Doyel looks up hate-mail authors and posts personal facts in reply column

[linotype]

I wonder how Doyel would feel if a Web site or blogger put out personal info about him?

And down goes the gauntlet.

Well, I checked, and his home telephone number and address both turn up in a simple www.DAPlus.us search ...

Do it. You know you want to.

If you DO want to do that shirt, do NOT do it here.

Moddy, I want the record to show that I was

I wonder how Doyel would feel if a Web site or blogger put out personal info about him?

And down goes the gauntlet.

Well, I checked, and his home telephone number and address both turn up in a simple www.DAPlus.us search ...

Do it. You know you want to.

Nope. Not gonna do it. [/Dana Carvey impersonating George H.W. Bush]

Moddy, I was thinking of you when I originally posted. No way am I putting Doyel's number and address on this site. I'm just pointing out that it's already out in the public domain.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I wonder how Doyel would feel if a Web site or blogger put out personal info about him?

And down goes the gauntlet.

Well, I checked, and his home telephone number and address both turn up in a simple www.DAPlus.us search ...

Do it. You know you want to.

If you DO want to do that shirt, do NOT do it here.

I wasn't advocating doing it. But I do wonder how he'd feel if somebody did it.

 

[Heywood Jablome]

Gregg Doyel's talent at writing columns is why he's buried in a place where no one really comes to read columns anyway. If he was any good, he would be somewhere better.

 

[Columbo]

Gregg Doyel's talent at writing columns is why he's buried in a place where no one really comes to read columns anyway. If he was any good, he would be somewhere better.

How much do you think he is pulling down?

 

[Moderator1]

Headbutt, your point is valid (as most of yours are - well, some anyway).
My point is we don't need to stoop to that level here, even if our audience is smaller.
With the 'net, anyone with a clue can find out pretty much anything about anyone.

No idea what Sportsline pays. I know the guys recently hired by ESPN are pulling in good coin, all with six figures before the decimal point.

 

[shotglass]

I would imagine cost of living is pretty healthy up around Bristol, Moddy. I think...

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Headbutt, your point is valid (as most of yours are - well, some anyway).
My point is we don't need to stoop to that level here, even if our audience is smaller.
With the 'net, anyone with a clue can find out pretty much anything about anyone.

Oh I know what you're saying, and I agree mostly. However I wouldn't feel as bad if it happened to Doyel as I would if it happened to someone who doesn't come off like an enormous asshat.

 

[tapintoamerica]

Yes, this thread is worth multiple pages. The general topic of standards of the Web and standards of conventional journalism must be pursued.
Sure, the Internet is a different world than print, but it cannot be a haven for irresponsibility, childish retorts, etc. The entertainment value of this "Hate Mail Response" concept doesn't justify its existence as a column on a site devoted to sports and news.

Here's what consumers care about:
Issues
Their favorite teams, athletes, etc
Games people play

Here's what they don't care about:
The journalists who cover the above items
Any problems -- logistical or otherwise -- that journalists have in providing the information

 

[PulitzerInTheBag]

Here's what they don't care about:
The journalists who cover the above items
Any problems -- logistical or otherwise -- that journalists have in providing the information

THANK YOU! When will we realize people don't care about us. Dance, clown, dance! Don't whine about how hard it is to put on the costume.

Also, don't complain about lack of free food. People give you free food when you are doing them a favor. We're not doing them a favor. We're doing our jobs. And shirt, we can expense it anyway.

 

[shotglass]

There has always seemed to be some disagreement in here about that fact, but it's true. They do not want to know how the hot dogs are made.

 

[suburbanite]

FWIW, I've been told that CBS Sportsline does want their columnists to respond, on the site, to nasty e-mails. As was mentioned, they think it creates 'buzz.' However, this particular instance might be a wee bit over the top.

 

[lantaur]

I would imagine cost of living is pretty healthy up around Bristol, Moddy. I think...

How many of the columnists do you think live in or around Bristol? I'd guess none. They all have a "home base." I know i SportsLine's case, Doyel, Prisco, Judge, Miller, etc. do not live in Ft. Lauderdale.