successful posting of contentious material

June 21, 2002 12:33 PM

Today's PreCrime post by grrarrgh00 is a great example of contentious material presented with balanced text, varied supporting links (with mouseovers!), and a meaty comment to start things on the write foot. Is this a good model given our recent debates over how to present controversial topics?
posted by Marquis to etiquette/policy at 12:33 PM (14 comments total)

Yes.
posted by ook at 12:40 PM on June 21, 2002

Agreed.
posted by yerfatma at 1:14 PM on June 21, 2002

NO! No no no no no. !
posted by Ufez Jones at 1:21 PM on June 21, 2002

it should be used as an example of what constitutes a good post
posted by chrisroberts at 1:26 PM on June 21, 2002

Okay then. Anybody want to go catch a movie?
posted by Marquis at 1:46 PM on June 21, 2002

The write foot?
posted by timeistight at 1:51 PM on June 21, 2002

Is that a sequel to "My Left Foot," timeistight?
posted by rushmc at 2:12 PM on June 21, 2002

Marquis, please remember in the future, "etiquette/policy" posts should only be complaints. Well thought out compliments have no place here, or anywhere else on the web for that matter.

"you're wrong, no you're wrong!"
posted by Blake at 2:56 PM on June 21, 2002

Hang on now, some people will take issue with just about anything.
posted by mikhail at 3:59 PM on June 21, 2002

The write foot?

Jumpin' Jack Flash! You can tell I posted that while I was at work.
posted by Marquis at 5:41 PM on June 21, 2002

A cheap post, clever from the perspective of a 9th Grader. It's so much fun to trash the people in power!
posted by ParisParamus at 10:54 AM on June 23, 2002

It's true. I'm in ninth grade.
posted by Marquis at 12:57 PM on June 23, 2002

It's so much fun to trash the people in power!

Especially so long as they dance and scamper for us like trained monkeys, rather than acting as actual leaders.
posted by rushmc at 6:32 AM on June 24, 2002

Hee! Thank you, Marquis et al. I live to please.
posted by grrarrgh00 at 2:35 PM on June 24, 2002