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h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes
August 21, 2009 7:51 PM
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slw nws dy?

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witeowl
August 22, 2009 12:07 AM
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@MauriceCallidice: You know, really, this is all their own fault for allowing comments in the first place.

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squinko
August 21, 2009 8:14 PM
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@h3llc4t: Why is this even on Consumerist?! This clearly has nothing to do with consumerism.

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DivineBrevity
August 21, 2009 7:56 PM
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I'm glad to see this. I've been on here for a while now (maybe a year) and didn't even know this guide was out there. A general \"help\" link/section would be nice, too, but props for writing a guide!

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wvFrugan
August 21, 2009 10:17 PM
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@DivineBrevity:
Yes, I was glad to see this too. If you get disemvowelled, how do you know other to look back to see if its happened? Just wondering since that is sort of a warning. I ask because I sometimes wonder if something that I've said could fall under \"hatred\" or \"flaming\": I hate intolerant people, as well as brain dead corporate sycophants, and sometimes a few commenters are so full of it that responses can seem like a personal attack even with challenging specific points.


I got a permanent vacation from eBay's forums for calling people out on clearly racist and homophobic crap. On those forums, you can say anything just about as long as it sounds pretty. Funny, I recycled a comment I had read here and that was the final straw that got me booted: remember the Burger King sign that denied climate change and the comment suggesting it just as well might have said \"married queers are coming to take your guns\"? That was it. Thanks to my friend sarcasm, I have no other friends!

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RogerTheAlien
August 23, 2009 7:52 AM
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@wvFrugan: I know what you mean. While never having been \"disemvoweled\" myself (though that's coolest term ever), I find that the Moderators-That-Be can be kind of biased. Not only politically - though politics should be relevant to the post, not the commenter - but on what constitutes a violation of the commenting code. I've seen things that I would think would be disemvoweled ASAP, then the next post I read will be disemvoweled. And since you can clearly read what the commenter was saying, I won't understand what the big deal was to get them in trouble. It's nice to see there IS some sort of rough baseline that is supposedly followed. Now if it was just adhered to.@Consumerist-Moderator-Roz: @wvFrugan:

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HogwartsAlum
August 21, 2009 8:06 PM
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\"disemoveled.\" That was funny because I'm having one of those days and earlier I was trying to type \"BILL\" and I typed \"BULL.\" That looks like something I would have done.

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MostlyHarmless
August 21, 2009 8:36 PM
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@squinko: I do all my commenting by myself.

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Sarah Black
August 21, 2009 8:57 PM
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Can anyone else get to the user profile page? I have been trying for several months, using both FireFox and InternetExplorer on Vista & Windows7 with no luck. I click the \"profile\" link and just get \"waiting for...\" at the bottom of the page for several seconds and then nothing happens. I dont have any problems at other websites. I've also tried this on a WindowsMobile and Android, same results.

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GitEmSteveDave:WalkinOnSunshine
August 21, 2009 9:36 PM
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@SnowingCookies: Yup, just tried it. Seems to be working fine. Here's a link for you: [gizmodo.com]

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Sarah Black
August 21, 2009 9:41 PM
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@GitEmSteveDave:WalkinOnSunshine: Thanks GitEmSteveDave - it does work on all the Gawker sites, no problems there. Though, through the Consumerist.com page links given in the previous articles and at the top of the page, it is a no-go/show-stopper.

If the Gawker pages update the Consumerist data as well, then solution found and problem solved. Thanks for the heads-up!

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GitEmSteveDave:WalkinOnSunshine
August 21, 2009 9:54 PM
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@SnowingCookies: This should work for awhile. OK everyone, this case is closed for now. Please read Roz's post below, and lets keep this on topic from now on. If we do that, nothing can possibli go wrong.

Huh, that's the first thing that's ever gone wrong....

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Consumerist-Moderator-Roz
August 21, 2009 9:37 PM
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Hey guys, let's keep comments here focused on questions on the code and such.

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mizmoose
August 21, 2009 10:46 PM
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\"No sexism, racism, homophobia, xenophobia or hatred

Don't put this crap in our comments.\"

So when will Consumerist.com stop with allowing people to refer to fat people as \"fatty\" and allowing talk that shows bigotry towards fat people or encourages same.

Oh, wait, that'd have to happen after the posts themselves stop doing it.

Clean up your own house, Consumerist. You set the tone for this place, set a better example.

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julieannie
August 22, 2009 2:35 AM
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Interesting that you say you don't allow sexism, yet in a post where a sex worker was raped, moderators responded to concerned emails implying she deserved what she got. Way to keep it clean.

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catastrophegirl chooses not to fly
August 22, 2009 2:49 AM
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thanks for the reminder. i know i've been getting off topic lately... kitty pictures are too tempting not to talk about for me. sorry

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Pasketti
August 22, 2009 9:19 PM
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I have my own personal comments code:

1. Try to be interesting.

2. If you can't be interesting, be funny.

3. Don't be a jerk.

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eggman131
August 22, 2009 10:51 PM
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Guilty as charged. All great points and--seriously--I was unaware of my transgressions until now. Posting this code really helped me--as a new reader/commenter I had no clue.

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fusilier
September 3, 2009 5:16 PM
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Why do my comments not show up? There's nothing flaming about them and I've been a member for awhile, but when I post I just get a dashed red border around my comment and it never goes through. :(

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feralmusic
September 28, 2009 2:35 AM
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No doubt, times are hard... especially for artists. They get beaten down on a daily basis. I was at a nearby rehearsal studio (half empty) and was listening to one of the bands. Later they told me their band name was Cold Yard when i met them after they were done, and they had a CD on I-Tunes. Like the Foo Fighters meet the Beatles.

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jacobs cows
December 24, 2009 11:21 AM
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Letter BACK FROM Ceo of Cracker Barrel after asking them why so much Communist Chinese merchandise in their retail store when they go out of their way to be the All American Experience.Has anyone else gotten this same form letter back from them?

Dear Ms,
Thank you for telling me of your concerns regarding our retail products,
and for sharing your guidance to focus more on sourcing product that is
\"Made in America.\" Your assessment of how we present the Cracker Barrel
brand is astute. We do, indeed, strive to provide a friendly
home-away-from-home in our old country store and restaurant, and to
offer a great Cracker Barrel experience that includes real home-style
food and shopping that's surprisingly unique, genuinely fun and
reminiscent of America's country heritage, all at a fair price.

While your recent review of the merchandise available in our retail
store gave you pause, please know that we have had many internal
discussions on this matter and are always looking for new vendors who
can provide the variety, value and quantity of products our guests
expect. Our merchandising department is keenly aware of the points you
made in your message to me because this is a very important area of
consideration. Things they keep in mind as they do vendor reviews
include whether a vendor can provide the quantity needed to properly
stock all of our stores, and whether the vendor is actually the
manufacturer or simply another distributor of goods that are made
overseas. The global nature of modern business means that more research
than ever is needed to ensure clarity on what a company is getting and
from where it is coming.

I have given clear direction to our merchandising team that Cracker
Barrel is to support American-made production wherever possible if
particular vendors can meet our cost, quality, quantity, and margin
specifications. While there are no simple answers, I do share your
concern about remaining true to our history. And, indeed, Cracker Barrel
has a long history of working with American vendors: our sock monkeys
come from a company in the foothills of the Adirondacks; our peg games
are made here in Lebanon, TN; our chocolate and peanut butter buckeyes
come from Ohio; most of our candles are American-made; our Lodge cast
iron products come from South Pittsburg, TN; our rocking chairs - one of
our best-selling items- are made in Springfield, TN; and most of the
candies we sell are made in the United States. Many of these vendors
have been with us for a very long time.

We both know that Cracker Barrel is a very special place and
experience, and I appreciate your interest in keeping it that way; I
assure you that I will remain true to the brand. Again, I appreciate
your comments and hope you know that we are trying to meet your
expectations as we balance the different aspects of the situation.

Sincerely,

Mike Woodhouse

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