Gothamist: West Village Rat Peep Show Mesmerizes All

N9

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 21:02:29 -0500

It's pretty darn tough to edit your own work, which is likely what the Gothamist writers are doing. I would be glad to be Gothamist's copy editor. Frankly, I don't have much work right now and could use a few extra bucks. Plus, I have thick skin and wouldn't give a rat's ass, so to speak, if a commenter took issue with my work.

BQE

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:21:44 -0500

Dear angry: Since when is criticism 'aggressiveness' or 'insulting'? And cheeriness, aggressive? Lighten up . For what it's worth, I am not Michelle, I have no credentials in this area, and no children (yet). The issue I see here is that some people can't deal with certain 'types' of opinions. Cheers, Ed

Brightliner

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:14:47 -0500

I found Michele's comment inoffensive. All she wrote was nobody can be expert at everything and Gothamist should hire a copy editor. Eminently sensible and nowhere near as ill-mannered as Andrew's knee-jerk reaction. However, what I found much more disturbing that Jen's grammatical faux pas is the inconsistency between our "news" sources. The News says Marcus Bonner claims to have been fired for complaining about the lack of sanitation. The Post says he quit. Which was it? Yet, while this was disturbing, it was alas, not surprising. News organizations aren't what they used to be, not that either of these tabloids were that ever that good to begin with, the News' Pulitzers notwithstanding.

monk

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:35:54 -0500

i remember seeing several rats at the dojo on st. mark's place. i complained to the barkeeps, and they told me not to say it so loud. and then promised to deal with it. the place is now closed. no surprise.

angry

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:06:39 -0500

Why would you say "Cheers" when you don't mean it at all? Such passive aggressiveness. I feel for your children if you have any. Did the world end because the article used "decry over" instead of "decry"? Also wouldn't it be more constructive if you contacted the editor with a short message such as "article X, sentence Y, it should be "decry" instead of "decry over"." instead of leaving a couple insults and pointing out your credentials (or lack of)?

BQE

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:54:36 -0500

Andrew, You are a putz. Can't you sit by why someone offers well-intentioned criticism? Is the world going to end if someone speaks an opinion that you don't like? Are you so inane and infantile that it threatens you that there's someone who actually expects writers in public places to actually exhibit some craft? Go back to grade school, where it seems you're still squarely situated. Cheers, Ed

BQE

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:13:03 -0500

andrew

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:58:57 -0500

Michelle & Michelle: I expect people who teach our children to have a bit more patience than you. Maybe even the level of patience to wait to see if the post I put up criticizing the editing of this fine community of contributors takes hold and appears on the site when I check it again in a few minutes before flushing the same exact post into the system. Certainly someone as educated and cognizant of how they should use their education has something else to do in the meantime while the admittedly slow post process takes hold. Grow up and don't visit sites where the writers deployment of their education so irks you since it does not match up with what you might produce if you were motivated enough to contribute somewhere for the public. Or maybe you do have somewhere already.

Michele

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:03:11 -0500

You don't decry over. You simply 'decry'. As a college professor at CUNY, I realize that many people in this city have poor writing and editing skills, but I do expect better from people who graduated from places such as Columbia and NYU. However, since even some of the world's top literary writers were not always good spellers and needed the help of editors to put their prose into comprehensible form, I would suggest that Gothamist find someone who is willing to edit copy as soon as possible. There is no shame in not being expert at everything, whether one is discussing writing skills, knowledge of parts of the city usually not frequented by hipsters, music other than alternative rock, working-class culture and concerns, and other topics not necessarily within the purview of the admittedly prolific and reasonably thoughtful editors.

Michele

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:55:09 -0500

You don't decry over. You simply 'decry'. I must admit some astonishment, puzzlement and sadness over the poor copy-editing of this site, considering that many of the writers claim to have gone to top schools. As a college professor at CUNY, I realize that many people in this city have poor writing and editing skills, but I do expect better from people who graduated from places such as Columbia and NYU. However, since even some of the world's top literary writers were not always good spellers and needed the help of editors to put their prose into comprehensible form, I would suggest that Gothamist find someone who is willing to edit copy as soon as possible. There is no shame in not being expert at everything, whether one is discussing writing skills, knowledge of parts of the city usually not frequented by hipsters, music other than alternative rock, working-class culture and concerns, and other topics not necessarily within the purview of the admittedly prolific and reasonably thoughtful editors.

dubarry

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:02:47 -0500

listen, anyone who isn't comfortable with the idea of rat shit and hair in his food shouldn't dine out in nyc at all. you know those adorable places with charming gardens? el patio de ratas, baby.