BTW, i notice QUT is a sponsor/contributor, is OLO part of the QUT school of journalism?

Do you get journalism academics & students using OLO as a platform for training & practicing their craft?

Aka, I am inclined to agree with you concerning ONLINE OPINION.
Although the over-opiniated arguments can be a lot of fun, one wonders how well they'd go in academia.

Could say in my experience at Curtin Uni' they certainly would not.

Also believe that while ONLINE can depend a bit on wisecracking, there should be basic rules, but somehow certainly with a different touch than academia.

Regards, BB

Bushbred,

Well, there you go ! OLO is a sort of antidote to the careful, colorless, bland pap that passes for discussion and debate amongst timeservers in the universities, where SURELY it should be taking place !

Although I'll put aside what I suspect was Aka's attack about my ignorance and nastiness, I must admit that OLO provides the arena for such observations. I have to say seriously that I have learnt a great deal from the sparring between participants, about issues that I had considered to be open-and-shut. Participating has certainly forced me to clarify issues and positions.

And surely most of us enjoy the exchange of insults, ad hominems, and hurtful invective, as all good Aussies should: it's fun to see people do their block ;)

Joe

Aka not AKA:

I think aka, you evince either paranoia or a pedantic disposition to complain of “case” sensitivity, surely that example reinforces my comment above to toughen up: Facts are the subject matter of indigenous affairs is socially controversial. (Your sensitivities are forgiven, read on)!

The trick in negative response, I believe, is to insult the art and forgive the artist. Base language in critique is not art; art of critique is to perfect the debasing: That is the game-play in question here in OLO.

On Line Opinion' - the next iteration.

Oh, belt up you pack of wingers. I put all sorts of crap on here and you deal with it quite well, I must say. smile.

Look! I put the fight for the under-dog pitch as a means of balance, and hey! we all need a little fun now and again..., I mean... its the spice of life that does make the difference in the way of braking up the norm so to speak.

It makes and takes all kinds to form a world and I am only one.........and some would say thank god for that. SMILE.lol. Its like your all playing for sheep stations or something.....Hello! ITS AN OPINION SITE!

I think hates is little strong of a word, but some in this community have tested my.....too the living end with some, but hey! Intelligence is only Intelligence when you use it and some people in very high places just never do.

You might of guess from times gone by, that my basic drive sits with three main topics.

1. population

2. evolution/human or not.

3. And the lie of religion. or better put, its used by date. smile.

See! Times are changing at such a fast rate, today news is gone in a flash! and time to dwell on such constructive thought or opposite, is not always at our finger-tips.
You might say its learning on the run.

There is an old saying!

If its too hot in the kitchen! GET OUT!

AKa....I hope I spell it right...smile....

Here is a little song for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGPYSE4nXUM&feature=fvw

And when you drive past me..... smile.

I does make my day better.

Thanks

TTM

BY the way! Thats how I really look. SMILE.

This is runners and OUG,s mental view of me, apparently.

The green death.....Jaws theme.lol.

I think this might be better just for you.

http://www.google.com.au/url?url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D02zOk_LQCkY&rct=j&sa=X&ei=VJ-1TLHUIMHBcfnlkKYI&ved=0CBoQuAIwAQ&q=don%27t+worry+be+happy+youtube&usg=AFQjCNHhYYXsCldbWpWwXtpRwN-UoH6hbw&cad=rja

All the best.

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