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Hey guys! Did you see? The ropes are down on the grass! We can walk on it now! I want a blog post (preferably with pictures… it looks *fantastic.* I’m sure we’ll break into the top 15 now.
You know I was thinking today that the grass does look fabulous, and it makes the whole yard look a lot better. It makes me smile a little when I walk out there though and I hope the grass keeps looking good.
The grass really does look nice! Who cares about the rankings! We’ve got grass!
Navah, Hamilton: I think Rando is being sarcastic.
tmg.
Thanks for being the sarcasm monitor. My post was a conscious decision to ignore the sarcasm and comment on how fabulous the grass looks, snooty 2Ls be damned.
wait so the grass isn’t going to put us in the top 15?
It might have helped, but I think the prevalence of whiny random2Ls on this blog will hold us back.
No, I think this whole blog in general is what is holding our ranking back (or rather is a reflection of the reason we have a second tier ranking – who the hell cares about the quad grass…) I love how there are about 3 or 4 people who are regular posters here, and who fail time after time to post interesting, relevant articles. Kind of reminds me of another law school publication, that hideous newspaper Nota Bene…
Gentlemen and gentleladies at the (co-educational) secondary institution where I (a) made many acquaintances, (b) strengthened my scholastic abilities, (c) made strategic decisions and alliances to increase the likelihood of my admission to a post-secondary institution deemed “a good school” by my parents and our family’s social circle as a whole and (d) expanded my horizons during the formative years of my life generally known as the “teenage” years, used to write blogs and, with great frequency, dismiss pointed, yet humorous, sarcasm and generally pretended it had not occurred and even went so far as to treat the sarcasm in a literal way so as to minimize it, all the while completely failing to realize they remain the ridicule of our social subdivision, not only for the faux pas that induced such sarcasm but also in a renewed way for their inability to receive criticism, of a generally constructive nature, and make substantive improvements in future endeavors so as to regain the goodwill of those offering the sarcasm and criticism and to gain the attention and readership of additional individuals in the social subdivision. This was generally not seen as being of great consequence, in light of the small number of persons who visited the aformentioned blogs anyways.
Since we’re requesting blog posts with pictures, I’d like to see a post about a stripper who can pick up dollar bills with her cooch.
First off, let me apologize for my sarcasm. I appreciate the support of LeFratDude and Other Random 2L, but will concede that snarky sarcasm is a) not constructive, b) too easy.
So let me articulate my real objections to Sua Sponte’s posts on things like grass, or microwave ovens, or a 1000 word article about being stuck while trying to cross the street during a demonstration (mainly, it seems, to note that it was “stressful”).
My objections are these:
1) These posts show a lack of a intelligent, coherent, editorial control. There appears to be no filter and no identifiable thread that connects the articles on SS – aside from the fact that they’re written by a self-selected group of people who find grass and microwaves and difficulty crossing the street interesting. It’d be like if the Volkokh Consipracy started posting about his dilemma in choosing Oat Bran over Cheerio’s for breakfast. But I suppose I shouldn’t expect much from a mission statement indicating a blind intention “to get [our] blog on.”
2) There are plenty of “real” issues to write about. The strong and vibrant debate sparked by the Prop-8 post shows this. However much of that debate was sparked by the initial post’s poor fact-checking, research, and understanding of the nuance of the issue. This knee-jerk response, in lieu of actual reporting, unfortunately, is typical of both SS and Nota Bene. Please write more about things of substance with substantial supporting facts and interesting arguments.
2a) Some of these real issues are happening right here. At this school. Right now. How about some posts about LRW being graded? Or a daily listing of upcoming events? Upcoming Supreme Court cases? Profiles of summer job experiences?
There. Hopefully such a post will be sufficient to put to rest the idea that “whiny” 2L’s will hold back our rankings. I think the complaining 2Ls have about the same effect on our rankings as the grass does – which is to say none.
Well stated random2L!