Comments on: Third parties douse flames in comment section http://www.metzgerblog.com/2009/06/09/third-parties-douse-flames-in-comment-section/ Observations on social media -- and the occasional rant -- from Metzger Associates' New Media Practice Group Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:27:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: nate http://www.metzgerblog.com/2009/06/09/third-parties-douse-flames-in-comment-section/comment-page-1/#comment-151 nate Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:45:33 +0000 http://www.metzgerblog.com/?p=508#comment-151 Alexis: Thanks for the response. I can see how your reporter would be peeved. The temptation to "stuff the ballot box" has to be a big one; relationships with your valued media contacts are — as you illustrated — one of the best reasons for total transparency when jumping into a thread. Alexis:
Thanks for the response. I can see how your reporter would be peeved. The temptation to “stuff the ballot box” has to be a big one; relationships with your valued media contacts are — as you illustrated — one of the best reasons for total transparency when jumping into a thread.

]]> By: Alexis Anzalone http://www.metzgerblog.com/2009/06/09/third-parties-douse-flames-in-comment-section/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Alexis Anzalone Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:24:44 +0000 http://www.metzgerblog.com/?p=508#comment-149 Very interesting, and such a tough call to make. I've been on the end of finding out that a client is pretending to be a different person in order to post "positive" comments on their own story; and just recently I was staffing an interview with the WSJ in which the reporter was pretty upset with the comments on his own story - because he could tell PR people had gotten involved. I agree with your approach to wait - patience is a virture in most cases like this. Very interesting, and such a tough call to make.

I've been on the end of finding out that a client is pretending to be a different person in order to post "positive" comments on their own story; and just recently I was staffing an interview with the WSJ in which the reporter was pretty upset with the comments on his own story – because he could tell PR people had gotten involved.

I agree with your approach to wait – patience is a virture in most cases like this.

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