Seattlest: One Last Post About Pillow Fights

TroyJMorris

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:40:11 -0800

The feathers could clog the run off and cause unnecessary back up and, while natural, pollutants are still pollutant. I'm pretty sure a few pillows worth of treated or un-treated feathers would cause an issue floating down stream. and z33bleoop, yeah, everyone has an opinion and I fully respect that. However, a "troll" by definition brings is an unnecessary force. Comments should bring something to the table. They should encourage a discussion. Not just blow a load on the article and walk away. I have even had dear friends delete a comment I made because it did nothing. I typed a comment "Yep." in response to a persons semi-rhetorical question on flickr. My friend deleted it and told me it's because it was just wasted breath (which is was). Trolls are like those people at a party that interrupt a great conversation to say "Yeah! I know." or "You're stupid." and then shut back up. It's little babies wanting attention. It's dribble. They can have an opinion, but it has to be an opinion and not just an excuse to say/type something. An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial and usually irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, with the intention of baiting other users into an emotional response[1] or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion. - Every one's favorite source-- wikipedia

Kevin Bracken

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:38:20 -0800

Admittedly I am a little biased (I created pillowfightday.com) but why are people worrying about the feathers? It's synthetic material that is the problem - feathers blow away and biodegrade, either on grass or in the ocean. Also, of all the pillow fights that happened in the world, Seattle's was by far the cleanest. Good job Seattle PFC!

z33bleoop

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:20:17 -0800

everyone is entitled to their opinion, even trolls. you may not like it but it's their right to post what they want. if they want civilized discourse then seattlest needs to change to a moderated, private forum and not a publicly accessible blog.

TroyJMorris

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:41:56 -0800

You do that, I'm likely to continue drinking and then start denigrating all over the bathroom.

Michael van Baker

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:58:54 -0800

I hate to see the Seattlest get denigrated by trolls like so much of the internet. Let's elevate the level of discourse ever so slightly back to what it was 6 months ago. Somebody buy this commenter a beer! Or two!

TroyJMorris

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:48:56 -0800

I've noticed that the Seattlest has gotten a load of comments lately blasting folks personally who have little to no idea about who that individual is. It's really friggin' irritating. I don't mind if people start insulting me and calling me names, I deserve it. But Brooke? Some of the writers? To just walk out calling people morons and worse is disgustingly bleh. I hate to see the Seattlest get denigrated by trolls like so much of the internet. Let's elevate the level of discourse ever so slightly back to what it was 6 months ago. Potty humor and bad puns are where it's at.