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    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of rodmanstreet rodmanstreet
    12:40 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    Lately I've been seeing some of the best and brightest in the comments section and also some of the worst. Excellent time for a rules reminder! Thanks, Anna.
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    Image of lafleur lafleur
    12:39 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    Also-- I usually don't promote or approve comments with emoticons or shorthand (lol, etc). LET YE BE WARN'D.
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    Image of Tchotchke Tchotchke
    12:35 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    Most great comments involve accusing someone of being too politically correct.
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    Image of Ri_L Ri_L
    12:29 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    There are real people involved here, both on the front-end (writers/editors) and the back (commenters); ignore or disrespect this fact at your peril.

    Or, as Jon Stewart says, "be an effing human."
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    Image of boobookitteh boobookitteh
    12:32 PM

    @Ri_L: amen. I don't usually echo chamber but I felt like seconding that!
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    Edited by boobookitteh at 12/07/09 12:33 PM boobookitteh was starred boobookitteh was unstarred
    Image of PilgrimSoul PilgrimSoul
    12:29 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    I also like to hear from the following:

    1) Men with Asian fetishes (so misunderstood!);
    2) Women who enjoy shoes;
    3) People who feel a splendid way to spend a Sunday afternoon is to refute, point by point, Peggy McIntosh's knapsack essay on another commenter's wall;
    4) Men who "fucked [their fiancees] raw" the night before and are feeling like sharing;
    5) People who are upset by the "tone" of Jezebel.
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    Image of yvanehtnioj yvanehtnioj
    12:32 PM

    @PilgrimSoul: Man, if they'd just cross-post a post to Kotaku I bet you could fill that bingo card right up!
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    Image of SomeAuthorGirl SomeAuthorGirl
    12:33 PM

    @PilgrimSoul: I'd like to add to your list

    6) Grammatically questionable attacks that imply every Jezebel is halfway into a box of red wine. Like that's a bad thing.
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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    12:34 PM

    @PilgrimSoul: Peggy McIntosh was actually refuted point-by-point on, like, a Thursday afternoon. And boy, was I ever sold!
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    Image of PilgrimSoul PilgrimSoul
    12:36 PM

    @Khrushchev: I'm reminiscing now. Remember MJ? "It's true. Mariah's bangs have filled the void he left."
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    12:36 PM

    @PilgrimSoul: I also appreciate the Internet Suicide.

    GOODBYE CRUEL VIRTUAL WORLD! YOU WON'T HAVE ME TO KICK AROUND ANYMORE!
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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    12:40 PM

    @PilgrimSoul: Misty, water-colored memories.

    @morninggloria: Which brings me to my next point. I can no longer stand idly by while the Jezebel I know and love becomes unrecognizable to me. THIS HURTS ME MORE THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW.
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    Image of Breamworthy Breamworthy
    12:43 PM

    @morninggloria: I guess I'll just go delete Jezebel from my bookmarks, since everything I used to come here for has been destroyed.
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    Image of cinematheques cinematheques
    12:23 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    Will someone please bottom-line the term "body-snark" for me? I need to know just exactly what it means and when it should be used properly. I tend to see it used way too often, sometimes in reply to comments that don't deserve it.
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    PilgrimSoul promoted this comment Edited by cinematheques at 12/07/09 12:25 PM cinematheques was starred cinematheques was unstarred
    Image of PilgrimSoul PilgrimSoul
    12:25 PM

    @cinematheques: Just don't bother commenting on someone's appearance other than on their clothes. Ever. Seriously.
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    Image of Ms Meghan Ms Meghan
    12:27 PM

    @cinematheques: "Eat a cheeseburger!"

    That's probably the best example, however while body snark is not cool anyway, it's body snark by itself that's most problematic.
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    Image of ClementinedeWinter ClementinedeWinter
    12:27 PM

    @cinematheques: Yes! Someone said I bodysnarked John Mayer the other day when I clearly didn't. I don't bodysnark women and I don't do it to men, either.
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    12:29 PM

    @cinematheques: I say that there's an exception to the "body snarking" rule when it's an aesthetic choice (not related to body size) that the person in question has made. For example, I don't consider it body snarking to comment negatively on a tattoo or a horrible makeup decision.
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    Image of Understater Understater
    12:37 PM

    @ClementinedeWinter: I think that was me, and if I recall correctly, you said that he had a creepy doucheface. Sorry, but if you'd made this remark about a woman, I'm sure there'd be others calling you out on it.
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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    12:22 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    Don't write without proper capitalization on Gawker if it's a Nick Denton interview post. He'll demote your comment.
    And if you're lucky... one day, after reading and commenting on Jezebel and the Gawker media network for over a year, you'll be featured!
    All my internet dreams have come true.
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    Image of nicnack74 nicnack74
    12:21 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    I just want Jezebel.com to know that you have changed my life. Of all the websites. You are truly a personal favorite. I read everyday. I don't always agree, but I always read. *I think I need to get a life and get off the internet*

    Your commenters kick ass and I always want to keep up and be the best commenter I can be.

    This is not a kiss ass comment. I truly love and appreciate this site. Tracie and Latoya are my faves. I was sorry to see Megan go. I used to tune in at 10-ish just for the Crappy hour. Thank you again for the creation and cultivation of awesomeness.

    Happy Holidays to you all!
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    Penny promoted this comment nicnack74 was starred nicnack74 was unstarred
    Image of bluebears bluebears
    12:20 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    All good comments start off, "I know I'll probably get flamed for this but..."
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    Image of PilgrimSoul PilgrimSoul
    12:22 PM

    @bluebears: Or "This isn't very popular to say on Jezebel but..."
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    Image of yvanehtnioj yvanehtnioj
    12:24 PM

    @PilgrimSoul: "Not exactly on topic but..."
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    Image of the.bleach the.bleach
    12:25 PM

    @bluebears: "I'm a huge Chris Brown fan, and..."
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    Image of rah29 rah29
    12:25 PM

    @yvanehtnioj: 'You ladies may not like this but...'
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    Image of NellMood NellMood
    12:26 PM

    @bluebears: "I'm so sick of posts about _____."
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    Image of Uncommon Whore Uncommon Whore
    12:29 PM

    @bluebears: "I'm sorry, but..."
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    Image of boobookitteh boobookitteh
    12:31 PM

    @bluebears: and end with 'cue feminist backlash in 3..2..1....'
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    Image of Plum-Pie Plum-Pie
    12:32 PM

    @bluebears: "I feel like I'm the only one who..."
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    Image of Tchotchke Tchotchke
    12:41 PM

    @bluebears: Also, comments that end in, "but what do I know? That's just a man's opinion."
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    Image of femme-bot femme-bot
    12:19 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    This might be off topic but...
    I know we're talking about (this) but can we talk about (that)?
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    Image of boobookitteh boobookitteh
    12:36 PM

    @femme-bot: I, for one, would rather be looking at pictures of kittens.
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    Image of Ginmar Rienne Ginmar Rienne
    12:19 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    But isn't discussion about my Hello!Kitty collection appropriate to all topics? I mean, really, Hello!Kitty is all of us and we are allHello!Kitty!
    Am I right? Huh? Huh?
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    Image of Percy Percy
    12:19 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    I expected Fairuza Balk to make an appearance somewhere in the post. Alas.
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    rah29 promoted this comment Percy was starred Percy was unstarred
    Image of rah29 rah29
    12:20 PM

    @Percy: Wasn't she great in Return to Oz? YES I WILL go off topic if I want to!!!

    (I kid, I kid!)
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    Edited by rah29 at 12/07/09 12:21 PM rah29 was starred rah29 was unstarred
    Image of Penny Penny
    12:17 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    I have to say, and I don't even know if there is still animosity about the tiered system, but it seems like there are loads more awesome new people contributing these days.
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    Edited by Penny at 12/07/09 12:18 PM Penny was starred Penny was unstarred
    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    12:21 PM

    @Penny: I second this. I've noticed that many new contributers are really knocking it out of the park.
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    Image of hortense hortense
    12:21 PM

    @morninggloria: Yes! And we are very glad to have them.
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    Image of femme-bot femme-bot
    12:31 PM

    @Penny: You're welcome. :P
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    12:17 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    A good comment should include anecdotal evidence that you insist totally disproves entire scientific studies.
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    12:19 PM

    @morninggloria: yes.
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    Image of Penny Penny
    12:19 PM

    @morninggloria: Well, my dad is a scientist and he thinks anecdotal evidence is horse shit.
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    Image of MIXED MIXED
    12:20 PM

    @morninggloria: Wait, so I can't just scream "TEAM PIE I WIN"? I have to tell a story? When will you people finally learn that I know everything?
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    Image of BuffySummers BuffySummers
    12:22 PM

    @morninggloria: Um, my best friend in college's brother always uses anecdotal evidence in the comments and he's supercool and supernice--and a LAWYER--so you're totally wrong.
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    Image of andBegorrah andBegorrah
    12:36 PM

    @morninggloria: The plural of "anecdote" is "data." (Yeah, I know Latin. Ut apes internetiam, bitches!)
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    Image of sympathyforthebasementcat sympathyforthebasementcat
    12:36 PM

    @morninggloria: And if you took a psychology class in college, please share your rare expertise with us.
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    Image of SomeAuthorGirl SomeAuthorGirl
    12:16 PM

    In reply to The Craft: Commenting On, Contributing To Jezebel
    I want to throw out there that the Messaging function is a great way to take a conversation off topic/personal if the users are so inclined. It preserves the integrity of the post and subsequent thread but leaves the Jezebellian need to expound unstifled.
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    Image of curiousgeorgiana curiousgeorgiana
    12:22 PM

    @SomeAuthorGirl: Plus it's fun to get mail!
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