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>What smells fishy is that there are so many defensive >commenters of the Trib's previously poor and now >better color picture reproduction. Could you all be >different personalities of the same schizophrenic >phototech genius previously known as >Superphotofragilisticxphollowedegotist or something of >the like? How precocious! > >>That's fine, but this bears all the markings of yet >>another installment in the occasional series of peeing >>matches focused on someone who apparently doesn't even >>work at the Trib anymore. I think this one started >>with someone who purportedly just happened to notice >>that his newspaper has been looking better the past >>few months. Hmmm ... Smells a little fishy to this >>disinterested observer. >> >>Or maybe I just caught a whiff of your Trib. >> >>>What would you do if one of your stories was >>>unreadable because the type was so smeary every day. >>>You don't have that problem so this issue may not be >>>so important to you. Put yourself in the place of us >>>photojournalists. Our pictures tell the story and if >>>they are of lessor quality than necessary, that >>>detracts from their visual impact and therefore the >>>entire story. This issue is as important as a poorly >>>written or one with screwed up facts. So just because >>>you are not reading about whether the Trib or the PG >>>has the worst reporters, doesn't mean it is not >>>important to the photojournalists, digital >>>technicians, press operators and readers. >>> >>>>I swear I would pay money to make this thread go >>away. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Wait -- someone actually gets the Trib >>>>>home-delivered??? >>>>> >>>>>>Only dots that connect here are the ones that >point >>>>>>out your reverse pathetic decoy attempt. Beyond >>that >>>>>>hoopla, why is it that the color has recently >>>>improved >>>>>>on my home delivered edition of the Pittsburgh >Trib >>>>>>after looking like a fogged lens for the past few >>>>>>years? Did you guys get a new press? >>>>>> >>>>>>>I don't need to be an investigative reporter to >>>>>figure >>>>>>>this out. Your (or should I say you're) >defensive >>>>>>>tone and all too familiar vocabulary connects all >>>>the >>>>>>>dots. And the pathetic decoy about the "person >>who >>>>>no >>>>>>>longer even works at the Trib." That's not >>fooling >>>>>>>anyone. We all know who you are and we all know >>>you >>>>>>>no longer work at the Trib. If you loathe the >>Trib >>>>>so >>>>>>>much why do you care enough to read this message >>>>>>>board, let alone post to it? That is what's >>really >>>>>>>amusing. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>"And why everyone else posts under a pseudonym?" >>>>>>>>Right, everyone but you, Mr. Offset. >>>>>>>>Defensive, confusion riddled B.S. is very >>>telling! >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Wow, I wrote one of the press-related posts way >>>>>>back, >>>>>>>>>then someone else chimed in about the keyless >>>>>>>>>inking... I never worked on a keyless press. I >>>>>think >>>>>>>>>it is amusing, though, that the responders >think >>>>>all >>>>>>>>>the posts defending the color of the Trib were >>>>>>>written >>>>>>>>>by the same person, a person who no longer even >>>>>>works >>>>>>>>>at the Trib. And it's obvious that few here >know >>>>>>next >>>>>>>>>to nothing about press operations. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>I will definitely ramp up the skepticism when >it >>>>>>>comes >>>>>>>>>to looking at this board. I can see why >>>legitimate >>>>>>>>>journalists shy from posting, and why everyone >>>>else >>>>>>>>>posts under a pseudonym. Lesson learned.

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