Dan Kennedy reports the Globe has given up trying to moderate story comments on boston.com and is outsourcing the whole thing to some company in Winnipeg. No profanity allowed and stop making accusations about Carl Crawford; one wonders whether wise-guy Boston trolls will try to sneak any Boston-English variants past the Manitobans.
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Absolutely . . .
By Chris Dowd
Tue, 04/12/2011 - 4:53pm
. . . perfect.
They
By Anon²
Tue, 04/12/2011 - 5:00pm
moderated comments?
Could have fooled me!
What they should do is require real names and verification. It keep the trolls at bay.
Them
By anon
Tue, 04/12/2011 - 5:11pm
Thanks for the tip, "Anon² (not verified)".
And that, ladies and gentlemen
By Jeff F
Tue, 04/12/2011 - 7:08pm
is today's sublime example of irony.
Although
By fenwayguy
Thu, 04/14/2011 - 1:26am
One of the guys who post as 'Anon² (not verified)' is actually worth reading.
Canwest moderation
By MadMax
Tue, 04/12/2011 - 6:09pm
Winnipeg used to be home to Canwest, which was relatively large on the Canadian media stage. I think Canwest went tits-up in 2009. I can't help guess if this is a spin-off. If it is, the Globe will self-censor. Perhaps that's exactly what the Globe wants to do.
Boston Globe outsourcing jobs to foreign country. Pot? Kettle?
By O-FISH-L
Tue, 04/12/2011 - 8:16pm
Boston Globe jobs going to a foreign land? Is this the same paper that criticized Hyatt Hotels and Evergreen solar, among others, for outsourcing? Did the Globe collectively bargain with the union that once represented these jobs or did they "overreach" like they accused the Wisconsin governor of doing? Do tell.
On the up side, Winnipeg will
By anon
Wed, 04/13/2011 - 3:48am
On the up side, Winnipeg will be getting its first computer and an Internet link.
New expression!
By anon
Tue, 04/12/2011 - 11:58pm
I nominate "Sneaking one past the Manitobans" as the latest cool expression, along the same lines as dropping the kids off at the pool, taking your talents to South Beach, etc.
Sneaking one past the Manitobans
By anon
Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:16am
I tried sneaking one past the Manitobans last night, but she yelped and rolled back over to her side of the bed.
Like "French Toast Alert"
By Atwater Flinch
Wed, 04/13/2011 - 7:52am
I hope this catches on