SFist: SFGate Dupes a Few Trolls

MenloMan

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:02:51 -0800

You guys should be using my computer; It corrects the spelling of 'idealogical'.

Eve

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:24:58 -0800

Bob -- you got it. But it's not an issue going forward, as we're not applying the block user tool to any future issues with commenters.

Greg

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:03:53 -0800

Anything the Chron does to clean up what can often be a sewer pipe of racist, rude, and threatening BS is fine with me. I remember reading about some guy who got in an accident and died and the nasty crap people were spewing was out of control. C'mon folks, no need to crap on a dead dude. The comments DO get read though, and not just by reporters at the Chron as I found out recently when I made the mistake of not having morning coffee before commenting on a certain Supervisor and got a nice long letter late at night explaining to me just how and why and what was wrong with me. So I learned my lesson - be careful, play nice and spread the joy and love that is blogging.

wsanders

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:36:17 -0800

Sangfroid826: Millions of asshats would disagree with you. This is the blog-o-shpere! Editors are dinosaurs! Every idea, no matter how retarded, bears equal credence!

sangfroid826

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:59:20 -0800

I will never understand the blogospheric handwringing over this issue. A comment section is not a democracy. An editor can delete whatever remarks he sees fit. To conflate editorial privilege with "censorship" in the governmental or freedom-of-the-press sense is not very useful.

bob loblaw

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:58:14 -0800

so, let me get this straight (and sorry to be a bother). if i was one of these blocked users and i didn't know it, i would post a comment, see it pop up and be none the wiser. but anyone else (or myself, if i wasn't logged in) would see the removal message? thanks for taking the time to explain!

Eve

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:29:22 -0800

Sure, Bob, I'll clarify: when a user was blocked, you can see the "This comment has been removed by SFGate" message to which you refer in place of all of their comments. When a comment is deleted, you don't see any message, it just disappears from the site.

bob loblaw

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:35:52 -0800

"Unfortunately, the commenting company hasn't been able to provide us with this tool yet..." i'm confused. what is she talking about? there's totally a message when a comment gets removed. it says: "This comment has been removed by SFGate." can someone please clarify this for me?

mariconsoy

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:08:41 -0800

I like SFist's more upfront approach of disenvoweling offending posters. It's fun to try to recreate what they wrote. "I'll buy a vowel please Brock." Brock, Brock are you there? Am I writing to myself? SFgate could make money by charging a subscription fee to people who want to read the vile filth and hate posts that are normally removed.

wsanders

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:04:53 -0800

Shucks, now we won't be able to read all those comments threatening to anally rape Andrew Keen with a broomstick anymore.