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Wed Feb 8, 2012, 09:18 AM

Marengo (667 posts)

82. You're apologizing "Just because I KNOW somebody will copy and paste" ??? N/T

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97 replies	Author	Time	Post
Just because I KNOW somebody will copy and paste [View all]	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2012	OP
About time. Half-decent apology.	Robb	Feb 2012	#1
You owe Nadin an apology	me b zola	Feb 2012	#3
You're joking, right?	pintobean	Feb 2012	#5
Thanks Nadin, it takes a big person to apologize for a mistake.	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#20
"DU3 has become little more than a place for bullies to feel like big men."	Kaleko	Feb 2012	#43
+1	L0oniX	Feb 2012	#84
Clever little back-handed compliment.	LanternWaste	Feb 2012	#40
Actually I was being generous.	Robb	Feb 2012	#58
Now, That's Crunchy...	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#2
Hopefully people would be more polite next time when a story seems questionable.	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#6
I have worked most of my life as a professional journalist.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#7
Actually I wasn't talking about you. Just pointing out that there are others who	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#8
But you were talking TO me.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#9
I addressed your comment because you failed to note the behavior of others in Nadin's	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#12
You can address whatever it is you wish to address.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#15
I don't understand why you feel targeted. You made a comment on a subject that was	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#17
No, you were taking me to task for what I did not write.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#19
Taking you to task? A comment on an internet blog is not taking someone to task. It is	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#30
You got the last word.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#36
Actually, her getting the last word, MM, would necessitate you shutting your trap. nt	Bonobo	Feb 2012	#71
That's not something I'm known for...	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#83
I thought Mineralman handled himself quite well in this thread	Obama3_16	Feb 2012	#92
I thought it was instructive to see the assumption that having the last word is would be	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#93
MM, I just want you to know that we all saw what was posted and you are 100% correct	Number23	Feb 2012	#55
"we all"?? You don't speak for me, let alone everyone here. n/t	Kaleko	Feb 2012	#62
Thanks for the needless response, but I was speaking to MM	Number23	Feb 2012	#65
You really should	pintobean	Feb 2012	#37
Can you point where I do not hold myself to those standards? I am always willing to	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#45
Please see my post #43 above.	Kaleko	Feb 2012	#48
Interesting, thank you. Another interesting aspect of online bullying, which came up	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#50
+1	L0oniX	Feb 2012	#86
Hopefully people will be more critical next time a story seems questionable.	joshcryer	Feb 2012	#66
There is a big difference between disinformation, which is a deliberate attempt to	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#67
There was a concerted disinformation effort displayed in that thread.	joshcryer	Feb 2012	#72
The call was for an end to bullying. I don't think that was meant to be a deflection of anything,	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#87
I don't think it was meant to deflect, but that was what it does.	joshcryer	Feb 2012	#96
Could you provide a little back story? Is there a link to a previous thread?	myrna minx	Feb 2012	#4
Good Lord...	greytdemocrat	Feb 2012	#11
The story of Jay Polk (from what I understand - correct if wrong)	chrisa	Feb 2012	#27
Wow. I feel left out of the loop.	Courtesy Flush	Feb 2012	#49
Thank you....missed the original thread and could make absolutely no sense of this thread	Rowdyboy	Feb 2012	#53
No harm done	Aerows	Feb 2012	#9
Are you sure?	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#13
Okay	Aerows	Feb 2012	#23
This message was self-deleted by its author	Obamanaut	Feb 2012	#31
Well, this settles it	Aerows	Feb 2012	#94
When the apology is sincere,	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#32
I think that is far from always true	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#51
Excellent post, thank you. The notion that there are any journalistic standards	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#54
Thank you for putting the conceit bandied about on this thread	Kaleko	Feb 2012	#59
I really am pretty infuriated with the death of journalistic standards	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#61
Right - and on the receiving end of that constant flood	Kaleko	Feb 2012	#64
Ha - there is something	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#68
Just a small note...	ellisonz	Feb 2012	#70
That is absolutely true	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#73
Journalism is a business at the core.	ellisonz	Feb 2012	#74
I hear you	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#77
I think the news wire in general, the dry, classic reporting, is still decent.	joshcryer	Feb 2012	#79
No - not the Mexico story	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#80
I'd call it entertainment masqueraiding as infoducation	Aerows	Feb 2012	#91
I retired from journalism in 2002.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#85
You said it	Aerows	Feb 2012	#89
I'm not a journalist any longer.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#95
I couldn't have said any of that better	Aerows	Feb 2012	#88
Well said.	Brickbat	Feb 2012	#29
Sometimes, it's impossible to rebuild.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#34
Oh I wouldn't worry about that. Our 'journalists' who reported totally false imformation	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#41
Amen - please see above	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#52
I responded above, excellent post by you, thank you! n/t	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#60
Phil Donahue and Peter Arnett were ostracized.	joshcryer	Feb 2012	#69
Man	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#75
Fair enough, I should say I mean DU here, sorry.	joshcryer	Feb 2012	#76
Gotcha	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#78
I don't have the intention of going after DU members	Aerows	Feb 2012	#90
As a freelance reporter, I can only hope you get yourself some training and an editor who knows what	Brickbat	Feb 2012	#14
There you go.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#16
isn't that the truth.	Whisp	Feb 2012	#28
I would disagree, I would say you have more to worry about from our so-called	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#47
K and R for the apology.	zappaman	Feb 2012	#18
You handled this with class.	2ndAmForComputers	Feb 2012	#21
Can I have a link to the original? I missed this.	AngryAmish	Feb 2012	#22
I always miss stuff too..	SoCalDem	Feb 2012	#56
Here.	slutticus	Feb 2012	#81
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Obamanaut	Feb 2012	#24
Stop...you're killing me. n/t	greytdemocrat	Feb 2012	#25
....	tishaLA	Feb 2012	#26
Piling on after somebody is targeted for serial bullying and gloating...	Kaleko	Feb 2012	#46
You're still WAAAY more reputable than Drudge, Fox, Redstate. And WAAAY more classy.	FarLeftFist	Feb 2012	#33
Those are not news sources.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#35
True, but citizen journalists wouldn't link to a news source usually because...	FarLeftFist	Feb 2012	#39
A few citizen journalists do that. Most do not.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#42
True, and thank you for pointing that out. Could also be said about the more 'respectable'	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#44
Handling a mistake with grace says more than making a mistake. We all make mistakes	Bluenorthwest	Feb 2012	#38
Thanks for updating us on your discoveries.	midnight	Feb 2012	#57
Good for you, Nadin.	polly7	Feb 2012	#63
You're apologizing "Just because I KNOW somebody will copy and paste" ??? N/T	Marengo	Feb 2012	#82
woopsie.	lonestarnot	Feb 2012	#97

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