tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post8673969605035576670..comments2023-10-31T06:25:46.016-04:00Comments on SLANTblog: Swiftboating in Shockoe BottomF.T. Reahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-15078620850079135572009-02-22T15:50:00.000-05:002009-02-22T15:50:00.000-05:00Peter,You aren't fooling anybody. No one is feelin...Peter,<BR/><BR/>You aren't fooling anybody. No one is feeling sorry for an anonymous noise, demanding to be treated with respect.F.T. Reahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-18659697681093109522009-02-22T14:08:00.000-05:002009-02-22T14:08:00.000-05:00"how does it look now?"Pretty good, thanks. You bu..."how does it look now?"<BR/><BR/>Pretty good, thanks. <BR/><BR/>You bully anonymous "characters" by running a belligerent, over-the-top campaign against the legitimacy of criticism based upon whether it meets your completely arbitrary standards of "non-anonymity." When you issue a blanket dismissal of the content of anonymous or semi-anonymous comments, aside from the fact that it looks smug and lazy, it tends to narrow the discussion quite a bit. By comparison, the Washington Post doesn't have any problems with anonymous comments, and better writers than you frequently go on washingtonpost.com and respond with utter sincerity to anonymous comments and questions, and no one gripes about "lurkers" and "nefarious agendas." That's why your beating of this particular dead horse looks not only ridiculous, in this day and age, it looks like you might have a "nefarious agenda" yourself.<BR/><BR/>And I'm not a blogger, and I haven't created a "blogger profile," so that would probably explain why my "blogger profile" is "blocked." Google owns Blogger, and I'm posting through my GMail account. Now that you know that, you will, I'm sure, completely ignore my comments, or you'll respond with some priggish dismissal of my entire post, based upon the fact that I don't have a stuffy-looking JPEG attached to my non-existent "blogger profile." That of course will allow you to get right back to setting up that developer straw man I mentioned in my last post.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584524734631850816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-57916839603932300992009-02-21T11:05:00.000-05:002009-02-21T11:05:00.000-05:00Peter (if that's really your name),Since your sill...Peter (if that's really your name),<BR/><BR/>Since your silly comments came at 1:53 a.m., I'm guessing the late hour had you thinking you were being funny. But in the light of day, how does it look now?<BR/><BR/>How exactly would one bully anonymous, even fictitious characters? And, speaking of lurkers, since your blogger profile is blocked, who are you, Pete? <BR/><BR/>I don't know who Kath and Kim are, either.F.T. Reahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-83470698579486515352009-02-21T01:53:00.000-05:002009-02-21T01:53:00.000-05:00You're a troll. I've never applied that term to a ...You're a <I>troll</I>. I've never applied that term to a blogger before, because usually trolls lurk in forums and comment pages, but your accusations are so wildly paranoid, your standards of legitimacy so arbitrary, and your arguments so superficial--when there are arguments, since mostly you seem content to just set up the developer straw man--there really is no other word for it.<BR/><BR/>Because it couldn't possibly be that there are people in this city who are actually excited about the idea of building a stadium (with accompanying development) in the Bottom, right? People who are <I>not connected with developers</I>, even? No, that couldn't be. Someone disagrees with you, so they must be suspect. <I>They must be suspect!</I><BR/><BR/>I mean, "relentless propaganda?" "Nefarious agendas?" Are you this hysterical in real life, too? Is your whole existence as cartoonish as your online persona? Do you shriek at your imaginary enemies when the milk runs low, or the price of tomatoes goes up twenty cents? Do you shake your fist and curse those Wicked Developers when the cable goes out, and you can't watch <I>Kath & Kim</I>? God, I hope so. Because I don't want to think that this is just an act that you're putting on in order to bully people into not expressing themselves about a very important development project in their own city.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584524734631850816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-62531568479616765402009-02-20T21:14:00.000-05:002009-02-20T21:14:00.000-05:00Paul H,You can call me whatever you like, since it...Paul H,<BR/><BR/>You can call me whatever you like, since it's your keyboard. What I think of what you write is my business ... unless I want to share my thoughts.<BR/><BR/>In this case, a few PBRs into the night, I don't.F.T. Reahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-26213473626900045162009-02-20T20:50:00.000-05:002009-02-20T20:50:00.000-05:00Yes Terry, (I can call you that because I'm slight...Yes Terry, (I can call you that because I'm slightly drunk.) we are all on the developer's payroll. <BR/><BR/>Gotta go now, I get paid by the post and how many neighborhood meetings I attend.Paul Hammondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00672123256678811134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-36930273886101348732009-02-20T20:35:00.000-05:002009-02-20T20:35:00.000-05:00FanGuy,Welcome back from your sabbatical, just in ...FanGuy,<BR/><BR/>Welcome back from your sabbatical, just in time for you to hoist yourself on your own, ahem, pedestal.F.T. Reahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-5654902874207494382009-02-20T17:18:00.000-05:002009-02-20T17:18:00.000-05:00Since you insist on bashing me while I'm on my "ba...Since you insist on bashing me while I'm on my "baseball vacation".......<BR/><BR/>http://lifeinthe804.blogspot.com/2009/02/rebuttal-to-f-t-rea-returning-to-fray.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-52086752845326355042009-02-20T15:02:00.000-05:002009-02-20T15:02:00.000-05:00This blog post, and the following comments, are so...This blog post, and the following comments, are so thick with irony that it's off the unintentional comedy meter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-61295442842425285262009-02-20T13:04:00.000-05:002009-02-20T13:04:00.000-05:00Anonymous (3:35),In looking around the blogosphere...Anonymous (3:35),<BR/><BR/>In looking around the blogosphere it seems others are catching on to the scam -- one person inserting a bunch of double-talk and guff into the discussions at blogs that post on the baseball issue, pretending to be several people. <BR/><BR/>Busted!<BR/><BR/>Anonymous (3:36),<BR/><BR/>See comment above.<BR/><BR/>Jason Roop,<BR/><BR/>FanGuy has earned the credibility he deserves. Taking a break to think up a new identity is probably a good idea. <BR/><BR/>Jason Kenney,<BR/><BR/>Thanks. It seems the anonymous mischief-maker in the blogosphere issue is a zombie that won't die.F.T. Reahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-38570485142321933442009-02-19T22:45:00.000-05:002009-02-19T22:45:00.000-05:00Terry, BRILLIANT analysis and statement on this wh...Terry, BRILLIANT analysis and statement on this whole situation. Well done!Jason Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573579599484614908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-78008236525252059522009-02-19T16:57:00.000-05:002009-02-19T16:57:00.000-05:00Thanks for your nice comments on the story.After I...Thanks for your nice comments on the story.<BR/><BR/>After I asked "Fanguy" to confirm whether he was one of the developers or connected with Highwoods in any way, he said no, then posted a note saying he was taking a break from blogging about the baseball issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-44317061065727843042009-02-19T15:36:00.000-05:002009-02-19T15:36:00.000-05:00"Slantblog" is certainly an appropriate name for y..."Slantblog" is certainly an appropriate name for your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-83643556685527009252009-02-19T15:35:00.000-05:002009-02-19T15:35:00.000-05:00Dude, you have a warped sense of reality, not to m...Dude, you have a warped sense of reality, not to mention a lot of nerve accusing others of "repeating invented facts and outrageously misleading assertions..."<BR/><BR/>Signed, Anonymous (get used to it)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com