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• 26 - bhw

  Apr 07, 2004 at 12:41 pm

  I have to say, though, that my favorite part of his letter is the last paragraph. It sounds at first like he's threatening to unleash crappy songs on the world if people keep stealing the ones he thinks are good.
  
  Like we don't already pay good money for crappy songs.
  
  Finally, you must realize that in real life you really do get what you pay for. If you won't pay for music, you will soon be receiving a product commensurate with your thriftiness.
  

• 27 - Eric Olsen

  Apr 07, 2004 at 12:43 pm

  Technically, yes (if we are referring to me, I have never downloaded a copyrighted song without permission, although my wife and son have downloaded a total of about ten songs at my request). But I was specifically criticizing his hypocrisy, not the lawlessness.

• 28 - bhw

  Apr 07, 2004 at 12:45 pm

  I'ze just teasing. 8-)

• 29 - Eric Olsen

  Apr 07, 2004 at 12:50 pm

  I know, but the point deserved to be addressed - the meta-criticism implications are staggering.

• 30 - bhw

  Apr 07, 2004 at 12:53 pm

  Have you ever taken home a pen or pad of sticky notes from the office? Hmmmmmmm?

• 31 - Temple A. Stark

  Apr 07, 2004 at 3:18 pm

  >>>>First of all: blow it out your fatuous ass, Hugh.
  
  Eric, this doesn't seem to go along with your new rules of Blogcritic etiquette, which were an admirable attempt and I wholeheartedly approve.
  
  But if you're breaking them, then what was the point of that six-point plan?
  
  I believe this site would be better served if you either disregard politics (but no angry arguments generate traffic and Blogad revenue) or have a separate category for them outside of "Etc."
  
  

• 32 - Phillip Winn

  Apr 07, 2004 at 3:57 pm

  Temple, read the rules again. They are intended to proscribe civil intercourse between Blogcritics, not eliminate criticism of people "out there" in the wide world of life. If Eric were to suggest that you do something like that, that would be a problem, but Hugh is fair game.

• 33 - Eric Olsen

  Apr 07, 2004 at 7:33 pm

  yes, we don't have to be nice to anyone who doesn't belong to our tribe

• 34 - Craig Lyndall

  Apr 07, 2004 at 9:08 pm

  We can only hold the rules to the people who know them... and hopefully we can lead by example. When someone comes in from nowhere throwing names and/or epithets, BlogCritics don't have to turn the other cheek. (Thankfully!)