Comments on: Diary #121: “A Dump on the Couch” http://www.myextralife.com/diary-of-a-cartoonist/diary-121-a-dump-on-the-couch/ Web comic, podcasts, and other junk. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:33:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Salhttp://www.myextralife.com/diary-of-a-cartoonist/diary-121-a-dump-on-the-couch/comment-page-1/#comment-453136 Sal Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:34:27 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=8825#comment-453136 I don't really care about the lamer comments. But I can entirely understand how they lower the vibe (perhaps "tighten" is the better word) for you. It's a good move (for your own personal health) for you. I know we all repeat this same thing to O. in his rants, but: remember, the artist's health is more important than anything else. The problem seems to be that you've forgotten that this is a comic(please don't crucify me for that, it's not meant to be an insult people), and not a "social bling-blang blu-blag". Remember Scott my boy, we love you for your comics, and podcast(s). Everything else we can find on our own, and it's your unique style and effort that keeps calling us back(I speak for myself).<b>tl;dr: dont remove comments, just ignore them if you don't want to deal with them. and we love you. : )</b> I don’t really care about the lamer comments.
But I can entirely understand how they lower the vibe (perhaps “tighten” is the better word) for you. It’s a good move (for your own personal health) for you. I know we all repeat this same thing to O. in his rants, but: remember, the artist’s health is more important than anything else.
The problem seems to be that you’ve forgotten that this is a comic(please don’t crucify me for that, it’s not meant to be an insult people), and not a “social bling-blang blu-blag”. Remember Scott my boy, we love you for your comics, and podcast(s). Everything else we can find on our own, and it’s your unique style and effort that keeps calling us back(I speak for myself).

tl;dr: dont remove comments, just ignore them if you don’t want to deal with them. and we love you. : )

]]> By: Michael Bhttp://www.myextralife.com/diary-of-a-cartoonist/diary-121-a-dump-on-the-couch/comment-page-1/#comment-452904 Michael B Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:11:53 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=8825#comment-452904 Hi Scott,Just wanted to wish you luck with moderating the comments. I can understand you wanting to filter out the "You suck" comments. No-one needs this and I think I trust you well enough to only filter out the stuff that needs to be filtered out.Also keep in mind that you are doing a fantastic job. I check out this website almost everyday and I listen to ELR every week and I live in Holland. And remember the Scottish guy you had on ELR a short while ago. You reach such a HUGE audience that it was only likely that there were going to be a few jerks. But you wouldn't be reaching that Huge audience if you weren't doing something right.Good luck and perhaps till a future Nerdtacular, MichaelPS. you made some comment about bad stuff needing to happen after good stuff (I can't remember it too well I listened to the diary before I went to bed yesterday) and it made me think of this quote by Agent Smith in the Matrix:"Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world? Where none suffered, where everyone would be happy. It was a disaster. No one would accept the program. Entire crops were lost. Some believed we lacked the programming language to describe your perfect world. But I believe that, as a species, human beings define their reality through suffering and misery. The perfect world was a dream that your primitive cerebrum kept trying to wake up from." Hi Scott,

Just wanted to wish you luck with moderating the comments. I can understand you wanting to filter out the “You suck” comments. No-one needs this and I think I trust you well enough to only filter out the stuff that needs to be filtered out.

Also keep in mind that you are doing a fantastic job. I check out this website almost everyday and I listen to ELR every week and I live in Holland. And remember the Scottish guy you had on ELR a short while ago. You reach such a HUGE audience that it was only likely that there were going to be a few jerks. But you wouldn’t be reaching that Huge audience if you weren’t doing something right.

Good luck and perhaps till a future Nerdtacular,
Michael

PS. you made some comment about bad stuff needing to happen after good stuff (I can’t remember it too well I listened to the diary before I went to bed yesterday) and it made me think of this quote by Agent Smith in the Matrix:

“Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world? Where none suffered, where everyone would be happy. It was a disaster. No one would accept the program. Entire crops were lost. Some believed we lacked the programming language to describe your perfect world. But I believe that, as a species, human beings define their reality through suffering and misery. The perfect world was a dream that your primitive cerebrum kept trying to wake up from.”

]]> By: The UNpc Mad Scientisthttp://www.myextralife.com/diary-of-a-cartoonist/diary-121-a-dump-on-the-couch/comment-page-1/#comment-452820 The UNpc Mad Scientist Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:28:15 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=8825#comment-452820 Not sure if you'll read this one or not... but if you do, ya gotta remember... "arguing on the internet is like winning the special olympics... even if you win, you're still mentally handicapped"In poor taste? Probably... but more true than we might like to admit.Personally I enjoy every cartoon, blog post, diary, etc. that I've read/heard/watched you put out.Keep up the good work... and "... Don't let the b@stards wear ya down! " Not sure if you’ll read this one or not… but if you do, ya gotta remember… “arguing on the internet is like winning the special olympics… even if you win, you’re still mentally handicapped”

In poor taste? Probably… but more true than we might like to admit.

Personally I enjoy every cartoon, blog post, diary, etc. that I’ve read/heard/watched you put out.

Keep up the good work… and “… Don’t let the b@stards wear ya down! “

]]> By: earthmuffhttp://www.myextralife.com/diary-of-a-cartoonist/diary-121-a-dump-on-the-couch/comment-page-1/#comment-452790 earthmuff Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:06:39 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=8825#comment-452790 WoW! I've been off the game for a bit and missed all the guild drama?, ehe some folks just like chaos. I find "real life" chaotic enough and really don't need that in my play life.Scott, I haven't read all the comments from folks but did listen to your diary #121. Constructive criticism is usually taken well but people being "pissy" for what ever reason they think might justify nastiness needs to be either deleted, sanctioned, or sent to an open forum for everyone to be pissy right back or better yet, maybe some one would step up to the bat and give free on line mental counsellings for their miss directed anger. Perhaps there should be a simple test they should take before their comments are posted. 1. Do you like to torture little animals. 2. Do you think all of your crimes are societies fault? 3. Are you a normal Joe that is quite certain the aliens are spawning from the cornfields in Ohio?haha, jk.Sanction away and don't let em poo on your sofa! Good luck Scott and try not to give the angry-confused-societal-miss fits the kind of power to upset your day/night. WoW! I’ve been off the game for a bit and missed all the guild drama?, ehe some folks just like chaos. I find “real life” chaotic enough and really don’t need that in my play life.

Scott, I haven’t read all the comments from folks but did listen to your diary #121. Constructive criticism is usually taken well but people being “pissy” for what ever reason they think might justify nastiness needs to be either deleted, sanctioned, or sent to an open forum for everyone to be pissy right back or better yet, maybe some one would step up to the bat and give free on line mental counsellings for their miss directed anger. Perhaps there should be a simple test they should take before their comments are posted. 1. Do you like to torture little animals. 2. Do you think all of your crimes are societies fault? 3. Are you a normal Joe that is quite certain the aliens are spawning from the cornfields in Ohio?

haha, jk.

Sanction away and don’t let em poo on your sofa! Good luck Scott and try not to give the angry-confused-societal-miss fits the kind of power to upset your day/night.

]]> By: Excalibur1027http://www.myextralife.com/diary-of-a-cartoonist/diary-121-a-dump-on-the-couch/comment-page-1/#comment-452789 Excalibur1027 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:02:52 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=8825#comment-452789 Hey Scott,I don't really play WOW, and my internet has been down for almost a week, so it looks like I missed all the drama. I have to say, I'm a little surprised. In fact, this diary reminded me why I come here so often.Your site has always been a safe haven for intelligent, like-minded people who enjoy your work and that's always been great. You routinely supply us with awesome entertainment via the comic, the podcast, and tons of other things. So bottom line, don't worry about the troublemakers and just know that there are many of us who support you wholeheartedly. :) Hey Scott,

I don’t really play WOW, and my internet has been down for almost a week, so it looks like I missed all the drama. I have to say, I’m a little surprised. In fact, this diary reminded me why I come here so often.

Your site has always been a safe haven for intelligent, like-minded people who enjoy your work and that’s always been great. You routinely supply us with awesome entertainment via the comic, the podcast, and tons of other things. So bottom line, don’t worry about the troublemakers and just know that there are many of us who support you wholeheartedly. :)

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