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Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
Patched It Up?
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Date: November 13, 2011 08:56AM
Patch.com seems to be making some community inroads. Are they better than Fairfax Underground for information? Is Patch.com here to stay? Are they accurate? Anyone out there reading it?
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
Mr-Misery
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Date: November 13, 2011 08:58AM
nono nonono n
and no n
and no n
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
Nope
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Date: November 13, 2011 09:07AM
The equal sizing of "news" with ads makes it inefficient for picking up news. The "letters to the editor" section also needs to be smaller. I still use FFU for up-to-the minute updates on gunshots, wrecks and online motorcycle gang rumbles.
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
realnews
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Date: November 13, 2011 09:30AM
Does patch get their news from this website?
Posted by:
chuckhoffmann
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Date: November 13, 2011 09:46AM
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 04/17/2013 12:35AM by chuckhoffmann.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 04/17/2013 12:35AM by chuckhoffmann.
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
You beg the question
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Date: November 13, 2011 11:05AM
What are the obscure great sources for what's happening in Fairfax?
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
Mount Olympus
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Date: November 13, 2011 11:14AM
Has chuckhoffman ever posted a topic that was picked up by patch.com?
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
BrianSchoeneman
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Date: November 13, 2011 11:20AM
FFxU still serves a purpose, which you don't get off the Patch sites, blogs like mine or elsewhere. I honestly get better news about things going on from here than I do from anywhere else. That's why people still read it. And I can't tell you how many times I heard from folks about posts I've made on here - there are a ton of lurkers out there.
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
Warhawk
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Date: November 13, 2011 11:46AM
chuckhoffmann Wrote:
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> Maybe Patch.com should go ahead and buy FFXU from
> Cary, then relaunch it with Will Sommer or one of
> the other local Patch editors in charge.
So it can go the way of WTOP comments - censored and shut down if it gets out of control? No thanks. The rawness of this forum is what makes it valuable and entertaining. Yeah, you gotta sift through a lot of bullshit and rumors (and Off-Topic is a lawless no man's land), but you can find a lot of information here.
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That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
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> Maybe Patch.com should go ahead and buy FFXU from
> Cary, then relaunch it with Will Sommer or one of
> the other local Patch editors in charge.
So it can go the way of WTOP comments - censored and shut down if it gets out of control? No thanks. The rawness of this forum is what makes it valuable and entertaining. Yeah, you gotta sift through a lot of bullshit and rumors (and Off-Topic is a lawless no man's land), but you can find a lot of information here.
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That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
Snitch and Bitch
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Date: November 13, 2011 12:15PM
Another clever catchphrase courtesy of Chuck Hoffman/Senior Bitchologist and PMS sufferer.
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Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
rickafterburner
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Date: November 13, 2011 12:50PM
I get RSS feeds from both sites and use both for news. They fill different niches and aren't competitors, except maybe for attention.
Rick
Rick
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
curious
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Date: November 13, 2011 02:38PM
Patch is prone to typos, thin stories, and late news.
That being said, I don't think FXU has much competition. I've tried to find similar websites in other cities I have lived in- Nothing comes close to FXU! Thanks Cary.
That being said, I don't think FXU has much competition. I've tried to find similar websites in other cities I have lived in- Nothing comes close to FXU! Thanks Cary.
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
newgatedenizen
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Date: November 13, 2011 07:49PM
Patch is slowly gaining ground. The more popular FXU gets, the harder it is to wade through all the crap.
Posted by:
chuckhoffmann
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Date: November 13, 2011 08:09PM
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/17/2013 12:35AM by chuckhoffmann.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/17/2013 12:35AM by chuckhoffmann.
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
Yellow Dog
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Date: November 13, 2011 09:19PM
I like Patch. They strive for "balance" but appear to tilt very Democratic - that's fine with me though.
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
newgatedenizen
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Date: November 13, 2011 09:33PM
Yellow Dog Wrote:
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> I like Patch. They strive for "balance" but
> appear to tilt very Democratic - that's fine with
> me though.
They don't seem all that political at all to me. Each local editor is a bit different so perhaps it depends on which Patch you are reading...
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> I like Patch. They strive for "balance" but
> appear to tilt very Democratic - that's fine with
> me though.
They don't seem all that political at all to me. Each local editor is a bit different so perhaps it depends on which Patch you are reading...
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
Patch
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Date: November 13, 2011 11:02PM
My opinion of the patch depends on who the writer is. Some of them are great and give lots of details others spend 2 hours at an event and write 2 sentences.
Posted by:
chuckhoffmann
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Date: November 13, 2011 11:29PM
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/16/2013 04:41PM by chuckhoffmann.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/16/2013 04:41PM by chuckhoffmann.
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
eesh
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Date: November 13, 2011 11:45PM
chuckhoffmann Wrote:
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> No, but I did receive an E-mail from Will Sommer
> (editor of the Kingstowne Patch), who expressed an
> interest in doing an article about my work on the
> Fairfax Underground Wiki and the now-deceased
> Bloody Fairfax Web site.
Is he aware of your sordid personal history and all the crap you have pulled on this site?
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> No, but I did receive an E-mail from Will Sommer
> (editor of the Kingstowne Patch), who expressed an
> interest in doing an article about my work on the
> Fairfax Underground Wiki and the now-deceased
> Bloody Fairfax Web site.
Is he aware of your sordid personal history and all the crap you have pulled on this site?
Posted by:
chuckhoffmann
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Date: November 14, 2011 12:25AM
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/16/2013 04:39PM by chuckhoffmann.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/16/2013 04:39PM by chuckhoffmann.
Re: Thoughts about Patch.com
Posted by:
Mount Olympus
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Date: November 14, 2011 02:05AM
"Which is why I argue that Fairfax Underground has passed its "sell by" date. Cary has demonstrated that he wants to spend as little time and effort maintaining it as possible, and I don't blame him, because taking bong hits is much more fun than dealing with the mongoloid hordes"
Is chuckhoffman positioning himself for a take over of FFXU? Why do you start your own administartor controlled board? I find many run out of gas after the inbreeding has reached the 3rd generation or so.
Is chuckhoffman positioning himself for a take over of FFXU? Why do you start your own administartor controlled board? I find many run out of gas after the inbreeding has reached the 3rd generation or so.