Comments on: Give them an internet connection and they’ll drive you crazy

By: Francis Saliba MD

Francis Saliba MD — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:04:45 +0000

In reply to FP.

@ FP

There is a significant between the two. My comments frequently elicit massive hate and personal attacks against my person. Very often crucial replies in my defence, in defence of the government or of the church are either emasculated or suppressed.

If for no better reason, I should be allowed to defend myself in a civil manner at the same time elevating the level of The Times correspondence to that enjoyed by it in days gone by.

By: Manuel

Manuel — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:47:06 +0000

All those comments about the above item have been inspired and inflamed by ‘jb’ and Gandalf Laiviera who seems to have nothing to do all day but to write comments on timesofmalta.com. You find his comments in most of the items reported on that newspaper.

I would change ‘fools’ to ‘idiots’.

By: FP

FP — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:22:23 +0000

In reply to speechless.

Do you really think there’s a significant difference between the two?

If you’re only referring to the online comments boards, I don’t think that censoring or editing the comments posted is going to change anything about the people that post them. They give a true picture of the people that we are, and hiding that picture won’t make us a better people.

I’m all for leaving them as they are, open to all. Readers are free to scroll past the comments if they’re not to their taste.

I’m more concerned about the poor content of the paper itself.

By: TROY

TROY — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:16:10 +0000

Only fools and horses, and yes, people who post comments on timesofmalta.com.

By: Progress Press Blues

Progress Press Blues — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:25:08 +0000

What was once Malta’s newspaper of record is being gradually reduced to the now defunct Union Press daily – Malta News.

By: speechless

speechless — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:29:53 +0000

May I ask if the editor of the print version is reponsible for the TRASH that appears on line? I plead with him to take a good look and see what can be done as it appears that The Times is fast sliding into laughable status. Ray, take care.

By: Kenneth Cassar

Kenneth Cassar — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:33:43 +0000

In reply to Antoine Vella. "They are not mad; they are Mintoffjani". I fail to see the difference.

By: Mister

Mister — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:07:03 +0000

In reply to Bubu.

The whole timesofmalta.com comments board brings to mind the mob in Monty Python’s ‘Burn the witch’ sketch.

No one knew what and why, but as long as there was a crowd yelling ‘Burn the witch!’, the bystanders joined in.

By: Michelle Pirotta

Michelle Pirotta — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:24:18 +0000

And then there was a very significant story yesterday re funds to private schools and support to parents which somehow The Times failed to pick up on.

By: Antoine Vella

Antoine Vella — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:20:45 +0000

In reply to Bubu. They are not mad; they are Mintoffjani.