Comments on: The Boing Boing “controversy” and erasing posts http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:39:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: DeAnne http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts/comment-page-1#comment-76819 DeAnne Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:35:04 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts#comment-76819 I was going to mention the same thing that R.Nagle mentioned. About the time that the Violet Blue stuff was "unpublished" (an Orwellian term, no?), was the same time that VB the Blogger was suing to have VB the Actress "erased". Keep in mind that VB the actress had left porn, and was trying to raise her kids as a single mom. She'd been using that name before VB the Blogger used the name, and had done over 200 films. In fact, after leaving the adult industry, she couldn't afford lawyers to fight VB the Blogger and *because* of VB the Blogger, the original VB has lost almost her entire income stream. VB the Blogger did something despicable by lying in court and getting an injunction that has practically made a mother and her children homeless. I can't imagine that Cory et.al. would support or give credence to VB the Blogger after actions like that. Especially since VB is a made-up name for both persons. Neither of them have that name on their birth certificates. It's a brand, nothing more. That said; it should have all been above board, there should have been a statement about what they were doing, and if it was about this travesty of a case, then they should have publicized it, and maybe VB the Actress could have raised a legal defense fund. I was going to mention the same thing that R.Nagle mentioned. About the time that the Violet Blue stuff was “unpublished” (an Orwellian term, no?), was the same time that VB the Blogger was suing to have VB the Actress “erased”.

Keep in mind that VB the actress had left porn, and was trying to raise her kids as a single mom. She’d been using that name before VB the Blogger used the name, and had done over 200 films.

In fact, after leaving the adult industry, she couldn’t afford lawyers to fight VB the Blogger and *because* of VB the Blogger, the original VB has lost almost her entire income stream.

VB the Blogger did something despicable by lying in court and getting an injunction that has practically made a mother and her children homeless. I can’t imagine that Cory et.al. would support or give credence to VB the Blogger after actions like that. Especially since VB is a made-up name for both persons. Neither of them have that name on their birth certificates. It’s a brand, nothing more.

That said; it should have all been above board, there should have been a statement about what they were doing, and if it was about this travesty of a case, then they should have publicized it, and maybe VB the Actress could have raised a legal defense fund.

]]> By: Jim Treacher http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts/comment-page-1#comment-76696 Jim Treacher Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:20:45 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts#comment-76696 <blockquote>She’s famous for her “disemvoweling,” basically removing all the vowels from a troll’s post. </blockquote> If "troll" = "Anybody who dares to disagree," yes.

She’s famous for her “disemvoweling,” basically removing all the vowels from a troll’s post.

If “troll” = “Anybody who dares to disagree,” yes.

]]> By: Robert Nagle http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts/comment-page-1#comment-76632 Robert Nagle Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:04:33 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts#comment-76632 Update: I think another contributing factor is that Violet Blue sued a porn actress for using her trademarked name (even though the actress was using it before she was). More at this news article about the adult film industry <a href="http://www.avn.com/law/articles/30259.html" rel="nofollow">here </a>. (might be NSFW). Corey et al hate people who use trademark to harass people. Update: I think another contributing factor is that Violet Blue sued a porn actress for using her trademarked name (even though the actress was using it before she was). More at this news article about the adult film industry here . (might be NSFW). Corey et al hate people who use trademark to harass people.

]]> By: Simon http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts/comment-page-1#comment-76579 Simon Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:52:29 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts#comment-76579 Actually, they did hire someone to manage them. The author of that post is Teresa Nielsen Hayden, who was hired to moderate their comments. She's famous for her "disemvoweling," basically removing all the vowels from a troll's post. Actually, they did hire someone to manage them. The author of that post is Teresa Nielsen Hayden, who was hired to moderate their comments. She’s famous for her “disemvoweling,” basically removing all the vowels from a troll’s post.

]]> By: Robert Nagle http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts/comment-page-1#comment-76577 Robert Nagle Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:45:16 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts#comment-76577 Another side issue. I always wondered why boingboing didn't use comments. Now I see why. They probably need to hire someone to manage them. At what point do commenters take over a blog? Yes, I know, taking over is too strong a phrase, but for certain types of commentary, a person's time is not well spent responding to vacuous remarks. Another side issue. I always wondered why boingboing didn’t use comments. Now I see why. They probably need to hire someone to manage them. At what point do commenters take over a blog? Yes, I know, taking over is too strong a phrase, but for certain types of commentary, a person’s time is not well spent responding to vacuous remarks.

]]> By: Robert Nagle http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts/comment-page-1#comment-76576 Robert Nagle Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:38:40 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts#comment-76576 Aha, here's <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/01/that-violet-blue-thi.html#comment-225685" rel="nofollow">part of the scoop mentioned in this comment </a>. coincidentally, I was attending this same panel at SXSW in Austin. It was about sexual privacy, and actually I found it a little dull and walked out of it (the podcast of it should be available). Hey, you should attend SXSW sometime (if you haven't already). I blogged about it a few years ago for the Houston Chronicle. Aha, here’s part of the scoop mentioned in this comment . coincidentally, I was attending this same panel at SXSW in Austin. It was about sexual privacy, and actually I found it a little dull and walked out of it (the podcast of it should be available).

Hey, you should attend SXSW sometime (if you haven’t already). I blogged about it a few years ago for the Houston Chronicle.

]]> By: Simon http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts/comment-page-1#comment-76574 Simon Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:29:13 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/the-boing-boing-controversy-and-erasing-posts#comment-76574 Robert, Quite frankly, I think it’s most probably a conflict between boingboing editor Xeni Jardin and Violet Blue. Xeni was the only editor pretty much linking to her, the two have been photographed with each other and were acquaintances. Xeni also dropped hints of such in one of those LA Times articles. If I wanted to get racy, I would say that given Violet Blue’s subject matter, the conflict may be of a sexual nature. The way that the word “personal” keeps on getting thrown around every five seconds, something tells me this had nothing to do with a blog post or article that Violet Blue wrote, but more of a face to face issue. Robert,

Quite frankly, I think it’s most probably a conflict between boingboing editor Xeni Jardin and Violet Blue. Xeni was the only editor pretty much linking to her, the two have been photographed with each other and were acquaintances. Xeni also dropped hints of such in one of those LA Times articles.

If I wanted to get racy, I would say that given Violet Blue’s subject matter, the conflict may be of a sexual nature. The way that the word “personal” keeps on getting thrown around every five seconds, something tells me this had nothing to do with a blog post or article that Violet Blue wrote, but more of a face to face issue.

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