Comments on: Some housekeeping items regarding the posting of comments

By: Weezy

Weezy — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:35:41 +0000

A coffee soaked monkey whose armpits taste like Coke Zero!!

By: Zimm

Zimm — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:40:09 +0000

Good call. We don’t want these to end up like YouTube comments, do we? Reading those is like witnessing a “monkey loose in a class full of retards.”

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:41:55 +0000

My interpretation of that last paragraph was the same as David’s. Sarcastic some of the time = okay. Sarcastic all the time = not okay. Crystal clear.

By: David

David — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:23:31 +0000

Maybe you should read it a third time, Shumway, because you’re still not getting it. He didn’t tell people to be nice all the time. He said to be nice at least *some* of the time. He said if every single thing you say is negative, maybe you should vary it up occasionally, or else quit returning to the site if you don’t like anything about it. Even you would have to agree that Eric is nice *some* of the time, and that’s all he’s asking of the comment posters. In fact, Eric is probalby nice most of the time. If you think *all* he ever does is say critical, sarcastic, mocking things, then you must not have read very much of what he’s written. How about all the reviews that are glowing and positive? or the Snide Remarks articles that are just silly and funny and not critical of anything?

By: Shumway

Shumway — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:16:36 +0000

I can see that paragraph wasn’t specifically directed at me, I grant you that. I’m not sure what preconceived notions you are talking about. I still think its ironic that he is asking people to be nice when he very often isn’t.

By: Shumway

Shumway — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:08:14 +0000

Fair enough.

By: Jeff J. Snider

Jeff J. Snider — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:52:49 +0000

Where did I say that he said I couldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t be sarcastic? I didn’t.

your whole Ã¢â‚¬Å“careerÃ¢â‚¬? is centered around mocking people and being sarcastic and such. Why get upset when others do it on your site?

So yeah, you did.

But I can assure you that if Eric’s post was directed at any one person, it certainly wasn’t you. And more to the point, I can assure you that his skin is plenty thick to take criticism. The point of that paragraph … you know what, I can’t even rephrase it any more clearly than he already wrote it. I recommend that you re-read that paragraph, trying your hardest to remove any preconceived notions beforehand, and take it at face value. I think you will find that most of what you got out of it the first time you read it was more in your head than anywhere else.

By: Shumway

Shumway — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:34:58 +0000

Where did I say that he said I couldn’t be sarcastic? I didn’t. My point is that its kind of ironic that he is asking people to “not be a jackhole” when he is clearly a jackhole to many of the people he writes about/mocks/disparages/etc etc etc. It sounds like what he means is “Don’t be a jackhole when referring to me and my writing, but otherwise its ok, especially when your disparaging remarks are really really funny. Then its ok.” Seems kind of lame.

By: Jason Leslie Wright

Jason Leslie Wright — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:42:48 +0000

Where did he say that you couldn’t be sarcastic? He instructed us not to be retarded or crude (don’t post anything you wouldn’t say to his mom…she reads this site). He also said not to direct questions at him…which you clearly just did. He did on the other hand tell you that you can post something if it is really, really funny…which is the point of most sarcastic remarks.

By: shumwaysam

shumwaysam — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:38:12 +0000

Maybe your comments are directed to me. . .my posts have tended to be somewhat sarcastic. But give me a break. . .your whole “career” is centered around mocking people and being sarcastic and such. Why get upset when others do it on your site?