Comments on: Ethics Failures in the Tennessee… Blogosphere http://www.mainstreetj.com/2006/02/03/53 Politics and Culture Done Just Right Mon, 22 May 2006 21:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Kara http://www.mainstreetj.com/2006/02/03/53#comment-63 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 20:19:01 +0000 http://www.mainstreetj.com/2006/02/03/53#comment-63 "...admitting you got it wrong, and moving on, enhances your credibility." So Mr. Hobbs, when do you plan on apologizing to Justin Owen, who you wrongly criticized for being "anonymous"? “…admitting you got it wrong, and moving on, enhances your credibility.”

So Mr. Hobbs, when do you plan on apologizing to Justin Owen, who you wrongly criticized for being “anonymous”?

]]> by: Bill Hobbs http://www.mainstreetj.com/2006/02/03/53#comment-62 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:15:22 +0000 http://www.mainstreetj.com/2006/02/03/53#comment-62 Charles, when you delete posts because later events make them look silly and wrong isn't unethical. But it sure makes you look look like an amateur. Take it from someone who ran one of the state's most successful political blogs for four years, and has a background in journalism and PR: leaving your mistakes there for people to see, admitting you got it wrong, and moving on, enhances your credibility. Charles, when you delete posts because later events make them look silly and wrong isn’t unethical. But it sure makes you look look like an amateur.

Take it from someone who ran one of the state’s most successful political blogs for four years, and has a background in journalism and PR: leaving your mistakes there for people to see, admitting you got it wrong, and moving on, enhances your credibility.

]]> by: Mick Wright http://www.mainstreetj.com/2006/02/03/53#comment-61 Sat, 04 Feb 2006 05:05:01 +0000 http://www.mainstreetj.com/2006/02/03/53#comment-61 Charles, you deleted a blog post and the comments attached to it. Any established blogger will tell you that's not good blog practice, regardless what the post contains. If I were you, I would apologize for deleting the post and I would congratulate Bryant's supporters for beating your expectations; then I would move along to the next issue or start speculating about the next quarter, whatever. What I wouldn't do is lash out at the people who called you on it -- that's just bad form. As for your objections to what I wrote, I think you ought to have a discussion with your co-blogger. Allow me to quote part of an email he sent me earlier today: "I think your post was very appropriate." Charles, you deleted a blog post and the comments attached to it. Any established blogger will tell you that’s not good blog practice, regardless what the post contains. If I were you, I would apologize for deleting the post and I would congratulate Bryant’s supporters for beating your expectations; then I would move along to the next issue or start speculating about the next quarter, whatever. What I wouldn’t do is lash out at the people who called you on it — that’s just bad form.

As for your objections to what I wrote, I think you ought to have a discussion with your co-blogger. Allow me to quote part of an email he sent me earlier today: “I think your post was very appropriate.”

]]> by: Charles Badger http://www.mainstreetj.com/2006/02/03/53#comment-60 Sat, 04 Feb 2006 01:24:53 +0000 http://www.mainstreetj.com/2006/02/03/53#comment-60 I stand by reason for deleting the post. The last time I checked, I'm the blog adminstrator for the Van Wagon. NOT Bill Hobbs and NOT the MSJ blog. I'll create and delete posts as I please. And I don't take too kindly to having my motives questioned for doing so. There was absolutely no ethically questionable behavior involved; No impropreity. You insinuate I should apologize. Apoligize for what??!! I'm outraged about this! Are you and Hobbs questioning my integrity? I've stated my motives for deleting the blog. You weren't completely accurate in stating my reason as being that "it no longer served a purpose." It was a countdown. A countdown until Bryant turned in the money. He turned in the money so it was no longer an issue. This whole thing is such a non-issue. I can't beleive you all would attach yourself to it. Just because Hobbs throws a little hissy fit on my blog doesn't raise questions about MY ethics. And I resent the insinuation. In fact, how dare you make that insinuation? I believe I am owed an apology for having my integrity questioned. I stand by reason for deleting the post. The last time I checked, I’m the blog adminstrator for the Van Wagon. NOT Bill Hobbs and NOT the MSJ blog. I’ll create and delete posts as I please. And I don’t take too kindly to having my motives questioned for doing so. There was absolutely no ethically questionable behavior involved; No impropreity. You insinuate I should apologize. Apoligize for what??!! I’m outraged about this! Are you and Hobbs questioning my integrity? I’ve stated my motives for deleting the blog. You weren’t completely accurate in stating my reason as being that “it no longer served a purpose.” It was a countdown. A countdown until Bryant turned in the money. He turned in the money so it was no longer an issue.

This whole thing is such a non-issue. I can’t beleive you all would attach yourself to it. Just because Hobbs throws a little hissy fit on my blog doesn’t raise questions about MY ethics. And I resent the insinuation. In fact, how dare you make that insinuation? I believe I am owed an apology for having my integrity questioned.

]]> by: Kara http://www.mainstreetj.com/2006/02/03/53#comment-59 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:54:31 +0000 http://www.mainstreetj.com/2006/02/03/53#comment-59 Well, maybe before we go ONLY on the advice of someone (Bill Hobbs) we should all verify what we are typing into these things. You know, for legitimacy. Just a thought. Well, maybe before we go ONLY on the advice of someone (Bill Hobbs) we should all verify what we are typing into these things. You know, for legitimacy. Just a thought.

]]> by: Bill Hobbs http://www.mainstreetj.com/2006/02/03/53#comment-58 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 14:55:06 +0000 http://www.mainstreetj.com/2006/02/03/53#comment-58 Excellent post. Excellent post.

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