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    NefariousNewt: Since the announcement of the RIF at Jezebel, I've been avoiding Gawker. When I hear Nick was getting rid of Sheila, I knew there would be trouble. I ... more »
    Ultraprison!: wait, tracie, sadie... megan and maria... jess gone... who's going to write stuff? dodai, you better start combing the interwebz. (how come the engage... more »
    hellosunshine: Fuck* this noise, Denton. *Sorry, H.! Best of luck to y'all, Sheila and Jessica and Maria and our part-time editors and FOR THE LOVE, this downsizing ... more »
    Devonna: I really like Sheila. That's shitty. I don't read Gawker regularly, but I do think their editors are pretty talented. I think the only thing I ever... more »
    lalaland13: OK, economy. Stop this fuckin' recessing stuff. I'm tired of it. All my fellow media people are getting reamed up the ass courtesy of "declining ad re... more »
    Little Time Bomb: I used to read Gawker and Defamer, now I can't imagine doing so. Things change and I just don't like the tone. It's a shame Denton can't keep talented... more »
    SisterMaryMartha: But I love Sheila. I am in denial about this. As well as the losses here on Jez. more »
    AnnoyingFemaleLeadVoiceover: As a proud supporter of Sheila's new math, even if you don't read Gawker, click on Sheila's goodbye post anyway. more »
    I'm Chuck Bass: I feel like we should create some kind of internet safehouse, where we can all meet up in the event this site crashes onto an island and we're being c... more »
    squirrelcop: Megan, Sheila, and everyone else, all I can offer are my sympathies for how much this sucks. I will gladly buy you drinks at Milano's should you be t... more »
    rocknrollunicorn: Also: I'm not sure I ever fully grasped who, exactly, is being downsized at Jez. Was it that some of you will be part-time or something? I hate to bea... more »
    PrettyNotPretty: This is seriously some bullshit. And Sheila's post a while back on her arrest for drinking in the subway was the funniest shit ever. more »
    Crabby Cakes: Megan, are you guys seriously not posting after 12pm EST? Cause that's when I get to work out here in L.A.!! more »
    Snowbunny: Doesn't jezebel get a ton of hits? You guys get the most comments BY FAR from the other gawker sites I read (fleshbot and...uh...fleshbot). Why are th... more »
    Crabby Cakes: If Denton is just trying to drive us away in droves, it is SO WORKING. Best of luck, Sheila, I abandoned Gawker a while back, but this still really su... more »
  • #partingissuchalcoholfueledsorrow

    She Says Goodbye, We Say Hello (To Afternoon Drinking)

    Gawker's Sheila McClear wanted to cross-post her goodbye, but since 4 of us were downsized, we needed the hits. We'll see her at Milano's, as most of us get off around noon, starting Friday. [Gawker]