pitchfork is dumb (#34985859340293849494 in a series.)

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ya not shitting up your site for bullshit pageviews is pretty commendable imho.

NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:06 (fourteen years ago) link

i'm impressed that pfork hasn't gone the way of the comment boxes after all these years. makes it seem more solid, rather than just a free for all. plus, commenters on most websites are the lowest form of life imo (excepting ILM of course). look at any newspaper's site.

tylerw, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:10 (fourteen years ago) link

yeah, "everyone else is doing it" and "it'd probably make some extra money even though they seem to be doing fine as is" are ridiculous reasons to add something as unnecessary and inherently problematic as a comments section. there is nothing wrong with a publication or media outlet actually controlling what's said on their site by only including what their staff writes, and they should feel no obligation to allow people to comment on their site. there's a whole world out there of blogs and message boards -- including this one -- that can dissect Pitchfork and the music it covers, and no real reason for PF to play host to one itself just to play a pageview game they're already winning. i mean, more NEWSPAPERS could stand to control the content on their sites as well as that little indie rock site does.

some dude, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:13 (fourteen years ago) link

they used to have a mailbag, right? that'd be ok for the laughs. if someone wants to write a well-written response to a review, what the hell.

tylerw, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:17 (fourteen years ago) link

oh man the mailbag! totally forgot that ever existed, good times. would be lame to bring that back though imo.

some dude, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:25 (fourteen years ago) link

yeah you could just read stereogum

gonjasufi smacker (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:28 (fourteen years ago) link

P4k needs a bowling tournament imo

ksh, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:33 (fourteen years ago) link

some dude otm w/ that longer post btw

ksh, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:34 (fourteen years ago) link

i bet they could make a ton of money if they had google ads

ლ support our troops ლ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:35 (fourteen years ago) link

http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/112508/kept-it-real.gif

Catbird (mbvrc), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:41 (fourteen years ago) link

this thread's been going for 8 years, dude. you think it won't be going strong 8 years from now unless they add a comments box?

some dude, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:44 (fourteen years ago) link

it's been, what, four years since "you need comments to monetize your web endeavor" became the industry's paralyzing philosophy? long? i figure if pfork hasn't added them yet, they're probably doing fine, cashflow-wise, though i'm sure scott and ryan appreciate all the amateur hour entrepreneurship tips.

strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:44 (fourteen years ago) link

umbrellas with the p4k logo embroidered on them would be a sure-fire business generator!

Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:47 (fourteen years ago) link

ya pretty boneheaded that they haven't started that yet!

NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:49 (fourteen years ago) link

also good: personalized coasters.

Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:50 (fourteen years ago) link

J0rdan OTM -- Pfork comment boxes would pretty much look like Stereogum... UGH.

ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:51 (fourteen years ago) link

I need matchbooks.

Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:51 (fourteen years ago) link

"for a donation of $500 or more, one of our writers will come to your house and read your favorite review in the voice of either snagglepuss or orko from he-man."

strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:51 (fourteen years ago) link

Never visited Stereogum, not even once. The name sounds like indie rock taffy.

Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:52 (fourteen years ago) link

proud of you

ksh, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:53 (fourteen years ago) link

THEY SHPOULD DO SOMETHING AS A PATR OF THE CHEESEBURGER NETWORK WITH LIKE ALBUM COVERS AND WE COULD DIGG AND REDDIT HOW COME THEY DONT DIGG AND REDDIT BUT LIKE ALBUM COIVERS WITH CATPOIONS I'M GONNA CALL BENJAMIN HUH BECAUSE THIS IS MONEY THAT THEY AR THROWING AWAY WHY WOULD YOU THROW AWAY MONEY PITCHFORK CHEESEBUR I HAVE CHEESBURGET BUT TAPE AND TAPE

ლ support our troops ლ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:53 (fourteen years ago) link

i might donate $500 if Pat DiNizio, lead singer of The Smithereens, delivers a p4k tote bag to my home.

Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:53 (fourteen years ago) link

whiney's tweeting again, i see.

Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:54 (fourteen years ago) link

dying @ Whiney's post

ksh, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:54 (fourteen years ago) link

http://www.lowter.com/images/blogs/228/addthis_more.png

ksh, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:54 (fourteen years ago) link

Furl that Diigo to Link-a-Gogo immediately!

ksh, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:55 (fourteen years ago) link

WHATIS PITCHFORK FACEBOOK CAMPAIGN DONT THEY KNOW THAT FACEBOOK IS WAY AND I CANNOT SEE SCHRIBER ON FOURSQUARE DOEST HE KNOW FOURSQUARE IS FUTUR SOCIAL MEDIA BRANDING FUTURE WEB 2.0 CLAP YOUR HAND STUPID PITCHFROK THROW AWAY MONEY WITH FORSQUARE TWITTER CAMPAIGGN RETRADS

ლ support our troops ლ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:55 (fourteen years ago) link

stop.

strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 19:56 (fourteen years ago) link

Never visited Stereogum, not even once.

i don't even own a tv

ლ support our troops ლ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 20:01 (fourteen years ago) link

Where's Chris Ott when you need him

Catbird (mbvrc), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 20:04 (fourteen years ago) link

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4723/33907519.jpg

ksh, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 20:05 (fourteen years ago) link

Never visited Stereogum, not even once.
i don't even own a tv

― ლ support our troops ლ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, June 9, 2010 4:01 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

it is absolutely ridiculous to compare Stereogum to television...you mean Videogum.

some dude, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 20:10 (fourteen years ago) link

i don't even own a tv

picture me lollin

ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 20:13 (fourteen years ago) link

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/9154/88915018.jpg

ksh, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 21:13 (fourteen years ago) link

^ ad idea for P4k imo

ksh, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 21:13 (fourteen years ago) link

LIKE him

NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 21:31 (fourteen years ago) link

http://twitter.com/aplusk/status/15533551181

ksh, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 21:49 (fourteen years ago) link

lol

NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 21:50 (fourteen years ago) link

^ get that dude on board imo

ksh, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 21:50 (fourteen years ago) link

xpost

ksh, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 21:50 (fourteen years ago) link

whiney ksh & ilxor are the new jackoff sesh regs imo

its like why GROCERY BAG and not saddam? (deej), Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:10 (fourteen years ago) link

otm

plax (ico), Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:12 (fourteen years ago) link

^^^^^^^^^

xpost

plax (ico), Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:13 (fourteen years ago) link

irl lols @ deej

plax (ico), Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:13 (fourteen years ago) link

great thread

ksh, Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:17 (fourteen years ago) link

whiney ksh & ilxor are the new jackoff sesh regs imo

― its like why GROCERY BAG and not saddam? (deej), Wednesday, June 9, 2010 5:10 PM (19 minutes ago) Bookmark

yeah was gonna post this days ago

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:30 (fourteen years ago) link

no offense but nvr thought that would be the flock over which whiney would preside

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:31 (fourteen years ago) link

never really thought about flocks though

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:31 (fourteen years ago) link

no flocks

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:32 (fourteen years ago) link

dying @ any post made in thread

its like why GROCERY BAG and not saddam? (deej), Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:34 (fourteen years ago) link


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