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Monday, December 5, 2011

Geek Bashing Jurassic Park: Grounds for Banning?

Posted by Alison Hallett on Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 1:59 PM

An AIM conversation between Erik Henriksen and myself:

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Judge for yourself.

 

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1
I SAY YOU BAN ERIK!
Posted by Graham on December 5, 2011 at 2:09 PM · Report
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucjEy7UhyUU
Posted by Spindles on December 5, 2011 at 2:15 PM · Report
3
CAN WE BAN SPINDLES FOR POSTING A VIDEO FROM FAMILY GUY?
Posted by Graham on December 5, 2011 at 2:19 PM · Report
4
THEY SEE ME TROLLIN'

THEY HATIN'

CAJOLIN'

TRYING TO CATCH ME WRITING DIRTY
Posted by Commenty Colin on December 5, 2011 at 2:26 PM · Report
5
[COMMENT DELETED - UNNECESSARILY ABUSIVE, ALTHOUGH TOTALLY TRUE, LANGUAGE]
Posted by Joneser on December 5, 2011 at 2:28 PM · Report
6
FOOD COMES FROM PORTLAND!!1!
Posted by Blabby on December 5, 2011 at 2:35 PM · Report
7
NO U
Posted by reid.parham on December 5, 2011 at 2:36 PM · Report
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Can we get one thing real clear? Using Blogtown however you please is not a "free speech right." It is perfectly constitutional for Alison to put limits (i.e. bans, etc.) on public blogs. In the same way that it is perfectly legal to lock the Mercury offices at night, and not allow someone to lick Sarah Mirk's office chair, it is legal to close a blog and not allow someone to post there.

So while you may argue that Jurassic Park bashing should be allowed, stop saying that it is currently a first amendment right, because it isn't.

Now, Commenty Colin himself. Many people are interested and sypathetic to CC's broader goals. I think that many fewer people are interested in a running battle between a small subset of commenters and CC.
Posted by cat & beard on December 5, 2011 at 2:56 PM · Report
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#8 for COTW if that's still a thing.
Posted by Commenty Colin on December 5, 2011 at 3:07 PM · Report
10
I'm here for the gangbang?
Posted by Marq on December 5, 2011 at 3:09 PM · Report
11
You can't ban people for being wrong on the internet. In fact, it's the best place to be wrong!

I'm wrong on it ALL THE TIME. It's freeing.

Colin must feel REALLY FREE right now, I'm sure.
Posted by Fatboy Roberts on December 5, 2011 at 3:12 PM · Report
12
Obvious troll is obvious, Alison
Posted by PDXwahine on December 5, 2011 at 3:22 PM · Report
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I've never been wrong on the internet. Not one time. In fact, I am probably the most well behaved person who ever used the internet. Especially at 3 am when I am having drunk feelings.
Posted by kiala on December 5, 2011 at 3:26 PM · Report
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I like just that Steve communicates only with single syllables and orphaned punctuation marks.
Posted by Reymont on December 5, 2011 at 3:27 PM · Report
15
Three-martini lunch, Rey?

What is this AIM thing, anyway?
Posted by Todd Mecklem on December 5, 2011 at 3:34 PM · Report
16
@REYMONT STEVE =/= ALISON.
Posted by Graham on December 5, 2011 at 3:41 PM · Report
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@Reymont

An eh ah ! Ju be la to da ma so # & * * (@ ! Lop .
Posted by Wm. Steven Humphrey on December 5, 2011 at 4:05 PM · Report
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cat & beard has illegally expropriated content and intellectual property under the copyright by B. Blabbington Jr., BlabbyLLC.org.com, and the Blabby Offshore Heavy Manufacturing Concern!

Cease and desist immediately. This is assault, sir! Assault!
Posted by Blabby on December 5, 2011 at 5:40 PM · Report
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Um... the site is under construction.
Posted by Blabby on December 5, 2011 at 5:41 PM · Report
20
first, they came for commenty colin....
Posted by ebag on December 5, 2011 at 6:39 PM · Report

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