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Forum: Opinion Topic: Tribune sock puppet has returned! started by: This is my real name Posted by This is my real name on May 13 2014,9:40 am
Remember when Belden was at the helm of the Tribune, and sometimes had the sock puppet Albert L. Tribune write his column for him?It seems that idea has been recycled in the form of an advice column penned by the admittedly fictitious Leah Albert. < Leah Albert > Posted by Self-Banished on May 13 2014,11:25 am
Says she likes to whine while writing.
Posted by Liberal on May 13 2014,2:14 pm
I think it's sort of sad that these people have no friends or family to ask advice from so they turn to an anonymous writer at the local paper.
Posted by This is my real name on May 13 2014,2:46 pm
(Liberal @ May 13 2014,2:14 pm) QUOTE I think it's sort of sad that these people have no friends or family to ask advice from so they turn to an anonymous writer at the local paper. It is sad that people do that. However, it isn't always loneliness. Sometimes people want advice about something they can't ask their family or friends. Either way, it's ridiculous that the Tribune is doing this. I can't imagine there was any real demand for a local advice columnist. Also, does anyone else get the feeling that this first letter was written by the person answering it, or at least by someone else in the newsroom to falsely generate a question to answer? Posted by Liberal on May 13 2014,6:45 pm
I only read half the question and thought it was obviously bogus. Who seriously doesn't know someone to ask a question like that, and why would anyone think that the Tribune was the place to get advice on something like that.I think it was either fake or a letter from the loneliest person in Southern Minnesota. Posted by This is my real name on May 13 2014,10:01 pm
It's also rather arrogant on the Tribune's part to presume they can dispense advice. On that note, I wonder what kind of response they'd give a writer who claimed he didn't trust our local government, but didn't want to be negative and keep businesses from locating here. Assuming they'd even print it, it might be amusing—or sickening—to read their response.It would be best if they didn't realize they were being had. Of course, since they do read this forum, they might withhold some of the more questionable letters. They probably don't have the same policy about printing every one of those (as they claim to do with letters to the editor). Posted by ControlledHyperness on May 14 2014,4:44 pm
(Liberal @ May 13 2014,6:45 pm) QUOTE I think it was either fake or a letter from the loneliest person in Southern Minnesota. 3T/Paul Harvey?? Posted by Self-Banished on May 14 2014,6:03 pm
I thought he was in California.
Posted by This is my real name on May 15 2014,6:51 am
(Self-Banished @ May 14 2014,6:03 pm) QUOTE I thought he was in California. Free Willy! Posted by Liberal on May 20 2014,1:32 pm
They should try something like a technology advice column along with their other advice column but they should get real people with knowledge in the field to answer the questions.Knowing the area they'd probably just get a bunch of snail mail asking how to make their VCR stop flashing 12:00. Posted by Self-Banished on May 20 2014,2:22 pm
^^ works to put a piece of tape over it.
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