tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post5453568315977000503..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Comment Boxes - Use with CautionExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-79854065274952581712012-09-22T22:28:55.057+01:002012-09-22T22:28:55.057+01:00Can't say I read the DM online (I do sometimes...Can't say I read the DM online (I do sometimes buy it, but only for the puzzles, which I really like), but I do read The Times and it's not much better there tbh. You'd think Times readers would have a bit more class but obviously not.Mrs Baumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-87873559181039340952012-09-20T13:38:56.452+01:002012-09-20T13:38:56.452+01:00Husband came home with his dirty little rag of a n...Husband came home with his dirty little rag of a newspaper on the weekend. Blushing profusely, he confessed he had succumbed to his carnal desires and bought a Daily Mail. Shame I don't make fish n chips is all I can say. And you're right about the comments. Did you see the trolling poor old Very Bored in Catalunya got earlier in the year? All about nothing at all. It was completely out of control. I'm sure someone somewhere is doing a Thesis on why people go off the deep end in public comment boxes. I'd love to know a little more about the psychology behind it.vegemitevixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499944412217904302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-8903068893308024232012-09-18T07:17:03.006+01:002012-09-18T07:17:03.006+01:00Perhaps when we finally get an degree on blogging ...Perhaps when we finally get an degree on blogging (a university will probably do one soon) there will be a section where you have to leave comments and deal with the flak that ensues so the DM etc will be an excellent learning tool! I feel all virtuous now finding an actual use for the DM...<br />PS yes you are totally right as always..... Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-33007924136407125122012-09-16T22:42:17.667+01:002012-09-16T22:42:17.667+01:00Mmh..... I think I'm a bit wary of that type o...Mmh..... I think I'm a bit wary of that type of comment box.<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-45750864510631937982012-09-16T09:22:33.633+01:002012-09-16T09:22:33.633+01:00The Guardian commenters are so committed (or is th...The Guardian commenters are so committed (or is that should be committed ?) did you read the Marina O'Loughlin review of Garfunkels?The comments section is like a war zone:)Northern Snippethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207173438875166390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-39598908734090621222012-09-15T22:23:25.780+01:002012-09-15T22:23:25.780+01:00The DM is just so irresistable and the comments ar...The DM is just so irresistable and the comments are even more so. That sideline thing with pictures on the Femail section is a total time sink for me. About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-48107680194364401782012-09-15T08:56:40.032+01:002012-09-15T08:56:40.032+01:00But I regularly tick a box saying "I have re...But I regularly tick a box saying "I have read the terms and conditions..." when I absolutely haven't. <br /><br />On the other hand, I do usually contain an iota of sense. (You knew I'd spot that, didn't you?)Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-7948514611616893152012-09-14T17:29:56.599+01:002012-09-14T17:29:56.599+01:00Hmmm, I came to the conclusion a while ago that ap...Hmmm, I came to the conclusion a while ago that apart from a minority of an educated few, comment boxes are in fact the dens of Trolls. All comments will be willfully misinterpreted, jumped upon and denounced... no matter how well written they are :(Eclipsenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-53819368812970739662012-09-14T15:14:57.040+01:002012-09-14T15:14:57.040+01:00Oh lord,the DM is a treasure trove of those sort o...Oh lord,the DM is a treasure trove of those sort of comments (my dirty secret too). I just read them tho, I have conditioned myself not to get sucked in.......Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870704486542568174noreply@blogger.com