Comments on: Gazette to revamp site – and stop deletions http://philtheone.com/2010/04/gazette-to-revamp-site-and-stop-deletions/ Right-leaning Blackpool blog covering South Shore, North Shore, Marton, Bispham, Cleveleys and the rest of the Fylde discussing politics, local life, tourism, national issues and the rest of the world. Lively discussions encouraged! Tue, 22 May 2012 16:29:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jamesh http://philtheone.com/2010/04/gazette-to-revamp-site-and-stop-deletions/#comment-6960 Jamesh Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:26:21 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2295#comment-6960 *COMMENT REPORTED UNSUITABLE BY USER* *COMMENT REPORTED UNSUITABLE BY USER*

]]> By: geezer466 http://philtheone.com/2010/04/gazette-to-revamp-site-and-stop-deletions/#comment-6957 geezer466 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:17:54 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2295#comment-6957 The current Gazette site is a based on a template used by local papers right across the Country. Whereas popular bloggers have access to the wordpress platform to present their work these papers also work to a standard!! I suspect this was always the main issue when it came to putting deleted comments back in as it had to be done manually by an editor sat in the gasjet offices. Clearly the paper could still be sued for libel if someone posted untruths about a person so some sort of control is required. As to how that will play out we will have to wait and see but it must be an improvement on what we currently have!! I wouldn't expect them to go live with it until after the election.... To many anti Marsden posts would get through otherwise. Hey has anyone seen Hamish out campaigning anywhere? Is he even in town? The current Gazette site is a based on a template used by local papers right across the Country.

Whereas popular bloggers have access to the wordpress platform to present their work these papers also work to a standard!! I suspect this was always the main issue when it came to putting deleted comments back in as it had to be done manually by an editor sat in the gasjet offices. Clearly the paper could still be sued for libel if someone posted untruths about a person so some sort of control is required.
As to how that will play out we will have to wait and see but it must be an improvement on what we currently have!!

I wouldn’t expect them to go live with it until after the election…. To many anti Marsden posts would get through otherwise.

Hey has anyone seen Hamish out campaigning anywhere? Is he even in town?

]]> By: Mr_Osato http://philtheone.com/2010/04/gazette-to-revamp-site-and-stop-deletions/#comment-6910 Mr_Osato Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:04:58 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2295#comment-6910 Exactly - but whatever system you use, it needs human input to be effective and you can't have that if you ain't employing any humands. The point about being pro-making money was more of a counterpoint to the suggestions that the Gazette has specific political leanings. Its only agenda is that of a business. Exactly – but whatever system you use, it needs human input to be effective and you can’t have that if you ain’t employing any humands.

The point about being pro-making money was more of a counterpoint to the suggestions that the Gazette has specific political leanings. Its only agenda is that of a business.

]]> By: Philtheone http://philtheone.com/2010/04/gazette-to-revamp-site-and-stop-deletions/#comment-6904 Philtheone Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:45:49 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2295#comment-6904 Find me a business that isn't pro-making money and anti-spending money! I hope their forthcoming system isn't based on what you say. The debate will be stymied if all comments have to be approved first; this would be even worse than the current system! Let's face it, most comments on there are fine. The only reason people abuse the current system is because they can. If they knew that every time they clicked "report abuse" that rather than delete the comment it flagged it up to an administrator, I think they would be less inclined to do it. Once the admin has approved a comment, it should then take away the ability to report (as happens now). Find me a business that isn’t pro-making money and anti-spending money!

I hope their forthcoming system isn’t based on what you say. The debate will be stymied if all comments have to be approved first; this would be even worse than the current system!

Let’s face it, most comments on there are fine. The only reason people abuse the current system is because they can. If they knew that every time they clicked “report abuse” that rather than delete the comment it flagged it up to an administrator, I think they would be less inclined to do it. Once the admin has approved a comment, it should then take away the ability to report (as happens now).

]]> By: Mr_Osato http://philtheone.com/2010/04/gazette-to-revamp-site-and-stop-deletions/#comment-6902 Mr_Osato Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:30:56 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2295#comment-6902 Get real, the Gazette and Johnston Press is pro-making money and anti-spending money, that's their only agenda and that's why they're getting rid of their best staff while making multi-million pound profits and doubling the top boss's pay. Whatever system they use will only work if there are people there who have it as part of their jobs to vet the web comments one by one and, since they're getting rid of the people best qualified to do that nad making everyone else do more work that's unlikely to happen. Get real, the Gazette and Johnston Press is pro-making money and anti-spending money, that’s their only agenda and that’s why they’re getting rid of their best staff while making multi-million pound profits and doubling the top boss’s pay. Whatever system they use will only work if there are people there who have it as part of their jobs to vet the web comments one by one and, since they’re getting rid of the people best qualified to do that nad making everyone else do more work that’s unlikely to happen.

]]> By: Harold http://philtheone.com/2010/04/gazette-to-revamp-site-and-stop-deletions/#comment-6876 Harold Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:10:09 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2295#comment-6876 Gordon Marsden is in a play as a man who could speak to animals: "Dr DoNOTHING" Gordon Marsden is in a play as a man who could speak to animals: “Dr DoNOTHING”

]]> By: True Blackpudlian http://philtheone.com/2010/04/gazette-to-revamp-site-and-stop-deletions/#comment-6875 True Blackpudlian Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:51:06 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2295#comment-6875 I don't believe anti-Callow comments are censored, The Gazette is clearly pro-Labour. The word 'Liebour' is on their filter as an 'unsuitable' word, someone from Labour Party HQ has clearly had a word with them. Also I have had comments about Marsden 'Removed by Administrator'. I got a leaflet from Marsden today entitled 'Re-elect Marsden' and it was nothing but negative campaigning and him claiming credit for the council's hard work. He was trying to claim credit for the Tower and Winter Gardens purchase and hypocritically claims he is lobbying to return a full post office service to Abingdon St, this is coming from the MP who helped to close it down. He also keeps referring to himself in the article as 'a full time MP', yeah full-time who doesn't even live in Blackpool. Funny how the article made no mention of Brighton his true home. I don’t believe anti-Callow comments are censored, The Gazette is clearly pro-Labour. The word ‘Liebour’ is on their filter as an ‘unsuitable’ word, someone from Labour Party HQ has clearly had a word with them. Also I have had comments about Marsden ‘Removed by Administrator’. I got a leaflet from Marsden today entitled ‘Re-elect Marsden’ and it was nothing but negative campaigning and him claiming credit for the council’s hard work. He was trying to claim credit for the Tower and Winter Gardens purchase and hypocritically claims he is lobbying to return a full post office service to Abingdon St, this is coming from the MP who helped to close it down. He also keeps referring to himself in the article as ‘a full time MP’, yeah full-time who doesn’t even live in Blackpool. Funny how the article made no mention of Brighton his true home.

]]> By: Harold http://philtheone.com/2010/04/gazette-to-revamp-site-and-stop-deletions/#comment-6874 Harold Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:42:05 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2295#comment-6874 I suspect anti WBC and Anti Caloows remarks will be censored. I hope you get your way TB, you deserve it. LIEBOUR OUT 2010! I suspect anti WBC and Anti Caloows remarks will be censored.

I hope you get your way TB, you deserve it.

LIEBOUR OUT 2010!

]]> By: True Blackpudlian http://philtheone.com/2010/04/gazette-to-revamp-site-and-stop-deletions/#comment-6873 True Blackpudlian Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:28:56 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2295#comment-6873 Thanks Harold, but the long overdue revamp makes me want to comment on the Gasjet evenmore because now the Gasjet administrators can't keep selectively not restoring my comments because they will not get removed because they are not unsuitable to begin with. Thanks Harold, but the long overdue revamp makes me want to comment on the Gasjet evenmore because now the Gasjet administrators can’t keep selectively not restoring my comments because they will not get removed because they are not unsuitable to begin with.

]]> By: Harold http://philtheone.com/2010/04/gazette-to-revamp-site-and-stop-deletions/#comment-6872 Harold Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:20:17 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2295#comment-6872 You are doing great on here TB, fuck the gazette, its toilet paper. You are doing great on here TB, fuck the gazette, its toilet paper.

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