41 thoughts on “Gresham’s Law And Mongo Smellybeard”
Dan
Comments are tolerated because, if you get a bit of a ruckus going in the comment section, it bumps page views up exponentially. More page views means more ad revenue. Some unscrupulous sites even post bogus (controversial, contrary or sometimes just downright offensive) comments on their own comment sections for this very reason. I can’t think who. *innocent face*
jeremy kyle
I hate the lefties.
K
Look at the Journal. Pick out any article not linked to Ireland or Irish politics. Guess how many comments it will take before there’s a reference to an Irish politician or wanker bankers. Hint: It’s usually under 10.
I just read the journal comments sitting smugly knowing that both here and Political World are vastly superior!
Happy Molloy
It’s very true. I have started to read the NY Times from time to time, mostly for the comments as they are excellent. Contains a lot of wel formed differing opinions.
Difference is that it’s $14 a month to comment. Don’t think IT could do likewise because no one could pay it.
The Guardian comments seem to be pretty ok too.
The Journal comments make me want to leave society.
Mani
Guardian comments are awful.
Sidewinder
I’d say there are a few far more serious indicators of the decline of the IT (Kate Fitzgerald, Breda O’Brien, Terry Prone)
the silence of certain Broadsheet regulars in these comments is deafening.
Mongo Smellybeard
That’s what I get for having a memorable name.
Mango Smellybeard
The irony of the troll calling the trolls troll anal, smelly crap attracts flies, 987 comments in 2 months is a hefty log as well. Why dont write a letter to Saint Una Mullaly, oh yeah your too busy trolling her while your bored all day.
Mongo Smellybeard
Ah, civilized discourse…
Mango Smellybeard
Really? Civil? You go aroung hiding behind a strange name and an even stranger linkedin site. Civility is both honest and true, which one are you?
Mango Smellybeard
PS the joys of rhyming; myself and Eddie Vedder have more in common than just our ideas on the Israel v Sunni arabs war….
Spaghetti Hoop
It’s a valid point. Standards in the Irish media and in intellectual discussion have dropped alarmingly over the past 30 years. You only need to listen to five minutes of the John Murray Show on RTE Radio One of Marty Whelan’s faux British Lordery on Lyric for evidence of a crumbling dignity.
Comments are tolerated because, if you get a bit of a ruckus going in the comment section, it bumps page views up exponentially. More page views means more ad revenue. Some unscrupulous sites even post bogus (controversial, contrary or sometimes just downright offensive) comments on their own comment sections for this very reason. I can’t think who. *innocent face*
I hate the lefties.
Look at the Journal. Pick out any article not linked to Ireland or Irish politics. Guess how many comments it will take before there’s a reference to an Irish politician or wanker bankers. Hint: It’s usually under 10.
I call it Cowen’s Law. Fun for all the family.
I just read the journal comments sitting smugly knowing that both here and Political World are vastly superior!
It’s very true. I have started to read the NY Times from time to time, mostly for the comments as they are excellent. Contains a lot of wel formed differing opinions.
Difference is that it’s $14 a month to comment. Don’t think IT could do likewise because no one could pay it.
The Guardian comments seem to be pretty ok too.
The Journal comments make me want to leave society.
Guardian comments are awful.
I’d say there are a few far more serious indicators of the decline of the IT (Kate Fitzgerald, Breda O’Brien, Terry Prone)
I’d say it’d be viable to turn those comments into something useful with some careful moderation — right now though, yep, they’re a cesspool.
Outremont people are up their own Arse, D4 Daves of Montreal!
This is something that even the paper’s own columnists have complained about – http://thisisagility.com/blog/2014/7/23/how-i-learned-to-stop-reading-the-comments-and-enjoy-the-silence.
the silence of certain Broadsheet regulars in these comments is deafening.
That’s what I get for having a memorable name.
The irony of the troll calling the trolls troll anal, smelly crap attracts flies, 987 comments in 2 months is a hefty log as well. Why dont write a letter to Saint Una Mullaly, oh yeah your too busy trolling her while your bored all day.
Ah, civilized discourse…
Really? Civil? You go aroung hiding behind a strange name and an even stranger linkedin site. Civility is both honest and true, which one are you?
PS the joys of rhyming; myself and Eddie Vedder have more in common than just our ideas on the Israel v Sunni arabs war….
It’s a valid point. Standards in the Irish media and in intellectual discussion have dropped alarmingly over the past 30 years. You only need to listen to five minutes of the John Murray Show on RTE Radio One of Marty Whelan’s faux British Lordery on Lyric for evidence of a crumbling dignity.