links for 2008-07-31: Comment Conundrum
Why we delete comments. (And how you can make us stop.) Brilliantly written. “If we attempted to pass a law…
Just One Question for Jason Schultz
One of the things that always comes up when I talk to people at companies about community systems is the…
The Monarch
A new orchid blooms one of the freakiest flowers ever. It looks like a sea creature up close.
Concluding the Comment Culture Clash Cacophony
Jeff Jarvis sums up the debate nicely with an open letter to Bob Garfield. But note well, my friend, that…
links for 2008-07-29
BuzzMachine: Comments on comments on comments Jeff Jarvis on the comments controversy sparked by OTM, with an appearance from Bob…
10 Ways Newspapers Can Improve Comments
The other day Bob Garfield had a good kvetch about dumb comments on newspaper websites on his show, On The…
This is Not a Comment
(With apologies to René Magritte.) One of my favorite radio shows is On The Media. I’ve been listening to it…
links for 2008-07-25: The not-dead-yet edition
Ask the Reform Rabbi – Will I be denied burial in a Jewish cemetery if I get a tattoo? Answer:…
Self-Portrait with Squid
About a month after I started the process, and a couple weeks since Jason at Cyclops did the shading (less…