coasterbill Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 assigning blame is not a helpful act. I never claimed to be helping. We're having a discussion, not organizing a food drive and writing another re-make of "We are the World" for Gatlinburg (that wouldn't even rhyme). It's a coaster forum. I encourage everyone to donate or help out if they can but that has nothing to do with this conversation. You can't call people out on the internet who never claimed to be helping for not being helpful in a crisis while excusing TEMA (an organization who's entire job is to be helpful in a crisis) for telling a bunch of people that their businesses / jobs / livelihoods were destroyed when they never bothered to actually look into it. Talk about not helping the situation... it's their job to be helpful. It's not ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 We were planning on being there this weekend, and as of now our plans have not changed. Yay Cinnamon Bread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emarkd Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Us too Guy. My first time at the park and if it's open I'll be there! I called my hotel earlier just to confirm and they said come on up, so we're going! Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreaky Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 It is a by-product of 24/7 news cycles, and internet news and the immediate need to know. This "situation" that we're dealing with here has zero to do with the "State of American Journalism" Make up your mind. These are direct contradictions. And in response to the idea that we should excuse trusted news agencies and government organizations for their royal f**k ups because these royal f**k ups have become commonplace, no. If you are going to quote me, do so correctly. I stand by what I said in my previous post. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE CONCEPTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstephe9 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Like I said earlier, I plan on being there Saturday evening.. probably earlier now! My GF and I did have plans to eat Bubba Gump and walk around Gatlinburg and then head to Dollywood at dark.. I doubt Gatlinburg will be open so it'll probably the the island and Dollywood now ha-ha or just Dollywood Heck, we actually had plans to go today as well but after I saw they planned to be closed I rearranged my work schedule to be off tomorrow only to find they extended the closing.. probably hit up zoo knoxville or something tomorrow if it's pretty Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreaky Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 TEMA posted on their site about Ober being destroyed and that post now says "update" so yea they reported it incorrectly on their official news feed.. that's where the ober stuff came from.. again, the original post is now gone but says post updated because of the video that surfaced Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Would you post a link please? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstephe9 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) http://www.tnema.org/news/tema/?p=2721 This is the post that updates their original statement In my opinion though TEMA should never have to post an update like this. They should confirm and verify before they announce anything.. in their defense, and older version of this update said they had been told it was destroyed by people in the field that had seen it but who knows. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Edited November 30, 2016 by dstephe9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STDog Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 http://www.tnema.org/news/tema/?p=2721 This is the post that updates their original statement Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk " TEMA Update on Sevier County Wildfires, 11-29-16, 8 a.m., Central HIGHLIGHTS This update corrects information indicating Ober Gatlinburg was destroyed in the wildfire last night. Ober Gatlinburg posted video this morning on its Facebook page, indicating all is OK at the facility: https://www.facebook.com/obergatlinburg/" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) http://www.tnema.org/news/tema/?p=2721 This is the post that updates their original statement In my opinion though TEMA should never have to post an update like this. I completely agree. Saying Ober Gatlinburg was destroyed and then being all "oops!" is like saying that Disneyland was destroyed, and then all "oops! Sorry." Like, how do you get that factoid wrong? Yes, it's a natural disaster and there are lots of things going on that are beyond our comprehension of seriousness, but to say a huge area like that is destroyed and you're wrong about it? IMO, that's just being irresponsible. The initial update should have NEVER been reported in the first place unless it was 100% certain and fact checked. There were way too many "oops" posts in this whole scenario and it just makes me doubt the legitimacy of the news more and more. And I already had like 0 faith in it. Edited November 30, 2016 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 If you are going to quote me, do so correctly. I stand by what I said in my previous post. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE CONCEPTS. I did, and you're not making any sense. If you want to make excuses for people who report that huge buildings and tourists attractions are destroyed without actually bothering to look at them to see if that's actually true then be my guest, but there's a reason basically nobody here agrees with you. That's completely irresponsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstephe9 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 http://www.tnema.org/news/tema/?p=2721 This is the post that updates their original statement In my opinion though TEMA should never have to post an update like this. I completely agree. Saying Ober Gatlinburg was destroyed and then being all "oops!" is like saying that Disneyland was destroyed, and then all "oops! Sorry." Like, how do you get that factoid wrong? Yes, it's a natural disaster and there are lots of things going on that are beyond our comprehension of seriousness, but to say a huge area like that is destroyed and you're wrong about it? IMO, that's just being irresponsible. The initial update should have NEVER been reported in the first place unless it was 100% certain and fact checked. There were way too many "oops" posts in this whole scenario and it just makes me doubt the legitimacy of the news more and more. And I already had like 0 faith in it. What's even worse about this situation is that the guy who reported Ober was still standing was stuck up on the Mountain according to his interview on one of the news stations. He said the lower ober parking lot is actually one of the fire command centers with fire trucks stationed at it and he stayed there for the night! And that several other people had been stuck up there and stayed in the mall (the structure in question).. So obviously TEMA didn't get their information from the command center up at Ober! I mean, I'd hope they didn't get it from them anyways.. it's not like the lower parking lot is miles from their structure. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreaky Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 http://www.tnema.org/news/tema/?p=2721 This is the post that updates their original statement Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Thank you. I see exactly what you're talking about. So TEMA def made an incorrect call, then Ober corrected them, and then TEMA corrected the previously reported information - that's completely understandable and what should be expected in the early hours of a disaster of this enormous caliber. For me, this has nothing to do with the state of journalism, as it was put. Journalists, who are humans, are operating off adrenaline, pressure, usually low personnel, and there will be mistakes made in reporting the early stages of any disaster, as I put it before. It aint the first time. I'm not going to believe anyone had ulterior motives in mind when they posted the wrong information...to the point where they need to be punished or blamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstephe9 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) http://www.tnema.org/news/tema/?p=2721 This is the post that updates their original statement Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Thank you. I see exactly what you're talking about. So TEMA def made an incorrect call, then Ober corrected them, and then TEMA corrected the previously reported information - that's completely understandable and what should be expected in the early hours of a disaster of this enormous caliber. For me, this has nothing to do with the state of journalism, as it was put. Journalists, who are humans, are operating off adrenaline, pressure, usually low personnel, and there will be mistakes made in reporting the early stages of any disaster, as I put it before. It aint the first time. I'm not going to believe anyone had ulterior motives in mind when they posted the wrong information...to the point where they need to be punished or blamed. Yeah, but if there is a command center with fire trucks stationed in the lower ober parking lot, they should have really confirmed with them first.. but maybe they were out of reach, I don't know. I mean, I guess they could have been firetrucks only and no real people stationed there but that doesn't make sense to me. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Edited November 30, 2016 by dstephe9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreaky Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 If you are going to quote me, do so correctly. I stand by what I said in my previous post. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE CONCEPTS. I did, and you're not making any sense. If you want to make excuses for people who report that huge buildings and tourists attractions are destroyed without actually bothering to look at them to see if that's actually true then be my guest, but there's a reason basically nobody here agrees with you. That's completely irresponsible. It's called "human error". It's a thing. it's understandable when people around you are dying in a river of heat and fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreaky Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 http://www.tnema.org/news/tema/?p=2721 This is the post that updates their original statement Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Thank you. I see exactly what you're talking about. So TEMA def made an incorrect call, then Ober corrected them, and then TEMA corrected the previously reported information - that's completely understandable and what should be expected in the early hours of a disaster of this enormous caliber. For me, this has nothing to do with the state of journalism, as it was put. Journalists, who are humans, are operating off adrenaline, pressure, usually low personnel, and there will be mistakes made in reporting the early stages of any disaster, as I put it before. It aint the first time. I'm not going to believe anyone had ulterior motives in mind when they posted the wrong information...to the point where they need to be punished or blamed. Yeah, but if there is a command center with fire trucks stationed in the lower ober parking lot, they should have really confirmed with them first.. but maybe they were out of reach, I don't know. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Thank you! Does anyone know without a shadow of doubt???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreaky Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 sry - dbl post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I give up. I feel like I'm talking to a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Journalists, who are humans, are operating off adrenaline, pressure, usually low personnel, and there will be mistakes made in reporting the early stages of any disaster, as I put it before. For some reason I just can't get behind defending modern media. Especially since they're always so quick to criticize another career containing people who operate off adrenaline, pressure, and low personnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I give up. I feel like I'm talking to a wall. No, you're just talking to a complete idiot. You'd be better off talking to the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I give up. I feel like I'm talking to a wall. No, you're just talking to a complete idiot. You'd be better off talking to the wall. Something tells me he may be in the journalism field... which would explain a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstephe9 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 http://www.tnema.org/news/tema/?p=2721 This is the post that updates their original statement Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Thank you. I see exactly what you're talking about. So TEMA def made an incorrect call, then Ober corrected them, and then TEMA corrected the previously reported information - that's completely understandable and what should be expected in the early hours of a disaster of this enormous caliber. For me, this has nothing to do with the state of journalism, as it was put. Journalists, who are humans, are operating off adrenaline, pressure, usually low personnel, and there will be mistakes made in reporting the early stages of any disaster, as I put it before. It aint the first time. I'm not going to believe anyone had ulterior motives in mind when they posted the wrong information...to the point where they need to be punished or blamed. Yeah, but if there is a command center with fire trucks stationed in the lower ober parking lot, they should have really confirmed with them first.. but maybe they were out of reach, I don't know. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Thank you! Does anyone know without a shadow of doubt???? No, but that's the point.. TEMA shouldn't say it was destroyed until they knew without a shadow of doubt and they failed. Eitherway, its on both TEMA and the news for causing so much confusion.. Im just glad a lot of what we thought was gone is still around for us to enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I give up. I feel like I'm talking to a wall. No, you're just talking to a complete idiot. You'd be better off talking to the wall. Something tells me he may be in the journalism field... which would explain a lot. Certainly not from the old school of journalism, where if you can't verify something you state your source and clearly identify the situation as hearsay or rumor and not fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I give up. I feel like I'm talking to a wall. No, you're just talking to a complete idiot. You'd be better off talking to the wall. Something tells me he may be in the journalism field... which would explain a lot. Certainly not from the old school of journalism, where if you can't verify something you state your source and clearly identify the situation as hearsay or rumor and not fact. Sadly Larry, these days are gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I give up. I feel like I'm talking to a wall. No, you're just talking to a complete idiot. You'd be better off talking to the wall. Something tells me he may be in the journalism field... which would explain a lot. Certainly not from the old school of journalism, where if you can't verify something you state your source and clearly identify the situation as hearsay or rumor and not fact. Yes, but that kind of responsible writing is reserved for grade schoolers and high schoolers, not professionals who seemingly feel the need to report whatever sound the most sensational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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