Comments on: Anything but stormy

By: John

John — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:42:30 +0000

Galen

I agree the fact that it was a MS IP mitigates it slightly (due to the number of people there), but that doesn’t mean the next IP posted will be at such a large employer. Just bad form in general from a privacy perspective (note, privacy is different than anonymity for those who dislike anonymous posters).

Dustin,

Glad to hear it won’t happen again.

By: Greg Perry

Greg Perry — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:45:10 +0000

“but I bet the owner is thrilled since it has been up for so long without selling.”

I for one thought Joel’s comments were crass, mean spirited and exhibited a lack of empathy. No one is happy about losing a home. The possessions can be replaced, but not the unique memory builders that become a part of home. In addition, the disruption to a burned out victim’s (or even an evacuee’s) daily life is nothing to be taken likely.

Thousands have been evacuated and hundreds have burned. Any person who’s home burns down faces a personal tragedy.

There are times to debate, and times to just care.

By: Galen

Galen — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:21:14 +0000

John, I agree that the IP posting was a little weird (!), but unless you are a tubes and pipes master, it isn’t really “outing” him, right? It pretty much narrows it down to the 30,000 or so Microsofties in Redmond.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:56:02 +0000

John, in retrospect, I should not have listed his IP and I will not do it again. I’ve edited the comment to take it down (not that it helps much now that the cat is out of the bag). Because we’ve had dozens of people who’ve posted under that IP address, I didn’t feel like I was threatening his anonymity, but I can tell from people’s responses, that I should not have made that assumption.

By: John

John — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:12:07 +0000

Have to admit, the fact that the guy in charge would start posting IP addresses is a bit disconcerting. I didn’t think Joel’s comment was enough to warrant that type of retribution.

By: Galen

Galen — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:49:27 +0000

Good point Joel – I caught onto a negative sentiment, probably from the following comments from Dustin and the taunting anonymous people.

The owner probably won’t be ecstatic for very long; a lot of insurance policies (most? all?) won’t just pay out – they require you to rebuild. Ugh!

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:35:04 +0000

Wow, what a hostile reaction. What’s the problem?

Dustin,

Oh noes! You have my IP, please don’t hack me! So much for only attacking ideas huh? What about my comment was mean-spirited anyway? And how could it be possibly more mean spirited than implying that everyone at MS is mean spirited.

Galen,

That’s even more reason why he’d be bummed out on not getting a commission. I never said he shouldn’t be bummed or it wrong to be bummed. I’d be depressed too if I missed out on $510k.

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By: Galen

Galen — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:19:56 +0000

Joel, I imagine he’s bummed not only because he’s losing potential income, but also because he’s invested a bunch of time and money into the listing including paying for a photographer, stager, etc. A TON of money goes into selling expensive houses and home sellers don’t pay up front.

By: Atlanta Bound

Atlanta Bound — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:48:00 +0000

Oh wait.. did I just say that? I mean I am re-routing my IP through Atlanta but I am NOT Atlanta Bound. I am in China.