Tag Archives: aggressive moderation

Ypsi School Closings, part V

By Mark | March 29, 2010

My friend Maria Cotera, as most of you readers probably know, was quite involved in the recent discussion over the closure of yet more Ypsilanti public schools. Maria, the parent of a daughter at Chapelle Elementary, not only questioned the assumptions on which the findings of the administration were based, but she, along with her [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Education, Media, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Fanta, AnnArbor.com, budget cuts, Chapelle Elementary, class size, community schools, East Middle School, Jason Wright, Kira Berman, Maria Cotera, penny wise and pound foolish, public education, race, Sarah Devaney, save Chapelle, SaveYpsiSchools.com, school board, school budget, school closure, school enrollment, white flight, Ypsilanti Public School Alliance, Ypsilanti Schools: Strong from start to finish | 15 Comments

AnnArbor.com implements crackdown on excessive capitalization

By Mark | February 17, 2010

It’s been a while since we here in this wretched hive of scum and villainy have discussed the form of “aggressive moderation” being practiced by our friends at AnnArbor.com. As I’m sympathetic to their situation, and want for them to be successful, I try not to be unnecessarily critical of the choices they make. But, [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Environment, Food, Media | Also tagged ALL CAPS, AnnArbor.com, asian carp, capitalization, fish, invasive species, invasive species and how they taste, Lake Michigan, Stefanie Murray, the Great Lakes | 54 Comments

AnnArbor.com blocking users for sarcasm

By Mark | September 15, 2009

I don’t want to beat up on AnnArbor.com. As I’ve said before, my sincere hope is that they’re successful. Our community, if it ever wants to realize its full potential, desperately needs a thriving journalism community, and I don’t see that happening without a successful AnnArbor.com, giving its people the time and resources they need [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Local Business, Media | Also tagged AnnArbor.com, Annarbour, censorship, drunk men throwing paint off of buildings, Ed Vielmetti, Jen Trolsen, journalism, paint terrorists, sarcasm, the press | 26 Comments

On death, bikes, cancer and the practice of aggressive moderation

By Mark | July 29, 2009

Continuing our conversation on local news sites and their policies concerning the removal of people’s comments, it’s been brought to my attention that the recently launched AnnArbor.com site is already making good on their promise to “aggressively moderate” the contributions of their readers. Apparently, yesterday, reader comments following a short article on the tragic death [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Media, Michigan, Other | Also tagged AnnArbor.com, art, bicycles, bike racks, cancer, childhood memories, Cindy Heflin, eye-witness accounts, fatal accidents, Jim Knight, life and death, lungs, Tim Furstnau, Tony Dearing, Two Fell Swoops | 53 Comments

MarkMaynard.com, a wretched hive of scum and villainy

By Mark | June 21, 2009

A few weeks ago, in a post about the soon-to-be-launched AnnArbor.com site, I suggested that perhaps Tony Dearing, their Director of Content, was a bit naïve when he said publicly that they would be able to control the conversation taking place in the comments section by employing “aggressive moderation.” Well, it looks like Dearing has [...]