Comments on: Nipping This One In The Bud http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/ Speed is Life Mon, 20 May 2013 07:06:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Speedgeek http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-866 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:24:46 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-866 Erm…oops. This is what I get for not reading all of the posts that I fell behind on while out of town before exchanging heated comments on another post.

Yeah. Sorry about that, George. I’m going to send myself to bed without dessert now. Or, maybe I’ll limit to half a piece of cake and only three shots of ouzo tonight.

]]> By: AZZO45 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-840 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:40:26 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-840 I’m glad…because I also believe Sean & I carried out a health “public” debate. We never insulted each other… we just DISAGREED.

I still disagree with you championing Bruno… but it is YOUR blog! I stop by OilPressure because I enjoy what is written & its general overall approach.

IMO, you could have cheerleaded for Bruno & left FM out of it. One could argue that Bruno once was Franck… only a Brazilian “unknown” bumping a driver that had done the American training ground series’ & remained unemployed. Bruno wasn’t a “ride buyer” & neither is Montagny.

]]> By: John McLallen http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-837 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:03:15 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-837 Oil Pressure is one of the classiest blogs on the net and I agree with you George about the thread like activity on the replies. Like Barney Fife would say, “nip it.”

]]> By: jerrycruz http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-834 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:55:34 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-834 George, I visit your blog everyday and it is probably the one I’m anxiously waiting to come home and read (ask my wife!). As people gets notice of your blog those legions will eventually fly-by here. Pay no attention as I did and probably 90% of your fans.
Keep it clean and please add to your list that you have open wheel fans in the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico.
Keep the great work flowing.
Thanks!

]]> By: Jack in NC http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-832 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:38:17 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-832 Good to nip it in the bud, George. Otherwise it will get out of hand and eventually will turn to debating healthcare or other political garbage. Keep it focused on open-wheel racing (IndyCar, Indy car, whatever) and keep doing what you’ve done well for over 3 months now.

]]> By: oilpressure http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-831 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:27:32 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-831 Sean:

I was afraid you might think these comments were aimed at you. They were not. They were partially aimed at the one you were sparring with, among others. They were trying to stir the pot. You have made responsible comments in the past. No offense taken on my part and I hope none on yours. — GP

]]> By: Sean http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-830 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:12:48 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-830 I assume you are talking about my extended debate with AZZO45, especially when you state “They take their shot, express their side and we move on.”, which I suppose means you expect people to make their point in one or two posts and no more. It kind of disappoints me if you think that was a flame-war or talking smack or being a troll. I did not say anything nasty about AZZO45 or about you; I merely have a higher opinion of Junqueira than AZZO45 does. My posts are usually well-thought out and I don’t think I was using “fifth-grade level” discourse either.

I do post on a board elsewhere with people who do talk some smack about Tony George and TV ratings and so on, but I don’t usually participate in that stuff there and have a much milder reputation than that; I also have been known to critique fanboy venom, and I don’t think I was being a fanboy yesterday. If I had been bashing and hurling personal insults at AZZO45, I could see where you were coming from, but I wasn’t. I didn’t realize a debate should only be a certain length.

]]> By: SkipinSC http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-829 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:21:25 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-829 George,

I was kinda surprised to see “computer karate” being played on your site. It occurs to me that this may be the hazard of increasing the popularity of your blog. Sooner or later, trolls will show up. I try to treat racing on my blog the same way as you do – to react with passion, write with intelligence and thought, and maybe a tad bit of sarcasm and wit.

Keep up the good work and just ignore the flamers out there. (They ARE everywhere.)

]]> By: James O. http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-828 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:20:19 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-828 Having been on-line for twenty*cough* years and been on both sides of this in one form or another, my thought is that the Haters will quickly grow bored (as you’ve said, the tone here is more academic than sports-bar) and move to where the food is. But you may end up with a lot of readers who will appreciate what you offer, and that’s a good thing.

I’ve heard this about radio talk shows: only a very small fraction (like maybe 1%) of the audience will actually call; yet it that’s 1% that gets sampled on the air, and not necessarily representative of the audience as a whole. They’re just the ones who are motivated to do it. I get the impression that blog-readers are the same.

]]> By: Aaron http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-827 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:45:15 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nipping-this-one-in-the-bud/#comment-827 George-

Your blog is exactly the way I would conduct a blog, as a fan, and someone who is passionate about Indy Car racing, its history, and its excitement today. You aren’t on the phone with the drivers, but you pose thought provoking questions and your opinions on such. As a fan, I thank you for your blog, and encourage you to keep it the same as always.

Thanks, George.

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