tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post7674271837360072741..comments2024-03-25T16:57:17.825-05:00Comments on Bostonmaggie: TrollsBostonMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-54122525141830143832007-08-21T00:25:00.000-05:002007-08-21T00:25:00.000-05:00Teresa - Of course you handled it calmly. You are...Teresa - Of course you handled it calmly. You are far too rational to do otherwise.<BR/><BR/>My Darling Chief - It just took me a bit to get over the fact that you wouldn't come to the Milblog Conference so I could flash you in person.<BR/><BR/>Pia - RedSox fans get a pass even when they have nothing to say.<BR/><BR/>Can you all tell SK has "heard the words come out of my mouth"? (She showed up at the MilBlog Conference, MDC)<BR/><BR/>Jerry - I love you.BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-17255897329942890992007-08-20T21:23:00.000-05:002007-08-20T21:23:00.000-05:00Yes, I'm the author of the "Boston Irish" piece Ma...Yes, I'm the author of the "Boston Irish" piece Maggie thought enough of to post. And no, I'm not offended she didn't attribute it to me, though I do appreciate that she took the time to redo it when she found out it was me.<BR/>I'm grateful also to the anonymous troll who pointed out it was originally my piece, because such people are helpful. They help police the web in an often positive way. For instance, the Globe football writer, who was virulently anti-Bill Belichick, and therefore evil in my eyes, got fired for lifting things verbatim from another writer. Mike Barnicle anyone? I'm also a comic, which is a self-policing industry. Some guys are pure, thieving sponges (Carlos Mencia, Robin Williams), but others think every bit every other guy does was stolen from them. It's insane.<BR/>At the same time, I've been called out on the Barstool Sports blog by people accusing me of lifting. A QB gets his picture taken leaving a slutty hotel heiresses house, I post the photo, and I get accused of stealing it, like a news photo belongs to only one site.<BR/>I'm flattered that you thought enough of my work to post it. And to attach my name to it when you found out the source. But mostly I'm not cheesed off because I don't mess with redhead Townie chicks with guns.<BR/>I like the blog. Keep it up.Jerry Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044243470374582855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-31197355382765984962007-08-20T17:22:00.000-05:002007-08-20T17:22:00.000-05:00"If you heard the words come out of my mouth you w..."If you heard the words come out of my mouth you would get my attitude"<BR/><BR/>THAT is the funniest thing I've read all week!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-20783895795825571602007-08-20T08:05:00.000-05:002007-08-20T08:05:00.000-05:00I have nothing of worth to say, I just want to see...I have nothing of worth to say, I just want to see if I'll get accepted. (Yes, it's a slow morning at the compound)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-68148575476239542312007-08-20T01:01:00.000-05:002007-08-20T01:01:00.000-05:00My darling Chief, you over estimate my skills outs...<I>My darling Chief, you over estimate my skills outside of the bedroom!</I><BR/><BR/>Marvelous. <BR/><BR/>I leave the western hemisphere and *now* I get an upgrade from "baby" to "darling"?<BR/><BR/>Hmmmm -- might be worthwhile extending...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-39144090464880670172007-08-19T16:56:00.000-05:002007-08-19T16:56:00.000-05:00Oh absolutely alter comments for fun and frivolity...Oh absolutely alter comments for fun and frivolity... although I haven't looked at blogger for a while. Somewhere the comments are listed along with the post. I know people who alter comments of trolls. <BR/><BR/>Me - I've only had one or 2 that I recall (like you I'm a "small blogger") and usually I leave their first one up with a warning and my follow up that criticizes them for being a moron... then I delete any that come after. *grin* <BR/><BR/>I figure it makes them even more nutso when they can't respond to my takedown. When they email - I politely tell them they can get their own blog for free - they aren't wasting my pixels for their drivel. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-62351555111043999032007-08-19T15:16:00.000-05:002007-08-19T15:16:00.000-05:00Alter the comments????? I haven't figured out how...Alter the comments????? I haven't figured out how to make a blogroll yet. My darling Chief, you over estimate my skills outside of the bedroom!BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-90579316367915476742007-08-19T14:44:00.000-05:002007-08-19T14:44:00.000-05:00Actually, you can have more fun by altering a trol...Actually, you can have more fun by altering a troll's comments to make them appear <BR/><BR/>a. fawningly complimentary (which drives them up a wall) or<BR/><BR/>b. functionally illiterate (which drives them back under the bridge -- if they're smart enough to realize they can't sneak comments under the door).<BR/><BR/>Or not. You pay the rent, you make the rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-21360836402387994202007-08-19T13:06:00.000-05:002007-08-19T13:06:00.000-05:00LOL, I should wear it as a badge of honor? I didn...LOL, I should wear it as a badge of honor? I didn't know bloggers got hazed!BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-89809779205340918072007-08-19T13:02:00.000-05:002007-08-19T13:02:00.000-05:00Good heavens some people need to get a life! I ca...Good heavens some people need to get a life! I can't believe the stuff people get angry about to the point of it being necessary to ban them. Sorry you got hit up by such a loser - OTOH - you can now proudly proclaim to be stalked by a troll. *grin*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com