Comments on: PhillyBlog Is Down, Leaving Hundreds Of Neighborhood Busybodies Much As They Were In The 1990s: Complaining, Alone, Weird. http://www.philebrity.com/2009/07/07/phillyblog-is-down-leaving-hundreds-of-neighborhood-busybodies-much-as-they-were-in-the-1990s-complaining-alone-weird/ philly's longest-standing cityblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dee123http://www.philebrity.com/2009/07/07/phillyblog-is-down-leaving-hundreds-of-neighborhood-busybodies-much-as-they-were-in-the-1990s-complaining-alone-weird/comment-page-1/#comment-12595 dee123 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:54:33 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=24060#comment-12595 I don't get the disdain. It seems there were real resources there for people newer to the city. Some people were "actually" speaking to neighbors. I don’t get the disdain. It seems there were real resources there for people newer to the city. Some people were “actually” speaking to neighbors.

]]> By: cbhttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/07/07/phillyblog-is-down-leaving-hundreds-of-neighborhood-busybodies-much-as-they-were-in-the-1990s-complaining-alone-weird/comment-page-1/#comment-12547 cb Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:57:50 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=24060#comment-12547 I would agree that sometimes it was mindblowingly curmudgeonly, but it was a good resource. I just moved into my neighborhood and I learned a lot from the messageboards. I would agree that sometimes it was mindblowingly curmudgeonly, but it was a good resource. I just moved into my neighborhood and I learned a lot from the messageboards.

]]> By: barryghttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/07/07/phillyblog-is-down-leaving-hundreds-of-neighborhood-busybodies-much-as-they-were-in-the-1990s-complaining-alone-weird/comment-page-1/#comment-12540 barryg Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:53:05 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=24060#comment-12540 Wow, how hard is it run the phpBB site.Let's just make the phillyblog homepage redirect to Philadelphia Speaks and call it day. Wow, how hard is it run the phpBB site.

Let’s just make the phillyblog homepage redirect to Philadelphia Speaks and call it day.

]]> By: Larryhttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/07/07/phillyblog-is-down-leaving-hundreds-of-neighborhood-busybodies-much-as-they-were-in-the-1990s-complaining-alone-weird/comment-page-1/#comment-12538 Larry Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:31:38 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=24060#comment-12538 Eh...Just because its gone doesn't mean that the mindset is, let alone places for people to post it.If you saw PhillyBlog as nothing more than people around Philly to complain, then that's all it was. On the other hand, if you saw it as a way to get information about your own local community from people, it was pretty good.I live in Mt. Airy, and... well, there's not real pulse there, just a collection of people. Its the most diverse area in the city, and its hard to know whats going on there at all. PhillyBlog actually helped to learn what was on the mind of the people in the area, and it was pretty nice. Also, I don't think I would have been able to learn as much as I did about the South Street gatherings and such if it wasn't for it.It wasn't that bad, although it did have its problems and trolls and people who never learned basic net-etiquette. Eh…

Just because its gone doesn’t mean that the mindset is, let alone places for people to post it.

If you saw PhillyBlog as nothing more than people around Philly to complain, then that’s all it was. On the other hand, if you saw it as a way to get information about your own local community from people, it was pretty good.

I live in Mt. Airy, and… well, there’s not real pulse there, just a collection of people. Its the most diverse area in the city, and its hard to know whats going on there at all. PhillyBlog actually helped to learn what was on the mind of the people in the area, and it was pretty nice. Also, I don’t think I would have been able to learn as much as I did about the South Street gatherings and such if it wasn’t for it.

It wasn’t that bad, although it did have its problems and trolls and people who never learned basic net-etiquette.

]]> By: Patriciohttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/07/07/phillyblog-is-down-leaving-hundreds-of-neighborhood-busybodies-much-as-they-were-in-the-1990s-complaining-alone-weird/comment-page-1/#comment-12535 Patricio Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:09:56 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=24060#comment-12535 THANK GOD!I always love the headlines for the postings such as "Did I hear gunshots???" of course the op of the said alarmist article finds out the next day their neighbor just took out the trash with such intensity that it sounded like shots to their ears.Awesome.Thank god its done. THANK GOD!

I always love the headlines for the postings such as “Did I hear gunshots???” of course the op of the said alarmist article finds out the next day their neighbor just took out the trash with such intensity that it sounded like shots to their ears.

Awesome.

Thank god its done.

]]> By: Larryhttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/07/07/phillyblog-is-down-leaving-hundreds-of-neighborhood-busybodies-much-as-they-were-in-the-1990s-complaining-alone-weird/comment-page-1/#comment-12529 Larry Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:28:27 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=24060#comment-12529 Yeah, it's been down on-and-off (mostly down) since June 25th or so. I know its been a while now. Yeah, it’s been down on-and-off (mostly down) since June 25th or so. I know its been a while now.

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