Comments on: Trolls I have known and ignored

By: Jeff Scott

Jeff Scott — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:58:45 +0000

I found it interesting that the tone changed on some of the AL posts. In some cases it was especially snarky, in others, it was especially tame (which resulted in some long time librarian haters to agree with AL.)

Also, some of the trolling seems coincidental on many fronts….?

By: Michael Golrick

Michael Golrick — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:49:21 +0000

You do know that there is a fourth librarian named John Berry…he is in Australia.

For, oh so many reasons, I would say that your remark on the three American Library Association John Berrys working in concert is worthy of being classified as a GROSS understatement. I was actually present at one of the few times when all three chatted together — back when “D” was on ALA Council and before “W” was President.

By: walt

walt — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:57:51 +0000

Michael: Re your first comment: Read the last line of the post…or maybe you aren’t a Python person. (Monty, that is.)

No, I’m not really suggesting that J. Berry is AL–although the suggestion that the Three John Berrys are, in concert, the AL would be amusing, if wholly improbable.

By: Michael Golrick

Michael Golrick — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:40:54 +0000

Hey Walt- Your list of three things actually has four! Oh, and I am not the Annoyed Librarian, and I'm pretty sure that neither you nor Karen Schneider are either. I do agree with your assessment about the split personality, and, if I actually cared, would go back to evaluate whether it is really one voice on LJ or more. I don't by the "retired LJ editor" bit, either. The person I think you are thinking of has way too much ego, and besides I asked that person straight up (and I know him pretty well), and he said no.