tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post2270375141228314427..comments2024-01-04T19:27:02.335-08:00Comments on Zenpolitics: Farewell to the Media Lens message boardJohn Hilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072819649049077782noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-16351765633442942522016-01-06T10:22:20.079-08:002016-01-06T10:22:20.079-08:00Only the message board has gone, they're still...Only the message board has gone, they're still in operation.Richard Strakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388953965144063917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-64168594733375694392016-01-06T07:24:25.161-08:002016-01-06T07:24:25.161-08:00Haven't been on Medialens for quite a while. c...Haven't been on Medialens for quite a while. cannot believe it's gone. One more left wing voice bites the dust. :(<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-74080096586945505232016-01-04T01:43:08.036-08:002016-01-04T01:43:08.036-08:00It's always a pity when the opportunity to com...It's always a pity when the opportunity to comment alongside an internet text is lost. But one can well understand the rationale for closing such a board on a controversial site which has limited resources to moderate such contributions.<br />I wonder if a relaunch of commenting which excluded anonymous/pseudonymous commenting, plus a conscious effort to foster community moderation might be the way forward? There are technical solutions out there...<br />Signed,<br />Douglas Carnall :)Douglas Carnall, @juliuzbeezerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563159368217318352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-12601817282818798412016-01-04T01:40:06.088-08:002016-01-04T01:40:06.088-08:00Should I assume those hounding the board with cons...Should I assume those hounding the board with conspiracy theories were of the "Mossad false flag/ISIS is a Zionist plot/WTC7 was a controlled demolition" brigade? Those people are infuriating dullards.Richard Strakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388953965144063917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-44626018840622510942016-01-01T20:28:56.528-08:002016-01-01T20:28:56.528-08:00Thanks, BS. Best wishes for 2016.Thanks, BS. Best wishes for 2016.John Hilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072819649049077782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-60188791944409875652016-01-01T20:25:47.788-08:002016-01-01T20:25:47.788-08:00Happy New Year, John.
Unfortunately, keeping up w...Happy New Year, John.<br /><br />Unfortunately, keeping up with the daily deluge of b.s. is worse than what Sisyphus faced.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-13378504764175992632016-01-01T11:20:25.351-08:002016-01-01T11:20:25.351-08:00I have ML on my Facebook, invaluable work the two ...I have ML on my Facebook, invaluable work the two Davids do<br /><br /><br /><br />And thanks for your work too John<br /><br /><br />Pooping in to say all the best and Good health in 2016<br /><br /><br />P.s i see I have been missing some great posts, will drop by again Soon Cheers.BeautifulSakuranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-32317065936656744812016-01-01T09:58:05.992-08:002016-01-01T09:58:05.992-08:00Anonymous said: "Used to be an interesting bo...Anonymous said: "Used to be an interesting board, but has become rather narrow and unpleasant in tone in recent years. You get the sense that it's only hardcore followers who post there now."<br /><br />This view doesn't seem to gel with objective reality. Overall, the MLMB has remained, till the very end, an incredible source of invaluable insights and debate and helpful information. Any cyber community will have its fools, imposters, trolls. Some unwisely took the baits. I myself confess at least some guilt in that regard. But overall, the MLMB record has been exemplary.<br /><br />As for Joe D's comment - No. The MLMB never became skewed towards some contributors' conspiracy theories. What you mean to say - if you are a fan of objectivity - is that there have been contributors hounding us with conspiracy theories, but they rarely went unchallenged. To say the MLMB became 'skewed' is a crazy and unfair statement.<br /><br />It is I. The Turtleman. That foul-mouthed, disgraced amphibian. I was sick, but now I'm well and there is much work to do.<br />Against stupidity, even the gods contend in vain. I tried to slay the ideologues, fascists and trolls, and in the end got burned at the stake. Why? I contended in vain. No more. No more! I have emerged from the swamp to dwell on the land. Meet the new Tortoise! See y'all at LifeBoat!<br />TortoiseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05146665329534834356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-37993120697947488222015-12-31T14:38:47.719-08:002015-12-31T14:38:47.719-08:00I have enjoyed reading the comments there in the p...I have enjoyed reading the comments there in the past, however I felt that in recent years the board had become too skewed towards some contributors' conspiracy theories. Needless to say, that's a long way away from the careful institutional analysis of the propaganda model that ML is based on.Joe Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-77828472231663355272015-12-31T10:54:27.127-08:002015-12-31T10:54:27.127-08:00Anonymous, 31 Dec 2015 6.29. The board always osci...Anonymous, 31 Dec 2015 6.29. The board always oscillated between different levels of aggravation and inspiration. I don't see much difference overall with 2001/2002. Just these blips where some people went over the top. <br /><br />It got by far most unpleasant during the IBC saga, but overall was an excellent place to be. Don't at all agree with the 'hardcore' comment. DBracewellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-35648658191065012232015-12-31T06:29:48.244-08:002015-12-31T06:29:48.244-08:00Used to be an interesting board, but has become ra...Used to be an interesting board, but has become rather narrow and unpleasant in tone in recent years. You get the sense that it's only hardcore followers who post there now. And I suspect this is the real reason it's closing down (not the ostensible reason about difficulties of moderating - that's always been the case, and hasn't really escalated). Shame really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-23776965641102281752015-12-31T03:49:52.732-08:002015-12-31T03:49:52.732-08:00Well said John. And I hope David Cromwell and Davi...Well said John. And I hope David Cromwell and David Edwards will drop in to new messageboard.<br />MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com