Comments on: Blogging: the poison pen http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/blogging-the-poison-pen/ commentary on issues in politics, culture, environment and technology Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:15:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Janette Toral http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/blogging-the-poison-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Janette Toral Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:19:27 +0000 http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/?p=383#comment-390 I think that even we can publish whatever we want in a blog, we can be held responsible by our readers or peers by calling our attention or react to our post in anyway they want. If they also don't like what they see, readers/peers can decide to stop reading our blogs anytime they like. I think that even we can publish whatever we want in a blog, we can be held responsible by our readers or peers by calling our attention or react to our post in anyway they want. If they also don’t like what they see, readers/peers can decide to stop reading our blogs anytime they like.

]]> By: Liam http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/blogging-the-poison-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Liam Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:47:17 +0000 http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/?p=383#comment-389 Kate; thank you very much for a very relevant comment. The MSNBC article is an excellent and disturbing example; even supposedly 'respectable' publications will publish blatant untruths to further their own interests. This kind of thing is also a very good reason for maintaining public broadcasters like the BBC and (here) the ABC. Commercial news is unlikely to release stories which present major advertisers in an unfavourable light. That said, even those venerable institutions have bowed to political pressure on occasion, despite it being against everything they stand for. It is weird being allowed more than 140 characters; I could get used to it :) Kate; thank you very much for a very relevant comment. The MSNBC article is an excellent and disturbing example; even supposedly ‘respectable’ publications will publish blatant untruths to further their own interests.

This kind of thing is also a very good reason for maintaining public broadcasters like the BBC and (here) the ABC. Commercial news is unlikely to release stories which present major advertisers in an unfavourable light. That said, even those venerable institutions have bowed to political pressure on occasion, despite it being against everything they stand for.

It is weird being allowed more than 140 characters; I could get used to it :)

]]> By: Kate http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/blogging-the-poison-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Kate Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:56:26 +0000 http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/?p=383#comment-388 You make a good point about the impact of editorial policy. UK newspapers are rarely impartial, some even manipulate facts to fit the policy of their publications. I suppose bloggers do that too, but they don't usually claim to be the last word in news coverage. And of course, some newspapers do this kind of thing http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28354988/from/RSS/ BTW, it's weird to talk to you in more than 140 characters. <abbr><em>Kate’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Itisi/~3/492421751/things-i-learnt-while-shopping-this.html" rel="nofollow">Things I learnt while shopping this afternoon</a></abbr></em> You make a good point about the impact of editorial policy. UK newspapers are rarely impartial, some even manipulate facts to fit the policy of their publications. I suppose bloggers do that too, but they don’t usually claim to be the last word in news coverage. And of course, some newspapers do this kind of thing http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28354988/from/RSS/

BTW, it’s weird to talk to you in more than 140 characters.

Kate’s last blog post..Things I learnt while shopping this afternoon

]]> By: Sumeet http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/blogging-the-poison-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Sumeet Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:42:49 +0000 http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/?p=383#comment-387 Dude... forgot to add this the first time around.....nice lookin blog.....Just AWESOME!!! Dude… forgot to add this the first time around…..nice lookin blog…..Just AWESOME!!!

]]> By: jana http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/blogging-the-poison-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-386 jana Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:32:38 +0000 http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/?p=383#comment-386 I started my blog because my husband convinced me to start one. I'm glad I did... I find it to be a creative and liberating outlet. Of course, it's all just my opinion and anyone is welcome to agree or disagree. That's what's so great about the internet... there are a million different ways to look at a million different topics. How should blogs be treated by readers? Easy. In the words of Reagan: "Trust, but verify." In the 21st century... truer words were never spake. <abbr><em>jana’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeakDogSpeak/~3/ECNrIU2evSQ/dog-days-of-winter.html" rel="nofollow">The Dog Days of Winter</a></abbr></em> I started my blog because my husband convinced me to start one. I’m glad I did… I find it to be a creative and liberating outlet.

Of course, it’s all just my opinion and anyone is welcome to agree or disagree. That’s what’s so great about the internet… there are a million different ways to look at a million different topics.

How should blogs be treated by readers? Easy. In the words of Reagan: “Trust, but verify.”

In the 21st century… truer words were never spake.

jana’s last blog post..The Dog Days of Winter

]]> By: Lily http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/blogging-the-poison-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Lily Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:22:15 +0000 http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/?p=383#comment-385 "a work colleague said: “have you seen all these blogs; they can say just anything! It’s terrible!”" This reminds me of a review of the uber-popular Twilight book series on the <a href="http://www.blastmagazine.com" rel="nofollow">Blast Magazine site.</a> The reviewer did not care for the books and got a lot of flack from the die-hard Twilight fans, one of whom told her that until she had written a million-selling book, she had no right to complain about Stephanie Myers' very purple prose. Her rebuttal of this opinion is here--and it's hilarious! <a href="http://psa.blastmagazine.com/2008/08/23/twilight-a-follow-up-and-a-promise/#comment-2879" rel="nofollow">How To Write A Best-Selling Novel</a> I like your blog. I will add it to my list of blogs that I stalk! <abbr><em>Lily’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LostBeneathTheSurface/~3/488977667/what-goes-around-comes-around.html" rel="nofollow">What Goes Around Comes Around</a></abbr></em> “a work colleague said: “have you seen all these blogs; they can say just anything! It’s terrible!””

This reminds me of a review of the uber-popular Twilight book series on the Blast Magazine site.
The reviewer did not care for the books and got a lot of flack from the die-hard Twilight fans, one of whom told her that until she had written a million-selling book, she had no right to complain about Stephanie Myers’ very purple prose. Her rebuttal of this opinion is here–and it’s hilarious!
How To Write A Best-Selling Novel

I like your blog. I will add it to my list of blogs that I stalk!

Lily’s last blog post..What Goes Around Comes Around

]]> By: iWalk http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/blogging-the-poison-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-384 iWalk Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:19:13 +0000 http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/?p=383#comment-384 Many medias here love to search news from blogs. If the blog contents is resounding enough, They'd rather publish them even the contents is not ture. Though they also note the contents as "it's said", But that's still too bad! <abbr><em>iWalk’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.iwalku2.com/2008/12/top-10-fantastic-christmas-gifts.html" rel="nofollow">How Can We Find Fantastic Christmas & New Year Gifts</a></abbr></em> Many medias here love to search news from blogs. If the blog contents is resounding enough, They’d rather publish them even the contents is not ture. Though they also note the contents as “it’s said”, But that’s still too bad!

iWalk’s last blog post..How Can We Find Fantastic Christmas & New Year Gifts

]]> By: Liam http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/blogging-the-poison-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Liam Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:15:57 +0000 http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/?p=383#comment-383 That's the point I'm trying to make. Opinions are important and being able to voice them online allows apportunities that are a relatively recent development. I'm interested in the opinions of others and hope others will be interested in mine. You're right; it doesn't matter if we agree or not; the exchange of views is the important part :) That’s the point I’m trying to make. Opinions are important and being able to voice them online allows apportunities that are a relatively recent development. I’m interested in the opinions of others and hope others will be interested in mine. You’re right; it doesn’t matter if we agree or not; the exchange of views is the important part :)

]]> By: TripTheLady http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/blogging-the-poison-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-382 TripTheLady Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:20:15 +0000 http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/?p=383#comment-382 well, opinions are like.......... whatever........ we all have one and i personally am grateful i can voice mine online and to be honest - it doesn't really atter to me if anyone reads it, agrees or disagrees. what matters is i can speak my mind on my blog - edited only by me :) <abbr><em>TripTheLady’s last blog post..<a href="http://tripthelady.com/2008/12/18/my-absence-for-almost-the-past-month.aspx?ref=rss" rel="nofollow">my absence for almost the past month</a></abbr></em> well, opinions are like………. whatever…….. we all have one and i personally am grateful i can voice mine online and to be honest – it doesn’t really atter to me if anyone reads it, agrees or disagrees. what matters is i can speak my mind on my blog – edited only by me :)
TripTheLady’s last blog post..my absence for almost the past month

]]> By: Sumeet Naik http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/blogging-the-poison-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Sumeet Naik Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:55:29 +0000 http://www.liamalexander.com/blog/?p=383#comment-380 [quote] The pro far outweigh the cons. [/quote] Isn't this what counts.? [quote]
The pro far outweigh the cons.
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Isn’t this what counts.?

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