i miss "friends"

you people are dumber than i originally thought. quite amazing. then again, it's just two or three miserable nutsacks posting at this point so at least the stupidity is exposed to just a few. but come on dudes, write more! we know you can do it.

i propose a nyc bloggers rumble to replace the happy hour and other events at the soho store....maybe gathamist can plug the Home Depot in an interview and then we'll all go buy our pipes and chains there...whadda ya say...the first "Gothamist Rumble"...."More Floggin less Bloggin"...whose in ?

Boy, everybody sure is in a tizzy. Guess they don't like to hear it when people disagree. A shame.

And waaaaaa, the logic is your own. By calling it "dumbass" you're only degrading your own comments. But I guess you don't really understand that. Or maybe you do, but just are afraid to admit it, since you suggest shutting down the comments immediately after your own defensive post.

So, where does this leave us? It seems we are stuck with a circle-jerk of bloggers that doesn't like it when the reading (read: non-blogging) public that they've cultivated start to complain about the creeping insularity of their posts and subject matter. So who is the intended audience, really? Is Gothamist only supposed to be read by tech-savvy yuppie bloggers who love to watch TV, eat at expensive restaurants, and follow the arts with ironic detachment?

Good lord. You want pure news on NYC? Try the NY Times. Pure gossip? Page Six. A nice mix with some funny sidenotes and the occasional in-joke that will lead you to other fun pages? Gothamist. Now shut up already. It's not like this is the only place to read about news in NYC, crybaby.

And stop being so pissy about the interview comments. My guess is that they had a hard enticing people to be interviewed on a page full of nasty comments. Go bitch in the Forum. Or don't read the page at all.

re: "THEN STOP READING YOU FOOLS. don't waste your precious time here."

but some stuff is good...i like reading the good stuff...then i complain about the bad stuff...so there is then more good stuff than bad stuff to read...

thats dumbass logic. i enjoy replying to your stupidity. see, if you really thought this through then you'd realize your braindead comment wouldn't even be here if you didn't read this post. catch my drift, honey? i'm sure you don't. but yes, this is all very silly and we're all feeding the obsession. pretty sad.

[proof submitted that this comments thread should be closed now not for any censorship reasons/hurt feelings but the discourse has become so dumb that its very existence offends basic human intelligence.]

Now now kindergarteners... behave well, or Jen's going to put us on timeout and take away our crayons...

hey waaaaa, if you don't like specific comments, don't reply to them. Simple as that. Same logic.

THEN STOP READING YOU FOOLS. don't waste your precious time here.

Yes, pjh. Very much so.

anyone else tired of watching nyc bloggers blow sunshine up each others megalomaniacal asses...wholly masturbatorial undertones...

i know krucoff and if you brainless twits are so obsessed with his cab-riding habits then you should know he was JOKING with that post. he's all sarcasm and it's wildly hilarious to see you people take him seriously word-for-word. if you knew him at all you'd know he's broke as a dog and lives in a dirty lower east side tenement that's infested with rodentia and roaches. that certainly doesn't give him any cred but he aint zooming around town in taxis either.

and trooper, your attempt at parody couldn't be more retarded. what on earth is that even supposed to mean?

but i guess the ol' boy has started to make a name for himself, hasn't he? the road to success is not without the ramblings of jealous freaks. i'm sure krucoff smiles at all of this. keep it up.

"Who gives a F*ck if Krucoff takes a cab to work every day."

Considering how I take the subway to work each day, I understand why people who be playa-hating this Krucoff fellow.

With all due "Respect":

Who gives a F*ck if Krucoff takes a cab to work every day. He does what he wants without worrying about being an "authentic"--the sign of a true LES/NYr (you're probably the same scab who posts on Craig's R&R about that shite). Give me a fucking break with your "authenticity" already. He lives and works here. Pays taxes here. 'nuff said.

krucoff, you do suck less than I thought you would.

Try being more gay or something.

if blog entries were the best part of blogs for you then you clearly missed the point. maybe no one gives a crap what bloggers have to say. but if bloggers feel the need to say it, by all means bloggers have many other ways to voice your opinion other than a blog. what kind of moron blogger complains about something as ridiculous as this? it's a blog! first amendment rights are not at stake!! idiots.

if comments were the best part of the interviews for you then you clearly missed the point. maybe no one gives a crap what you have to say. but if you feel the need to say it, by all means you have many other ways to voice your opinion. what kind of moron complains about something as ridiculous as this? it's a blog! first amendment rights are not at stake!! idiots.

I agree, you do suck Andrew.

I find the comments the best part of a blog. Interviews are not as interesting without the ability to comment. The comments were more entertaining than the interviews.Turning off comments is the proverbial "cutting off nose to spite face".