Everyone has a right the to the First Amendment and the paper should know that better than anyone . We don't always like what the paper says either but no matter what the comment is that person has the right to say it just like the paper does ! Period
Mike - 10 years ago
Yeah I think we should remove them or add some accountability (no more anonymous posts). It has become a haven for trolls these days.
Sun&Fog - 10 years ago
Everyone is free to write a letter to the editor, so I don't buy into the freedom of speach argument. Also, too many people think it's fun (or interesting) to speculate theories about news stories, but a newspaper is not the place for speculation or rumor-hatching.
While there are often positive or informative comments submitted, so many comments are out-of-the-blue negative obviously written by attention-seekers. It's easy to be nasty when anonymous, and I suppose some people get satisfaction from it. But those folks should open their own web blog rather than soil the content of a news story with their fabricated nonsense.
I voted to have the comments removed, but maybe requiring real, verified names would help tamper some of the fabricated nonsense or conspiracy theories.
There is a way to communicate without intentionally creating damage and drama.
Opinions belong on the opinion page, not on a news story.
Jon Coulter - 10 years ago
I, a suabscriber,have been banned from comments on the Everett Herald site. No explanation given, no appeal. I would be in favor of real names being required, and a limit of posts per month. EH is a privately held entity with no mandated access. They may close comments legally, and we may choose to unsubscribe, legally. It is interesting that the first paragraph of the article says there is no wrong response, and the following paragraphs note which responses led to shutting down comments. One must remember the press is not free, that it is too often beholden to the view of truth most pleasing to its advertisers.
Kristi neeleman - 10 years ago
Time to be done. Even though I comment quite a bit (yes I use a "nickname" due to my spouse's employment), I have seen the quality and humanity of comments go down the tubes. Hiding behind the keyboard and clever names allows typically civil humans to become carriers of human waste from their mouth.
John - 10 years ago
The only reason the Herald removed comments is they are owned by the Tulalip Tribes advertising dollars. The comments were against the tribe so the herald removed them all. DUH
Neil - 10 years ago
F u c k the Herald.
Jamin Woody - 10 years ago
while I understand the reason for removing the comments, and I also am hopelessly disappointed in people's reaction to this tragedy, removing them for just this one story is nothing more than censorship. Would you like your stories to be censored because someone did not agree or you reported on a polarizin topic? You can post that threats and vulgarity will be removed, but having no comments on one story justifies having no comments on any story. All or nothing Heraldnet.
Patricia L. Mattison - 10 years ago
I am a frequent poster of comments on the Herald online articles as well as some major news media online articles. The anonymous comments section doesn't solve any problems, doesn't change anyone's opinions, creates animosity and divisiveness, and is too often a public venue for vugarity and hatred. Of all the news media articles I comment on, most of the Herald posters--conservative and liberal--are the most interesting, articulate, and intelligent. However, there's more than enough divisiveness, hatred, vulgarity, and idiocy all over this country and not allowing anonymous commenters their little box of spewing would help, so I voted "yes" to stop allowing anonymous comments.
Mike Smith - 10 years ago
Dear Kristin, how old are you? 90? 1955 called and wants it's comment back. No one writes letters anymore, especially to the editor. Even. my 93 year old Grandmother uses email.
Kristin Kelly - 10 years ago
I find the comment section not useful and tends to bring in the same people making the same complaints all the time. I believe that if someone has something to say regarding an article or issue, they should write a letter to the editor to be considered by the editorial staff, or start their own blog on their own website.
Everyone has a right the to the First Amendment and the paper should know that better than anyone . We don't always like what the paper says either but no matter what the comment is that person has the right to say it just like the paper does ! Period
Yeah I think we should remove them or add some accountability (no more anonymous posts). It has become a haven for trolls these days.
Everyone is free to write a letter to the editor, so I don't buy into the freedom of speach argument. Also, too many people think it's fun (or interesting) to speculate theories about news stories, but a newspaper is not the place for speculation or rumor-hatching.
While there are often positive or informative comments submitted, so many comments are out-of-the-blue negative obviously written by attention-seekers. It's easy to be nasty when anonymous, and I suppose some people get satisfaction from it. But those folks should open their own web blog rather than soil the content of a news story with their fabricated nonsense.
I voted to have the comments removed, but maybe requiring real, verified names would help tamper some of the fabricated nonsense or conspiracy theories.
There is a way to communicate without intentionally creating damage and drama.
Opinions belong on the opinion page, not on a news story.
I, a suabscriber,have been banned from comments on the Everett Herald site. No explanation given, no appeal. I would be in favor of real names being required, and a limit of posts per month. EH is a privately held entity with no mandated access. They may close comments legally, and we may choose to unsubscribe, legally. It is interesting that the first paragraph of the article says there is no wrong response, and the following paragraphs note which responses led to shutting down comments. One must remember the press is not free, that it is too often beholden to the view of truth most pleasing to its advertisers.
Time to be done. Even though I comment quite a bit (yes I use a "nickname" due to my spouse's employment), I have seen the quality and humanity of comments go down the tubes. Hiding behind the keyboard and clever names allows typically civil humans to become carriers of human waste from their mouth.
The only reason the Herald removed comments is they are owned by the Tulalip Tribes advertising dollars. The comments were against the tribe so the herald removed them all. DUH
F u c k the Herald.
while I understand the reason for removing the comments, and I also am hopelessly disappointed in people's reaction to this tragedy, removing them for just this one story is nothing more than censorship. Would you like your stories to be censored because someone did not agree or you reported on a polarizin topic? You can post that threats and vulgarity will be removed, but having no comments on one story justifies having no comments on any story. All or nothing Heraldnet.
I am a frequent poster of comments on the Herald online articles as well as some major news media online articles. The anonymous comments section doesn't solve any problems, doesn't change anyone's opinions, creates animosity and divisiveness, and is too often a public venue for vugarity and hatred. Of all the news media articles I comment on, most of the Herald posters--conservative and liberal--are the most interesting, articulate, and intelligent. However, there's more than enough divisiveness, hatred, vulgarity, and idiocy all over this country and not allowing anonymous commenters their little box of spewing would help, so I voted "yes" to stop allowing anonymous comments.
Dear Kristin, how old are you? 90? 1955 called and wants it's comment back. No one writes letters anymore, especially to the editor. Even. my 93 year old Grandmother uses email.
I find the comment section not useful and tends to bring in the same people making the same complaints all the time. I believe that if someone has something to say regarding an article or issue, they should write a letter to the editor to be considered by the editorial staff, or start their own blog on their own website.