Thx Max - truth is, I didn't start this thread with the intention of dragging any of you into it, which is why I changed the title to something less personal once someone suggested it. I don't blame any of you for staying the hell out of it for obvious reasons.
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Sunday, 19 April 2015 13:35 (nine years ago) link
oh hey, max is here. can you get me out of the greys?
― fish or click bait (how's life), Sunday, 19 April 2015 13:48 (nine years ago) link
do you guys have an opening for an ombudsman?
― Treeship, Sunday, 19 April 2015 14:19 (nine years ago) link
a nombudsman maybe
― post you had fecund thoughts about (darraghmac), Sunday, 19 April 2015 14:26 (nine years ago) link
hornybodsman
― Pat Condell tha funkee homosapien (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 19 April 2015 14:36 (nine years ago) link
Thx Max - truth is, I didn't start this thread with the intention of dragging any of you into it
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Sunday, April 19, 2015 8:35 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Lol
― deej loaf (D-40), Sunday, 19 April 2015 16:33 (nine years ago) link
again, i'm sorry (and i think you're offended if you're calling me a troll and telling me to eat shit). i didn't bring up your livelihood in relation to gawker - you were already discussing it.
― da croupier, Sunday, April 19, 2015 2:44 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Your method of conversing w me up to and including this post is totally trolling and v weird it's like you're trying to string along a semantic debate as long as possible
― deej loaf (D-40), Sunday, 19 April 2015 16:35 (nine years ago) link
gosh it rly is
― post you had fecund thoughts about (darraghmac), Sunday, 19 April 2015 16:41 (nine years ago) link
my first post in this thread was a response to this again I'm not sure what 'lols' gawker is being accused of propagating in that article that aren't an inherent part of the story where i tried to explain why people could be offended by calling someone a "horny mom" after saying they may have been assaulted. the thread then devolved to the familiar "everybody arguing with d-40 about how he's not making sense/trolling/missing the point, and vica versa" - or rather i joined in on the devolving in process, as it had already reached the place where people were calling each other names.
and while i could give myself the same "they're disingenuous/stupid, i'm on a quixotic quest to call out bullshit" vanity everyone does (and d-40 copped to), when it gets to a name-calling place clearly the participants aren't just discussing the issue but trying to give each other verbal noogies. so yeah, if you want to call that "trolling" you're not wrong. though, again, pretending "didn't you write for them" is a low blow in response to "i'm nowhere near getting a gig at gawker" is obviously dubious.
― da croupier, Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:01 (nine years ago) link
I didn't think that was a low blow I was just literally drawing a line about us discussing my resume, in part bc I don't think it bears any relevence to the argument (I wrote one piece for them 3 years ago) and in part because I simply would rather not talk about my job on ilx which I think is a very reasonable request !
― deej loaf (D-40), Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:07 (nine years ago) link
nice are we going to talk about my career now? just going to flag post you now & pass out, eat shit
this reads more like the recipient of a low blow than "a reasonable request"
― da croupier, Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:08 (nine years ago) link
how about "a very straightforward and understandable request"
― deej loaf (D-40), Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:10 (nine years ago) link
Are we done yet
― deej loaf (D-40), Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:11 (nine years ago) link
oh i'm sure there will be a sequel
― da croupier, Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:13 (nine years ago) link
the budget on these things are very cheap and the stars clearly have nothing better on their slate
― da croupier, Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:14 (nine years ago) link
Speaking of work I should just get you to line edit my writing
― deej loaf (D-40), Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:14 (nine years ago) link
only if i can charge you for the time spent debating my line edits
― da croupier, Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:15 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCbfMkh940Q
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:15 (nine years ago) link
That's a joke btw
― deej loaf (D-40), Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:15 (nine years ago) link
i'd say generally da croupier wins the overall dog with a bone prize anyday, but you both could probably keep it going forever. is it popcorn gif-worthy though? you have to think of your audience. you want repeat clicks.
― scott seward, Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:16 (nine years ago) link
Why would I pay when you can argue here for free
― deej loaf (D-40), Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:16 (nine years ago) link
im sure we could have a whipround and organise you not to
― post you had fecund thoughts about (darraghmac), Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:16 (nine years ago) link
might as well be here as anywhere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bW2Q1i5Yik
― Pat Condell tha funkee homosapien (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 19 April 2015 17:18 (nine years ago) link
bump
― post you had fecund thoughts about (darraghmac), Sunday, 19 April 2015 18:14 (nine years ago) link
there are all sorts of things that have a demand that nobody is obliged to supply
― Pat Condell tha funkee homosapien (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 19 April 2015 18:24 (nine years ago) link
What was this argument even about to begin with?
― RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 19 April 2015 23:05 (nine years ago) link
hi, I'm back. What's going on?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 19 April 2015 23:13 (nine years ago) link
http://lemasney.com/consulting/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/20111202.png
― scott seward, Sunday, 19 April 2015 23:17 (nine years ago) link
It was a great national opportunity to talk about the role of the news media and about human memory. Kidding! Mostly it was people being total jerks online.
Jesus the writing in that Choire Sicha piece
― Your Ribs are My Ladder, Monday, 20 April 2015 09:40 (nine years ago) link
I don't remember which came first, being unable to pay attention cos it ws too annoying or not knowing what I ws even meant to be attending to cos the tone ws so mercilessly "jokey"
― sonic thedgehod (albvivertine), Monday, 20 April 2015 10:43 (nine years ago) link
Gawker: a tight ship
― sonic thedgehod (albvivertine), Monday, 20 April 2015 10:44 (nine years ago) link
is it a gawker thing or a US thing to report on methods of suicide?
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 20 April 2015 15:38 (nine years ago) link
a tabloid thing in general? maybe there are laws or something in Britain where some topics are harder to cover for reasons of privacy?
― creaks, whines and trife (s.clover), Monday, 20 April 2015 15:43 (nine years ago) link
uk editors' code of practice says When reporting suicide, care should betaken to avoid excessive detail about the method used. but the gutter press frequently ignores this
― Pat Condell tha funkee homosapien (Noodle Vague), Monday, 20 April 2015 16:29 (nine years ago) link
you dont even report it as suicide here. "tragically" is a codeword.
― post you had fecund thoughts about (darraghmac), Monday, 20 April 2015 16:32 (nine years ago) link
well now that wd depend who it was surely?
― Pat Condell tha funkee homosapien (Noodle Vague), Monday, 20 April 2015 16:34 (nine years ago) link
tragically not
― post you had fecund thoughts about (darraghmac), Monday, 20 April 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
The Tragically Not
― Doktor Van Peebles (kingfish), Monday, 20 April 2015 17:09 (nine years ago) link
Don't all newspapers report the method of suicide?
― deej loaf (D-40), Monday, 20 April 2015 17:52 (nine years ago) link
AP style on it is as follows according to the most recent updates, fwiw:
Generally, AP does not cover suicides or suicide attempts, unless the person involved is a well-known figure or the circumstances are particularly unusual or publicly disruptive. Suicide stories, when written, should not go into detail on methods used.
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 20 April 2015 18:11 (nine years ago) link
that said more than a few papers/publications don't observe strict AP style the most obv example being the new york times
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 20 April 2015 18:13 (nine years ago) link
journalistic ethics guidelines are more than a little like medieval usury laws
― goole, Monday, 20 April 2015 18:15 (nine years ago) link
no really, it's like . . . hemiola
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 21 April 2015 03:21 (nine years ago) link
... Plz, bring it
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, 21 April 2015 05:37 (nine years ago) link
This is the most passive aggressive thread lol
Nah I feel like the two of us have done a pretty good job making it aggressive-aggressive
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Tuesday, 21 April 2015 05:45 (nine years ago) link
aggressive-regressive
― Bookmark No Bingus Permalink (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 21 April 2015 06:28 (nine years ago) link
it was a fun thread to drink to, anyway
― Bookmark No Bingus Permalink (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 21 April 2015 06:30 (nine years ago) link
as the sun rises in the east, so must the denton-smith pissing contest rage onhttp://gawker.com/vice-and-bank-of-america-are-making-overdraft-fees-cool-1699215602
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 21 April 2015 17:48 (nine years ago) link
xps lol there's no point in 'bringing it' -- the world doesn't need several dozen more posts of your relentless stupidity -- i was just a lil frustrated after having caught up on the thread
when you talk nonsense about music and musicians tell you you're full of shit and then you keep going anyway, it's kind of cute in a look-at-the-seven-year-old way. when whiney zings you he's just playing peekaboo with a baby! when you talk nonsense about other things it isn't cute, just dumb
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 21 April 2015 17:55 (nine years ago) link