As I am sure you know, Top Comments has been a community diary series just about every night since Carnacki created it back in 2006. We have taken pride in being here every night, even when it isn’t so easy. The opposite of publishing every night is ‘going dark.’ There have been nights when that has been a tempting thought, when energy is low and it seems like it’s just not going to happen.
More below.
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For me the strongest argument for NOT going dark is, our fine community submits comments for us to publish each night. And mik compiles Top Mojo, so people can see the highest mojo ratings on the previous day’s comments. And jotter compiles Top Pictures, so people can see a few of the pictures people have posted in the last day (I don’t know how he selects them.)
Too, I like the thought of the diary being here EVERY night, even on nights when I cannot be. And the people on this team are some of the finest people I have ever met. It is an honor to be on the same team with them.
In any case, here are tonight’s offerings!
Brillig's ObDisclaimer: The decision to publish each nomination lies with the evening's Diarist and/or Comment Formatter. My evenings at the helm, I try reeeeallllyy hard to publish everything without regard to content. I really do, even when I disagree personally with any given nomination. "TopCommentness" lies in the eyes of the nominator and of you, the reader - I leave the decision to you. I do not publish self-nominations (ie your own comments) and if I ruled the world, we'd all build community, supporting and uplifting instead of tearing our fellow Kossacks down.
Note: Please remember that comment inclusion in Top Comments does not constitute support or endorsement by diarist, formatter, Top Comments writers or DailyKos. Questions, complaints or comments? Contact brillig.
From MikeTheLiberal:
Just got home from date night, and saw this comment from Socialist Fuckstick. Why any university would invite an anti-science, anti-knowledge person to be a speaker … it’s embarrassing.
From FarWestGirl:
In this comment, msirt reveals the new Israeli moniker for 45. (It isn’t a compliment!)
Top Mojo ala mik!
For Thursday, May 18, 2017, first comments and tip jars excluded. Thank you mik for the mojo magic! For those of you interested in How Top Mojo Works, please see his diary on the subject.
2017-05-19, courtesy of jotter!