Comments on: SMH: Not so clever with the counting http://jamezpolley.com/2008/12/smh-not-so-clever-with-the-counting/ Rants, ramblings, and ruminations Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:07:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lindsay Holmwood http://jamezpolley.com/2008/12/smh-not-so-clever-with-the-counting/#comment-527 Lindsay Holmwood Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:07:02 +0000 http://zhasper.com/?p=584#comment-527 You'll find that <a href="http://mathsisfun.com" rel="nofollow">mathsisfun.com</a> and <a href="http://mathisfun.com" rel="nofollow">mathisfun.com</a> are both the same site, hence the discrepancy. :-) You’ll find that mathsisfun.com and mathisfun.com are both the same site, hence the discrepancy. :-)

]]> By: James Polley http://jamezpolley.com/2008/12/smh-not-so-clever-with-the-counting/#comment-526 James Polley Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:36:29 +0000 http://zhasper.com/?p=584#comment-526 Americans say math, civilized people say maths. Really confused people don't know what to say - look at <a href="mathisisfun.com" rel="nofollow">mathsisfun.com</a>, which has a page title of "Math is Fun"... but of course you already know this, having consulted <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maths#Etymology" rel="nofollow">the font of all knowledge</a> first. Americans say math, civilized people say maths. Really confused people don’t know what to say – look at mathsisfun.com, which has a page title of “Math is Fun”…

but of course you already know this, having consulted the font of all knowledge first.

]]> By: j00 http://jamezpolley.com/2008/12/smh-not-so-clever-with-the-counting/#comment-525 j00 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:34:36 +0000 http://zhasper.com/?p=584#comment-525 Math? Isn't it maths? Math? Isn’t it maths?

]]> By: Lindsay Holmwood http://jamezpolley.com/2008/12/smh-not-so-clever-with-the-counting/#comment-524 Lindsay Holmwood Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:19:33 +0000 http://zhasper.com/?p=584#comment-524 Maybe they fired all the journalists who could do maths? Mediawatch ran <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s2235826.htm" rel="nofollow">a great piece earlier this year</a> about how traditional print news organisations in Australia are evolving to deal with the web. <blockquote> Jonathan Holmes: Has anyone yet - given you've a vested interest in this - found a model to make that sort of quality journalism pay online? Eric Beecher: Not on that scale. Not with editorial staff of hundreds of journalists doing all the things that that kind of journalism does in print, no. </blockquote> Maybe they fired all the journalists who could do maths?

Mediawatch ran a great piece earlier this year about how traditional print news organisations in Australia are evolving to deal with the web.

Jonathan Holmes: Has anyone yet – given you’ve a vested interest in this – found a model to make that sort of quality journalism pay online?

Eric Beecher: Not on that scale. Not with editorial staff of hundreds of journalists doing all the things that that kind of journalism does in print, no.

]]> By: Grant http://jamezpolley.com/2008/12/smh-not-so-clever-with-the-counting/#comment-523 Grant Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:31:22 +0000 http://zhasper.com/?p=584#comment-523 Ah - thanks for the heads up - it was missing a question mark! http://gn.net.au/?rss.xml Gn Ah – thanks for the heads up – it was missing a question mark!

http://gn.net.au/?rss.xml

Gn

]]> By: James http://jamezpolley.com/2008/12/smh-not-so-clever-with-the-counting/#comment-522 James Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:49:54 +0000 http://zhasper.com/?p=584#comment-522 I think that list has no bearing on reality at all. They probably hand pick the list to show more trashy, grabby titles in more places on the website. I think that list has no bearing on reality at all. They probably hand pick the list to show more trashy, grabby titles in more places on the website.

]]> By: James Polley http://jamezpolley.com/2008/12/smh-not-so-clever-with-the-counting/#comment-521 James Polley Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:46:15 +0000 http://zhasper.com/?p=584#comment-521 Hi Grant :) Gaurantees are sometimes hard to achieve ;) "nearly impoessible to guarantee an error free website" is also different to "we don't bother correcting errors even when they're pointed out to us". btw, gn.net.au stipulates that it's default RSS feed is /rss.xml, but that gives a 404... Hi Grant :) Gaurantees are sometimes hard to achieve ;)

“nearly impoessible to guarantee an error free website” is also different to “we don’t bother correcting errors even when they’re pointed out to us”.

btw, gn.net.au stipulates that it’s default RSS feed is /rss.xml, but that gives a 404…

]]> By: Grant http://jamezpolley.com/2008/12/smh-not-so-clever-with-the-counting/#comment-520 Grant Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:28:48 +0000 http://zhasper.com/?p=584#comment-520 I'm always amused by SMH's gung-ho approach to their website, because its not like people actually *read* things there, right? I've emailed them a few times asking about typos, grammatical errors and downright mistakes, to the response: "Given the fast paced nature of online media it is nearly impossible to guarantee an error free website" Now whilst this may be true, 'error free' is remarkably different to 'a typo in every other sentence'. Most other people seem to get it right as well. Hello, by the way. I’m always amused by SMH’s gung-ho approach to their website, because its not like people actually *read* things there, right?

I’ve emailed them a few times asking about typos, grammatical errors and downright mistakes, to the response:

“Given the fast paced nature of online media it is nearly impossible to guarantee an error free website”

Now whilst this may be true, ‘error free’ is remarkably different to ‘a typo in every other sentence’. Most other people seem to get it right as well.

Hello, by the way.

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