What is it with these people - they can't even start a f*****g blog without proscribing rules and guidelines and recommendations. They'll probably have targets before long. Do any of them have a mind of their own? Can any of them actually be impulsive, creative or individual. How did this lot ever get into power?
Simpson's recommendations are guaranteed to lose readers. What's the point of a blog unless it:
* couldn't give a shit about local issues * mounts personal attacks * is wholly negative * attracts lunatics in droves who leave barmy comments and insult each other; and above all is * funny
Only a po-faced tosser would issue such instructions to would-be bloggers. Herr Simpson, get this: the internet is about free speech. Zanu Labour thoughtcrime is permitted here! You can't stop it, ha ha ha!
September 12, 2006 at 12:00 PM
Anonymous
said...
It's just another sign of the New Labour tendency to control everything, even free speech. Blogs are meant to be free, so people can write what ever they like. But the nanny just doesn't get this and starts offering guidelines. They can't help themselves, bossy twats. Could they offer us guidelines of free speech?
September 12, 2006 at 12:04 PM
Anonymous
said...
re Richard Bailey, " they can't even start a blog without proscribing effing rules" - probably learnt it from the beeboids blog, where you can't criticise Al-beeb. Pretty soon nulab and Al-beeb will merge into one organisation, thus saving on expenses and allowing more time for those comedy cross talk interviews about nulab 'achievements'.
September 12, 2006 at 12:29 PM
Anonymous
said...
I thought they were trying to play down Dave the Chameleon since it completely backfired...
Clearly "New" Labour is going completely suicidal.
September 12, 2006 at 12:33 PM
Anonymous
said...
New Labour is eating itself. It has spun itself into a total frenzy.
You should promote contrary opinions... why stop the wiki last week?
A personality or humour helps - Blears, Millipedia etc. Brilliant. You couldn't make it up
RS
September 12, 2006 at 12:54 PM
Anonymous
said...
I predict that Dave the Chameleon will be this year's must-have cuddly Christmas gift for nicely brought-up children. With 5 equally attractive colours to collect, there's a small fortune in there for someone.
September 12, 2006 at 1:05 PM
Anonymous
said...
"it's people who value free speech who dominate the blogosphere"
and the evidence for this is....
it's like saying that it is people who want to part of community who dominate the blogosphere.
September 12, 2006 at 1:06 PM
Anonymous
said...
This has no place in the blogosphere - in fact the Nulab control-freak non-blogs have really started something new - it's called the 'wankosphere'.
You should provide non-answers and throw out irrelevent diversions to real questions and issues.
You should impose thought and policy about national and international issues.
You should stamp down upon contrary and interesting opinions - a personality or sense of humour is not encouraged.
You should seek out personal attacks
You should avoid being wholly an arsewholly.
As a general rule, using a blog to mount attacks on one's political opponents (read: general public) is very unattractive but don't worry we will polish that turd for you, as we know you cannot do it with great style or wit! Criticism has its place - on the back benches - but appearing too negative or too partisan will increase your Clarkeability.
September 12, 2006 at 3:08 PM
Anonymous
said...
Anon (12:44pm) said... "New Labour is eating itself. It has spun itself into a total frenzy. Pull up a soft chair and get in a crate of beer."
I think that champagne is more fitting for this occasion.
September 12, 2006 at 3:17 PM
Anonymous
said...
They probably think that the Chameleon constitutes "great style and wit"...
September 12, 2006 at 3:24 PM
Anonymous
said...
Fuckwit stuff at its best, who gives a shit about them? If anybody reads anything it will be only on fishing expeditions to take the piss. The still don't understand it do they?
September 12, 2006 at 3:24 PM
Anonymous
said...
With all the smoke and mirrors and spin that NuLab have employed over the last 12 years i am amazed that they havn't got the hang of blogging. More propaganda perhaps.
I've done a wee fisk of this nonsense to keep myself busy. What a bunch of clowns these sad, deluded fools are.
Still, they'll be out of a job soon enough (fingers cross, touches wood, avoids ladders etc)
RS
September 12, 2006 at 4:21 PM
Anonymous
said...
But the "smoke, mirrors and spin" all emanated from the centre and relied on close control to keep all the lackeys "on message". Seems to me that the whole point of a blog is to be OFF message.
September 12, 2006 at 4:26 PM
Anonymous
said...
Facists? What about people who make friends with people in the BNP to use them as hired muscle to beat up political opposition?
Does that sound like a liberal person Guido or a fascist?
September 12, 2006 at 5:56 PM
Anonymous
said...
Facists? What about people who make friends with people in the BNP to use them as hired muscle to beat up political opposition? knob 5:56 what on earth did you get that deluded fantasy from?
Let me guess searchlight?
September 12, 2006 at 6:20 PM
Anonymous
said...
where not what
September 12, 2006 at 6:21 PM
Anonymous
said...
"but appearing too negative or too partisan will increase your Clarkeability."
this blog never ceases to astonish me with the wordsmithery of the commenters. last week it was "Milibandwidth" and "Milipedia".
Now we have the insanely funny word of "Clarkeability".
e.g. "Oh dear god David - dont say that in your speech. It's very clarkable."
"He said something Clarkable last night - i'm not looking forward to the headlines tommorow"
September 12, 2006 at 7:38 PM
Anonymous
said...
to be precise it should have been Clarkeableness, the tendency to express oneself in a negative and/or partisan way. Clarkeability is the ability to resemble a large fat unshaven man with prominent ears.
September 12, 2006 at 9:31 PM
Anonymous
said...
This reminds me of old people trying to be "cool". The difference is that it isn't old vs young, it's control freaks vs bloggers. Very cringeworthy.
September 12, 2006 at 9:49 PM
Anonymous
said...
Guido, you have struck comedy gold with this one. I am killing myself laughing.
How much are you paying these "join the debate, but don't leave comments" guys, seriously? They can't be doing this for you for free. I think I am off to make a "wonkosphere wallpaper".
September 12, 2006 at 9:59 PM
Anonymous
said...
Anonymous said... Facists? What about people who make friends with people in the BNP to use them as hired muscle to beat up political opposition?5:56 PM
Everyone I know in the BNP is claiming disability(as opposed to actually being disabled) and couldn`t fight their way out of a wet paper bag.The "Hardcore" are a bit tougher but tend to stick to bullying those smaller than themselves and tend to be hangers on,those who think fascist labels are "hard".The more politically active members tend to be a very sorry bunch indeed,more to be pitied than anything else.
September 13, 2006 at 1:25 AM
Anonymous
said...
It should be "Labour TURNS to blogging". Do get your grammar right, Guido, or else I shall slap you with a cold, wet fish.
September 13, 2006 at 1:26 AM
Anonymous
said...
Hitchens 6.20 - From Searchlight? No. In an article about tax evasion? Yes.
32 comments:
Pleased to see that Dave the Chameleon is still alive and kicking. I keep meaning to buy the T-shirt.
I don't wish this to be taken as negative or partisan, but they are a bunch of arseholes.
Labour are a busted flush.
More chance of reviving the fortunes of Ratner's Jewellery that Labour
Negative attacks are unattractive unless they "can be done with great style and wit!"
Take a bow Mr Fawkes.
What is it with these people - they can't even start a f*****g blog without proscribing rules and guidelines and recommendations.
They'll probably have targets before long.
Do any of them have a mind of their own? Can any of them actually be impulsive, creative or individual.
How did this lot ever get into power?
Simpson's recommendations are guaranteed to lose readers. What's the point of a blog unless it:
* couldn't give a shit about local issues
* mounts personal attacks
* is wholly negative
* attracts lunatics in droves who leave barmy comments and insult each other; and above all is
* funny
Only a po-faced tosser would issue such instructions to would-be bloggers. Herr Simpson, get this: the internet is about free speech. Zanu Labour thoughtcrime is permitted here! You can't stop it, ha ha ha!
It's just another sign of the New Labour tendency to control everything, even free speech. Blogs are meant to be free, so people can write what ever they like. But the nanny just doesn't get this and starts offering guidelines. They can't help themselves, bossy twats. Could they offer us guidelines of free speech?
re Richard Bailey, " they can't even start a blog without proscribing effing rules" - probably learnt it from the beeboids blog, where you can't criticise Al-beeb.
Pretty soon nulab and Al-beeb will merge into one organisation, thus saving on expenses and allowing more time for those comedy cross talk interviews about nulab 'achievements'.
I thought they were trying to play down Dave the Chameleon since it completely backfired...
Clearly "New" Labour is going completely suicidal.
New Labour is eating itself. It has spun itself into a total frenzy.
Pull up a soft chair and get in a crate of beer.
"You should debate...."
This is really, really funny.
Their approved blog doesn't even allow comments !
New Liebor is a Fascist organisation.
You should promote contrary opinions... why stop the wiki last week?
A personality or humour helps - Blears, Millipedia etc. Brilliant. You couldn't make it up
RS
I predict that Dave the Chameleon will be this year's must-have cuddly Christmas gift for nicely brought-up children. With 5 equally attractive colours to collect, there's a small fortune in there for someone.
"it's people who value free speech who dominate the blogosphere"
and the evidence for this is....
it's like saying that it is people who want to part of community who dominate the blogosphere.
This has no place in the blogosphere - in fact the Nulab control-freak non-blogs have really started something new - it's called the 'wankosphere'.
They might be good at that...
What Makes a NueArbeit (Macht Frei) Blog:
You should provide non-answers and throw out irrelevent diversions to real questions and issues.
You should impose thought and policy about national and international issues.
You should stamp down upon contrary and interesting opinions - a personality or sense of humour is not encouraged.
You should seek out personal attacks
You should avoid being wholly an arsewholly.
As a general rule, using a blog to mount attacks on one's political opponents (read: general public) is very unattractive but don't worry we will polish that turd for you, as we know you cannot do it with great style or wit! Criticism has its place - on the back benches - but appearing too negative or too partisan will increase your Clarkeability.
Anon (12:44pm) said...
"New Labour is eating itself. It has spun itself into a total frenzy.
Pull up a soft chair and get in a crate of beer."
I think that champagne is more fitting for this occasion.
They probably think that the Chameleon constitutes "great style and wit"...
Fuckwit stuff at its best, who gives a shit about them? If anybody reads anything it will be only on fishing expeditions to take the piss. The still don't understand it do they?
With all the smoke and mirrors and spin that NuLab have employed over the last 12 years i am amazed that they havn't got the hang of blogging.
More propaganda perhaps.
I've done a wee fisk of this nonsense to keep myself busy. What a bunch of clowns these sad, deluded fools are.
Still, they'll be out of a job soon enough (fingers cross, touches wood, avoids ladders etc)
RS
But the "smoke, mirrors and spin" all emanated from the centre and relied on close control to keep all the lackeys "on message". Seems to me that the whole point of a blog is to be OFF message.
Facists? What about people who make friends with people in the BNP to use them as hired muscle to beat up political opposition?
Does that sound like a liberal person Guido or a fascist?
Facists? What about people who make friends with people in the BNP to use them as hired muscle to beat up political opposition?
knob 5:56 what on earth did you get that deluded fantasy from?
Let me guess searchlight?
where not what
"but appearing too negative or too partisan will increase your Clarkeability."
this blog never ceases to astonish me with the wordsmithery of the commenters. last week it was "Milibandwidth" and "Milipedia".
Now we have the insanely funny word of "Clarkeability".
e.g.
"Oh dear god David - dont say that in your speech. It's very clarkable."
"He said something Clarkable last night - i'm not looking forward to the headlines tommorow"
to be precise it should have been Clarkeableness, the tendency to express oneself in a negative and/or partisan way. Clarkeability is the ability to resemble a large fat unshaven man with prominent ears.
This reminds me of old people trying to be "cool". The difference is that it isn't old vs young, it's control freaks vs bloggers. Very cringeworthy.
Guido, you have struck comedy gold with this one. I am killing myself laughing.
How much are you paying these "join the debate, but don't leave comments" guys, seriously? They can't be doing this for you for free. I think I am off to make a "wonkosphere wallpaper".
Anonymous said...
Facists? What about people who make friends with people in the BNP to use them as hired muscle to beat up political opposition?5:56 PM
Everyone I know in the BNP is claiming disability(as opposed to actually being disabled) and couldn`t fight their way out of a wet paper bag.The "Hardcore" are a bit tougher but tend to stick to bullying those smaller than themselves and tend to be hangers on,those who think fascist labels are "hard".The more politically active members tend to be a very sorry bunch indeed,more to be pitied than anything else.
It should be "Labour TURNS to blogging". Do get your grammar right, Guido, or else I shall slap you with a cold, wet fish.
Hitchens 6.20 - From Searchlight? No.
In an article about tax evasion? Yes.