Comments on: He Was Sweeping, You Sons of— http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2010/09/23/he-was-sweeping-you-sons-of/ Musing & misadventures of a writer, comedian, and local treasure Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:17:00 -0500 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Kevin Marshall http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2010/09/23/he-was-sweeping-you-sons-of/#comment-3457 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:44:11 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=2116#comment-3457 Carl, I don’t think your problems have ever had anything to do with silence. Or restraint.

Michael, Ash – Seriously, this type of back and forth in public just makes people ask what’s going on, scratch their head, and/or move on. Further comments from either of you on this matter would probably be best relegated to personal contact.

]]> By: Michael Huber, timesunion.com http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2010/09/23/he-was-sweeping-you-sons-of/#comment-3456 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:27:16 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=2116#comment-3456 @CarlGottsteinJr.
We took away your right to write blogs on the TU after you abused your privilege by sending a reader commenter a hate-filled email.

]]> By: CarlGottsteinJr. http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2010/09/23/he-was-sweeping-you-sons-of/#comment-3455 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:35:09 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=2116#comment-3455 Mike, You stole my right to report on my citys blog that I established for FREE due to your PRO Gay bias.

That stinks dude.

You wana talk about that?

Silent no more.

]]> By: Michael Huber, timesunion.com http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2010/09/23/he-was-sweeping-you-sons-of/#comment-3454 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:07:37 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=2116#comment-3454 @Ash
Glad to correct your misunderstanding. Yes, I do believe your issue with our blogs is of a personal nature.
If you prefer to remain anonymous, then you and I need to stop this talking in code and just move on. There’s no way to have a productive dialogue if your identity (germane to this issue) remains hidden. Best to let it go.

]]> By: Ash Williams http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2010/09/23/he-was-sweeping-you-sons-of/#comment-3453 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:00:05 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=2116#comment-3453 It’s gratifying to hear you say it’s personal. I thought it was just business.

]]> By: Michael Huber, timesunion.com http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2010/09/23/he-was-sweeping-you-sons-of/#comment-3452 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:36:30 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=2116#comment-3452 @Ash
I didn’t look at Kevin’s dashboard before I submitted my comment. Now that I have, I will continue to respect your alias/privacy. We’ve talked many times about blogs, and your gripe is of a personal nature. Still, you have my number, and you can use it whenever you wish.

]]> By: Ash Williams http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2010/09/23/he-was-sweeping-you-sons-of/#comment-3451 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:31:04 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=2116#comment-3451 Mike: I think we both know that you can look at the comment moderation and tell who I am, but thank you for respecting my privacy. I don’t feel free to use my name anymore.

My gripe — as you may understand — is with the decisions you and your coworkers make about comments on the blogs you control. In my eyes, that’s where the very worst material tends to appear. Maybe that’s a flawed perception, but don’t you think you guys could at least try to set an example?

Sure, I’d love to have a discussion, but I’m not convinced that you would.

]]> By: Michael Huber, timesunion.com http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2010/09/23/he-was-sweeping-you-sons-of/#comment-3450 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 04:05:16 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=2116#comment-3450 @Ash Williams
Any given day, you or I may disagree with viewpoints expressed by dozens of comments. Like you, I wince and I roll my eyes and I wonder how in God’s name could someone seriously post this or that comment.

I don’t think it’s realistic to expect an online community of this size, with nearly 400 bloggers moderating comments on nearly 200 blogs, to be homogeneous or populated entirely by readers who always behave as we’d wish. This online community reflects our offline, ‘real’ community.

I don’t know that we’ve met, or if Ash Williams is your real name. Doesn’t matter. I’ll respect your right to privacy. I invite you to visit the TU and talk about our blogs. I’d like to hear your thoughts on how to make this online space a more civil community. If you’re interested in a discussion, call me at 454-5069 and let’s set it up. Thanks, Mike Huber

]]> By: Michael Rivest http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2010/09/23/he-was-sweeping-you-sons-of/#comment-3449 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:08:16 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=2116#comment-3449 If I’m learning anything as I sail into my dotage, it’s the extent to which our views, values, practically every way we think is formed by our experience. It’s almost impossible to get people to put themselves in place of another.

A great line from Solzhenitsyn (“Ivan Denisovich,” I think) comes to mind – “Never expect those who are warm to understand those who are cold.” Sad truth. At least Solzhenitsyn got famous saying things like that. I only get to write about boxing. haha.

You’re good, kevin. You’re good. – M

]]> By: countmein http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2010/09/23/he-was-sweeping-you-sons-of/#comment-3448 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:10:35 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=2116#comment-3448 Thank you Kevin.

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