Chicagoist: Extra, Extra

DaviCon1

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:08:23 -0600

Tankboy, an abbreviated round-up is fine, but don't you think, just a little bit, that your choice of comments like "Aim high guys!" and "Uh . . . now it's not shrinking" in the process of abbreviating adds an editorialized spin that suggests that either you didn't really read the stories that you're linking to or, worse, didn't understand them? Did it turn out that the lake had simply misplaced the 13 inches lost in the last year and it turned up somewhere? No, it really has shrunk. Etc., etc. And what's with "erm" and "uh" all the time? Makes me feel like I'm reading an instant message from a high schooler.

Tankboy

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:22:59 -0600

Erm, Extra Extra is supposed to be an abbreviated round-up of stories we didn't cover. That's why we include links. However, thanks for the feedback!

the new guest number 2

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:22:18 -0600

Way to pay attention, DaviCon1.

DaviCon1

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:06:23 -0600

Granted, Chicagoist has its share of stinkers posted once in a while, but this is one of the most jackassed posts I've seen in a long time. Way to sensationalize stories without any sense of context or, say, relevant facts, Tankboy, re: the U of I online enterprise and the Lake Michigan levels. Useless. Good example of abbreviating a story to meaninglessness.

spookhatespuppies

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:05:31 -0600

Our writing 5 show had monster trucks and grammar jokes... Top that, Margaret. Top that, indeed.

matty

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:45:04 -0600

Damn, I want my degree. Can i get in there if i have the money? I had like a year left of college but i failed out.