Comments on: How to report the news http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Norm & Al http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-700161 Norm & Al Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-700161 I really don't understand the whole "submit" thing but will clutter the thread with repeated posts, because I can. And you will read them all. Because you have to. I really don’t understand the whole “submit” thing but will clutter the thread with repeated posts, because I can.

And you will read them all. Because you have to.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-700162 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-700162 I really don't understand the whole "submit" thing but will clutter the thread with repeated posts, because I can. And you will read them all. Because you have to. I really don’t understand the whole “submit” thing but will clutter the thread with repeated posts, because I can.

And you will read them all. Because you have to.

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699907 Stefan Jones Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699907 Out of the blue claim that poor reporting only happens when government bodies like the FCC attempt to interfere rather than letting efficient market-based reporting determine reality. Out of the blue claim that poor reporting only happens when government bodies like the FCC attempt to interfere rather than letting efficient market-based reporting determine reality.

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699908 oasisob1 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699908 Something about Nazis. Something about Nazis.

]]> By: greenglyph http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699911 greenglyph Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699911 Metahumorous comment posted in order to ensconce one as a grizzled comment/forum/usenet veteran. Metahumorous comment posted in order to ensconce one as a grizzled comment/forum/usenet veteran.

]]> By: Loony http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-700169 Loony Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-700169 Comment by infrequent poster that will be read by few people because it was posted late at night or late in the thread. Oh, and an afterthought comment about somebody mentioning Nazi's early in the thread which annoyed this particular poster. Comment by infrequent poster that will be read by few people because it was posted late at night or late in the thread.

Oh, and an afterthought comment about somebody mentioning Nazi’s early in the thread which annoyed this particular poster.

]]> By: Pantograph http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-700427 Pantograph Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-700427 Comment praising the current thread using words including, but not necessarily limited to, "epic" and "win" for the sake of participating without actually contributing. Comment praising the current thread using words including, but not necessarily limited to, “epic” and “win” for the sake of participating without actually contributing.

]]> By: hordeofmonks http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699920 hordeofmonks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699920 incredibly overused formulaic joke involving a cat, xzibit, or both incredibly overused formulaic joke involving a cat, xzibit, or both

]]> By: Mitch Wagner http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699925 Mitch Wagner Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699925 Vague flattering comment posted by a spambot for the sole purpose of seeding the page with a link. Vague flattering comment posted by a spambot for the sole purpose of seeding the page with a link.

]]> By: Roy Trumbull http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699927 Roy Trumbull Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699927 Also consider the clueless news-reader who adds something from his/her personal storehouse of knowledge that demonstrates no understanding of the story at all. My all-time favorite was the anchor who demonstrated not once but a dozen times that she didn't know the difference between the gas in a stove and the gas in a car. Also consider the clueless news-reader who adds something from his/her personal storehouse of knowledge that demonstrates no understanding of the story at all.
My all-time favorite was the anchor who demonstrated not once but a dozen times that she didn’t know the difference between the gas in a stove and the gas in a car.

]]> By: dancentury http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-700440 dancentury Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-700440 Are the mods asleep? I've been watching Brooker on YouTube for 3 or 4 years now. He usually focuses on TV (not just news but any genre) and video games. He's the king. Are the mods asleep?

I’ve been watching Brooker on YouTube for 3 or 4 years now. He usually focuses on TV (not just news but any genre) and video games. He’s the king.

]]> By: SamSam http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699929 SamSam Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699929 <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/27/this-post-serves-no.html">A link pointing out a recent post that the author of this post must have missed</a>, and a question asking why this wasn't referenced in the post? Following that, a snarky rhetorical question asking why BB authors don't use their own search engine, while failing to notice the author of both posts. Finally, this comment ends abruptly, bored of the continuation of this same joke. A link pointing out a recent post that the author of this post must have missed, and a question asking why this wasn’t referenced in the post? Following that, a snarky rhetorical question asking why BB authors don’t use their own search engine, while failing to notice the author of both posts. Finally, this comment ends abruptly, bored of the continuation of this same joke.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-700185 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-700185 Post bemoaning constant repetition of blog entry's key themes on BoingBoing, including disturbingly detailed fantasy of how he imagines BB's authors live their private lives based on his/her observation of such repetition. Post bemoaning constant repetition of blog entry’s key themes on BoingBoing, including disturbingly detailed fantasy of how he imagines BB’s authors live their private lives based on his/her observation of such repetition.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699930 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699930 Late addition comment by poster who wants to participate in thread but really has nothing to say. Late addition comment by poster who wants to participate in thread but really has nothing to say.

]]> By: DeadWriter http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699932 DeadWriter Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699932 Followed by a note from somebody that once watched him on BBC4 while staying in a B&B near Paddington station, then promptly forgot about him and his razor sharp whit until this BoinbBoinb post. Followed by a note from somebody that once watched him on BBC4 while staying in a B&B near Paddington station, then promptly forgot about him and his razor sharp whit until this BoinbBoinb post.

]]> By: Patrick Dodds http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699933 Patrick Dodds Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699933 Wldly nsltng nd bsv cmmnt tht s mmdtly dsmvwlld. Wldly nsltng nd bsv cmmnt tht s mmdtly dsmvwlld.

]]> By: Boondocker http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699935 Boondocker Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699935 I'll be the guy that misses the point on purpose, I guess. I'm not sure about the differences between this and US news reporting, but this formula fits Canadian TV news well. I’ll be the guy that misses the point on purpose, I guess.

I’m not sure about the differences between this and US news reporting, but this formula fits Canadian TV news well.

]]> By: querent http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699937 querent Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699937 amused meta-comment that exists only internal to the comment thread itself. attempt at summary wisdom. nodding off in a clever and understated way. ("free lunch...final wisdom...total coverage.") amused meta-comment that exists only internal to the comment thread itself. attempt at summary wisdom. nodding off in a clever and understated way.

(“free lunch…final wisdom…total coverage.”)

]]> By: arkizzle / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699939 arkizzle / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699939 A vaguely authoritarian push toward friendlier commenting behaviour. A vaguely authoritarian push toward friendlier commenting behaviour.

]]> By: emg72 http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699941 emg72 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699941 comment recognizing that the prior comments were epic win, and that commentor can come up with no better, yet apparently still feels the need to comment nevertheless. comment recognizing that the prior comments were epic win, and that commentor can come up with no better, yet apparently still feels the need to comment nevertheless.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-700458 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-700458 the ultimate unimaginative "that" the ultimate unimaginative “that”

]]> By: Micah http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699947 Micah Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699947 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=281ax7Ovlsg">Link to similar meta-joke in other medium</a>. Link to similar meta-joke in other medium.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-700715 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-700715 Arse-licking comment flattering Charlie Brooker and completely missing irony of previous posts. Arse-licking comment flattering Charlie Brooker and completely missing irony of previous posts.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699952 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699952 red herring red herring

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-700722 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-700722 Comment by Brooker obsessed single woman who likely to be socially awkward but personally quite convinced of her great wit and intellect, believing her inner monologue to be consistently superior to her actual interactions. Following rejection and disappointment aplenty in her social life, she is sure that if she met Charlie he would 'get her' and a dream romance would ensue, despite all the things he has written is his columns that imply that this scenario is more than unlikely. Closes comment with joke-non-joke cry of 'I will have your babies'. Comment by Brooker obsessed single woman who likely to be socially awkward but personally quite convinced of her great wit and intellect, believing her inner monologue to be consistently superior to her actual interactions. Following rejection and disappointment aplenty in her social life, she is sure that if she met Charlie he would ‘get her’ and a dream romance would ensue, despite all the things he has written is his columns that imply that this scenario is more than unlikely. Closes comment with joke-non-joke cry of ‘I will have your babies’.

]]> By: Crispinus211 http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699957 Crispinus211 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699957 The comment that effectively kills the comment thread. And a reference to Orbo. Or both. The comment that effectively kills the comment thread. And a reference to Orbo. Or both.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-702009 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-702009 Impossibly annoying comment missing, not only the entire point of the thread but also the entire concept of Charlie Brooker's humour and perhaps even the very fact that it was meant to funny in the first place. I shall instead purely focus on my own, personal and entirely misconstrued perception of the video and then make a borderline fascist comment based on this inaccurate interpretation something like "Yeah all fat people should be beheaded!". I shall then have the sheer indignity to post the comment anonymously so nobody can reply to my idiotic posting and I will never look back on this page ever again as I have the attention span of a... Impossibly annoying comment missing, not only the entire point of the thread but also the entire concept of Charlie Brooker’s humour and perhaps even the very fact that it was meant to funny in the first place. I shall instead purely focus on my own, personal and entirely misconstrued perception of the video and then make a borderline fascist comment based on this inaccurate interpretation something like “Yeah all fat people should be beheaded!”.
I shall then have the sheer indignity to post the comment anonymously so nobody can reply to my idiotic posting and I will never look back on this page ever again as I have the attention span of a…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699965 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699965 Last! Last!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-700733 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-700733 Comment taking the opportunity to complain about rogue apostrophes, people who smoke in building entrances, The Daily Mail, loud model aircraft, junk mail, those maddening recorded sales calls you can't avoid if your job means you have to answer the phone, the price of fish, jumping to conclusions, and anything else annoying, irritating or irksome you care to mention. Thank you, I feel better now, have a great weekend! What was the question again? Comment taking the opportunity to complain about rogue apostrophes, people who smoke in building entrances, The Daily Mail, loud model aircraft, junk mail, those maddening recorded sales calls you can’t avoid if your job means you have to answer the phone, the price of fish, jumping to conclusions, and anything else annoying, irritating or irksome you care to mention. Thank you, I feel better now, have a great weekend! What was the question again?

]]> By: 2k http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/how-to-report-the-ne.html#comment-699967 2k Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-699967 "yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation. “yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation” yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.

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