Filed under: Scandals, Wonkette, DC bloggers, Bass ackwards, Alex Pareene, Nick Denton, Blogger snafus
As all good Big Head DC readers know, a local blogger who goes by the moniker Princess Sparkle Pony replaced Wonkette editor Alex Pareene yesterday. “She” did a helluva job, as many of her pals have noted, but now a problem bigger than a rained out horse race has arisen: Wonkette did not — and has not to date — given her a byline for her services. Yes, it’s true. For the entire day yesterday, in which she blogged her wholesome heart out, she went nameless in all of her posts. Which is odd, since most other temporary guest editors have received a byline.
The pony’s many fans have started asking her about the oversight, er, dis within the comments section of her own blog:
karenzipdrive said… Don’t you get to sign your name to that stuff over there? Seems unfair.
Kelster93 said… I quite agree with karenzipdrive — Wonkette didn’t even have a note at the top of the page to let folks know that Our Princess was providing the sparkly commentary for the day…
Distributorcap said… if you guest starred on Two and Half Men (that is the Larry Craig
sitcom) you would get a mention — but no mention at wonkette! boo to the ette!Anonymous said… Why didn’t you get to use your name?
And that’s not all! We hear she’s thinking about filing a lawsuit. Beware, Nick Denton! Looks like there’s another gay mafia in this town.
What? I kinda hate to break your bubble, but I simply couldn’t figure out how to put my name in the byline thingy, and I didn’t really care, so I didn’t ask about it. I don’t sub on Wonkette for the credit, I do it for fun (plus: it pays! Bonus!). I did not perceive any dis.
The above comment was so gracious, that I have to wonder if it was posted by the real Sparkle Pony. The Sparkle Pony I know isn’t quite so nice. Hmmmm….
What is the real princes sparkle pony like? I heard recently she is black, but I never envisioned her as being black for some reason.
She’s black and boy does she have a temper! When she’s pissed off, you can really see the fur fly. And you better wear a helmet, because she’s been known to throw dishes — especially plates!
So basically, Rob attempted to create a story out of thin air as part of his ongoing rivalry/jealousy with Wonkette and Pareene?
I’m shocked. SHOCKED!
Thin air? This story seems pretty well researched to me. Rob didn’t make those comments up and he didn’t deny Sparkle Pony a byline!
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