tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post7388556714206159319..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Elephant Journal's Got IssuesNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-20705197780504374952016-07-09T17:42:12.568-07:002016-07-09T17:42:12.568-07:00Everything has two sides. No one thing is ever com...Everything has two sides. No one thing is ever complete truth. I'll continue to enjoy EJ as long as it resonates with me. And embrace that which is flawed. Because we all are. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120228472523553671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-56543099941416355342015-03-11T13:32:14.784-07:002015-03-11T13:32:14.784-07:00http://youtu.be/jaYQgIGFCwc
"As I began to l...http://youtu.be/jaYQgIGFCwc<br /><br />"As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is modesty."~Charlie Chaplin Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982956638108227865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-87174920143682798172015-03-11T13:29:52.201-07:002015-03-11T13:29:52.201-07:00Ya and a ns! Quote of the hour-
http://youtu...Ya and a ns! Quote of the hour- <br /><br />http://youtu.be/jaYQgIGFCwc <br /><br />"As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is modesty."~Charlie Chaplin Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982956638108227865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-27228208108976582802013-11-12T10:22:15.817-08:002013-11-12T10:22:15.817-08:00"I've just been asked to write for EJ, an..."I've just been asked to write for EJ, and now I am seriously questioning it." <br /><br />I hear you. EJ keeps on going because enough good writers offer content to balance out all the rot and fluff. If Waylon actually paid those writers, I'd have less of an issue with the whole thing because sometimes offering good content on questionable platforms is worth the risk as a Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-18931720128514444522013-11-12T01:27:31.635-08:002013-11-12T01:27:31.635-08:00I've just been asked to write for EJ, and now ...I've just been asked to write for EJ, and now I am seriously questioning it. I already had my doubts, but these posts and everything you guys are saying reinforces my belief that they may not be the right platform for my voice. <br />And I don't want my words to go to waste.<br /><br />Ethereal Devianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11120686549879281289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-40566475640974395102013-08-06T09:13:16.956-07:002013-08-06T09:13:16.956-07:00Hi Anonymous,
It doesn't surprise me that th...Hi Anonymous, <br /><br />It doesn't surprise me that things haven't gotten any better over at EJ. The quality of writing has really gone down since I wrote this blog post, and it wasn't that great two years ago. I rarely read any of their stuff anymore because of that. <br /><br />Waylon's behavior during the time I was following EJ was unprofessional, and it sounds like that Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-6359909199448744052013-08-05T14:32:55.478-07:002013-08-05T14:32:55.478-07:00Hello Nathan,
Thank you for such a well put toget...Hello Nathan,<br /><br />Thank you for such a well put together and thoughtful article. I found your post because after watching Waylon Lewis attack commenters on the Elephant Journal Facebook page, I wanted to see if this has been a pattern for the publication's founder. I am shocked and saddened by what I have seen.<br /><br />I was a subscriber to Elephant Journal from November 2012 and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-20984762679676564922012-03-12T10:05:00.805-07:002012-03-12T10:05:00.805-07:00Nathan thankyou for your part in highlighting the ...Nathan thankyou for your part in highlighting the issue . I have come across EJ through the misinformation and public relations they are , waylon in particular , putting out in support of John Friend . They claim to be Buddhist and Yogic but the behaviour and content of site due mainly to the way it is edited and presented , to my mind brings a diluting and cheapening to these noble paths .Hischarlienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-69987435922042694262011-10-07T08:47:51.828-07:002011-10-07T08:47:51.828-07:00Brooks, RE: "I like that my megaphone is a bi...Brooks, RE: "I like that my megaphone is a bit louder at elephant." Well I don't much like the idea of yoga teachers brandishing a megaphone at all, even notable or worshipful ones - let alone all and sundry being able to turn up the volume. I am not sure that volume solves anything, and "Mega" doesn't seem to have uch to do with "yoga" to me, how does it youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-61978551478921423362011-10-01T15:02:52.570-07:002011-10-01T15:02:52.570-07:00Hi Nathan, I like your blog, and really don't ...Hi Nathan, I like your blog, and really don't like the video. I didn't even look at it on EJ because I thought it was likely that it would offend me. But I did today because I came across all the cross-talk in a bit of Saturday surfing…<br /><br />I like that my megaphone is a bit louder at elephant. And if I use that to say something I passionately believe in as I did with my last post Brooks Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789430862542763946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-57539045243535989912011-09-09T08:40:07.107-07:002011-09-09T08:40:07.107-07:00Dear Nathan, thank you for your blog on Elephant J...Dear Nathan, thank you for your blog on Elephant Journal. I've been really wanting to like it. Some months back I commented on a video and said that the interviewer seemed to not be listening to Richard Freedman and that his jokes weren't funny and that his mannerism was extremely distracting. Some kind of tirade of a response was the result. I realized the interviewer is more important Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617118503451122570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-74359610938029814712011-08-29T09:34:53.864-07:002011-08-29T09:34:53.864-07:00Well said, Nathan. I have been investigating EJ a...Well said, Nathan. I have been investigating EJ and have come to many of your same conclusions. I found the recent Ben Ralston article on the word c**t, particularly egoic, offensive and just plain sexist. EJ writers seem to be really full of themselves, the opposite of yoga. Too bad; it had such promise.Susan Pease Banitt, LCSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523193314207723114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-68571812627419659092011-08-25T13:43:57.650-07:002011-08-25T13:43:57.650-07:00Dear Nathan,
I'm pleased to learn about your...Dear Nathan, <br /><br />I'm pleased to learn about your blog and wish to share a sentiment that I posted on Svasti's blog as well, sending thanks for your participation in the online commentary around the recent incidences involving Chelsea Loves Yoga and elephant journal. As co-host of the weekly online radio show Where Is My Guru (www.whereismyguru.com), I’m grateful for the Dianehttp://www.whereismyguru.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-44779628426033388092011-08-23T16:15:16.480-07:002011-08-23T16:15:16.480-07:00EJ was recommended to me by a spiritual friend. I ...EJ was recommended to me by a spiritual friend. I added it to my RSS feed for about a month. I think I may have clicked through to read 2 articles, and recall that both times I was thoroughly disappointed. <br /><br />I don't find the site funny or interesting at all.Benhttp://buddhistgroup.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-14485163384997327142011-08-23T16:01:59.554-07:002011-08-23T16:01:59.554-07:00"One lesson I'm taking from observing thi..."One lesson I'm taking from observing this telling is that more and more in online publishing, how one moderates comments, and responds to comments, is just as important a skill as how one writes and edits. For me it really is a matter of interaction almost as much as media creation." <br /><br />This is something I have been writing about for awhile now. Because I believe that how Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-75572786854122285062011-08-23T11:24:43.084-07:002011-08-23T11:24:43.084-07:00maybe you should go to his Facebook page recommend...maybe you should go to his Facebook page recommend that. I hear he is throwing himself one huge pity party.Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-84200541457445250102011-08-23T10:54:16.073-07:002011-08-23T10:54:16.073-07:00Have only read EJ less than a handful of times, al...Have only read EJ less than a handful of times, all within the last year, and stopped going there because I wasn't feelin' the tone, veiled sexism, & 'shininess' of the place. But I'd be sad to miss out on some good writing that's been featured there over the years! So thanks for naming John Pappas, bookbird — i'll check him out.<br /><br />One lesson I'm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-72579730328850256812011-08-23T04:00:01.993-07:002011-08-23T04:00:01.993-07:00I think EJ is irrelevant. At least since I made m...I think EJ is irrelevant. At least since I made <i>my</i> criticism of it some months ago.<br /><br />:-)Mumon Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116967568502451788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-14852899635334874972011-08-22T14:52:22.020-07:002011-08-22T14:52:22.020-07:00Carol - please explain with a few examples what yo...Carol - please explain with a few examples what you mean when you say "Elephant has done way, way more good work than bad". <br /><br />Personally I don't think that's true. <br /><br />You know better than anyone what goes on behind the scenes of EJ, and to be honest, standing up for them here has just lost you my respect.Svastihttp://svasti.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-48773775199712631022011-08-22T14:19:52.255-07:002011-08-22T14:19:52.255-07:00Wow.
Although I can't say I'm surprised....Wow. <br />Although I can't say I'm surprised. I stopped reading anything posted by Ej or Waylon a while ago when I got assaulted in the comment section by Waylon, in his 'emotional and defensive' style. <br />Maybe its time to stop logging onto this site altogether.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-37365948317257023972011-08-22T14:00:13.950-07:002011-08-22T14:00:13.950-07:00my last 2 rupees on the "video incident"...my last 2 rupees on the "video incident": http://lindasyoga.com/2011/08/22/enoughs-enough/<br /><br />by the way, after I posted this on Twitter I received a message from another yoga blogger who said she also experienced some questionable EJ tactics.<br /><br />starting to feel a bit icky in here.....Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-33978297956650573752011-08-22T07:50:28.793-07:002011-08-22T07:50:28.793-07:00Also, I have to say that I totally agree with the ...Also, I have to say that I totally agree with the sentiments expressed by Eco-yogini and Bookbird about sexism and heterosexism. Just being edgy as a method of humor is a great way to piss a lot of people off for no good reason. And in the process, perpetuation stereotypes that damage far more people than ever read your publication.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-36269787805032700302011-08-22T07:42:37.690-07:002011-08-22T07:42:37.690-07:00Waylon,
Thanks for responding here. "I only...Waylon, <br /><br />Thanks for responding here. "I only wish elephant wouldn't have to pay for my mistakes" - I understand your sentiment here. The thing is, as you probably know, editors are held to a higher standard. And the way I see it, part of your job is to do what you can to maintain some kind of order and safety for readers at your site. Especially when highly controversial Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-91550987665375351962011-08-22T07:36:51.825-07:002011-08-22T07:36:51.825-07:00c'mon, Carol, get real. you know full well th...c'mon, Carol, get real. you know full well that this incident is certainly not the first blunder for EJ or Waylon. This is not the place to remind you of my incident with EJ and the current yoga editor over a story about Tara Stiles. I won't remind you of the history of that here. You also know that there are more than a few yoga bloggers who have refused to write for EJ because of Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-38885659299063746912011-08-22T06:51:22.343-07:002011-08-22T06:51:22.343-07:00Well, damn. I just had my second article posted a...Well, damn. I just had my second article posted at EJ -- I was invited by Ben as well. Looked at EJ and thought, "Wow. How does my stuff fit in among all of this?" But I gave it a try. One article was Zennish, the other was more Buddhistish (precepts and the modern world stuff). There aren't a whole lot of articles there I would want to read, and many of them seem Algernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698040927871199780noreply@blogger.com