Comments on: okay then…

By: aasmodeus

aasmodeus — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 06:04:00 +0000

Phew. Sorry for being off-topic (although you do mention site stats), it took me a while to realize that upgrading my browser and turning every preference on and off wasn’t going to fix my missing sitemeter icon and stuff. I also have the “Adblock” extension for Firefox installed, had to remove the sitemeter blocking. Mmmmph. Now I know why so many sites have sitemeter setting cookies on my browser.

By: Marisa

Marisa — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 23:49:00 +0000

It wasn’t my intention to say, “This girl is mean. Please discuss.” I actually wanted to know what people thought.
I’m not afraid of having unpopular opinions. I still believe, despite all this, that the intention behind Live 8 is a good one.

By: The Wissy

The Wissy — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 23:17:00 +0000

Hey, nothing wrong with being idealistic. I’m excited about the LIVE 8 too, and I’ve been very surprised by Philadelphians’ ambivalence to the whole affair. That said, I don’t think the LIVE 8 concerts are going to make much of a difference in themselves - although getting people to think about something more than their own lives, even if its only for a few hours is quite an accomplishment, and a worthy one at that. Anyway, let’s make it the party of the year, and maybe get people interested in learning more about poverty and AIDS in Africa. That seems like a reasonable goal for LIVE 8.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:35:00 +0000

Now, I’ve been called on my innocence and glass-half-full mentality on previous occasions, so I’m okay with this. But check it out and tell me what you think.

Sorry to post anonymously, but I’ve been following these posts. The way you ended your post seems like it was your way of saying, “This girl is mean. Please discuss.” It’s ridiculous.

By: suz

suz — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:15:00 +0000

To be honest, you posted an unpopular opinion. If you aren’t afraid to have unpopular opinions, then you shouldn’t be afraid of the backlash.

Some backlash will be more justified than other bits of it, I might add.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:30:00 +0000

know* i am notorious for typos.
-r-

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:29:00 +0000

-just bc someone responds to a post, it is not accurate to assume that they would not dream of saying something to someone in person.
-if someone watches tv it does not mean that whatever they have to say holds no validity.
-since when should ageism or any other type of prejudice be excused? a person into idealism should no better. cynicism is not an age issue, but something that is unfortunately universal. please be more aware.
-r-

By: Sherri W.

Sherri W. — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:52:00 +0000

Yeah, perhaps “cruel” was an overstatment on my part, though I remain amused by the contract between the claim to “not want to attack a fellow blogger” and the label “toolbag-ery” which seems rather gleefully attacking.

Ultimately though, if you’ll forgive a little age-ism on my part, the world-weary cyncial, seen-it-all tone Pudgey adopted struck me as a rather typical for a 23-year-old, and not exactly the ruler by which I’d structure my worldview….

By: ted

ted — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 09:50:00 +0000

a few comments:

1. no such thing as bad publicity (both for your blog and for world poverty)

2. I didn’t feel like pudgey’s comments were that vitriolic (see some of her other posts though). more like some healthy disagreement

3. pudgey lists “hogging the remote” as one of her hobbies so I wouldn’t take anything she has to say very seriously.

By: Marisa

Marisa — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 05:03:00 +0000

To track visitors I use http://www.sitemeter.com. The pared down version is free and easy to use. It lets me know how many people are coming and where they are coming from.