Snark of the Earth, Dagnabit

by Scott H. Payne on May 28, 2009

Just to prove that I’m not wholly averse to a little well-placed snark now and again, me to Mark (and Dave and Erik) via email earlier,

Uh, how about it’s beneath you to debate with someone calling themselves “name redacted“. Are we bloggers or tweens on Twitter?

Robert Stacy McCain, eat your heart out…

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Scott is a sometimes blogger and social media consultant/principal at East Side Media. In addition to writing at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen, Scott is also a founding member of Beams and Struts and a fellow at the Canadian Council for Democracy's blog the Commons. You can reach Scott via email and follow him on Twiter.

{ 6 comments }

1 Dave May 28, 2009 at 12:10 pm: I can think of several people that fall under that statement. Funny email for sure. :D
2 Mike farmer May 28, 2009 at 12:14 pm: I’m not familiar with this name redacted commenter, but back room dissing is always empowering.
3 Scott H. Payne May 28, 2009 at 12:22 pm: Mike, wasn’t directed at a commenter on this site but a different blogger altogether. I’m not given to much snark in general and particularly not about our commenters. And while I have voiced frustration from time to time behind closed doors, I like to think I usually do it with a requisite degree of sincerity and earnestness when it comes to folks who patronize this site.
4 Mark Thompson May 28, 2009 at 1:02 pm: Yeah, Mike, it was definitely not in reference to anyone who comments at this site. Let’s just say I had made the mistake of wading into the fever swamps of the blogosphere and was mulling over a response post out of frustration with some really bad uses of statistics.
5 Mike farmer May 28, 2009 at 1:14 pm: No problem, I commented before thinking — a bad habit of mine.
6 Scott H. Payne May 28, 2009 at 1:16 pm: Pas du problem, mon ami. Clarification was in order.