Comments on: ByeBye to WaiWai http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/ a meta-blog for Néojaponisme Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:47:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: WaiWai http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 WaiWai Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:09:18 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/#comment-1614 You can see the archive at http://www.mainichiwaiwai.com You can see the archive at http://www.mainichiwaiwai.com

]]> By: Durf http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/comment-page-1/#comment-1605 Durf Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:56:58 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/#comment-1605 I'm surprised the Mainichi pulled the plug so easily. That had to be the most (only?) profitable, ad-hit-generating part of the English website. I’m surprised the Mainichi pulled the plug so easily. That had to be the most (only?) profitable, ad-hit-generating part of the English website.

]]> By: Justin Bacon http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/comment-page-1/#comment-1599 Justin Bacon Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:43:14 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/#comment-1599 The regular stories aren't all that much better, though. A small victory. The regular stories aren’t all that much better, though. A small victory.

]]> By: M. Nestor http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/comment-page-1/#comment-1595 M. Nestor Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:14:06 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/#comment-1595 Good riddance, I never had respect for that section or people who read it/were associated with it. I prefer to have the Jerry Springer style entertainment quarantined off to specific sites that I can pretend don't exist, not mixed in with self-Orientalism or whatever on more 'serious' news sites. Good riddance, I never had respect for that section or people who read it/were associated with it. I prefer to have the Jerry Springer style entertainment quarantined off to specific sites that I can pretend don’t exist, not mixed in with self-Orientalism or whatever on more ‘serious’ news sites.

]]> By: Morgan http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/comment-page-1/#comment-1590 Morgan Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:41:11 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/#comment-1590 Too bad. WaiWai was always good for playing the "line-by-line, how many errors of journalism can I find?" game. At least I've still got the Daily Mail. Too bad. WaiWai was always good for playing the “line-by-line, how many errors of journalism can I find?” game. At least I’ve still got the Daily Mail.

]]> By: Matt http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/comment-page-1/#comment-1588 Matt Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:26:50 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/#comment-1588 Did WaiWai ever publish any actual "non-mainstream news"? Did WaiWai ever publish any actual “non-mainstream news”?

]]> By: statiq http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/comment-page-1/#comment-1587 statiq Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:18:22 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/22/byebye-to-waiwai/#comment-1587 Yes, stop depicting japan as wacky land full of twisted perverts, bizarre forms of prostitution, and sex dolls, we at 2ch find that offensive ! Now if you excuse me, I'm off to a proper part of the internet: http://qiufen.bbspink.com/soap/ Yes, stop depicting japan as wacky land full of twisted perverts, bizarre forms of prostitution, and sex dolls, we at 2ch find that offensive !

Now if you excuse me, I’m off to a proper part of the internet:
http://qiufen.bbspink.com/soap/

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