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Re: Jim Brown. NYT
Instead of boring you with my feeble attempts at humor, I'm going to bore you by being serious. I don't understand for the life of me why The NY Times continues to reject my comments. I'm not saying they're all gems. They can reject any comment for any reason. But it would be nice to know what the reason is.
Yesterday, NFL legend Jim Brown died. The Times ran his obituary and allowed for readers comments. I submitted the following:
Jim Brown, the best around
If you were down to your third
And feeling your worst
He'd give you his word
And get you the first
Jim Brown, he was the best
Now gone to his eternal rest
RIP
On the comments page, it says the following: 'The Times needs your voice. We welcome your on-topic commentary, criticism and expertise. Comments are moderated for civility'.
The comment I submitted was on-topic, not critical, and as far as my expertise (I dated a girl in college who was an expertise, but I digress).
My comment was certainly civil. Why wasn't it accepted? What would happen if it was? Would the family of Jim Brown sue The NY Times for libel?
It's not so much the rejection but the fact they don't tell you why. There must be a reason. They refuse to tell me what that reason is. Maybe I should sue them. I have a reputation to uphold! If people see my comments are not being run in the paper, who knows what will happen? I may lose the one or two people that actually read this stuff!
