tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4191420535452223635..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: First New Year's resolution: I'm done with trollsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59759927000662948122016-01-24T22:01:30.188-08:002016-01-24T22:01:30.188-08:00MOre a question for you than a comment:
As you kno...MOre a question for you than a comment:<br />As you know, we lost the great Roger Rees this past year. Did you ever write for his character Robin Colcord on Cheers? Any stories you'd like to share with us?<br />Thanks,<br />Susanstbyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14633523007959284184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62620914648852857632016-01-07T09:58:41.524-08:002016-01-07T09:58:41.524-08:00How 'full' does your life have to be to tr...How 'full' does your life have to be to troll a writer's blog? Bizarre!Kiri Blakeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362222825170547194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91356157780661698002016-01-04T11:28:15.290-08:002016-01-04T11:28:15.290-08:00I found your blog from NewsFromMe, and enjoy it, e...I found your blog from NewsFromMe, and enjoy it, even the comments. I've used the internet before, so I am used to trolls. Even back to the bulletin board days. When I see a post "removed by moderator" and I think, I wonder what it said. You will still get trolls trying to post, but now you read it first, instead of later. For your sake, so you can do more great posts, I suggest not filtering until after the posts, as you have been doing it. The 1 or 2 idiot posts you can delete (censorship), but it is your lawn, you can keep the kids off (they are taking my guns!). But, your blog, your rules, but trolls are easy to spot. Happy New year!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880646894752760905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75973732952793396942016-01-04T08:21:57.611-08:002016-01-04T08:21:57.611-08:00Hi Ken,
I have a Friday question for you (I know ...Hi Ken,<br /><br />I have a Friday question for you (I know this isn't the Friday questions post but since there wasn't one last week I'll post it here).<br /><br />Do you think it's important at all for writers to be mindful of the ever increasing popularity of binge watchers? I recently re-watched the first 2 seasons of a drama series. A character is killed off midway through the 2nd season that, when I watched the show live, had an emotional impact on me. However, when I binge watched it, I noticed several logical issues and the impact of the moment was not nearly the same. I've found this to be true of other shows I've binge watched. Your thoughts?Jeff :)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34727196600180736712016-01-04T08:11:54.240-08:002016-01-04T08:11:54.240-08:00Hi Ken,
I am a big fan of the blog, but I think y...Hi Ken,<br /><br />I am a big fan of the blog, but I think you are making a mistake. I know it infuriates you that some a-hole attacks somebody you have respect for. But us commentors are big boys, we can recognize a-holes also. <br /><br />I have not seen a big problem on you blog, just a few people. I don't think the additional work of you looking at every post is necessary or good for the blog. I think deleting them after they are posted is sufficient. <br /><br />Thank you for your effort on this blog.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777496001166356949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50223388133329730012016-01-04T06:42:37.308-08:002016-01-04T06:42:37.308-08:00I'm sad that you've had troll problems, bu...I'm sad that you've had troll problems, but I appreciate your efforts to keep the comments section safe for interesting and informative discussion. Your blog is like your living room, and you have a right to expect good behavior of your guests. Some people just have no manners, and they should not be allowed to ruin things for everyone else, so thanks. McAlvienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5650404431847319982016-01-03T21:17:09.067-08:002016-01-03T21:17:09.067-08:00Ken..It's a wise move to keep the trolls out.....Ken..It's a wise move to keep the trolls out...Free speech is a wonderful thing but trolls have a way of making YOUR blog about them..and their feelings...It's supposed to be YOUR blog.<br />I also moderate comments on my blog...so that all 20 of my yearly readers get the full experience...<br />I cannot fathom why anyone would take shots at Wayne Rogers..<br />Don't they know he was really built like a son of a gun?<br />Keep on keepin' on...your blog inspires me and a lot of other wannabe writers...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79986100367515044812016-01-03T16:10:43.300-08:002016-01-03T16:10:43.300-08:00I write (well, wrote) for a relatively well known ...I write (well, wrote) for a relatively well known Cubs blog and we lost one of our writers. It was sudden and completely unexpected. We had a buffoon laughing at his death when he knew full well that the deceased's family would be reading. It was one of the worst parts of a rough day and I total understand where you're coming from on this. Hopefully they catch on and go away now.Mike Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973643901495588545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88903876548568473192016-01-03T14:51:54.856-08:002016-01-03T14:51:54.856-08:00Johnny Walker, that's a generous offer to help...Johnny Walker, that's a generous offer to help Ken migrate to a different platform. I suppose that could be done going forward while leaving this one up and running for what's been posted here.<br /><br />I've had good experience (as a commenter) with blog platforms that use Disqus - and I know Disqus has whitelisting capabilities. Apart from moderation features, Disqus also has up and down voting (though, in a sign of the times, it now only shows totals for up-votes). And it nests comment threads.<br /><br />Ken, sorry for the presumptuousness of suggesting you change platforms. Frankly I'd thought that since I found your blog, though I never suggested it because I wanted to be a polite guest. But now with your decision to (pre-)moderate comments... I saw my opening. Carpe carp.Igornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64849657248427980392016-01-03T14:11:40.568-08:002016-01-03T14:11:40.568-08:00There are people who really need comment moderatio...There are people who really need comment moderation away from the keyboard. I envision a device that intercepts brain instructions to the mouth and analyzes the intended verbalization in the context of audio and visual cues, then allows or blocks the intended comment, in the latter case substituting a generic, inoffensive "Well well" or "Dude."<br /><br />Or, like Cliff on Cheers, you hire a guy to administer an electric shock when you say something stupid.<br /><br />PS -- I'm not a robot. I'm an algorithm.DBensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01144515471557731622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14559566410119911332016-01-03T12:49:31.906-08:002016-01-03T12:49:31.906-08:00The '63 Corvette comes to a ROARing sliding st...The '63 Corvette comes to a ROARing sliding stop, spraying sand for a hundred feet. Just before it comes to full stop, a man as pale as a tall drink of vanilla milkshake slips out of the driver's door, leaving it wide open, and the engine running.<br /><br />He's off at a trot to the center of the half-mile circle in the sand. There stands an aged and ornery figure, who emits a very powerful aura. As the driver approaches, he is beckoned by the flicker of a wry smile on the wise visage.<br /><br />However, the closer he gets, it becomes frustratingly obvious that the old man is not quite all there. He's mumbling something incomprehensible, and he has that thousand-mile millennial-like stare that says system shut-down.<br /><br />With no time to waste, the driver shakes the old man, screaming at him....<br />"Rowdy! ROWDY!!! I gotta know what to do about all these freakin' trolls!"<br /><br />And like magic, the old cowboy's vision clears, and he leans over so the drver will hear him....<br />"Kill 'em all Kenny.....KILL 'EM ALL!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Universe and Everything alt end<br /><br />....and he leans over and whispers in his last breath....<br /><br />"Trolls ain't nothin' but sllorts spelled backwards."DrBOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07179469265158025584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56116443783084875442016-01-03T10:46:33.033-08:002016-01-03T10:46:33.033-08:00AmenAmenUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07272007711016183417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89143479743147945762016-01-03T09:33:58.438-08:002016-01-03T09:33:58.438-08:00Of course an "awaiting moderation" note ...Of course an "awaiting moderation" note would primarily be for the benefit of newcomers to the site - a courteous thing to do if you're hoping to attract newcomers, and not in the least offensive to regular commenters.gottacooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67449819735437580582016-01-03T08:15:25.519-08:002016-01-03T08:15:25.519-08:00That's the way blog spot works, gottacook. I h...That's the way blog spot works, gottacook. I have the same setup in my blog. Sometimes people resend the same thing, but usually people get it. Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47958031035634565462016-01-03T06:00:17.257-08:002016-01-03T06:00:17.257-08:00I'm so glad I didn't see the troll's c...I'm so glad I didn't see the troll's comments about Wayne Rogers, and I'm sorry you have to do extra work to avoid those disgusting statements. Thank you for this wonderful blog.<br /><br />I can't believe ALMOST PERFECT is on Netflix in Scandinavia, Johnny Walker! I hope I can figure out how to get it. or have the service that allows it. I've only seen 3 episodes, but fell in love with the characters and would LOVE to see more. Thank you for sharing that information. Diane D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23695184229867107542016-01-03T05:14:04.961-08:002016-01-03T05:14:04.961-08:00Ken, I think I discovered your blog when I was at ...Ken, I think I discovered your blog when I was at a Women In Film event at a Dallas video production facility, and someone said you'd been in town the night before, talking to a writers' group. I wanted to see if you had any other events, so I Googled you. Turned out you'd already left Dallas, but I found this blog and started reading through the archives. I not only enjoyed your informative and entertaining posts, but also read all the comments, something I don't do anywhere else. <br /><br />It seemed that most of the commenters were either professional comedy writers like me, people interested in becoming writers, or at least people with the intellectual wherewithal to appreciate the topic. I don't know if it was the notoriety from the Time Magazine accolade, but I had recently noticed some pointlessly idiotic, pugnacious, racist and Anti-Semitic posts appearing before you could zot them. As I've often said, the great thing about the Internet is that it gives everyone a megaphone. The bad thing about about it is that it gives EVERYONE a megaphone. Something I've learned having to monitor the comments for my hot wife's YouTube music videos and other social media channels. <br /><br />I'm sorry you now have to go to the trouble of monitoring comments, but think of it as the price of success: your light is shining so brightly, it's now attracting mosquitoes and even dung beetles. It's just too bad there's no automatic way to screen them out. Maybe after they solve a simple picture puzzle to prove they're not robots, they could do a few simple math equations to prove they're not morons. Pat Reederhttp://www.hollywoodhifi.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77283860313847893572016-01-03T02:59:49.292-08:002016-01-03T02:59:49.292-08:00Thank you very much Ken for this. I despise troll...Thank you very much Ken for this. I despise trolls and all their ilk. As much as I love the internet and the wealth of information I have at my fingertips I have never been happy with it's darker side.<br /> And I apologize for the double posting yesterday, I thought either A. I goofed or B. there was a problem with my computer. Now I know you are checking for trolls before we can see out posts.Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8787808174801902842016-01-03T01:45:02.316-08:002016-01-03T01:45:02.316-08:00Question:
I've been catching Doogie Howser, MD...Question:<br />I've been catching Doogie Howser, MD as a background while I work on other things, on AntennaTV. I have noticed that his journal entries are dated about a week after the original broadcast date listed on my guide. These aired late 80s, early 90s, So how easy was it to predict an airdate for an episode when they had to commit to a date on the journal entry when they did the shot? They always seemed to fall a week short, somehow got the winter breaks down pretty well, but never seemed to get the date down to the exact airdate or even a few days before it, which would seemingly be more believable than a date that was in the future for the at-home audience. They were consistent, but the date always seemed to be ahead, so it seems as if they knew the formula, but opted to stay ahead of it, rather than on or behind it.Lynn B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60257251217636095952016-01-03T00:53:40.556-08:002016-01-03T00:53:40.556-08:00Just to clarify, since I can't see what I just...Just to clarify, since I can't see what I just wrote: Unlike your new system, commenters at Hemmings can see their comment as soon as it's published (with the "awaiting moderation" note added), but no one else can see that comment until it's approved. gottacooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69383656111544744382016-01-03T00:48:21.806-08:002016-01-03T00:48:21.806-08:00Another blog I frequently visit, blog.hemmings.com...Another blog I frequently visit, blog.hemmings.com, appends the message "Your comment is awaiting moderation" when you first see your reply after it's published. One comment above suggests this can't be done with Blogger.gottacooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10436603240221733502016-01-02T22:27:28.008-08:002016-01-02T22:27:28.008-08:00Now Ernie has tapped one heck of a Friday question...Now Ernie has tapped one heck of a Friday question: "What does your daughter, Annie, do as a writer that makes you go, "damn, I can't believe that's my kid."? That the bestest of best questions for parents to answer: How do our kids get so good? Were they with You or against you? What did you do to raise such a talented kid? And what "parenting" advice would you offer?<br /><br />Trolls suck, BTW. RyderDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980791636129598607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30449918610688869112016-01-02T21:57:46.152-08:002016-01-02T21:57:46.152-08:00No doubt, folks that are not aware your doint this...No doubt, folks that are not aware your doint this are posting their comments two or three times, when they find out that they are not showing up right away.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18914237310294038632016-01-02T21:05:40.129-08:002016-01-02T21:05:40.129-08:00Something of possible interest to you, Ken: ALMOST...Something of possible interest to you, Ken: ALMOST PERFECT is on Netflix... in Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden! :)<br /><br />There's plenty of services that allow you to change your Netflix region, so those who have such services can watch it now!<br /><br />https://flixsearch.io/movie/almost-perfect<br /><br />It's a start :)Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43930782234333252952016-01-02T21:01:35.631-08:002016-01-02T21:01:35.631-08:00Ken, you should add INSTANT MOM to your profile...Ken, you should add INSTANT MOM to your profile's list of shows you've worked on. :)Dan Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865180000909831517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46461814036290908622016-01-02T20:13:36.567-08:002016-01-02T20:13:36.567-08:00It's sad that it's come to this - I'm ...It's sad that it's come to this - I'm glad I missed the troll comments. I was here in the morning before they showed up, and later only saw a bunch of "comment deleted". Thanks for providing this service, Ken, and I hope the mere fact that the comments are moderated will mean they don't bother to make more work for you.Mike Schryverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640003242579411990noreply@blogger.com