Comments on: Blog Mafia http://www.kelandpartners.com/kelkellyblog/2008/08/28/blog-mafia/ be SEEN. be HEARD. be UNDERSTOOD. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:47:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Kel Kelly Blog - Death Threats At TechCrunch — WTF? http://www.kelandpartners.com/kelkellyblog/2008/08/28/blog-mafia/comment-page-1/#comment-4941 Kel Kelly Blog - Death Threats At TechCrunch — WTF? Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:21:56 +0000 http://www.kelandpartners.com/kelkellyblog/2008/08/28/blog-mafia/#comment-4941 [...] have written many posts illuminating my stark contrast of opinion when it comes to Arrington’s perspective regarding [...] [...] have written many posts illuminating my stark contrast of opinion when it comes to Arrington’s perspective regarding [...]

]]> By: Kel http://www.kelandpartners.com/kelkellyblog/2008/08/28/blog-mafia/comment-page-1/#comment-968 Kel Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:57:37 +0000 http://www.kelandpartners.com/kelkellyblog/2008/08/28/blog-mafia/#comment-968 thanks for another great perspective jonathan. i know i have said this once before on a previous post -- i believe it's not so much what someone says but how they say it. i love the diversity of opinions that exist on every topic under the sun. i welcome an opposing opinion. however, when things become disrespectful, judgmental and downright mean spirited they cross a line. a single thread of respect goes a long way when trying to get a point across. thanks for another great perspective jonathan. i know i have said this once before on a previous post — i believe it’s not so much what someone says but how they say it. i love the diversity of opinions that exist on every topic under the sun. i welcome an opposing opinion. however, when things become disrespectful, judgmental and downright mean spirited they cross a line. a single thread of respect goes a long way when trying to get a point across.

]]> By: Jonathan Trenn http://www.kelandpartners.com/kelkellyblog/2008/08/28/blog-mafia/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Jonathan Trenn Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:44:19 +0000 http://www.kelandpartners.com/kelkellyblog/2008/08/28/blog-mafia/#comment-967 Intimidated. We want to disagree at times but we don't want to offend the writer. Often that's legit. Problems exist though. Arrington is huge. Big influence, big following. People will respond to him because they want to, whereas if mid-level type, it would get 2-3 responses. The people who enable this the most are the ones who won't challenge the blog mafia types. Often if you disagree, you're ignored by other commentors. You're response to him was so full of pizazz (and 100% correct I may add) that I had to respond. Intimidated.

We want to disagree at times but we don’t want to offend the writer. Often that’s legit.

Problems exist though. Arrington is huge. Big influence, big following. People will respond to him because they want to, whereas if mid-level type, it would get 2-3 responses.

The people who enable this the most are the ones who won’t challenge the blog mafia types. Often if you disagree, you’re ignored by other commentors.

You’re response to him was so full of pizazz (and 100% correct I may add) that I had to respond.

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