Mail: a truly despicable article ("nothing 'natural' about Stephen Gately's death")

[krtek a houby]

News 24 reporting from Dublin on the Moir piece said that it didn't seem to bother people there as they "don't get the Mail".

Well, we did when I lived there. Unless it's been discontinued

 

[stethoscope]

The Fail is still asking us to 'face up to the sordid reality'. Care to tell us what the 'sordid reality' is then???

 

[killer b]

that the gays all die young. probably drowned in spunk or something. filthy bastards.

 

[ivebeenhigh]

10000 + members on fb

 

[ivebeenhigh]

oh and sterling work you lot

 

[malice]

banner ad there for findaproperty.com

Yep. Findaproperty still being advertised next to the Jan Moir article now. And the Jan Moir article is still being linked to from the big headline article on the funeral (see my post about a page back last night), which I find really distasteful

 

[Badger Kitten]

10, 106 members now in the FB group, plus a few trolls.

 

[Badger Kitten]

Yep. Findaproperty still being advertised next to the Jan Moir article now. And the Jan Moir article is still being linked to from the big headline article on the funeral (see my post about a page back last night), which I find really distasteful

FindaProperty is Mail house advertising - it is owned by the Mail.

 

[5t3IIa]

10,218

Morning! I'm going out at 11am. Is there anything to be linked on the Group or has Trashy done it?

 

[malice]

FindaProperty is Mail house advertising - it is owned by the Mail.

That makes more sense, thanks

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Sky news ^^

 

[Guineveretoo]

Can someone change the summary of the facebook group to remove the phrase "today's article", so that anyone bumping into it realises it is still a current group?

 

[5t3IIa]

Just posted group on Gay Pride FB group. It has 25,881 members

Will edit summary Guin, thank you.

 

[kyser_soze]

bk/st3lla; have either of you contacted the obs or similar to rebutt her claim about this being orchestrated by the gay?

 

[Badger Kitten]

I can't because it has to be kept quiet that I am in any way directly involved in this. 5t3lla can.

 

[killer b]

I can't because it has to be kept quiet that I am in any way directly involved in this. 5t3lla can.

excellent. a cloak & dagger twist.

won't it be easy enough to find out you're involved by anyone who can be bothered to do a bit of digging?

 

[5t3IIa]

11.50am - 10.20am = 23.5 hrs

10,349 members / 23.5 = 440 members an hour? Is my maths right? I have a cold

 

[killer b]

yeah, your maths is right.

 

[5t3IIa]

I can't because it has to be kept quiet that I am in any way directly involved in this. 5t3lla can.

Pls write us a press release? I woke up thinking about this - I had 'orchestrated by the gay community' running around my head and I want to say 'No, another lie'

I'll ring the Guardian and ask if they want it, like, or something.

 

[Geri]

excellent. a cloak & dagger twist.

won't it be easy enough to find out you're involved by anyone who can be bothered to do a bit of digging?

Yeah, like reading this thread?

 

[Badger Kitten]

excellent. a cloak & dagger twist.

won't it be easy enough to find out you're involved by anyone who can be bothered to do a bit of digging?

Possibly, and it's not that serious anyway as I did it all in my day off, but it is easier if I don't leap all over it publicly from a work pov. As could confuse clients.

 

[Guineveretoo]

There are two facebook groups calling for her sack - might be worth linking the "common interest" thing?

 

[5t3IIa]

There are two facebook groups calling for her sack - might be worth linking the "common interest" thing?

My insitinct is not to dilute the #1 group, iyswim

 

[trashpony]

10,218

Morning! I'm going out at 11am. Is there anything to be linked on the Group or has Trashy done it?

We had the shockingly bad night to end all nights and so only just up. So I can be on troll watch

 

[London_Calling]

I like that point about how this worked as a counterpoint to the Daily Mail's campaign re Ross-Brand-Andrew Sacks. Very interesting that conservative reactionaries use old media, younger liberals new media - we know that's how it would work but it's nonetheless interesting to see it in action.

This is a nice story for the media to examine it's favourite subject, itself.

 

[yardbird]

11.50am - 10.20am = 23.5 hrs

10,349 members / 23.5 = 440 members an hour? Is my maths right? I have a cold

(((5t3IIa)))

 

[5t3IIa]

I am a big baby

 

[Badger Kitten]

some good blogs

http://853blog.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/the-people-versus-the-daily-mail/

http://dispatchesfromthehighhorse.blogspot.com/2009/10/daily-mail-in-insensitive-column-non.html

 

[claphamboy]

banner ad there for findaproperty.com

From their website:

In November 2004 FindaProperty.com was acquired by Associated Newspapers, the publishers of The Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and Metro.

So, not much point complaining about that ad.

ETA - just got to the end of the thread and see BK has already pointed this out.

 

[5t3IIa]

http://853blog.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/the-people-versus-the-daily-mail/

http://dispatchesfromthehighhorse.blogspot.com/2009/10/daily-mail-in-insensitive-column-non.html

Will update.