and ad revenue by allowing comments not cogent to the story.
Frankly, I don\’t think Dubya and I can be any clearer for you…comments which have nothing to do with the story should be moderated or deleted in our opinion. Further, I would like to see some active engagement by a moderator on these threads in active discussion with those commenting. I enjoy IJ products…and that is why I feel an obligation to engage you, the others, and hopefully the editors in this discussion.
for letting people who have different opinions post their thoughts here. I enjoy reading different perspectives without thought police editing ideas I may
not at first agree with. The best way for IJ to negatively influence advertising dollars is to exclude those folks who may have their own idea about how to use the comment section. How else would I know how others feel across the country, not just about insurance, if I couldnt read postings here?
I\’m not even going to read the read any of your posts because it is obvious by the sheer volume that it is all drivel.
Get a life and stop trolling message boards!
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Dubya writes:
\”Rob\’s point was that what passes for debate in these comments sections rarely rises above the \”what communist country are you left-wingers from\” type of name-calling, with all the misspellings that you would expect from people who are limited to that debate style.\”
Huh? That is a long sentence with very poor structure. Don\’t you edit your posts before you allow them to go live? Perhaps you should not post if you are going to make a fool out of yourself.
Nobody is trying to supress free speech? Let me better understand the first post…
\”but the editors have a responsibility to moderate/delete the inappropriate comments\”
Who is to define what is appropriate or inappropriate? You??? What country are you from again?
Dirk,
\”but the editors have a responsibility to moderate/delete the inappropriate comments\”
\”Who is to define what is appropriate or inappropriate?\”
The answer is in the line you quoted. That\’s why this has nothing to do with free speech. This web site is a private enterprise and its editors can choose to provide a forum for debate or one for entertainment. They\’ve chosen entertainment. Inappropriate is far more entertaining.
\”What country are you from again?\”
The best one in the world.
I don\’t think you should be allowed to post anymore dubya….who in the hell I am I to say that? Sure the editors can do what they want, but they aren\’t. If they wanted to, they would have done this long ago. What if the pulled your post because they felt that your post was inappropriate, would you be okay with that? Would you be okay if they allowed for a one sided debate? Is this what you are asking the editors? The editors put out their magazine based on free speech, you think they want to be hypocrites?
There is no need for a long post trying to make my case again. Dubya did a great job for me. Thanks.
IJ has competition for ad revenue (PCI Newsbrief, INN, et al) and if IJ is happy to be the home of right-wing big mouths, so be it. I can promise my company won\’t be buying ad space here until this silliness stops.
As Instapundit and many others on the right of our political spectrum now realize, comment areas are only as useful as the comments within. Which of course, is why so many of them don\’t offer them.
Have a great day everyone…
You have to have someone else speak for you? You can\’t name any posts on this board that you feel should be removed after preaching so? You are a real winner!
Whatever…..
Rick, I would love it if people would read the story and offer opinion or analysis. But that isn\’t occurring.
Instead we get (for example) posts #1 & #2 which are typical of the discourse that occurs so regularly on these IJ stories.
Once again, it is my opinion IJ risks credibility and ad revenue by allowing comments not cogent to the story.
Frankly, I don\’t think Dubya and I can be any clearer for you…comments which have nothing to do with the story should be moderated or deleted in our opinion. Further, I would like to see some active engagement by a moderator on these threads in active discussion with those commenting. I enjoy IJ products…and that is why I feel an obligation to engage you, the others, and hopefully the editors in this discussion.
Welcome back Rosie.
for letting people who have different opinions post their thoughts here. I enjoy reading different perspectives without thought police editing ideas I may
not at first agree with. The best way for IJ to negatively influence advertising dollars is to exclude those folks who may have their own idea about how to use the comment section. How else would I know how others feel across the country, not just about insurance, if I couldnt read postings here?
I\’m not even going to read the read any of your posts because it is obvious by the sheer volume that it is all drivel.
Get a life and stop trolling message boards!