Fixing forum comments: Part II

I like reading forum comments if only to see into the void that is the internet's hive mind. Sometimes though I'm embarrassed by what I find. There are so many people out there who post what they believe to be intelligent strings of thought, but due to a lack of proper grammar, spelling or poor sentence structure their point is lost. So as a service to these poor individuals I will try to make order from chaos.

This next comment comes from a Sacramento Bee article by Jim Sanders (re-posted on fresnobee.com) about fees that are added on to traffic violations.


URL found here: http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/02/22/2281542/california-fees-boost-traffic.html

Username gofresno wrote:

"This is just robbing people out of money. It is horrible for state to revenue by extorting money from citizens in today's hard economic times.
Fines for minor traffic violations are unbelievably high. How people supposed to afford to keep paying any more????

There is no more "protect and serve" by those cops out there. They are just hunting who they can give tickets too to keep their quotas. If you even ask cop a question just expect to get fined these days. Very very sad."

Here are my corrections to his/her/their post:

"I believe this is simply a way of robbing people out of money. It is unfathomable for a state to obtain revenue by extorting citizens, especially during today's hard economic times. The fines for minor traffic violations like running a stop sign or driving 15 mph over the speed limit (a $236 fine) is unbelievably high. How does the state expect people to be able to afford paying higher penalties?

There is no more "To Protect and Serve" by Police Officers anymore. It is my opinion that they are simply out hunting for who they can give tickets in order to obtain their quota. It's almost like if you ask a Police Officer a question you can expect to get a fine. That would be very truly sad."

I had to find an example within the article to justify why a fine is unbelievably high since the author of the comment didn't provide one. Also, I'm not entirely sure you get slapped with a fine for asking a Police Officer a question. If so I probably have tons of unpaid fines since I ask a lot of questions.

If you have any examples of crappy internet forum comments please send them to me and I'll fix 'em up real good. You can email me at yominkitkat@gmail.com, twitter me @yominkitkat or find me on Facebook under the pseudonym Kevin Askew

Fixing forum comments: Part I

I like reading forum comments if only to see into the void that is the internet's hive mind. Sometimes though I'm embarrassed by what I find. There are so many people out there who post what they believe to be intelligent strings of thought, but due to a lack of proper grammar, spelling or poor sentence structure their point is lost. So as a service to these poor individuals I will try to make order from chaos.

This first comment comes from a The Huffington Post article wherein Jon Stewart made the claim that Sarah Palin might be a Russian spy.

Permalink found here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/pierre_F_Lherisson/stewart-palin-russian-spy_n_816764_75921470.html

Revised forum comment:

While John Stewart's assertion that "Sarah Palin may, just may, be a Russian spy." is hilarious and demonstrates the vicious steps some people could take to crush an opponent. Whether by making or insinuating false statement about an adversary this clearly falls into the propaganda department. The aim of propaganda is to cast doubt on your opponent. Such tactics sometimes take an unexpected twist and end with unforeseen consequences. John Stewart would have been better off portraying Sarah Palin as an Agent Provocateur for the Democratic Party. Trying to insinuate that she [Sarah Palin] gets paid handsomely assuming the roll of the extreme right to coerce weak minded Republicans to resort to violence. Such stratagem if well orchestrated, would have been more effective in his attempt to discredit her. To call Sarah Palin a Russian spy casts some serious doubts on Stewart's IQ.