> This is a pretty bad quote to include though. The original comment (which they at least linked to) doesn't actually say anything about IBM specifically. Rathe

> This is a pretty bad quote to include though. The original comment (which they at least linked to) doesn't actually say anything about IBM specifically. Rather, it references generic Notes knowledge at Google. That's why I say it doesn't necessarily relate to the situation at IBM. As I said, journalists like quoting people to push an agenda or lend legitimacy to a story even if they are not experts or on the complete periphery of the story. It's nothing new though, and very tame as far as journalistic honesty goes -- it is not incorrect to say that there is some email problem at IBM, that IBM has been known to use Notes for email, and that there are not many Notes experts around. > I'm not sure it's okay to publish a comment someone left on HN using their full name (the user account doesn't currently include a full name). I'd hope they at least contacted the user before including their comment (but I'm not holding my breath). I'm not sure what you mean by okay, but journalists have been quoting people's public utterings and public writings for as long as there have been journalists. Including taking selective parts out of context to push their agenda. If it's a verbatim quote even out of context I consider that to be well clear of the bar for journalistic integrity. And really, anything you say in public will be used against you. And it will be linked with your person if you don't cover your tracks carefully. We all know this. No journalist is going to contact us before taking something from a comment we write here!