Comments on: 92 percent of Whirlpool users against filter

By: Jimmy H

Jimmy H — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:23:46 +0000

Simon, lets talk about the integrity of using sign up data of those who visit your site to harass or stalk them shall we.

Lets talk integrity. Lets talk about “ghost” accounts. Lets talk about cash for comment. Lets talk about sponsors, who are yours?

92% of people are against being cyber-stalked.
How about we question why using this data to track someone down is acceptable.

Integrity, you make me laugh.

By: Renai LeMay

Renai LeMay — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:57:55 +0000

No worries. Have put a note on the article to reflect this fact.

By: Simon Wright

Simon Wright — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:25:51 +0000

A note stating that the figures you’ve provided are not the ones which will be in the final report is sufficient, given the cat’s out of the bag. (Thanks, EFA!)

By: Reads Like A Troll.

Reads Like A Troll. — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:41:00 +0000

My Sister friend gave me a copy of the source code of the next Microsoft OS and guess what, it’s open source, can you believe it !!

I’m going to post it on my blog.

By: Renai LeMay

Renai LeMay — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:28:37 +0000

hey Simon,

the Whirlpool survey results were provided to me by an individual who assured me that you had given permission for the information to be dispersed to the media.

Happy to discuss if you feel we’ve gotten something wrong etc, either drop me a line at renai@delimiter.com.au or on 02 8011 4539.

Cheers,

Renai

By: Renai LeMay

Renai LeMay — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:25:58 +0000

hey Simon,

not sure that the advertising issue would affect either Whirlpool or Delimiter — neither site actually has advertising on it. But I’m always open to debating issues of journalistic integrity and so on — one of my favourite past-times in the wee hours of the morning with a few beers ;)

Let me know if you think I’ve gotten something wrong!

Cheers,

Renai

By: Simon Wright

Simon Wright — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:37:07 +0000

Methinks journalists will publish anything to get traffic, i.e. advertising revenue. The internet’s advertising model (where revenue is tied to an article and not an entire issue) is destroying the journalistic integrity of online bloggers like delimiter.

By: Renai LeMay

Renai LeMay — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:30:21 +0000

Hi there,

I find this comment quite harsh given that Whirlpool owner Simon Wright has contributed a vast amount to the Australian technology community over the years by running his site.

Whirlpool has contributed in a massive way to keeping the bastards honest and providing a forum where information can freely flow between those who have it, those who want it, and those who simply want to discuss it.

Simon has his quirks, as we all do. But I’d stand by him 100% because I know what he’s gone through over the years (from a legal perspective, for example), to keep the site independent.

I don’t think you can seriously argue that Whirlpool isn’t well moderated. What moderation is there seems to me to be necessary to keep the forum on track and not getting too far off-topic.

I find these kind of comments about Simon quite petty and irrelevant.

Cheers,

Renai LeMay
Benevolent Dictator
Delimiter

By: heisdeadjim

heisdeadjim — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:14:27 +0000

Methinks you’ve fallen for a canary trap :p

By: Simon Wright

Simon Wright — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:58:21 +0000

renai said: “There’s nothing wrong with publishing the results of a survey into a certain base”

There is if you don’t have permission to publish private information.