bandmama: I'm glad you liked Lisa's column today. Lisa and a couple of other local women will be penning similar dog-themed columns for us on a weekly basis. Today was the debut. If you have any ideas for future topics, feel free to share with me or Lisa (lparkmason@gmail.com).
A big thanks to the 30 or so community members (some of whom are regular contributors on this forum) who attended Coffee and a Newspaper this morning. I thought it was a really good discussion with many good viewpoints on both sides of the anonymity issue.
All: Continuing — emphasis on continuing — the anonymity conversation has nothing to do with any proposed legislation in Washington, D.C. or any directive from anyone else at my company. General Manager Scott Stanford and I hear more from readers about online comments than about any other issue related to the newspaper. We've been conducting Coffee and a Newspaper gatherings for the past year, and online comments remain the one issue that comes up at every gathering, regardless of who attends. We thought dedicating a Coffee and a Newspaper gathering to the subject and advertising it as such might spur some good conversation.
All: Thanks for the good discussion on this issue. I hope the quality and tone on this thread is what we get tomorrow morning during Coffee and a Newspaper. I'm personally torn on the issue of anonymity. I think there are legitimate points to be made on both sides of the issue — and indeed, many of you have raised those points in your comments above. Ultimately, what I want most is for SteamboatToday.com to be a place where residents and others who love Steamboat Springs and Routt County can come to stay informed about the community and also engage in thoughtful, civil discourse (and yes, debate) on important local issues. I think Sep (Brian) raises an interesting point in his most recent post: How many contributors to these online forums are lost because of their distaste for anonymity and the sometimes vitriolic nature of online comments?
Housepoor: Mother Nature happened, I guess. Here's one of my favorite places to go to get some insight on what's happening with our weather. It's the "Forecast discussion" on Steamboat Springs' NOAA weather page. Some of the meteorological terms and jargon can be a bit confusing, but it's mostly easy to follow:
All: As Isaac correctly points out, the Howelsen Hill Ski Area is scheduled to open Dec. 3, conditions permitting. Our sloppy mistake has been corrected in the online version of this story.
hereandthere (and others who have flagged Isaac's posts): You are correct in that part of the reader submitted content agreement is that all users: "Agree not to solicit others. You agree not to contribute for the purposes of advertising or to solicit anyone to buy or sell products or services, or to make donations of any kind, or to promote other web sites, without our express written approval, or where expressly permitted." As such, I have removed the links from the posts.
Lisa Mason: My journey with Zoey
bandmama:
I'm glad you liked Lisa's column today. Lisa and a couple of other local women will be penning similar dog-themed columns for us on a weekly basis. Today was the debut. If you have any ideas for future topics, feel free to share with me or Lisa (lparkmason@gmail.com).
Best,
Brent
February 10, 2012 at 11:32 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Brent Boyer: What's in a name?
A big thanks to the 30 or so community members (some of whom are regular contributors on this forum) who attended Coffee and a Newspaper this morning. I thought it was a really good discussion with many good viewpoints on both sides of the anonymity issue.
Brent
February 1, 2012 at 9:33 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Brent Boyer: What's in a name?
All:
Continuing — emphasis on continuing — the anonymity conversation has nothing to do with any proposed legislation in Washington, D.C. or any directive from anyone else at my company. General Manager Scott Stanford and I hear more from readers about online comments than about any other issue related to the newspaper. We've been conducting Coffee and a Newspaper gatherings for the past year, and online comments remain the one issue that comes up at every gathering, regardless of who attends. We thought dedicating a Coffee and a Newspaper gathering to the subject and advertising it as such might spur some good conversation.
Brent
January 31, 2012 at 10:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Brent Boyer: What's in a name?
All:
Thanks for the good discussion on this issue. I hope the quality and tone on this thread is what we get tomorrow morning during Coffee and a Newspaper.
I'm personally torn on the issue of anonymity. I think there are legitimate points to be made on both sides of the issue — and indeed, many of you have raised those points in your comments above.
Ultimately, what I want most is for SteamboatToday.com to be a place where residents and others who love Steamboat Springs and Routt County can come to stay informed about the community and also engage in thoughtful, civil discourse (and yes, debate) on important local issues.
I think Sep (Brian) raises an interesting point in his most recent post: How many contributors to these online forums are lost because of their distaste for anonymity and the sometimes vitriolic nature of online comments?
Brent
January 31, 2012 at 8:33 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Our View: Golf committee hits it straight
The Haymaker Golf Course portion of the city's 2012 approved budget begins on page 144:
http://steamboatsprings.net/sites/def...
Brent
January 25, 2012 at 9:38 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Heavy snow expected to pound Northwest Colorado
Housepoor:
Mother Nature happened, I guess. Here's one of my favorite places to go to get some insight on what's happening with our weather. It's the "Forecast discussion" on Steamboat Springs' NOAA weather page. Some of the meteorological terms and jargon can be a bit confusing, but it's mostly easy to follow:
http://forecast.weather.gov/product.p...
Still looking like strong possibility of snow tonight, and again this weekend. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Brent
January 19, 2012 at 9:27 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luke Graham: The NHL needs to ban fights
If anyone is interested in the New York Times' three-part series on Boogaard (and I highly recommend it), here's the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/spo...
Brent
December 20, 2011 at 11:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
The Record for Nov. 29
Rhys,
Yikes. That's an embarrassing one. Thanks for pointing out. It has been corrected above.
Brent
December 1, 2011 at 2:18 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat announces cost of Howelsen Hill skiing to increase
All:
As Isaac correctly points out, the Howelsen Hill Ski Area is scheduled to open Dec. 3, conditions permitting. Our sloppy mistake has been corrected in the online version of this story.
Thanks,
Brent
November 1, 2011 at 9:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Rain to arrive first, then snow later tonight
hereandthere (and others who have flagged Isaac's posts):
You are correct in that part of the reader submitted content agreement is that all users: "Agree not to solicit others. You agree not to contribute for the purposes of advertising or to solicit anyone to buy or sell products or services, or to make donations of any kind, or to promote other web sites, without our express written approval, or where expressly permitted."
As such, I have removed the links from the posts.
Thanks,
Brent
November 1, 2011 at 9:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )