Comments on: Blog Wars

By: FDB

FDB — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:35:08 +0000

“Thread Of Doom (TM)”

Thank you DD for defending my IP rights.

By: daddy dave

daddy dave — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:24:59 +0000

only Homer and Bird have been banned, to my knowledge.

and Phil the Greek. But it’s still a small list, and you can get away with pushing prety much any viewpoint. The worst that usually happens is that you end up on a Thread Of Doom (TM).

By: rog

rog — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:21:05 +0000

Who said anything about conspiracy?

By: Dandy Warhol

Dandy Warhol — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:00:45 +0000

Yes, it has been noted Niall. Although so far only Homer and Bird have been banned, to my knowledge.

Other dissenters are given the more mild treatment of low-level strafing.

By: Niall

Niall — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:31:54 +0000

of course, anti-thetic comments on this blog won’t attract likewise? I have this bridge to sell, if you cop that hypothesis, you’ll just adore the bridge.

By: ken n

ken n — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:03:56 +0000

TerjeP – I’m not game to mention anything on that blog. Even a mild comment on malaria will get you jumped on by the acolytes.

By: TerjeP

TerjeP — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:16:33 +0000

Don’t mention “nuclear power” on the John Quiggin blog. Shhh.

By: JC

JC — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:32:26 +0000

Ken

The NYT is unhinged enough to think they get value with the Krug, so he’d be calling the shots in terms of closing down good comments that would embarrass him and make him or his wife appear foolish.

I say this we really no longer know who is writing the stuff because his wife admitted to slicing and dicing entire passages of his columns when they were interviewed in the Vanity Fair piece.

In fact any repsonses to his pieces should always be directed to “the Krugmans” instead of just Paul.

By: ken n

ken n — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:59:20 +0000

That is very funny. Most people just don’t like being disagreed with. Despite the fact that space on a blog is unlimited and the marginal post of a post or comment is zero, even someone as self confident as Krugman chases off dissenters.
I’m a bit surprised that this should be his call. The NYT hosts it and most papers profess a belief in dialogue so I would expect that they make the rules.

By: Ev630

Ev630 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:45:15 +0000

Good pick up, JC.