Comments for Larvatus Prodeo

Comment on Larvatus Prodeo’s Last Post by Paulus

Paulus — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:17:11 +0000

I haven’t commented here for a quite a while now, but back in the day I used to enjoy dropping by for a bit of argument on the Iraq War, or the treatment of captured Taliban, or the virtues of the free market.

Mark B and the rest of the crew — you folk did a good thing here. This forum had thoughtful posts on interesting topics, and attracted classy people from across the political spectrum. Even the trolls were classy. Mostly. (Though if some of the above comments are any guide, the quality of troll has declined markedly in recent times.)

And some of the comment threads were blisteringly funny. When the like of Fyodor, Nabs, Liam, Casey, JPZ were firing on all cylinders, the result was often wildly entertaining: poetry in motion.

I think the award of Hero of the Internets for best LP commenter must go to Fyodor, who in the monster thread on the Evil Conspiracy surrounding 9/11, displayed a devotion to the cause of truth and rationality that was without peer.

My regards and best wishes to all who sailed on board the good ship Larvatus Prodeo.

Comment on Larvatus Prodeo’s Last Post by tssk

tssk — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:37:30 +0000

Thanks for all the intelligent discussion and debate and the thought provoking topics.

For the record…I kinda hoped that all my predictions for the worst would never happen. Kind of like an anti barracking superstition.

Wishing you all the best for the future.

tssk

Comment on Larvatus Prodeo’s Last Post by Brian

Brian — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:04:02 +0000

alfred, Richard, Ann, duly noted.

I do believe things are going to fade black, and I’m assuming midnight tomorrow.

I’ve been working on some private matters. Almost done. On Friday I started work on a new venture and got exactly nowhere. At a rough estimate it’s going to take a month or so.

Comment on Larvatus Prodeo’s Last Post by John D

John D — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:55:07 +0000

Once again the Brisbane election showed how a clear winner gets more seats than their % of primary vote justifies. (LNP with 69% of the seats from 57% of the primary vote.) Not as bad the state result (LNP with 88% of the seats from less than 50% of the primary vote) but it still results in unnecessary weakening of the non-government vote) It just adds to the case for a serious review of our electoral system.
In the case of council elections there is a good argument for Qld to follow the example of other states by moving to a system based on multi-member electorates and proportional preference voting. (In the case of councils the “government” is determined by the mayoral election and, ideally, the council should be elected in a way that maximizes the chances that the council will function as a “house of review” rather than the Mayor’s rubber stamp.

Comment on Larvatus Prodeo’s Last Post by John D

John D — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:19:28 +0000

Paul @530: Yes – lousy day to be handing out how to vote cards and yes, it is always comforting to live in a country where booth workers from all parties deal with each other in such a friendly, civilized manner.
Compensation for a day of standing in the wet was the Greens beating Labor in both the ward I voted in and the ward I handed out wet pieces of paper for.

Comment on Larvatus Prodeo’s Last Post by Ann of Brisbane

Ann of Brisbane — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:18:18 +0000

Thanks for all the thought-provoking stuff on LP. More lurking from me than anything else but I always recommended this blog when people were trying to understand what blogging was about. It’s hard to imagine Facebook & Twitter being an adequate replacement.
Respect to Brian and everyone who put in so much time & effort. Good luck with future projects & I’d appreciate being on your email list.

Comment on Larvatus Prodeo’s Last Post by Richard

Richard — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:26:41 +0000

Me too! Oh, what the heck, why not just keep the site running!

Comment on Larvatus Prodeo’s Last Post by alfred venison

alfred venison — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:11:19 +0000

hi Brian
in case, april 30 means april 30 at 12:01 am, i’ll get in now & ask to be put on your mailing list.
cheers
alfred venison

Comment on Larvatus Prodeo’s Last Post by furious balancing

furious balancing — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:19:10 +0000

Thanks to everyone at LP. I haven’t participated here all that much but I’ve enjoyed reading.

I had become accustomed to spending my morning breaks pondering the conversations on this site from my always changing work-places. It was kinda strange to be reading from the shade of a big, old eucalypt – I inhabit a slow, slow world and the rapidity and the passion of the conversations here sometimes felt overwhelming to me.

I’ve noticed other sites become less diverse in the number of people commenting and they just kinda fade away, so I kinda admire the decision to call it a day.

I’m not on Facebook, twitter, tumblr, nor anywhere really. So I’ll need to find somewhere else to spend my tea-breaks.

All the best to everyone.

PS: Brian, I’d like to be also included on your email list, if that’s ok. cheers.

Comment on Larvatus Prodeo’s Last Post by alfred venison

alfred venison — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:42:01 +0000

oh, der; ha, ha!
a.v.