New York Magazine Has it's Say...

[PoliticallyIncorrect]

Brief, relatively hip, almost entirely positive E-cigarette primer from no less than New York Magazine (not a single mention of anti-freeze or marketing to children). My personal favorite:

LOCATIONS WHERE ONE CAN LEGALLY SMOKE E-CIGARETTES
• Bars
• Restaurants
• Mayor Bloomberg’s office

How E-Cigarettes Hit the Mainstream -- New York Magazine

 

[Spazmelda]

I giggled at this:

"LOCATIONS WHERE ONE CAN LEGALLY SMOKE E-CIGARETTES
• Bars
• Restaurants
• Mayor Bloomberg’s office"

 

[CES]

Nice. Good to see a straightforward story out there

 

[ARMYVAPR]

At last some one that wright a decent article.

 

[hairball]

I'm glad to see a decent article. Thank you for posting this. It's just what I needed to read after a long night at work.

 

[Sedateme]

This is great! Someone in mass media who isn't drinking the "ecigs are made of antifreeze" koolaid.

 

[ByStander1]

Now, really, was that so hard?... being truthful and all lol

 

[Uncle Willie]

Smokeless Smokes ... By Derek de Koff

The way the piece reads, I'd guess he's part of the club ..

 

[Poeia]

Not only doesn't he think they're filled with antifreeze, he doesn't think non-tobacco flavors exist to lure children to PVs. Amazing.

 

[rolygate]

I had a little whisper in Ms de Koff's ear...

[a Delia I think, not a Derek]

 

[Stosh]

Very nice, truthful reporting on any subject is so rare these days...

 

[Vocalek]

Actually, Roly, your whisper was in the ear of Mr. deKoff's fact checker. When she contacted me to verify the number of posts on ECF currently, and in years past, I decided to sic her onto the guy who would know much better than I. That would be you.

 

[oldsoldier]

Actually, Roly, your whisper was in the ear of Mr. deKoff's fact checker. When she contacted me to verify the number of posts on ECF currently, and in years past, I decided to sic her onto the guy who would know much better than I. That would be you.

Responsible journalism... wow i thought that went out of style as soon as people learned how to blog...

edit: you do realize this is a joke But I have always viewed the majority of journalists with a lot of distrust. It comes with the territory when a journalist can break news that gets people killed.

 

[Ande]

There are a few good comments on the article as well.

But WHO is this electricman? Pops up everywhere. Clearly has too much time, an obsession, and an axe to grind.



Ande

 

[rothenbj]

Just another little man with a dream.

 

[Katya]

How nice!

Thanks, PI for posting it!

Roly and Vocalek, thanks for everything you're doing.

Rothenbj, I love your avatar!

 

[rolygate]

Elaine - yes and I was happy to be, um, sicked on. So journos on the NY Mag get a researcher? Wow. They don't even have to do any work any more. I could do a job like that

Mind you the results are a lot better that way - at least they get facts, instead of just re-churning old propaganda. Delia & Derek did a good (enough) job there. I thought D. de Koff was a joke name until I saw he has some articles there. Still think it's a pen name for that nice lady researcher though. Can't get my head around the idea a small feature writer gets a researcher.

Electricman is a creation of our team's intrusion on the QSMB forum. Just one of the little fallouts that result from forum wars. People think they are helping, but in the end they create more problems than they solve. Make love not war.

 

[bruiser]

Just another little man with a dream.

A little man who dreams he has a pair.

 

[MTV]

was nice and fluffy...didn't really help our cause...just saying...maybe some good info about harm reduction would have been nice

 

[Poeia]

There are a few good comments on the article as well.

But WHO is this electricman? Pops up everywhere. Clearly has too much time, an obsession, and an axe to grind.



Ande

He's not wrong. Zero nicotine is probably better for you than nicotine. But for me and the people on this forum that I know, those aren't the options we are choosing between. My options are nicotine in a cigarette loaded with carcinogens vs. an electronic cigarette.