Comments on: Why Valleywag’s Nick Douglas got fired: He wanted lawsuit

By: decremental » Valleywag: Nick Douglas didn’t quit, he got fired

decremental » Valleywag: Nick Douglas didn’t quit, he got fired — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 02:02:33 +0000

[...] Word on the street is that he was purposefully spreading nasty rumors, trying to get sued. [...]

By: Matt Marshall

Matt Marshall — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 05:20:28 +0000

Mike, I hear you.

It is not an easy call. But half the people I know in the valley — and these are people who run start-ups — read Valleywag religiously. Bizarre, but true.

By: Mike O'Bryan

Mike O'Bryan — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:14:15 +0000

I am very disappointed in Venturebeat’s decision to publish this dirt. And that’s exactly what it is. Whether he’s a witty in-your-face journalist that came come off as a loose canon or just a fresh-out-of-college, doesn’t-know-any-better, he does not deserve to have this business set out.

Stick to the news, folks.

By: Honor

Honor — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:44:45 +0000

Gawker media doesn’t even have a registered business in the US. Nick Denton “outsources” the lawsuit risk potential for his gossip blogs out to his home country, Hungary, to his friend’s wine wholesale business’s address or so…

By: F Ho

F Ho — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:32:53 +0000

“Explain” is the right word. The email is giving an explanation to other employees. It may or may not reflect the real reason.

By: Saravanan

Saravanan — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:16:38 +0000

Law suits are not uncommon for gossip sites rite. I am surprised by the reason. Is that real one ? Is the new source is reliable ?

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:11:00 +0000

Didn’t he just say that as a joke? Seems like it to me.