"The online shit-sheet"

Vexnews has been described (defined?) as an "...online shit-sheet" by independent blog, Slackbastard.The blog continues stating: "Andrew Landeryou (is) Famous for his legal battles with businessman Solomon Lew and involvement in the scandal which destroyed the Melbourne University Student Union, Landeryou comes from pedigree Labor stock — Daddy was a Victorian State Government Minister — and uses his blog to attack factional rivals in the ALP."

It's a significant demotion for Vexnews, having previously been described as a "cesspit".

The criticism is not to be confused with Vexnews' involvement in a Stormfront related "shitstorm".

Patriots, TS will be taking a short break, and will return on 20 July.

COMMENT CARNAGE: Landeryou flouts own ruling

In response to public calls that Andrew Landeryou’s Blog of Sleaze is a “...cesspit in blogging”, last week from Fat Cave central, Landeryou was forced to issue a half baked list of inconsistent and subjective criteria for commentators to follow on his Blog of Sleaze. Landeryou wrote that the penalty for breaking the rules: “... we'll delete the comments, ban your IP” – in other words – censorship. The real missing element of this that Landeryou conveniently missed out was that if a commentator attempts to correct Landeryou’s story, publish the truth or in fact attempt to disagree with Landeryou, he will summarily delete the comment(s).

The crazy blog Frog, has of course run the line before about linking IPs to particular commentators to his blog as we reported in October and December 2006.

"...Landeryou has installed a new tracking device on his Blog of Shame. The new comments feature, Haloscan, enables the 'pro-comment cancelling' Fuhrer to:

- View, edit or delete comments from the members section or the comment page·

- Ban commenters by single IP or an IP range.

The recording of commentator's IP addresses is a worrying development, as Landeryou actively records IP addresses in order to track down opponents."

Landeryou of course goes on further to write per submitted comments: “... do what the OC occasionally does and asks (sic) whether I'd like to see what I'm writing about someone else written about me. That simple reality check leads me to be tapping away at the backspace key quite a lot more than many would realise.” Landeryou has a well deserved reputation for plastering his Blog of Sleaze with innuendo, unfounded speculation, half truths and a peculiar blend of sleaze. Patriots have long asked, so how does Landeryou reconcile his writings with these editorial criteria? And a supplementary question, which ‘reality’ is Landeryou referring to?

Landeryou further adds: “So please be conscious of that too the next time you question someone else's sexual ethics, fidelity or other aspects of their private life.” Cries of hypocrisy rang out throughout the TS office as staff read this.

Finally, behind crocodile tears, Landeryou ends: “...ultimately I'm responsible for all the comments too so I hope you keep that in mind too the next time you feel the need to say things in the comments section”. Landeryou obviously has forgotten that MUSU, and IQ Corp, and other associated activities, were his responsibility too. Patriots and TS readers have kept those failed responsibilities ‘in mind’ for him.