Comments on: Torn

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:49:20 +0000

Rago makes some good points, but comes across as a jerk and displays many of the qualities he claims to disdain.

“Hey, look at me!” Rago points out. “I can spell obscure words like ‘fatuities’”

I think what Rago is doing with his article is called “projection.”

What Rago doesn’t get is that blogging isn’t as much journalism, for the most part, as it is a conversation.

Heh. Where’s Shempu? I thought surely he’d have an opinion here.

By: OldeForce

OldeForce — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:10:33 +0000

Ah, Jim! What is it now that you want me to do with all these pitchforks and torches?

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:57:53 +0000

“Bad” is a relative term. How many bloggers out there don’t really mean to provide content so much as to point out interesting stories so that their commenters can discuss them?

How many bloggers are just amateur citizens who want a forum to air their two cents?

The only “bad” blog I can think of is one that is meant to be dishonest or misleading. Outside of that, it’s all just free speech and personal opinions.

Nothing wrong with those things.

By: Ennuipundit

Ennuipundit — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:46:29 +0000

As many bad blogs as there are, how many terrible newspapers are there that allegedly provide coverage for communities. Nevermind the tiny papers with tiny readership that print once a week. I mean bad dailies.

The local paper around here - The New Haven Register - is awful. There’s no compettition for local coverage, unless a local blogger tries to cover a story. I have tried with a few local issues. As bad as I may be, and I’m okay, the Register, with a staff of professionals produces a paper written by morons and is not worthy of imbeciles time. Before the WSJ points a bony finger at bloggers, they ought to call on the carpet all the truly terrible newspapers that aren’t fit for print.

just my two cents, adjusted for inflation, of course…