Comments on: Center Theater owner decides against demolition — for now

By: bbox231

bbox231 — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 03:58:01 +0000

#76 – did you have something you wanted to share with the class, Dan?

By: charlie C

charlie C — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:58:30 +0000

#75
and the beat goes on !!!!!! With all due respect here’s some local news for ya Bruce…Bacon means business for those who work at the EDD and are dealing with all the jobs you and all your people have chased out of Fremont.

By: Dan Ondrasek

Dan Ondrasek — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:43:09 +0000

#37-75 – I faintly remember this beign about some theater or some such thing…

By: West

West — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:08:25 +0000

and the beat goes on !!!!!!

By: Marty

Marty — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:14:04 +0000

” I may just drop off a package for you at the office.”

Expect a bomb or Mr Box in something crotchless. But first decide which is worse.

By: bbox231

bbox231 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:58:02 +0000

Thanks for the courtesy of a response, Chris.

I guess, more than anything – I hope to advocate for consistancy in whatever you choose to do.

Anything less begins to stink of something orhter than common sense.

A warning over a euphamism stinks in the face of permitted profanity.

No problems w/me on either one frankly – I was with you on the original cautionary note.

When the f-bomb slid by without ANY comment, now we’re beginning to play favorites.

Do whatever your gonna do – but be consistant.

Very much appreciate your participation. You are clearly attempting to bring some credibility to the venue. Thanks -

Still owe you that brew. Thinkin’ I may just drop off a package for you at the office.

By: West

West — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:30:34 +0000

Good Luck Chris. I want this to be about local news, any local news.
The Patch is doing a pretty decent Job with the local news.
I think Southern Alameda County ought to be getting the San Jose Mercury, that is where I go for entetainment, dinning.. I am to scared to go anywhere close to Oakland.
Fremont has no entertainment or night life.

By: Tony Irvington

Tony Irvington — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:42:33 +0000

While all you Decent, White, God-Fearing Citizens of Rockfridgemont were getting all worked up over some silly words, the city council bought some 70 year old art class guru’s tin-can sculpture for 200 grand and wrote another check for 50 thou to put the da*ned thing up. -And Not EVEN iN FROnt of The SENIOR CENTER!

I can’t decide what’s nuttier though.
the idea that this thing “will certainly get on every postcard that says’Fremont’”,
or the idea that someone might buy, send or even try to sell a postcard from Fremont!

By: Chris DeBenedetti

Chris DeBenedetti — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:04:32 +0000

Your criticism of my moderating inconsistency is fair and accurate, Bbox. While I’ve restarted attempts to clean up the ad hominem attacks and name-calling, I have let the profanity go. If it offends most or even some of you, I’ll start policing it more. To sum up, I’ll start taking a more active role in policing comments to cut back on profanity

My overall two cents on this issue:

My sense is that 99 percent of us are on board with ad hominem attacks and name-calling, but we’re divided on the profanity issue. For instance, I’m way more turned off when one commenter insults another with name-calling, no matter how G-rated the word is. Words like “bozos” or “clowns” are pretty mild but when it’s phrased as “you bozo,” that bothers me way more than a silly non sequitur of “Good night, b******.” But that’s just me. I think it comes to down to basic courtesy and respect, regardless of the FCC-friendliness of it all. Again, that’s just my personal narrow view of things.

However, as said, if people are offended by profanity (and I’m sure, just to make things complicated, some are offended at those who are offended) … then we can clean up the curse words, along with the ad hominem personal attacks.

I don’t have time to go back and clean up past posts. Let’s make it a rule moving forward. Make your points, disagree, but be respectful and don’t curse.

Should be simple enough. [Famous last words ]

By: West

West — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:47:05 +0000

Bbox…
This is beginning to sound like Congress. Bbox just use good judgement.If someone lets the f bomb go through, just ignore it.
Chris does not have the time to be a full time moderator.
His latest News was more then a week old. This mornings story on a Sculpter that was more then a week old news.
Chris just “86″ them for thirty days, if that does not work just permanently banned them, They have been warned.