New big blue signs in SoWal

[Kurt]

i'm not going to get into the accusations about what a couple of you have said...

but i will say this...i went too far with the blog and i apologize for that......my original article was not biased and i was glad i could cover it (i was not the reporter who got up and spoke for the tdc.....those of you who weren't there might want to ask others what paper that was who did)

the sun has nothing to do with the tdc or what i write in my blog.....

i will be taking the post down tomorrow

as much as i'm thrilled that someone actually visited my blog and posted it on here, i'm extremely sorry for provoking unnecessary attacks against the sun for my mistake of ranting on our web site......once again, sorry for creating a stir

why would you take it down? you wrote it. do you not stand by what you wrote?

Sometimes people write things on the internets they regret. I say give Sean a break.

 

[TooFarTampa]

Well said kurt. Thank you Sean.

 

[Jdarg]

Sometimes people write things on the internets they regret. I say give Sean a break.

And as I told him, haven't we all written stuff on the internet that we regret?;-) This guy needs to get back to work and start digging for the stories.

Thanks, Sean.

 

[GoodWitch58]

From the Sept 24 2002 minutes of the regular Board of County Commissioner Meeting:


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Commissioner Pauls stated that he met with Mr. Marvin Collier and Brian Kellenberger and the gentlemen with the Wayfinding system regarding the signage for the GEC Center. He advised that they will be compiling information and will present it back to the Board at a later date. "

Who are Mr. Collier and Mr. Kellenberger?

 

[Smiling JOe]

I'm not sure, goodwitch. I didn't move here until 19 days after this meeting.

Sean, apology accepted, now back to work reporting the news. You will learn that while we don't have murders to report, we do make our own important issues, like what color sand people can put on the beach and what color signs should be. Outsiders would certainly laugh, as they probably consider violent crimes to be the worst things happening in their communities, but everything is relative. To us, things like BIG BLUE signs are important to us. Can we ignore the signs? Perhaps, because there is much beauty surrounding us, upon which we can focus. However, the signs are like symbols, and they do represent our area. We want our area represented for its uniqueness. These signs, however, make a statement that our area is not unique, and tries to blend it into the rest of the Emerald Coast.

 

[John R]

Sometimes people write things on the internets they regret. I say give Sean a break.

And, I have been one of them. I'm just thinking that the feelings behind the article must be pretty strong, and there's no delete button for them. If yucarenow really feels that way, he should have kept the blog entry.

 

[Indigo Jill]

As the one who posted the blog entry written by yucarenow, I have to say I am really disappointed that some here felt it necessary to "out" the author and attack his integrity and reputation - not his message - when in fact what he had written was as equally scathing as the populous view - and commentary - of this thread.

Some of you appear to be blinded by your passion on this issue and when that happens, you risk losing support for your cause. Outing someone when most here hide behind their anonymity...alluding to and, it appears has already happened, running over signs with a vehicle? You will not get far in your cause if you continue down that road.

I think in all fairness, everyone should unlift the veil of anonymity from here on out and give us YOUR real name, your place of employment and where you live. I honestly don't think you should be allowed to post anymore about this topic unless you do.

That is just my .02

Edit - OOPS - I forgot to tell you all who I am (I have to stand by what I say, right?) - my name is Jill Gaupin, I live in Point Washington and I am a Web Publisher at Sowal Scene.

 

[TooFarTampa]

As the one who posted the blog entry written by yucarenow, I have to say I am really disappointed that some here felt it necessary to "out" the author and attack his integrity and reputation - not his message - when in fact what he had written was as equally scathing as the populous view - and commentary - of this thread.

Some of you appear to be blinded by your passion on this issue and when that happens, you risk losing support for your cause. Outing someone when most here hide behind their anonymity...alluding to and, it appears has already happened, running over signs with a vehicle? You will not get far in your cause if you continue down that road.

I think in all fairness, everyone should unlift the veil of anonymity from here on out and give us YOUR real name, your place of employment and where you live. I honestly don't think you should be allowed to post anymore about this topic unless you do.

That is just my .02

Jill, are you serious? Sean Boone has outed HIMSELF, more than once, on this message board! And, as he has acknowledged, he broke some journalistic "rules" by voicing his opinion on an issue that he had just reported on in what was supposed to be a balanced article. (I was not at the meeting, but the article to me did not raise any red flags, so I believe Sean when he said he wrote it without bias.) If he were just a random blogger, I wouldn't have blinked an eye about what he said. Sean admitted his error in posting the blog, which is much appreciated.

And while I did point out Sean's name in an earlier posting (I make no apologies for the use of Google, public records or the "search" tool on this message board) I don't see how you can equate that to running over a sign with a truck.

 

[Alicia Leonard]

And as I told him, haven't we all written stuff on the internet that we regret?;-) This guy needs to get back to work and start digging for the stories.

Thanks, Sean.

I agree, Jdarg. I've always enjoyed reading Sean's work and think he does a good job. There is plenty o' news for everyone to cover.

Sean showed a lot of guts with his apology and I can only hope you guys would go easy on me as well, if and when I make a mistake reporting on something you feel passionate about.
You were brave, Sean. Thank you.

Please support all of your print media in our area and stay informed about what your representatives are doing in their meetings.

I'll try and get a list from our publisher about the location of all of our boxes today and post it. There is room for everyone to write but we need you guys to read it. We work for you guys so, read, read, read your local papers.

 

[Jdarg]

Jill, are you serious? Sean Boone has outed HIMSELF, more than once, on this message board! And, as he has acknowledged, he broke some journalistic "rules" by voicing his opinion on an issue that he had just reported on in what was supposed to be a balanced article. (I was not at the meeting, but the article to me did not raise any red flags, so I believe Sean when he said he wrote it without bias.) If he were just a random blogger, I wouldn't have blinked an eye about what he said. Sean admitted his error in posting the blog, which is much appreciated.

And while I did point out Sean's name in an earlier posting (I make no apologies for the use of Google, public records or the "search" tool on this message board) I don't see how you can equate that to running over a sign with a truck.

And Jill did the first real "outing" by posting the blog on SoWal and using his youcarenow name. At this point he lost all anonymity since the same blog was already posted on the Walton Sun website using his real name.

And BTW- the people that are unhappy with the signs are not the kind of people that vandalize things. I don't think the 30A Scenic Corridor people or those of us that went to the meeting, wrote letters, and sent e-mails appreciate being characterized that way.

Just MY .02 cents.

Now- off to put some sweat equity into another community interest- my kid's school.