Jeff is more determined than a Nigerian spammer to have the last word here. So determined, in fact, that he’s changed his email AND IP addresses THREE times (so far) to circumvent our user banning feature. He just can’t stop himself. If only Jeff’s boss knew how much time he spent fucking around on the internet commenting on blogs.

Of course, he could prove me wrong by: 1) taking his OCD medication on a regular basis, and 2) not responding here ever again. But, I doubt that will happen. People like Jeff crave attention. And, I’m happy to give him a little in exchange for some Google juice.

Do me a big favor Jeff, write all kinds of nasty stuff about me in as many places as possible. Hell, send me a copy and I’ll Tweet, reTweet, and RSS it around the globe. And, don’t forget to use an XML editor to create those nasty blurbs. We want them to be semantically-rich and easily reusable. Google loves that. And, it facilitates content repurposing!

Don’t forget to keep changing those email and IP addresses. My offshore admin assistant is bored today and is excited to have a task that brings a smile to his face.

I have no problem if you tell anyone anything about me. In fact, just make shit up. I don’t care. Why? Because each and every moment you waste here makes me more popular and therefore earns me more money. Alas, thanks to people with too much time on their hands, I have a career (and a new house in Palm Springs).

For those of you interested in knowing where I am redirecting Jeff as he continues to drone on and on about his personal opinion of Rahel’s article: http://www.fuckyou.com

[I bet some of you regular readers could have guessed that!]

Sometimes I am amazed I get paid to do this stuff. LOL

Scott

Nice page you redirected me to, Mr. Wrangler. If you undo it, I won’t tell anyone what it is.

I have no problem discussing technical issues and the pros and cons of using as system like PowerXEditor if you wish to continue the disussion with me. But I think you do Rahel a great disservice.

While I clearly understand the questions you raise, I don’t understand where you are coming from on this. I disclosed my involvement and position in this before I gave any response.  Do you have a dog in this race? Can’t tell from your community profile.  I really don’t want to get involved in or fan flames, so if you want to continue this discussion with me, please try email.

This is no place for insults. If you want to engage in an insult battle, let me know. I’ve got several choice words for you.

For now, comments are still open on this, but if you continue to beat this dead horse, I’ll remove your ability to post.

Please, don’t get me wrong, I’m always happy to discover new tools and new approaches as well. My job demands it. And I’ve worked with many.

But what you’ve said, Alan, doesn’t take away from the fact that this article was written by someone who likely couldn’t identify an XML element if she sat on one. So how is she supposed assure us that the solution she talks about here is, technically speaking, a safe bet. Too many unanswered questions in this not-so-brief glowing overview.

It’s already been admitted that this is regurgitated, spoon-fed stuff from the vendor.

What I expect when I read articles like this is some useful deconstruction of the tool, not an article that was published as a favor to the vendor. I know this kind of arrangement is pretty darned common in the media, but if The Content Wrangler is striving to be a reliable source for the industry, then it shouldn’t put forth stuff like this without making a deal with tool makers that says it can write a thorough unbiased review.

It just amounts to free advertising otherwise. It isn’t that isn’t that helpful except perhaps to the vendor and the author (provided the article doesn’t mess it up for both of them).

And not so helpful free advertising in this case since the product manager had to swoop in and save face because she got some simple facts wrong. It’s obvious the author doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

Maybe closing the comments on this article would be a good idea.

Consider it dropped (in more ways than one).

I hear your gripe and respectfully ask you to drop it already. We get it! You didn’t like the article.