Comments on: LA Times reports Violet Blue vs Boing Boing web "sh*tstorm" http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/07/01/la-times-reports-violet-blue-vs-boing-boing-web-shtstorm/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:13:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kaili Oteri http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/07/01/la-times-reports-violet-blue-vs-boing-boing-web-shtstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-7773 Kaili Oteri Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:53:24 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/07/01/la-times-reports-violet-blue-vs-boing-boing-web-shtstorm/#comment-7773 I am beyond curious as to what "behavior" this could be referring to... it's kinda killing me slowly... I am beyond curious as to what "behavior" this could be referring to… it’s kinda killing me slowly…

]]> By: David Markland http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/07/01/la-times-reports-violet-blue-vs-boing-boing-web-shtstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-7768 David Markland Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:35:29 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/07/01/la-times-reports-violet-blue-vs-boing-boing-web-shtstorm/#comment-7768 This whole thing is bothersome. Boing Boing is the #3 blog on Technorati, with phenomenal reach and influence. They set many standards. Alas, it appears they've deleted all mentions of Violet because they don't want to be associated with her. Thats pretty lame. I could understand not mentioning her any more, but erasing previous support is deceptive. If Boing Boing is going to delete posts for this reason, whats to keep them to delete previous posts about companies they find are cruddy? Or perhaps delete negative articles because in order to attract advertisers? Or simply to delete entries or comments they've made because it may be embarassing? Sure, Boing Boing can do whatever they hell it wants. But I'd have expected higher standards over there. This whole thing is bothersome. Boing Boing is the #3 blog on Technorati, with phenomenal reach and influence. They set many standards.

Alas, it appears they’ve deleted all mentions of Violet because they don’t want to be associated with her. Thats pretty lame. I could understand not mentioning her any more, but erasing previous support is deceptive.

If Boing Boing is going to delete posts for this reason, whats to keep them to delete previous posts about companies they find are cruddy? Or perhaps delete negative articles because in order to attract advertisers? Or simply to delete entries or comments they’ve made because it may be embarassing?

Sure, Boing Boing can do whatever they hell it wants. But I’d have expected higher standards over there.

]]> By: Kaili Oteri http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/07/01/la-times-reports-violet-blue-vs-boing-boing-web-shtstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-7763 Kaili Oteri Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:14:10 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2008/07/01/la-times-reports-violet-blue-vs-boing-boing-web-shtstorm/#comment-7763 Yeah, that's called "self-censorship" Yeah, that’s called "self-censorship"

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