This commenter wants to thank Dan Casey with a bottle of fine Scotch
Columnist / blogger Dan Casey
Columnist Dan Casey’s Friday blog post about moderating comments for civility already has 100+ comments.
But the call for civility didn’t seem to stop the name-calling.
One question that Dan addresses: Is calling Obama “the Fuhrer” acceptable? Yes, he says, but you’ll have to read his explanation in comment No. 51.
Our favorite comment so far is from Steve C. (No. 89), who writes:
“To everyone complaining about the new civility protocols, I urge you to consider a couple of points;
1-Dan does not have to provide or support this blog. It’s a service he’s providing us free of charge and he’s not making any ducats off this puppy.
2-Dan’s the strongest advocate of free speech I know. He’s put up with a whole ration of horse hockey from some ungrateful ingrates and malcontents that got kicked off lesser blogs. If I was the king a whole bunch of posters would have gotten the boot years ago.
3-The civility initiative is not his idea but he’s required to enforce it, meaning the blog just got about 8 million times more time intensive for our host.
The question we should be asking Dan should be thus;
“Dan, thanks so much for providing us this highly entertaining outlet for our creative talent free of charge; what make of fine single malt scotch can I buy you for Christmas to show my appreciation for sharing your blog with us?”
Dan responds: “Everything that Steve C wrote above is true, except I hate Scotch and like bourbon but it doesn’t matter much right now because I’ve pretty much given up whiskey and other alcohol for the holiday season.”
See the full comment thread on Dan Casey’s blog.
December 10, 2012 - 2:16 PM
typical casey response. instead of accepting the gift in the spirit of
which it was intended, another excuse and lack of appreciation.
The whole civility thing is a ruse anyway. Dan was the worst offender when it came to Republican women, Romney, and Cuccinnelli.
Isn’t supporting this blog one of his duties as an employee of the newspaper? If so he is getting paid to do it. The newspaper is making money from advertising on the site, so the more people who read the blog the more they can charge for advertising. If the newspaper did not make money Dan would not have a job (I love capitalism) Therefore, Steve C, Dan should be thanking you for reading the blog.
The first three posters have proven comedian Ron White’s adage, “you can’t fix stupid.” Dan is the best thing going at the RT, he’s the only reason I tune in…
Art Hill, you are the one name calling. I made a simple statement of fact-Dan is doing his job, Dan is getting paid, we are the customers. What is wrong with that? I believe there needs to be more civility on these blogs, actual discussion of issues. I do not believe it will ever happen, you are proof of that. People like you are the reason I rarely read these blogs, especially Dan’s.
“People like you are the reason I rarely read these blogs, especially Dan’s.”
Thanks, I do what I can.
I agree with Art Hill, Dan Casey has one of the best blogs on the internet. Not just because of his varied topics but most of all for his participation and attention to the blog. His devotion goes well above that of ANY of the paid moderators and that is clear as day why his is so popular. The name-calling and insults are not the draw that many believe. In fact, many people have told me that they would post on one of the blogs if they did not receive such hateful attacks for it. Anonymity is not your friend, it is the haters friend though.