Comments on: The LoC Wastes Our Tax Money

By: Montmorency fan

Montmorency fan — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:24:09 +0000

“The printing press took centuries to achieve wide adoption.”

Wrong. Read Eisenstein.

By: Explain

Explain — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:23:23 +0000

How is it that AL’s perspective is stale after ca. 4 years, whereas the ALA’s perspective, which has been promulgated for 20+ years without change is not?

By: Jesse Shera

Jesse Shera — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:34:54 +0000

Whatever,

what a cool trolling tactic! The anti-troll troll angle. Hmm, yes, I get it. You go, troll! I like your style.

The AL was taken down (if in fact this is the case) because the novelty of the blog wore off and the perspective was a little stale. This is not a bad thing; it happens to the best of ‘em. I applaud (the real) AL for doing such a good job at getting the overly self-righteous boorish librarians up in arms.

For this achievement alone, the AL deserves an award.

By: Whatever

Whatever — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:53:22 +0000

Hmm. The Great AL – taken down by trolls, dimwits, malingerers and charlatans who couldn’t manage their way out of a paper bag or even organize a trip to the mall. Who’d of thunk it.

If indeed this is the end – it was a great run.

By: Jesse Shera

Jesse Shera — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:23:18 +0000

AL, I see you disabled the comments on your recent post. Why? I thought all the trolls were your bread and butter. I mean, sure, you get a few people on here that actually comment on topic, but mostly what you have are trolls, naysayers, and the one or two left who agree with everything you say.

Now that you’re not even the original AL (or if you are, something has gone so wrong that your prose and wit is hardly recognizable) it seems to me that you need the trolls and naysayers even more so. If the “serious” librarians didn’t take you too seriously before when you were actually fun to read, they are definetely not going to take you seriously now. Or, at least, I can’t imagine it.

I don’t want to be a loosed insane asylum inmate running the show. Why not just call it quits when you’re ahead instead of beating a dead horse like you most certainly are doing with this sad shadow of what once was.

Believe it or not, this is a note from an old fan. Before you delete this post, which I’m sure you will. Just think for one second on this: Is it better to burn out or to fade away?

By: Dulcie

Dulcie — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:22:20 +0000

The AL, lately, has surpassed herself in stunning analysis of the topsy-turvy world of librarianship. No where else can the gripping insight, stirring prose, and nearly fatal wit be found in the macabre world of the library. I just had to give a shout out to my main gal, AL. Keep it real, Grrrrl!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:16:42 +0000

I love the AL.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:43:30 +0000

I think those who suggest this is not the same AL are indeed correct. The writing style, the sarcasm, the wit, they are not from the same writer.

I’m now removing this feed from my RSS reader. It was fun while it lasted.

By: Geoffrey

Geoffrey — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:42:07 +0000

All right, that’s enough of this blog. It might have been going downhill toward the end – the real AL seemed weary recently, but her voice was always her own. Now it’s just lame, and whoever is trying to keep this mess going should just put it to bed already. In any event, I’m not waiting for that to happen – I’m dropping the feed for this blog now. Good night, and good luck.

By: Hunh?

Hunh? — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:01:49 +0000

Is AL being sarcastic about herself, or is she taking herself way too seriously?