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Comment by wedding bouquet on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:36:03 EST

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Comment by Scott Butki on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:49:39 EST

Gonzo, you know you wanna do it

Comment by Scott Butki on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:01:03 EST

Come on, Gonzo you can do it!

Comment by Silas Kain on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:33:59 EST

Oh come now, gonzo. Your take would be quite entertaining. I'm stoll trying to analyze Eric Olsen's sphincter comment way up above. It made me twitch.

Comment by gonzo marx on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:34:37 EST

wow..a bunch of these folks i don't even recall hearing/reading about... i do agree that someone should definately step up and do a sequel for this, covering the current tribe of yammerheads cavorting through the aether around here but that person would have to be a helluva lot braver than yers truly... Excelsior!

Comment by Dave Nalle on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:33:16 EST

This is indeed ancient, but a sequel wouldn't be a bad idea. Or perhaps someone should do a 'where are they now' followup on some of the more notorious but now departed characters. Dave

Comment by Scott Butki on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:21:13 EST

This was a fascinating look at some of the players here. Never heard of some of them but now I feel like I sort of know some of you a bit better. I think it's time for a sequel.

Comment by Christopher Rose on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:54:53 EST

I'd never seen this ancient relic of a post before Mr Berlin's comment made it pop up on my commdar. It's fascinating to see how much has stayed the same at BlogCritics - and how much has changed. There have been many changes for the better, but also one markedly for the worse. I never knew the now late Jim Carruthers, just caught the name and a post here, comment there, just enough to make a mental note to check his stuff out in more detail later. Thanks to BlogCritics and other sites we can all still read Jim's words and it's nice to know something of his uniqueness lives on in the web-net. I borrowed "web-net" from the mighty Duke De Mondo, who wrote these mighty fine Thoughts On Jim Carruthers in memorium.

Comment by Eric Berlin on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:33:38 EST

I stumbled across this piece today -- great stuff and now a part of Blogcritics history!

Comment by The Theory on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Thu, 23 Oct 2003 12:19:34 EDT

I couldn't have writen mine any better myself. *The Theory... likes to state opinions/facts and let everyone else duke it out*

Comment by Dawn on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 18:45:28 EDT

Those are arms - at least I think they are.

Comment by visualsimplicity on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 18:38:22 EDT

The figures in Dawn's image have 4 legs each, what's up with that.

Comment by Dawn on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 18:27:44 EDT

Hey Al, you can always adopt the philosophy I have been teaching Lily: "Say what you mean, and mean what you say." She just sticks her tongue out at me though.

Comment by TDavid on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:52:45 EDT

Your welcome, Al, but actually I didn't describe you as a devil's advocate I wrote: likes to play the devil's advocate I don't know if this technique is to get a rise out of some/many/all readers or what (I think it might be), but I see this as a stylistic device, not necessarily a negative thing in your writing style. It can be a risky thing to do but if done correctly, as you have done a few times, it pays huge dividends. Don't change anything, it's your voice :) Michael - Keanu Reeves? Excellent! I just never was able to get past his role in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Natalie - it was my intention to try for the most part and have a glass half-full, constructive perspective with everybody's writing in this piece.

Comment by Michael Croft on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:58:27 EDT

�l: Perhaps TDavid is comparing you to Keanu Reeves

Comment by Eric Olsen on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:23:37 EDT

And I know he really means it

Comment by Al Barger on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:54:14 EDT

TDavid, thank you for your kind remarks. This whole column represents a significant amount of thought and effort on your part. I am not entirely comfortable, however, with being described as a "devil's advocate." That may be a somewhat reasonable description on occasion, but such a description may be taken uncharitably to mean that I advocate positions that I don't really support. That is not the case, and such an idea can be used against me. In short, I mean what I say. There may be the occasional bit of sarcasm, saying something directly backwards, but I hope those type of things are obvious in their intent. If there is ever a question of such things, someone please ask. However, I do tend to state things strongly, perhaps on occasion over adamantly. Now and again, I find it appropriate to re-think or concede a point. I may be perhaps accused of pushing an idea past its proper load limit from time to time. This is part of the reason why I cherish some of my most oppositional fellow Blogcritics, especially Mac Diva. She in particular keeps me on my toes. If I make a weak argument, she will happily break it off up in me. I'm not getting away with anything. In short, Mac Diva gives me some of the discipline I need. :) Thank you, Mac Diva.

Comment by Natalie Davis on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:00:32 EDT

No, Dawn, you definitely should. (And I understood the graphic from the get-go. Wow, you people with dirty minds! [wink]) TDavid, I saw it as negative (and likely justified), but that has more to do with my inferiority complex than anything else.

Comment by Dawn on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 12:09:47 EDT

I feel honored to be mentioned in conjunction with so many great writers, even the inimitable Brian Flemming. Yes, while my logo is meant to be initially shocking, it goes with the motto of being helpful - or something like that. I like Phillip's analysis. Thanks for mentioning me - I will try to contribute more often - then again maybe I shouldn't :)

Comment by Hal Pawluk on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:16:06 EDT

Thanks - I'm flattered. And am generally off California for a while, probably until the next recall. Which could be any day now :-)

Comment by TDavid on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:14:25 EDT

Ahh, that is somewhat vague, isn't it? That one is being intentionally left to the mind of the reader, Natalie, to decide, so what do you think? Did you intrepret that as negative or positive? Why?

Comment by TDavid on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:44:47 EDT

Your welcome, Eric, this was a fun piece :) Hopefully others will add their bios or correct mine if they're inaccurate as at least one here has already done.

Comment by Natalie Davis on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:40:41 EDT

TD: Is this -- "often cautious, yet selective choice of words and sentence structure" -- a good or bad thing?

Comment by Eric Olsen on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:25:30 EDT

TD, thanks again for this!

Comment by Mark Saleski on Evidence of compelling Blogcritics characters

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:22:09 EDT

aww, shucks.