Comments on: do you read comments?

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:57:49 +0000

I also read most of the comments. I do appreciate that they are hidden so I can read the main content easily.

By: canadian coach

canadian coach — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:07:35 +0000

I always read the comments on this site. & most other blogs too. I appreciate what people have to say on certain subjects. That’s why I read blogs to begin with.

By: coach Rick

coach Rick — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:53:53 +0000

Sher is exactly right. My apologies, Sarah.

I was responding to a different Sarah from this post from Decembrer:

http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2009/12/kiara-nowlin-is-growing-up/

AND, … this is another example of how WEAK the blog platform is for comments.

By: shergymrag

shergymrag — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:12:06 +0000

Sarah (the author of post number 16), Rick quoted a comment left by somebody using the name “Sarah” on another post.

http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2007/07/kiara-nowlin-cheer-tumbling-prodigy/#comments

Scroll down to comment number 31.

Sarah is a common name but unless your IPs are the same, Rick wasn’t talking to you. Personally, I didn’t even notice that there was another Sarah posting in this thread. Maybe he didn’t either.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:38:27 +0000

Dear coach Rick, I totally don’t understand what you were talking about…me????? Wow, your comment about me was totally ….. I’m speechless! One thing I’d like to let you know that would make yourself less “ignorant and hateful”: I’ve never heard of those tumblers, AND, what I meant to say was I really got tired of the endless comparison between Nastia and Shawn, not about any tumblers I don’t know about. You lost my respect for your rude comment about me. Period. Good luck, coach Rick.

By: Kathryn in NZ

Kathryn in NZ — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:29:44 +0000

It’s the opinions that don’t get vented that can ultimately boil over and cause issues..
As an evil gym mom I am extremely grateful for this site, and Rick’s patience. The more parents know, the more they’ll understand to be able to support the coach and child.
Especially way down here where gymsports rarely rates a mention.

By: coach Rick

coach Rick — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:22:02 +0000

Kiara Nowlin is the best … ??

I believe you can thank Don Eckert for that catch phrase. The first time I ever heard of her was via Don’s YouTube videos from Woodward.

When I finally met and even got to coach her there, I was won over.

She really is the best cheer tumbler for her age I’ve ever seen.

By: shergymrag

shergymrag — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:37:38 +0000

I get really tired of seeing “Kiara Nowlin is the best!!!” plastered all over the comments on youtube. Who the hell decided to put that everywhere? When I saw your write up on little miss Nowlin I was quite perturbed. Thankfully, it was just a one-off thing. Now if you would just stop posting about MIOBI every five seconds.

By: Sha

Sha — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:35:31 +0000

If you are going to run a forum the way IG does then don’t bother starting one. That place is worse then GGMB because it acts like it isn’t a Nastiafan101/ Kitty/ Martina dictatorship when it is exactly that.

Martina is very immature and she should not be moderating any forum. I personally had enough of her harassment that I quit the board and did not renew my subscription. I contacted IG’s owners several time and they didn’t care what the mods were doing so I just did not renew my subscription.

I would appreciate it you approved this message. If you want to take out the names fine but something needs to be done about the IG forum

By: coach Rick

coach Rick — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:15:00 +0000

Same day I slag comments on this blog, some illiterate sends in this:

“kiara ugly and coach rick, sdfu cuz u ugly and she ugly 2! i am WAY better then her, dont thik so go on youtube and look up angel rice! bitches the gurl has arrived and kiara parents r ugly! guess it runs in her family! l0l”

A perfect example of why comments should be moderated. Or at least “buried”.

Seems there’s some rivalry between West Coast cheer tumbler Kiara Nowlin and Georgia cheer tumbler Angel Rice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAg2HzdFc9o

As requested, I did go compare the two young cheer stars. There’s no comparison, Sarah.

For now I’ll not delete idiotic drivel like that comment left by Sarah. But one day I’ll have to get over my love of freedom of speech for the ignorant and hateful.