Comments on: Malta Today really needs to spend some money on moderating comments before they are uploaded

By: Nighthawk

Nighthawk — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 19:49:29 +0000

Actually if there is a link in your comment they will put it on hold pending moderation. Then if the comment is critical of the Labour Party and the link supports the criticism they will delete the whole comment, even if the link is to one of their own articles from years ago.

By: ta wied is sewda

ta wied is sewda — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 21:22:12 +0000

That is exactly what happens when a country is fed with the perception that anything goes as long as the great leader stays in power.

Values, not necessarily related to any religion, are the way forward for a stable society. Unfortunately for us this government has bought silence from persons that used to criticize previous governments on every issue under the sun. Malta is now reaping the wild wind.

By: bob-a-job

bob-a-job — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 17:31:24 +0000

In reply to chico. Chico, the problem is some people just c*** right.

By: chico

chico — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 17:01:12 +0000

A writer’s skill is gauged not by his/her calling a person a c***, but by the ability in writing about that person in a way that readers will readily deduce that such person must be a c***.

By: bob-a-job

bob-a-job — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 15:10:55 +0000

In reply to Frank Vella.

I am not saying this with any disrespect towards Saviour Balzan but let’s be honest, his own language borders the extreme at times.

For example, when speaking about Aaron Farrugia, Balzan wrote on his blog ‘but really what the f*** does this man know about Freeport.’ or in a heading to one of his editorials ‘Yet another police f*** up.’

Naturally he’s right about some of the things he says but that kind of language is not becoming of one of the newspaper’s owners and is inexcusable.

Even worse is the venom-loaded pen he uses when he writes about people he profoundly dislikes.

All this doesn’t help his paper and it is then understandable that some dregs of society take his cue and give vent to even cruder expletives.

They cannot see how degrading it all is particularly when one can say the same thing and leave a much stronger impression without resorting to vulgarities.

By: P Shaw

P Shaw — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 14:22:20 +0000

In reply to gn. Mhux hasbu, imma fir-realta Malta Today huwa kazin tal-Labour hamallu u virtwali. L-editur huwa l-barman tal-kazin li jibda jidghi u jitlifha kull tant zmien.

By: Francis Saliba M.D.

Francis Saliba M.D. — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 13:50:20 +0000

In reply to Mr Meritocracy. What is more insidiously damaging is when an insulting comment is retained in public view for a long, long time defaming a contributor and whose prompt prudent reply is delayed before being published much later when no one is still following the one-sided exchange.

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 12:16:56 +0000

In reply to Frank Vella. It's not false at all. On the contrary, it is a very accurate profile picture. There is a continuum which starts at Vivamalta.com and ends on the Times of Malta comments board and Xarabank, with Malta Today somewhere in between.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 11:45:43 +0000

Here are two articles which I think make interesting points about commentary, moderation and trolls in newspapers:

http://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2014/sep/12/comment-sections-toxic-moderation

http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2013/01/04/the-guardian-reveals-an-important-truth-about-article-comments/

By: Pauline

Pauline — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 11:32:01 +0000

Bhal Ray Cam hawn ohrajn li jidhlu fuq kull ahbar imxandra fil gazzetti hallil jikkumentaw b’mod vulgari u vjolenti.

Jien mhux darba jew tnejn kelli nikkumbatti ma’ Ray Cam, ghax hu veru pastas, hammallu u injorant.

Meta issegwihom ghal hafna zmien malajr tinduna li dawn gew imqabbda biex jikkumbattu kull haga li tista taghmel hsara sew lil Muscat, lil-gvern tieghu u lill-PL. Jirrepettu dejjem l-istess 4/6 sentenzi fuq kwazi kull post.

Imma l-vulgarita taghhom tpoggihom fil-livel baxx ta’ nies li ghandu l-PL mieghu.