tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post5246508540432606699..comments2023-10-16T06:09:53.892-04:00Comments on Scott Says ...: On Cam, Ralph Lauren and my new comments policyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-879558125872065302012-07-20T10:18:02.668-04:002012-07-20T10:18:02.668-04:00Scott,
I suggest you also censor the ignorant com...Scott,<br /><br />I suggest you also censor the ignorant comments. Then we will have so much less to read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-84248578355185749252012-07-18T22:01:30.003-04:002012-07-18T22:01:30.003-04:00I can understand why Mr. Fowler would want to filt...I can understand why Mr. Fowler would want to filter the comments. Same thing with youtube....they're more like graffiti or vandalism than thoughtful discourse on the internet, if that makes sense. So I personally like the decision and see no problem with it whatsoever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-47418083328993011002012-07-17T07:18:22.381-04:002012-07-17T07:18:22.381-04:00In a surprise development . . . I totally agree wi...In a surprise development . . . I totally agree with you on this one, Scott. I don't like the Observer - they <b>INSIST</b> on making it an arm of the Democratic party and their views are heavily biased <i>(was it Nixon the last time they endorsed a Republican for president?)</i>. Yet, they call weekly <b>BEGGING</b> for people to subscribe to their liberal rag. . . but filtering out the cursing from the sports section IS the right thing to do, IMO. I don't want to read the "G**D***it's" and the rest of the vulgar language. People can make their point without lowering themselves to that. So for that point, Scott - KUDOS!NewMannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-32443182568138843992012-07-17T06:37:35.246-04:002012-07-17T06:37:35.246-04:00Scott!! Tell all the naysayers......My blog,my ru...Scott!! Tell all the naysayers......My blog,my rules!! Don't like 'em, start your own blog. Very simple,very easy!! <br /><br />Keep on keeping on!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-46932076297411051862012-07-16T22:09:14.378-04:002012-07-16T22:09:14.378-04:00Greg,
I'm a registered Independent voter.
I ...Greg,<br /><br />I'm a registered <b>Independent</b> voter.<br /><br />I wouldn't be caught dead supporting either party platform (although it would prove voter fraud if I were dead because Democrats wouldn't check).<br /><br />Any other quaestions I can answer accurately for you?Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-64005117544925046222012-07-16T21:22:49.974-04:002012-07-16T21:22:49.974-04:00I am appalled by the comments, not the point of vi...I am appalled by the comments, not the point of view, of some folks who troll here. Debate with a good argument is stimulating, where as arguing with stupid, makes you look...well, stupid.Sharrynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-21011839211444018462012-07-16T20:40:09.279-04:002012-07-16T20:40:09.279-04:00So far, so good -- thanks for the feedback regardi...So far, so good -- thanks for the feedback regarding my new blog policy. I've been able to publish about 90 percent of the comments that have come in so far -- the only ones that didn't make the cut had some vitriolic personal attacks (not on me, but on others) and that I'm not going to allow. As to one question asked by a commenter, I will approve your moderated comment within minutes if I am online. But if I am off-line, it could be a matter of hours (or even, rarely, a couple of days). I'll try to be as fast as I can so I don't halt the good discourse always found here. "Scott Says" is one of the most popular blogs at The Observer by hit count, and I hope the majority of you find this new "moderated comment" policy an improvement.Scott Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09082782835047177400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-2399511688372570822012-07-16T20:13:22.697-04:002012-07-16T20:13:22.697-04:00You will still post all negative comments....hahah...You will still post all negative comments....hahahaha.....yeah we believe you Scott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-2417854911936214202012-07-16T19:25:03.230-04:002012-07-16T19:25:03.230-04:00BW,
I agree, if every comment had to contain a pi...BW,<br /><br />I agree, if every comment had to contain a picture of the user along with their home phone... it would be amazing how fast the rhetoric would get cleaned up!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11790338138769707016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-61838855866676771462012-07-16T19:17:06.753-04:002012-07-16T19:17:06.753-04:00Anonymous 2:15 PM.
Congress does a lot of stupid ...Anonymous 2:15 PM.<br /><br />Congress does a lot of stupid things but to blame them for textiles moving offshore is just plain silly! It was the consumers that did so.<br /><br />If you shop at Wal-Mart... blame yourself, not Congress.<br /><br />I'm always amused at those who blame other people for off-shoring but who moan and complain about the price of US made products.<br /><br />I know this will come as a shock, but if you get a pay raise, then the price of whatever goods or services you produce will tend to go up as well. The same goes for everyone else. In return, you get to pay higher prices on the goods and services that others produce to cover THEIR pay raises. The only way you avoid that is to buy cheaper, foreign made goods and most people do exactly that. THEY are the ones driving jobs off shore.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11790338138769707016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-6878444136625787812012-07-16T19:17:01.297-04:002012-07-16T19:17:01.297-04:00Kudos to you for policing comments. Shutting down...Kudos to you for policing comments. Shutting down the flamers is something that's way past due. It should be something the Observer does across the board. I'm sure lots of people get turned off by seeing some of the comments posted on Observer stories. The Observer should clean up its site or just shut down comments altogether.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-9739848467406341642012-07-16T18:46:42.768-04:002012-07-16T18:46:42.768-04:00Do kids really read sports articles and their comm...Do kids really read sports articles and their comments? None of the ones I know. Being PC for the sake of the kids is the BS excuse everyone uses about thIngs no kids seem to care about anyway.Sportsdonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-91818199063819438122012-07-16T18:10:32.514-04:002012-07-16T18:10:32.514-04:00I always find it amusing that people believe that ...I always find it amusing that people believe that the right to author online comments is enshrined in the constitution. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-75139857179076614502012-07-16T17:48:38.951-04:002012-07-16T17:48:38.951-04:00I AGREE WITH THE NEW POLICY.
Until the Observer s...I AGREE WITH THE NEW POLICY.<br />Until the Observer starts making obscene profits, it needs to do everything possible to print and broadcast news that will keep flowing into American homes. If the paper ever reaches that point, then a few readers might have something to cuss about……but I doubt it will ever come to that.<br /><br />However, every once in a while there will be a Bill Buckner moment which requires a special modification of the Queen’s language……Scott, just close your eyes, cover your ears and let the presses roll.<br /><br />Bolyn McClung<br />Pineville.BolynMcClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938579006144446381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-78999285038914442062012-07-16T17:19:11.683-04:002012-07-16T17:19:11.683-04:00Thanks for trying to take control of your comments...Thanks for trying to take control of your comments section Scott. I wish there would be more moderation in the comments sections on general news stories. They invariably get contaminated by the vitriol of that segment of our society that has lost it's civility to the current political climate.<br /><br />You don't see this kind of thing on the online comment sections of other big city newspapers. The NY Times and Washington Post are models of civilized, thoughtful discussion and commentary. You can learn something from them. Here in Charlotte? You're more likely to learn you'd never want to come here and live if the majority of the commenters are actually representative of the community at large. Ugh.<br /><br />The irony is that these people who ruin the comment sections spewing their never-ending venom are the same ones who are always blasting the paper as a biased, liberal rag. It's fair to say these people aren't actually paid subscribers, but the freeloaders they claim to loathe (except health care freeloaders - that's apparently okay with 'em).<br /><br />Sometimes you just have to kick the troublemakers and bullies out of the classroom so the kids who want to learn can have a civilized discussion of the issues. Please - MORE moderation, in EVERY story. Don't let these people destroy every online conversation.Bill Rodennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-44344271882880071742012-07-16T17:13:10.135-04:002012-07-16T17:13:10.135-04:00I love how Wiley Coyote and extremist conservative...I love how Wiley Coyote and extremist conservatives find every form of media to be liberal if it doesn't kiss the feet of the GOP.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04098491850774653259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-91529477228241091942012-07-16T16:28:38.074-04:002012-07-16T16:28:38.074-04:00Quick question:
How long will it take for your pos...Quick question:<br />How long will it take for your posts to appear?<br /><br />Also,<br />I don't mind moderation. A blog is the property of the blogger. Many Americans do not really understand the 1st Amendment.Johnnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-16888641656999205902012-07-16T16:17:38.250-04:002012-07-16T16:17:38.250-04:00Cam Newton is the only person I consider to be a r...Cam Newton is the only person I consider to be a role model for my son. He is an outstanding human being. BTW, I'm white. I told watch MTV and play football and he will grow up to be successful like Cam. He's a fine American.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-87418106800776861012012-07-16T15:48:17.160-04:002012-07-16T15:48:17.160-04:002:15,
Hickey-Freeman (remember men's high ...2:15,<br /> Hickey-Freeman (remember men's high end suits?) last week volunteered to make the suits here in the U.S.<br />Unfortunately the Ralph had all the ends tied up. To complete your "discussion" I sat in a talk by the head of the Textiles Dept. at NC State a few years ago. After saying the textiles industry was alive in the U.S., he said humans just weren't necessary for much of the production. He also mentioned that a group his graduates had just been hired by Ralph Lauren to work at his suppliers in ..........China. They all had minors in Mandarin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-81355797786197066732012-07-16T15:12:37.265-04:002012-07-16T15:12:37.265-04:00I think there is a very interesting parallel betwe...I think there is a very interesting parallel between the rise of the internet, the increasing ability to act anonymously and the lack of civility that plagues our national discourse. It's quite reminiscent of Lord of the Flies. Good for you and the Observer for keeping that in check.BWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-81480203769194396172012-07-16T15:02:18.877-04:002012-07-16T15:02:18.877-04:00We have apparel manufactures in the USA? Crazy, ne...We have apparel manufactures in the USA? Crazy, never knew!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-70562074181869374252012-07-16T15:01:43.272-04:002012-07-16T15:01:43.272-04:00Charlotte apparently is filled with mean spirited,...Charlotte apparently is filled with mean spirited, cowardly bigots who revel in writing things they would never say to your face. I'm glad you have taken control of your comments section. I actually read the Observer online less frequently or with comments disabled because of some of the things I've read.cltindependentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-19941982719607099852012-07-16T15:01:05.215-04:002012-07-16T15:01:05.215-04:00While you are right that much of the apparel indus...While you are right that much of the apparel industry has moved overseas, there is adequate manufacturing to make the US Olympic team uniforms. This "faux-pas" may actually turn out to be a benefit as it does raise awareness of the lack of domestice apparel firms. However, a report from early 2011 indicated that apparel manufacturing was increasing in the US due to demands for shorter turnaround time and dissatisfaction with poor workmanship. One can hope.Jean Tatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-22928587483692213782012-07-16T14:45:57.776-04:002012-07-16T14:45:57.776-04:00Pravda couldn't be prouder... Oh and Lauren i...Pravda couldn't be prouder... Oh and Lauren is still a Democrat and a huge Democrat donor, Romney turned around the Olympics here in Salt Lake and our Nobel Peace Prize "winning" President failed to even come close to getting the Olympics in Chicago.. Russian national athem playing in the backgroud..Skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04688165669248150791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-82314250696791418262012-07-16T14:42:56.254-04:002012-07-16T14:42:56.254-04:00Scott, I agree with your policing the blog. There...Scott, I agree with your policing the blog. There's plenty of room for people to voice their opinions without being nasty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com