Comments on: Don’t Blame The Platform, Blame The People http://regulargeek.com/2009/06/29/dont-blame-the-platform-blame-the-people/ Where programming, the internet and social media collide. Mon, 21 May 2012 05:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Twitter Trackbacks for Don't Blame The Platform, Blame The People | Regular Geek [regulargeek.com] on Topsy.com http://regulargeek.com/2009/06/29/dont-blame-the-platform-blame-the-people/comment-page-1/#comment-2818 Twitter Trackbacks for Don't Blame The Platform, Blame The People | Regular Geek [regulargeek.com] on Topsy.com Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:31:08 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=784#comment-2818 [...] Don't Blame The Platform, Blame The People | Regular Geek regulargeek.com/2009/06/29/dont-blame-the-platform-blame-the-people – view page – cached The more things change, the more they stay the same. This weekend we saw Michael Arrington raise a ruckus due to the mob behavior on FriendFeed. He states that FriendFeed is an example of what is wrong on the internet because all of the comments are together and that gives rise to a mob quicker. Yep, FriendFeed is the problem. — From the page [...] [...] Don't Blame The Platform, Blame The People | Regular Geek regulargeek.com/2009/06/29/dont-blame-the-platform-blame-the-people – view page – cached The more things change, the more they stay the same. This weekend we saw Michael Arrington raise a ruckus due to the mob behavior on FriendFeed. He states that FriendFeed is an example of what is wrong on the internet because all of the comments are together and that gives rise to a mob quicker. Yep, FriendFeed is the problem. — From the page [...]

]]> By: Rob Diana http://regulargeek.com/2009/06/29/dont-blame-the-platform-blame-the-people/comment-page-1/#comment-2486 Rob Diana Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:17:22 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=784#comment-2486 Andy Eventually, we will get filters for this type of thing. However, it seems like we have not really solved the spam problem, so that would take precedence. Andy

Eventually, we will get filters for this type of thing. However, it seems like we have not really solved the spam problem, so that would take precedence.

]]> By: Rob Diana http://regulargeek.com/2009/06/29/dont-blame-the-platform-blame-the-people/comment-page-1/#comment-2485 Rob Diana Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:15:46 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=784#comment-2485 imma, I agree that sometimes strong opinions will lead people into a nasty argument that may sound like trolling. I think that tends to happen on sites like FriendFeed. imma,

I agree that sometimes strong opinions will lead people into a nasty argument that may sound like trolling. I think that tends to happen on sites like FriendFeed.

]]> By: Andy http://regulargeek.com/2009/06/29/dont-blame-the-platform-blame-the-people/comment-page-1/#comment-2484 Andy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:11:09 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=784#comment-2484 Unfortunately when you put up a medium where it's easy for people to contribute/share at a mass scale, there will be the ugly side. It's true for Internet websites, it's true for email, and it's true for comments sections on posts. Heck, it's even true in the real world - look at any bathroom wall. In time, there will be tools to help us find the stuff we want and filter through the things we don't want to see. It'll be hard to get right in a social media context, but would sure love to be able to get right to the good content in the comments than wade through the junk. Unfortunately when you put up a medium where it’s easy for people to contribute/share at a mass scale, there will be the ugly side. It’s true for Internet websites, it’s true for email, and it’s true for comments sections on posts. Heck, it’s even true in the real world – look at any bathroom wall. In time, there will be tools to help us find the stuff we want and filter through the things we don’t want to see. It’ll be hard to get right in a social media context, but would sure love to be able to get right to the good content in the comments than wade through the junk.

]]> By: imma http://regulargeek.com/2009/06/29/dont-blame-the-platform-blame-the-people/comment-page-1/#comment-2474 imma Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:02:01 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=784#comment-2474 exactly - DNFTT pic: http://tinyurl.com/n8nkjh Unfortunately, trolls are rather good at provoking a response - they need to be defused and/or ignored rather than fed & don't always mean to do it, sometimes they're just getting carried away /me tries to never be a troll *crosses fingers* exactly – DNFTT pic: http://tinyurl.com/n8nkjh

Unfortunately, trolls are rather good at provoking a response – they need to be defused and/or ignored rather than fed & don’t always mean to do it, sometimes they’re just getting carried away

/me tries to never be a troll
*crosses fingers*

]]> By: Brandon Mendelson http://regulargeek.com/2009/06/29/dont-blame-the-platform-blame-the-people/comment-page-1/#comment-2461 Brandon Mendelson Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:16:24 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=784#comment-2461 Well said. It's best to stay above the fray, and I hope if enough folks do it we can encourage others to do the same. Well said. It’s best to stay above the fray, and I hope if enough folks do it we can encourage others to do the same.

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