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Journal.ie

  • 29-01-2013 10:29am
    #1
    stevoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭


    I've been using the journal .ie for quite a while now and find the quick articles and news briefs of all descriptions really good and the format works brilliant, but I was just curious to know, does anybody else find the bickering, trolling and spelling checks etc posted by users after the articles really annoying?


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  • #2
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Yeah. I hate that about the journal.ie.
    That's why we all post here.

    In After hours.


  • #3
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    I only view journal.ie for the mundane comments. There's stuff worth reading there?


  • #4
    Sergeant
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,362 ✭✭✭Sergeant


    I tend to ignore the bottom half of most of the Internet.

    Youtube comments, other people's opinions on message boards, comments left by Joe Bloggs after articles, spoofer blogs on complex issues.

    Doesn't interest me.


  • #5
    SebBerkovich
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,624 ✭✭✭SebBerkovich


    Adam Buxton managed to create an entire tv show based on stupid user comments... so they're not all bad.


  • #6
    CreepingDeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,015 ✭✭✭CreepingDeath


    Sergeant wrote: »
    I tend to ignore the bottom half of most of the Internet.

    Wouldn't that ruin porn?


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  • #7
    Oink
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 2,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Oink


    stevoman wrote: »
    I've been using the journal .ie for quite a while now and find the quick articles and news briefs of all descriptions really good and the format works brilliant, but I was just curious to know, does anybody else find the bickering, trolling and spelling checks etc posted by users after the articles really annoying?


    You read the comments? I gave that up a long time ago.

    "Somebody got killed today. Oh then world must know how terrible I think this is"
    "I have a keyboard, therefore the world needs my opinion. Also, I am so funny."
    etc.


  • #8
    iDave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭iDave


    Youtube comments do make me worry about humanity. Dont read the Journals comments. Occasionally read comments on Score.ie but its usually trolled by the usual ROG is better than Sexton/GAA is for bogger types who probably never kicked a ball in their lives.


  • #9
    Matt_Trakker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭Matt_Trakker


    You should probably change and get all your news from The Guardian site, that's where The Journal robs everything from.


  • #10
    s_carnage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭s_carnage


    Oink wrote: »
    You read the comments? I gave that up a long time ago.

    "Somebody got killed today. Oh then world must know how terrible I think this is"
    "I have a keyboard, therefore the world needs my opinion. Also, I am so funny."
    etc.

    Why all the red thumbs....why...why.......WHY?!?!?!?!?!


  • #11
    mardybumbum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭mardybumbum


    Oink wrote: »
    You read the comments? I gave that up a long time ago.

    "Somebody got killed today. Oh then world must know how terrible I think this is"
    "I have a keyboard, therefore the world needs my opinion. Also, I am so funny."
    etc.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQnd5ilKx2Y


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  • #12
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,841 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    s_carnage wrote: »

    Why all the red thumbs....why...why.......[SIZE="5"][COLOR="Red"]WHY?!?!?!?!?![/COLOR][/SIZE]

    Some people do get very worked up over it. Usually ends up with them getting lots of red thumbs.


  • #13
    starlings
    Closed Accounts Posts: 683 ✭✭✭starlings


    SebBerkovich wrote: »
    Adam Buxton managed to create an entire tv show based on stupid user comments... so they're not all bad.

    :pac:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-WBaSNrTQ


  • #14
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,158 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    s_carnage wrote: »
    Why all the red thumbs....why...why.......WHY?!?!?!?!?!

    Because a lot of the comments there are racist, xenophobic, mysoginistic, transphobic, homophobic, anti traveller

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #15
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,919 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Comments generally reflect the standard of content on websites so it's to be expected.


  • #16
    Pottler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,073 ✭✭✭Pottler


    AH would probably be much better if you never read beyond the first page of a thread. It all gets silly(er:D) from then on. The Journal is much the same.


  • #17
    Boombastic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,496 ✭✭✭Boombastic


    I always read them, especially the best and worse on in the Dailymail and their ilk. It gives me an insight in to how stupid some people are :)


  • #18
    Where To
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭Where To


    I posted a comment there once.


  • #19
    c_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭c_man


    mango salsa wrote: »
    Because a lot of the comments there are racist, xenophobic, mysoginistic, transphobic...

    Who has a problem with weapons that can kick the Borg's ass - http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Transphasic_torpedo :confused:


  • #20
    Meangadh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,963 ✭✭✭Meangadh


    Some of the people that comment there are very witty, I like reading their comments- yeah there are a few douchebags but sure they're everywhere.

    I really like thejournal.ie, yeah they have a lot of light hearted/less serious stuff but they've lead the way lately on getting exclusives about the Troika and the bailout, ahead of RTE or anyone else. I think it's a good mix of serious and not so serious- I think a lot of people nowadays like their news like that- too bloody heavy and depressing otherwise!


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