Comments on: The Boing Boing post that launched (not quite) a thousand comments

By: Crazy36

Crazy36 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:17:19 +0000

I think that was floating in and out of my reading as well. ,

By: Boing Boing Kisses and Makes Up « Dynamic Subspace

Boing Boing Kisses and Makes Up « Dynamic Subspace — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:16:57 +0000

[...] Learned.” I’ve commented on the Boing Boing explosion from a couple of weeks ago here, here, and here. It’s part apology, and part “here’s what we learned [...]

By: Jason Ellis

Jason Ellis — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:06:39 +0000

Hi Jim, I’m afraid I don’t get your point. There are many supposed facts surrounding the supposed “event” at the nexus of the various blog reports from around the Internet. Or, perhaps, you’re referring to tangible facts that detail what I called a Boing Boing manifesto. If you are aware of such a thing, please link to it in your next comment. Thanks!

By: Jim Treacher

Jim Treacher — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:59:17 +0000

“I wonder where this cynical desire comes from to show that Boing Boing is hypocritical.”

I dunno… facts?

By: Jason Ellis

Jason Ellis — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:37:25 +0000

Hey Jim, thanks for the comment. I wonder where this cynical desire comes from to show that Boing Boing is hypocritical. They do a fair share of posts on government and corporate openness–usually involving copyright and net neutrality, and from the desk of Cory Doctorow–but I don’t see how this translates into their representing all that’s holy about some folks’ beliefs about the supposed free flow and open access to anything and everything on the Internet. There is nothing but ideology, and this case illustrates a conflict of, or friction between, differing ideologies regarding the management and purpose of Boing Boing–is just a directory of wonderful things or does it represent something more than that? This is a complex situation, perhaps even a complex puzzle without a solution, but I find the puzzle working more gratifying than the puzzle’s answer.

By: Jim Treacher

Jim Treacher — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:16:17 +0000

“I don’t recall seeing any Boing Boing manifesto that states that they must adhere to some kind of openness or transparency regarding their editorial decisions.”

No, they just demand it from everybody else.

By: Future of Boing Boing « Dynamic Subspace

Future of Boing Boing « Dynamic Subspace — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:45:24 +0000

[...] As you probably know, I’ve been following the Violet Blue fiasco on Boing Boing (see here and here)–a fiasco encompassing a number of popular stops in the blogosphere and [...]