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Why should we let a few rotten apples spoil our barrel?<br><br>I am all for a prison in the area as long as it is not right bang in the middle of a residetial area.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_14:56:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "97f8c0053e8aed157415dda2673c9e68", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10526990, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10521619": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So more cool things will come to \"our\" parks to rid the schlub problem eh? Why can't a few guilty floks right here on the blog simply take some home, today. Today is a great day to take that first step to redeem yourselves. How much longer until the fine ACLU begins to \"tell us all what to do\"? If this occurs the \"homeless\" will merely take over with a new tent-city. If I were you guys I'd just keep up that guilt. It'll certainly (like hope does) make everything just go away. Stop hand-out to then. Stop giving 'em YOUR $$. This is no longer a cute situation. It is howver a sign of weakness in our hood. That, and a huge lack of leadership. Maybe hizzoner can just hand us all horse blinders so we just can't see this mess? Might work? I want to know what the \"exit strategy\" is for bums/ schlubs/drunks/druggies?????????????", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_11:09:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "38df258b1e71db40d9411c476a8c0664", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10534318": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"Be proudly ignorant all you want\"<br><br>I know exactly what the problem is and know it's unsolvable not matter how many tax dollars you throw at it (and there's is a limit you know). I'm not changing the meaning, I'm being proud to be a NIMBY, it's what separates nice neighborhoods from ****holes. <br><br>Someone who thinks they can change the situation, and get bums off the streets, is the ignorant one. My proof? 10,000 years of recorded human history.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_17:04:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "51228484799a3b7704b8fe6b26f78418", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10532010, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10527767": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I would borrow a dog to attend that, Edog.  Good idea.  So many people in Ballard seem to have dogs.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_13:59:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "5b8abab8a8e92d61737d0f8d1bc6fdfb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10521834, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10555418": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree.  I've been wondering how bad Salmon Bay, Loyal Heights and Gilman are going to get now.   But I also wonder if the city will care because it's all residential and there're no businesses to make the city listen.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_22:26:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "Ballardmom", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10524590, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10571309": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Still alive and well, thank you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_17:24:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10571190, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10524219": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i think it's funny that those bums can smoke crack and drink in the park all day long but if i wanted to drink a beer out there i would get arrested/cited so fast. <br>maybe i need bum camo or something", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_12:23:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "d60068e795a5341384af97ba9cdf4de3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10602257": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Oh wow you are the black hawk fellow?  I thought you were a girl.  Those must not be your hands.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-07_20:59:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "2de6d0e797775c6ec04c3ea0937b2c21", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10571309, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10523712": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "great idea, Edog! I could not make the meeting either but i am more than open to these park ideas and also think it is at least now being looked at, identified as a problem, and at least we seem to have many folks attempting to brainstorm on how to help. As you all have said earlier, great start!<br><br>bella and i would LOVE to be a part of the meet and greet type java thing in the parks! just let us know what you need, and we will be there! i will even attempt to cook up a little snack or treat or something to bring with us. bella can bring extra doggy biscuits to share with her \"new friends\". Dogs or no dogs, it sounds like a fun, positive way to get this turnaround started!<br><br>I think i will pass on smellin' butts however....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_12:11:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "6d171610d73092aec4032141f54667b2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10521834, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10511940": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good coverage! Thanks for being there.<br><br>God, I hate meetings!<br><br>By the way, is Thaku's co-owner really named Graham Graham? Poor guy...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_01:01:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Silvergoth", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10523717": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The bottom line is the Seattle police should do more when there is a problem.  It is illegal to sit in a public park and get drunk/deal drugs.  They should just pull up, search the swines, and then arrest them.  I am tired of everyone feeling sorry for the people that do nothing but, beg, get drunk, and make the place unwelcoming for the rest of us.<br><br>I paid to live in a nice area, why should so called do gooders have the right to turn the place into an area that addicts, drunks, criminal, and yes homeless should be welcomed.<br><br>Absolutely NOT IN MY BACKYARD!<br><br>I want Ballard to be the nice place it was when I moved here.<br><br>I don't want soup kitchens, food banks, tent cities, and shelters, and criminal behaviour or any kind tollerated.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_12:11:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "97f8c0053e8aed157415dda2673c9e68", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 23, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10523251, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10535495": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So tell me where the utopian society without bums on the streets is or was?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_17:34:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "51228484799a3b7704b8fe6b26f78418", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10534900, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10541128": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Of course it will.  The reason we've got so many bums here now is because people in other neighborhoods stopped making it so nice and welcoming for them.<br><br>Make it less attractive here and they'll go someplace else where the locals are clueless.<br><br>Hassle them enough, they'll move along. Problem solved.  It's not complicated.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_19:37:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "Ballard_Sucks_Now", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10539220, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10527314": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "yes, however, I'd add that not addressing the issue in some long term manner will cost us a lot more, and not just in money, but in human life.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_13:46:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10526990, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10527828": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Not to mention that it didn't actually solve the homeless drunk problem in Pioneer Square.  They're still there.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_14:01:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "5b8abab8a8e92d61737d0f8d1bc6fdfb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10512147, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10533462": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "My baby passed in December, but I'll come just to love on all of your dogs, if you'll let me.  :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_16:34:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "angelatini", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10527767, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10524770": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "yeah, hear that.<br>btw, if an officer went undercover, wearing the latest bum fashions, with a couple tall boys in a bag, they'd be able to clear the parks out in a matter of hours.<br>Oh, and a free lunch would be in the offing too.<br>Just a thought.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_12:38:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10524219, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10525287": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I do think there's a difference between charity and simply giving people something for nothing. I'm all for charity - a civilized society shouldn't allow people to just rot away in the streets. If we do then we're no better than places like Haiti. As the old saying goes, the Lord helps those who help themselves! I'm not a church going type but it's hard not to agree with that one.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_12:50:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "5eb728ecf90fb9654e4f30da93a897da", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10525031, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10524272": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "sounds great, edog. feel free to contact me off post and i will help in anyweay i can! i am in the loayal heights neighborhood. bella would love to meet your dog in your dogatar! <br><br>travel safe this weekend:)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_12:24:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "6d171610d73092aec4032141f54667b2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10523957, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10588274": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I would love it and my dogs would adore the butt smellin", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-07_10:44:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "mamaC", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10521834, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10523251": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I believe the term is: <br><br>\"...flossing each other's tooth\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_11:57:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "ab8a8696069cb377d3dcbc8fb12d60e0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 25, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10519158": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Look out Salmon Bay here we come! Plus we'll have a bum shelter nearby, that'll help us 'blend' into the neighborhoods new look.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_09:53:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "2178bc7adc0e0ff5d092d88bb3e73c9e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10528789": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It will be interesting to see how the exclusion zone works.<br>I appreciate that a serious discussion on Salmon Bay park has been promised for the future.<br>I have lived here for a long time......don't know about what a \"nice place\" it was then, remember taking the kids on picnics at Marvin's Gardens and noticing old guys sleeping in the bushes. That was way back in the '90's when the hotel was above Olson's Meats.   Figured that was the way of the city.  Always enough good neighbors around to help us feel safe as we played.  My grown kids now say it is still the same.....that it is I who have changed and am paranoid and suspicious of everyone.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_14:28:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "03c63617bbdfbdc55a0c1933a2f00a30", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10563713": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All the usual suspects, including Maria ..... I thought you divorced a bum, why would you want them camped out permanently in Ballard?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_10:42:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "2178bc7adc0e0ff5d092d88bb3e73c9e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10558152, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10553997": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You still gotta feed 'em in prison.<br><br>I'm not sure of the exact amounts, but I've heard that keeping someone in jail is unbelievably expensive. Like maybe five times as much or more than ordinary low income housing. I would guess it's the structural requirements of a prison in combination with the monitoring personnel. There's also the public defense attorney, police being called into court to testify, etc.<br><br>Plus I hear that Jail is a place you can learn a lot of new skills. Not necessarily things that benefit society at large.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_21:06:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Silvergoth", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10529810, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12462736": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Maybe some of the local businesses should stop serving the bums booze, that would get them to move on. 7-11 and the Golden Dragon are the \"Soup kitchens\" for the drunks around here, they should show their commitment to the community by not serving the visibly drunk and the visibly homeless.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-10_14:15:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "eldangeroso", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10573975, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10573975": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "AndreaL, truthfully, even in this economy, the revenues to the city and state have increased this year, as well as the year before, and so on. The stimulus provided by the feds increased the coffers even further. The problem is that the funds are being allocated elsewhere. (Including, spending money that won't even be there.) To exacerbate the issue, we, the citizens, have rolled over and taken it. There is no outcry against the budget priorities that have been decided.<br>Chances are, there will be no accountability handed down for that fact. <br>I'm sick about it, some others are as well, but clearly, this minority has lost the debate, will continue to be shouted down in the future, and will be ignored.<br>However, if the majority gets just as sick of what's being done, things will change.<br>At least, that's my hope. For all of us.<br>Remember to vote.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_19:48:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10573472, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10541721": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The ones run out of Pike Place and Belltown came back.  Shooing them off into another neighborhood is not a solution.  Never has been. <br>A police presence and the parks being used for neighborhood events would at least keep the public displays of illegal activity to a minimum.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_19:40:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "5b8abab8a8e92d61737d0f8d1bc6fdfb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10538169, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10573472": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The fact that police don't do anything is what makes me angry. I really wonder sometimes why there isn't an outbreak of vigilantism here. <br><br>\"Citizen photos aren't evidence\" - so then what are citizens supposed to do to reduce crime?? There have been incidents posted all over My Ballard about the cops being called about a crime in progress, and the cops choosing to do nothing, maybe out of laziness, probably out of the budget cuts brought on by the tanked economy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_19:13:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "AndreaL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10554022": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ha ha!  nice.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_21:07:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "32c0b5d39fc1d1d8da7cf5f48a19984f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10523251, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10532010": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "you can try to change the understanding of NIMBY all you want.  But you can't change the fact that it means people who just want to hide from problems instead of trying to change the situation.  Be proudly ignorant all you want.  I welcome you and your comments.  Though you will probably be pretty frustrated in your fight to acheive nothing.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_16:03:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "1f73f19e6a02e64b4181c104fd3e72c3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10531259, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10544811": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sometimes the police choose not to respond.<br><br>2 years ago my car was broken into at the Ballard locks at the time when there were several tents located in the alley behind the Lock Stop fish and chip place.  I called the police and told them that my car had just been broken into and my wifes coat and a grocery bag were stolen.<br><br>They just gave me an incident number and told me nobody was even going to come down!<br><br>I told them I was going into the area with the tents armed with a hammer (that's all I had in the trunk) to look for my stuff.  They advised me not to do anything and just speak to my insurance company.  I went in, got my stuff back, then the police arrived, and did nothing.<br><br>That is my only experience with the police and I have to say I am very disappointed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_19:47:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "97f8c0053e8aed157415dda2673c9e68", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10540249, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10555564": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My friends who live in Belltown seem to think it's worse down there now - at least as far as crime goes.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_22:35:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Ballardmom", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10538169, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10519214": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Looks  more like  they are flossing each other's teeth....", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_09:54:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "2178bc7adc0e0ff5d092d88bb3e73c9e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10513097, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10525359": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If the problem is drug trafficking, let's give free drugs away..<br>..the strong people will get used to the drugs and have a happier existence,<br>the weak would soon die from too much use and complications.<br>Problem solved. Next...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_12:52:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "fa589a4be7a1e737dd0abd91e7fa5ab5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10571283": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And the 'give away Ballard' faction here as well, huh?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_17:23:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10558152, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10538169": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well Belltown and Pike Place are dealing with it now: run them out of the neighborhood. Hence the scumbags are settling in Ballard. Time to slam the door shut and drop kick the dopers, druggies and street scumbags out. Where they go? Who cares.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_17:50:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "51228484799a3b7704b8fe6b26f78418", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10535726, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10527419": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Very well put, Seaspider.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_13:49:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "5b8abab8a8e92d61737d0f8d1bc6fdfb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10525287, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10534593": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Exactly.<br><br>If you don't want Ballard to be a magnet for bums, STOP MAKING IT ATTRACTIVE FOR THEM!  Stop with the handouts, with the \"welcoming\", the easy-going attitude towards drugs, trashing public spaces, crapping and peeing out in the open, and the general hands-off approach. Stop making them feel like we're glad to have more and more of them - duh!<br><br>Make them feel unwelcome every chance you get. Hassle them. Arrest them. Tell them to go the hell home and get out of this neighborhood.  They can find someplace else where the locals are naive enough to \"welcome\" them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_17:15:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "Ballard_Sucks_Now", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10528716, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10540738": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Very adult argument, there.<br><br>Another case of someone here disagreeing with someone else's post, and they try to shut them down. Oh dear, oh dear, we can't allow anything that's not positive to be said about Ballard!<br><br>The solution is to stop making Ballard \"the best place in the world to be homeless\" - this was a quote from a homeless person recently. <br><br>Really, exactly what about this is so hard to understand? You make this place a magnet for bums, and we get more bums. I'm shocked - SHOCKED!!<br><br>It's not complicated.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_19:35:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Ballard_Sucks_Now", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10539262, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10558152": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Lordy yet another take back Ballard thread with the usual suspects all here.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_02:03:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "2de6d0e797775c6ec04c3ea0937b2c21", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10513097": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Great pic, but how do we know they're not just making out?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_02:30:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "boardbrown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10527950": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, I understand that the effort has been experiencing some success.<br>I goes against what I would choose, but I'm not going to knock anything that works, is fiscally sound, and keeps the community safe.<br>Yeah, I'd hope they clean up before they drink themselves to death, but that would be a personal choice.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_14:04:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10527720, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10539220": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So put them in someone else's backyard? Why should someone else put up with something you won't put up with? What makes you so damn special? Seriously, just shuffling people around won't work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_18:34:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "5eb728ecf90fb9654e4f30da93a897da", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10528716, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10571480": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Super simple, just no-where in the budget.<br>We need to save the money for stripper gate, the Belltown beautification plan,  scalper gate, the city park gun-ban signs, and pending litigation, oh, and Key Arena improvements, so we can get another crappy basketball team...<br>Those are the priorities, public safety is not.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_17:33:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10571225, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10540249": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "These comments are mostly depressing.  This is very simple: Public drinking, drug use, and sex are illegal.  The conduct should be reported to police.  Police should cite or arrest the offenders.  The bad behavior shouldn't be tolerated.<br><br>Why is this so hard?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_19:26:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "6ff51e154b3fc290052df31a2ac1afa6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10511578": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Though it may not be an end-all solution, it's an important first step.  Lil' victories now, big 'uns later.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_00:38:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "boardbrown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10557150": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey, I have a dog and everyone love's him.  Salty the schnoodle.  I'd love to come.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_00:31:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "cdpenne", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10523957, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10525406": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "amen", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_12:54:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10525287, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10582754": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think lunchtime or early evening concerts would be cool too - like the \"out to lunch\" concerts they do (or used to do?) downtown. Maybe unplugged to start . . .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-07_01:03:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "LBB", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10521834, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10521834": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I really wanted to go to this meeting, but could not.  Great coverage.  This is a step in the right direction.<br><br>I'm going to seriously start brainstorming about how to \"activate\" the parks with some sort of activity.<br><br>Perhaps a meet and greet of Ballard Dog's of the Myballardblog?  A low rent low maintenance event where people bring leashed animals, sit about and sip coffee, and smell butts at some hour.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_11:16:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "Edog", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 15, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10539262": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "And go where? You don't have a solution, just more of your usual whining. Why don't you change your diaper and go take a nap.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_18:36:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "5eb728ecf90fb9654e4f30da93a897da", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10534593, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10534658": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Amen, brother.<br><br>Anybody who sneers \"oh, you're just a NIMBY\" should STFU unless they're going to invite the scumbags to come live in THEIR backyard (or living room).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_17:17:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "Ballard_Sucks_Now", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10534318, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10533128": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "When did it become my problem?<br><br>NIMBY, it is my back yard, I don't want to invite someone in my backyard if I don't want them there!<br><br>It should be the responsibility of many of these individuals families.  I don't want to help some of these individuals, if you do then put them up in your house, don't expect others to like it when they are forced to help them.<br><br>It is not my job to find a solution and it is not your job to push a problem on me in some cases.<br><br>If something is against the law, uphold the law, don't ever make excuses for breaking it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_16:27:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "97f8c0053e8aed157415dda2673c9e68", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10532010, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10526990": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Jail is a really expensive way to house the homeless.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_13:38:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Silvergoth", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10525174, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10555352": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I read an article about that place - it's not a \"cheap\" place to live, I think it's free.  After a couple years they did an analysis of much tax payer money was spent on this housing compared to how much is spent on police work to arrest these guys and put them in jail and emergency homeless shelters and apparently it saved the tax payers a lot of money.  Still - there are sooooo many people who've chosen to live like that I don't know if there'd be enough room in industrial areas to house them for the rest of their lives.  And yes, I did say choose.  It's hard to stop whatever you're addicted to but other people have done it so it's possible.  No one is pouring the booze down their throats or holding them down forcing them to smoke crack.  Every day they wake up and choose to live that way.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_22:22:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "Ballardmom", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10527720, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12462866": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Can't disagree.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-10_14:19:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12462736, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10512147": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If they can site those people while still sitting in their cruisers then i think something may get done...  <br><br>It is a good first step.  I think we could also not allow cheap liquor to be sold in our grocery stores or convenience stores in the area.  That's what they did in Pioneer Square and that was about the time Ballard got flooded with homeless.  Unfortunately for me i kinda like crappy beer... And i kinda like some of the homeless in ballard.  There is a few real nice people.  A little off but pretty cool to talk to from time to time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_01:16:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "32c0b5d39fc1d1d8da7cf5f48a19984f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10511675, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10535726": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Does anybody have any case studies to share? I'd love to learn from a neighborhood that had a similar problem and dealt with it.  There is a problem. Someone has to have solved it before.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_17:34:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "a7d04818245fb152cc64e07cdad21007", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10553135": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't disagree: someone else pushed them away by making life unpleasant for them.  Good for them!  We should take a page from their playbook!<br><br>So you see, we agree: the bums follow the path of least resistance, and they go where the locals make it easy for them.<br><br>I say we stop making it so nice for them here, and they'll go someplace else. Don't make Ballard \"the best place in the world to be homeless\" - make it the worst.  You'll see Bergen Place improve quickly!<br><br>Where will they go? Someplace else. Exactly where, I really don't care. There are plenty of places where people are naive enough to \"welcome\" the bums. They can have them!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_20:14:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Ballard_Sucks_Now", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10548053, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10557233": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yeah How bout a whole bunch of the tainted coke.  <a href=\"http://www.myballard.com/forum/topic.php?id=925\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.myballard.com/forum/topic.php?id=925</a><br>That would take care of the problem", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_00:37:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "cdpenne", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10525359, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10523957": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "OK, I'm out of town this weekend, but will start thinking about how to pull something together.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_12:17:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "Edog", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10521834, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10542395": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There's the rub: these activities ARE reported to the police.<br><br>You're right, the bad behavior should not be tolerated. But it is. <br><br>That's why Ballard has turned into bum central.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_19:42:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "Ballard_Sucks_Now", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10540249, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10519872": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you all, very much. <br>Now, let's hope that some officers use this tool.<br>Report, report, report.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_10:15:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10602309": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My hands Rose...<br>...and you thought I was a girl??? sheesh...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-07_21:02:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10602257, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10548053": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Every occur to your vast intellect that your \"solution\" might be how we got them in the first place? Someone else probably shuffled them our way. Duh. Kind of proves my point. We send off somewhere else and those people will send them right back here.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_19:55:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "5eb728ecf90fb9654e4f30da93a897da", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10541128, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10522457": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'll show up...provided that butt-smellin' is optional ;-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_11:34:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10522101, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10572122": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"As for soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc. I don't mind them being in the area (they have to go somewhere).\"<br><br> There aren't any services for the shelter residents in a residential neighborhood. There's a reason why the shelters and soup kitchens are located downtown and it's a good one. Any social worker or real homeless advocate will tell you the same. <br><br>Attention-grabbing media whores like SHARE/WHEEL have no interest in helping the people they claim to serve, only in directing publicity to themselves. <br><br>Unfortunately the police are helpless in this matter because of a small but very vocal number of ultra-enablers. If they had the support from the people, this wouldn't be a problem. <br><br>Personally I would welcome the reinstatement of beat cops in the neighborhoods like they have in downtown Chicago to keep the peace and keep an eye on what's happening on the street, but I doubt the general public would be able to deal with that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_18:08:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "xtevex", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10541410": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "of course we woule let you! sage just passed 2 weeks ago but i would love to come out and join in with bella!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_19:39:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "6d171610d73092aec4032141f54667b2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10533462, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10511675": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "fingers crossed that there is the law enforcement power to enforce it now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_00:44:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "2b224763672e60c289d49df2f2308025", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10555236": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I know it's off topic but our dog died in December too.  Sorry to hear about yours passing too.  We still have a younger dog but she's a pitbull - very sweet but lots of people are instantly afraid of her.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_22:14:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "Ballardmom", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10533462, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10525031": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "wow, glad that you are as crazy as I am. Beware, a lot of folks will flame about your callousness...<br>Community service should be a no-brainer for public services.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_12:44:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10524651, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10568561": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Shut up!  Your dog that passed was named Sage?!!<br>My dog was named Sage, too!  I will definitely have to come now!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_15:19:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "angelatini", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10541410, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10568576": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you.  His ashes have a place of honor in my home.  <br><br>I don't demonize breeds, I love ALL dogs.  I would LOVE to meet your pitbull.  They can be the sweetest dogs in the universe!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_15:20:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "angelatini", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10555236, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10553230": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Good for you.<br><br>You're lucky the police didn't come and arreest YOU for disturbing the precious bums who broke into your car and stole your stuff.<br><br>Sometimes it's bizarro-world out there....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_20:17:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "Ballard_Sucks_Now", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10544811, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10534812": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Shane, you are the one complaining in frustration.... nobody made it your problem but you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_17:22:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "1f73f19e6a02e64b4181c104fd3e72c3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10533128, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10527653": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How much are we giving out for free?  <br>When the 'free' supply runs out (and it would) we'll see a huge rise in muggings and robberies.  That's the dumbest suggestion I've heard on this thread thus far.  Anybody here who knows somebody with a substance abuse problem can tell you they will do anything (and I mean truly anything) for the next fix. <br>Not to mention that's less like natural selection and more like mass murder.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_13:56:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "5b8abab8a8e92d61737d0f8d1bc6fdfb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10525359, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10524590": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I have been going to Gilman ball park (sort of behind Mc. Donald\"s) for many years for Little League gems and there has always been one or two homeless. (almost always drunk) <br>Yesterday there was about 20. <br> I'm guessing that the number will explode now that we have the regulations for those 3 parks and not for Gilman.<br>These regulations need to be in place an inforces and EVERY other park in the city.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_12:33:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "017b9c21e3ae47a7833028d35c4a98e3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10571190": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What ever happened to the black helicopter operations? They were going to save Ballard from evil.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_17:17:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "845af3cf8dc0c8a51c18f546cbe594f1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10558152, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10555380": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have plenty of friends who live in Monroe and they don't have a quarter of the problems that Ballard does even though there is a state penitentary in their backyard.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_22:23:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Ballardmom", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10529810, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10531259": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Look, the world has always had, and will always have bums/transient/vagrants. You are NEVER going to get rid of the problem. If anyone tells you they can, hide your wallet, because all they will do is $uck you dry and discover these folks are, in fact, bums.<br><br>So what option is left? Kicking them down the road. Yes, it's called NIMBYISM and is how the world has always worked. I'm not the least bit embarrassed at being a NIMBY. In fact, I'll make at t-shirt and proudly wear it. <br><br>NIMBYISM means understanding that in this world there are people who 1). Can never be helped and 2). Don't want to be helped and 3). there are people who will take advantage of naive, do-gooders and will destroy our neighborhood and our investments in it in the process of achieving nothing.<br><br>No let's join together as a community and tell these bums and druggies: Not In My Back Yard!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_15:40:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "51228484799a3b7704b8fe6b26f78418", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10534347": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The people of Ballard were 'handled' and placated. Period. New rules and laws do not matter if the ones that exist are NOT enforced! Since citizen photos cannot be used for evidence or enforcement and we can't 'exclude' people ourselves, so who do you think is going to do the excluding? No One! Business as usual. We need a law enforcement presence. The muggings and robberies have increased. More drug users and criminals are coming to Ballard because it is easy pickings. Send them to SeaSpiders backyard for the short term while the long term is worked out. THere are violent crimes being committed, not just harmless drug use and loitering. Many of these people CHOOSE to not work, to drink all day, to commit crimes. They are content with their lives. Seattle Police Sgt. Dianne Newsom said 'hopefully' they will get people out on bikes sometime this summer. Read between the lines folks. She is playing you. She says On bikes they can sneak up on people. The criminal activity is so blatant that you can see it from the street as there is minimal attempt to hide it. Get cops in Ballard NOW!<br><br>The exclusion rule doesn't pertain to the people robbing, mugging and car jacking. Doesn't have any bearing on thugs going to Golden Gardens with loaded AK47s in their back seats as happened the other day. Police patrols, not stupid PR measures are what we need for the short term while the bigger issues are being worked out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_17:05:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "motorrad", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10528716": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"What would you do?\"<br><br>Tell them to move on......it is not Ballard's role to save humanity. A few local bums are fine, almost picturesque but what we have now is a full-on invasion of low lifes because some of our 'compassion' neighbors just love the idea of feeding pigeons but don't have  a friggin' clue why everyone's homes then get covered in bird s**t.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_14:26:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "51228484799a3b7704b8fe6b26f78418", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10526462, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10557389": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The stigma of bad press.  My brother's last dog was pit bull (brindle) and he was also very sweet.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_00:48:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "5b8abab8a8e92d61737d0f8d1bc6fdfb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10555236, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10557400": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Feel good gesture. Nothing will change.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_00:49:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "0cd28f605b98d9b54282f2a0cd72da38", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10571225": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Funny.  I had a similar thing happen when my car was broken into at my Ballard home, and my brank spankin' new car stereo was lifted.  I called the cops, and the nice girl (she sounded like a girl) said, \"I'm sorry that we can't do much.\"  But she tried to be sympathetic: \"My stereo was stolen a year ago.  Doesn't it make you fee violated?\"<br><br>Yup.  Inspires confidence.<br><br>If the problem is the police, then we shouldn't be banning losers from the parks.  We should have better (and more) police.  Not hard, is it?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_17:20:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "6ff51e154b3fc290052df31a2ac1afa6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10553230, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10539484": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Other neighborhoods in Seattle - mostly downtown and in the Central district have petitioned the Parks Department and City of Seattle to create similar exclusion zones.  I have not read of any case studies of the impact of these zones.  Case studies may well exist and I am just a wimp when it comes to researching what goes on in other peoples back yards.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_18:46:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "1f73f19e6a02e64b4181c104fd3e72c3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10535726, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10512861": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "no !!! now they will just come up north !!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_02:10:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "19bbeacecbeb1604fd3456b110d5cb70", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10557406": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Feel good gesture. Nothing will change.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-06_00:50:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "0cd28f605b98d9b54282f2a0cd72da38", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10527720": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I would put addicts and alcoholics in cheap housing and let them keep drinking/using. Make staying out of trouble and not being a nuisance a part of the agreement that lets them stay there.<br><br>There's a place like this at Denny near I-5 and it actually seems to be keeping people off of the street. Waaaay cheaper than jail, too.<br><br>If they manage to get their lives together, hey! Bonus!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_13:58:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "Silvergoth", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10527314, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10524651": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sounds great except what does arresting them do? <br><br>It doesn't solve the problem because the person they arrest will be back on the street within hours. It also takes a cop off-line for a few hours which means less police presence. That's a lose-lose proposition.<br><br>The courts can prosecute them but what good does that do? These people don't have the money to pay the fines and the jails don't have room to keep them locked up. Building more jails isn't an option because of the NIMBY types who will fight new jail construction and the cheapskates who don't want to pay more in taxes to fund new jails. <br><br>Much as I'd like to see these people be gone I fail to see how arresting them is going to help in the long run. In the long run the only real solution is to force these people to change by requiring them to go through substance abuse treatment, getting them the mental health care they need (and which the police are not even remotely trained to handle), and helping them become employed tax payers who can afford a place to live. Simply arresting them over and over again isn't going to work  and in the long run it's going to cost a lot more of tax payer money. <br><br>As for soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc. I don't mind them being in the area (they have to go somewhere). What bugs me is that most of them do nothing more than offer short-term assistance and completely fail at actually helping people in the long-term. That makes them as useless as arresting people. These services need to learn to work together and develop a realistic, long term plan to help people get back into society. Giving them free handouts isn't going to accomplish that. People shouldn't get something for nothing. People who pay taxes should be able to collect unemployment because they paid taxes. If people want to stay in a shelter or receive food from a food bank it's only fair that they should be required to pay something in return. Since they don't have money why not make them spend a few hours cleaning up parks, picking up litter, etc? Gives them a job and keeps them occupied. Certainly beats the current system.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_12:35:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "5eb728ecf90fb9654e4f30da93a897da", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 22, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10523717, "depth": 2, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10526462": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah, there are definitely hard core homeless. So what's your solution, beyond complaining? At least I'm offering something, even if it's not perfect. What would you do?<br><br>Also I'm not talking about offering people that choice. Don't give them the *option* of attending rehab, getting help, etc. - force them to do it even if it does mean locking them up against their will for a while.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_13:23:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "5eb728ecf90fb9654e4f30da93a897da", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10525174, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10534900": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You are being silly - 10,000 years or recorded human history tells you that there always going to be bums in the streets?  Can I smoke some of the stuff you smoke?  Oh, wait, I don't want the depressive backlash when I go off it.  Geez -  and all we have to look forward in the future is the day the sun goes supernova.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_17:26:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "1f73f19e6a02e64b4181c104fd3e72c3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10534318, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10522101": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Edog - Great idea! I would go, and I don't even have a dog!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_11:25:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Silvergoth", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10521834, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10525174": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"In the long run the only real solution is to force these people to change by requiring them to go through substance abuse treatment, getting them the mental health care they need (and which the police are not even remotely trained to handle), and helping them become employed tax payers who can afford a place to live. \"<br><br>Yeah right. Good luck with that. Isn't it possible that there is simply a hard core group of homeless that are beyond salvation and spending money on them, rather than folks who truly want to try straighten out their lives, is a waste? For the most part, the ones you see shuffling around Ballard these days don't want help. Well fine, **** *** to where ever you came from.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_12:48:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "51228484799a3b7704b8fe6b26f78418", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 17, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10524651, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10541559": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Most neighborhoods around Seattle would qualify.  <br><br>Ballard isn't the only place with bums, but we've got an awful lot more of them than most places.  There are reasons they're here and not elsewhere.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_19:39:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "Ballard_Sucks_Now", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10535495, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": null, "theme": 2, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": true}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "20499853", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "108022", "hash": 3738702141901768572}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "exclusion_zone_approved_for_3_ballard_parks", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 98, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 20499853, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "29ac93bcc80e20dc00554a7b3e9cc874", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": false, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			return parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may select one to log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">98</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/exclusion_zone_approved_for_3_ballard_parks/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" >Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" selected="selected">Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/exclusion_zone_approved_for_3_ballard_parks/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 </div>\
		';

		
			html = Dsq.Templates.authPost() + html;
		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/exclusion_zone_approved_for_3_ballard_parks/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via ' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? '<a href="http://backtype.com/">BackType</a>' : '<a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">UberVU</a>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on My Ballard" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:20499853" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'myballard',
			't'				: 'exclusion_zone_approved_for_3_ballard_parks',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/exclusion_zone_approved_for_3_ballard_parks/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'exclusion_zone_approved_for_3_ballard_parks'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'exclusion_zone_approved_for_3_ballard_parks'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'exclusion_zone_approved_for_3_ballard_parks'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/20499853/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.OpenID = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td class="dsq-openid-submit" colspan="3"><input type="button" value="Sign in" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.startConnect();" /></td></tr>';
		message += "</table>";

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
	};

	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
		};

		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
		that._openidInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeConnect = function() {
		if (that._openidWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._openidInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Reaction = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
	};

	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Your report has been received. The system will automatically search for new reactions; if any are found, they will be displayed on this comment thread.<br/><br/>Thank&nbsp;you.',
												 'Reported missing reactions');
			return;
		}

		Dsq.Utils.execScript(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/forums/myballard/queueurl.js');
	};
};

Dsq.CNN = function() {
	var obj = {};

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
	};

	return obj;
}();


if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
		DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE = /<div class="dsq-header-avatar"(.*?)>/gim;
		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}









(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		var theme = 'narcissus';
		// HACK: Set variable on window to use post message.
		window.disqus_use_postmessage = true;

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
	}

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('preBody', Dsq.Templates.preBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBody', Dsq.Templates.postBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postFooter', Dsq.Templates.postFooter);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('_popupGeneric', Dsq.Templates._popupGeneric);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('voted', Dsq.Templates.voted);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('popupProfile', Dsq.Templates.popupProfile);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBox', Dsq.Templates.postBox);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('pagination', Dsq.Templates.pagination);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postComment_onSuccess', Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess);

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10511578">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10511578" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10511578" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10511578">boardbrown</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10511578" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10511578" class="dsq-comment-message">Though it may not be an end-all solution, it\'s an important first step.  Lil\' victories now, big \'uns later.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10511675">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10511675" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10511675" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10511675">kim</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10511675" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10511675" class="dsq-comment-message">fingers crossed that there is the law enforcement power to enforce it now.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10512147">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10512147" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10512147" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-10512147" href="http://www.demianjohnston.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">demian</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10512147" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10512147" class="dsq-comment-message">If they can site those people while still sitting in their cruisers then i think something may get done...  <br><br>It is a good first step.  I think we could also not allow cheap liquor to be sold in our grocery stores or convenience stores in the area.  That\'s what they did in Pioneer Square and that was about the time Ballard got flooded with homeless.  Unfortunately for me i kinda like crappy beer... And i kinda like some of the homeless in ballard.  There is a few real nice people.  A little off but pretty cool to talk to from time to time.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10527828">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10527828" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10527828" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10527828">Trix</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10527828" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10527828" class="dsq-comment-message">Not to mention that it didn\'t actually solve the homeless drunk problem in Pioneer Square.  They\'re still there.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10511940">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10511940" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10511940" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-10511940" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/silverone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Silver</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10511940" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10511940" class="dsq-comment-message">Good coverage! Thanks for being there.<br><br>God, I hate meetings!<br><br>By the way, is Thaku\'s co-owner really named Graham Graham? Poor guy...</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10512861">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10512861" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10512861" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10512861">person</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10512861" class="dsq-comment-message">no !!! now they will just come up north !!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10513097" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10513097" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10513097">boardbrown</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10513097" class="dsq-comment-message">Great pic, but how do we know they\'re not just making out?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10519214" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10519214" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10519214">Sir Camp-a-lot</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10519214" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10519214" class="dsq-comment-message">Looks  more like  they are flossing each other\'s teeth....</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10519158" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10519158" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10519158">Sir Camp-a-lot</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10519158" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10519158" class="dsq-comment-message">Look out Salmon Bay here we come! Plus we\'ll have a bum shelter nearby, that\'ll help us \'blend\' into the neighborhoods new look.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10519872" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10519872" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10519872">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10519872" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10519872" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you all, very much. <br>Now, let\'s hope that some officers use this tool.<br>Report, report, report.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10521619" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10521619" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10521619">The Norwegian</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10521619" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10521619" class="dsq-comment-message">So more cool things will come to "our" parks to rid the schlub problem eh? Why can\'t a few guilty floks right here on the blog simply take some home, today. Today is a great day to take that first step to redeem yourselves. How much longer until the fine ACLU begins to "tell us all what to do"? If this occurs the "homeless" will merely take over with a new tent-city. If I were you guys I\'d just keep up that guilt. It\'ll certainly (like hope does) make everything just go away. Stop hand-out to then. Stop giving \'em YOUR $$. This is no longer a cute situation. It is howver a sign of weakness in our hood. That, and a huge lack of leadership. Maybe hizzoner can just hand us all horse blinders so we just can\'t see this mess? Might work? I want to know what the "exit strategy" is for bums/ schlubs/drunks/druggies?????????????</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10521834" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10521834" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10521834">Edog</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10521834" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10521834" class="dsq-comment-message">I really wanted to go to this meeting, but could not.  Great coverage.  This is a step in the right direction.<br><br>I\'m going to seriously start brainstorming about how to "activate" the parks with some sort of activity.<br><br>Perhaps a meet and greet of Ballard Dog\'s of the Myballardblog?  A low rent low maintenance event where people bring leashed animals, sit about and sip coffee, and smell butts at some hour.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10522101" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10522101" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-10522101" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/silverone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Silver</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10522101" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10522101" class="dsq-comment-message">Edog - Great idea! I would go, and I don\'t even have a dog!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10522457" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10522457" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10522457">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10522457" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10522457" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ll show up...provided that butt-smellin\' is optional ;-)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10523712" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10523712" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10523712">jules</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10523712" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10523712" class="dsq-comment-message">great idea, Edog! I could not make the meeting either but i am more than open to these park ideas and also think it is at least now being looked at, identified as a problem, and at least we seem to have many folks attempting to brainstorm on how to help. As you all have said earlier, great start!<br><br>bella and i would LOVE to be a part of the meet and greet type java thing in the parks! just let us know what you need, and we will be there! i will even attempt to cook up a little snack or treat or something to bring with us. bella can bring extra doggy biscuits to share with her "new friends". Dogs or no dogs, it sounds like a fun, positive way to get this turnaround started!<br><br>I think i will pass on smellin\' butts however....</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10523957" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10523957" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10523957">Edog</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10523957" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10523957" class="dsq-comment-message">OK, I\'m out of town this weekend, but will start thinking about how to pull something together.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10524272" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10524272" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10524272">jules</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10524272" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10524272" class="dsq-comment-message">sounds great, edog. feel free to contact me off post and i will help in anyweay i can! i am in the loayal heights neighborhood. bella would love to meet your dog in your dogatar! <br><br>travel safe this weekend:)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10557150" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10557150" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10557150">cdpenne</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10557150" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10557150" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey, I have a dog and everyone love\'s him.  Salty the schnoodle.  I\'d love to come.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10527767" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10527767" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10527767">Trix</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10527767" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10527767" class="dsq-comment-message">I would borrow a dog to attend that, Edog.  Good idea.  So many people in Ballard seem to have dogs.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10533462" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10533462" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10533462">angelatini</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10533462" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10533462" class="dsq-comment-message">My baby passed in December, but I\'ll come just to love on all of your dogs, if you\'ll let me.  :)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10541410" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10541410" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10541410">jules</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10541410" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10541410" class="dsq-comment-message">of course we woule let you! sage just passed 2 weeks ago but i would love to come out and join in with bella!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10568561" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10568561" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10568561">angelatini</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10568561" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10568561" class="dsq-comment-message">Shut up!  Your dog that passed was named Sage?!!<br>My dog was named Sage, too!  I will definitely have to come now!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10555236" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10555236" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10555236">Ballardmom</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10555236" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10555236" class="dsq-comment-message">I know it\'s off topic but our dog died in December too.  Sorry to hear about yours passing too.  We still have a younger dog but she\'s a pitbull - very sweet but lots of people are instantly afraid of her.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10557389" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10557389" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10557389">Trix</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10557389" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10557389" class="dsq-comment-message">The stigma of bad press.  My brother\'s last dog was pit bull (brindle) and he was also very sweet.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10568576" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10568576" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10568576">angelatini</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10568576" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10568576" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you.  His ashes have a place of honor in my home.  <br><br>I don\'t demonize breeds, I love ALL dogs.  I would LOVE to meet your pitbull.  They can be the sweetest dogs in the universe!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10582754" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10582754" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10582754">LBB</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10582754" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10582754" class="dsq-comment-message">I think lunchtime or early evening concerts would be cool too - like the "out to lunch" concerts they do (or used to do?) downtown. Maybe unplugged to start . . .</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10588274" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10588274" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10588274">mamaC</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10588274" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10588274" class="dsq-comment-message">I would love it and my dogs would adore the butt smellin</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10523251" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10523251" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10523251">Coswell</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10523251" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10523251" class="dsq-comment-message">I believe the term is: <br><br>"...flossing each other\'s tooth"</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10523717" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10523717" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10523717">Shane Dillon</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10523717" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10523717" class="dsq-comment-message">The bottom line is the Seattle police should do more when there is a problem.  It is illegal to sit in a public park and get drunk/deal drugs.  They should just pull up, search the swines, and then arrest them.  I am tired of everyone feeling sorry for the people that do nothing but, beg, get drunk, and make the place unwelcoming for the rest of us.<br><br>I paid to live in a nice area, why should so called do gooders have the right to turn the place into an area that addicts, drunks, criminal, and yes homeless should be welcomed.<br><br>Absolutely NOT IN MY BACKYARD!<br><br>I want Ballard to be the nice place it was when I moved here.<br><br>I don\'t want soup kitchens, food banks, tent cities, and shelters, and criminal behaviour or any kind tollerated.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10524651" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10524651" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10524651">SeaSpider</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10524651" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10524651" class="dsq-comment-message">Sounds great except what does arresting them do? <br><br>It doesn\'t solve the problem because the person they arrest will be back on the street within hours. It also takes a cop off-line for a few hours which means less police presence. That\'s a lose-lose proposition.<br><br>The courts can prosecute them but what good does that do? These people don\'t have the money to pay the fines and the jails don\'t have room to keep them locked up. Building more jails isn\'t an option because of the NIMBY types who will fight new jail construction and the cheapskates who don\'t want to pay more in taxes to fund new jails. <br><br>Much as I\'d like to see these people be gone I fail to see how arresting them is going to help in the long run. In the long run the only real solution is to force these people to change by requiring them to go through substance abuse treatment, getting them the mental health care they need (and which the police are not even remotely trained to handle), and helping them become employed tax payers who can afford a place to live. Simply arresting them over and over again isn\'t going to work  and in the long run it\'s going to cost a lot more of tax payer money. <br><br>As for soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc. I don\'t mind them being in the area (they have to go somewhere). What bugs me is that most of them do nothing more than offer short-term assistance and completely fail at actually helping people in the long-term. That makes them as useless as arresting people. These services need to learn to work together and develop a realistic, long term plan to help people get back into society. Giving them free handouts isn\'t going to accomplish that. People shouldn\'t get something for nothing. People who pay taxes should be able to collect unemployment because they paid taxes. If people want to stay in a shelter or receive food from a food bank it\'s only fair that they should be required to pay something in return. Since they don\'t have money why not make them spend a few hours cleaning up parks, picking up litter, etc? Gives them a job and keeps them occupied. Certainly beats the current system.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10525031" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10525031" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10525031">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10525031" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10525031" class="dsq-comment-message">wow, glad that you are as crazy as I am. Beware, a lot of folks will flame about your callousness...<br>Community service should be a no-brainer for public services.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10525287" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10525287" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10525287">SeaSpider</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10525287" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10525287" class="dsq-comment-message">I do think there\'s a difference between charity and simply giving people something for nothing. I\'m all for charity - a civilized society shouldn\'t allow people to just rot away in the streets. If we do then we\'re no better than places like Haiti. As the old saying goes, the Lord helps those who help themselves! I\'m not a church going type but it\'s hard not to agree with that one.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10525406" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10525406" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10525406">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10525406" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10525406" class="dsq-comment-message">amen</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10527419" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10527419" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10527419">Trix</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10527419" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10527419" class="dsq-comment-message">Very well put, Seaspider.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10525174" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10525174" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10525174">Grubby Ballard</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10525174" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10525174" class="dsq-comment-message">"In the long run the only real solution is to force these people to change by requiring them to go through substance abuse treatment, getting them the mental health care they need (and which the police are not even remotely trained to handle), and helping them become employed tax payers who can afford a place to live. "<br><br>Yeah right. Good luck with that. Isn\'t it possible that there is simply a hard core group of homeless that are beyond salvation and spending money on them, rather than folks who truly want to try straighten out their lives, is a waste? For the most part, the ones you see shuffling around Ballard these days don\'t want help. Well fine, **** *** to where ever you came from.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10526462" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10526462" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10526462">SeaSpider</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10526462" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10526462" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, there are definitely hard core homeless. So what\'s your solution, beyond complaining? At least I\'m offering something, even if it\'s not perfect. What would you do?<br><br>Also I\'m not talking about offering people that choice. Don\'t give them the *option* of attending rehab, getting help, etc. - force them to do it even if it does mean locking them up against their will for a while.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10528716" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10528716" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10528716">Grubby Ballard</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10528716" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10528716" class="dsq-comment-message">"What would you do?"<br><br>Tell them to move on......it is not Ballard\'s role to save humanity. A few local bums are fine, almost picturesque but what we have now is a full-on invasion of low lifes because some of our \'compassion\' neighbors just love the idea of feeding pigeons but don\'t have  a friggin\' clue why everyone\'s homes then get covered in bird s**t.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10534593" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10534593">Ballard_Sucks_Now</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10534593" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10534593" class="dsq-comment-message">Exactly.<br><br>If you don\'t want Ballard to be a magnet for bums, STOP MAKING IT ATTRACTIVE FOR THEM!  Stop with the handouts, with the "welcoming", the easy-going attitude towards drugs, trashing public spaces, crapping and peeing out in the open, and the general hands-off approach. Stop making them feel like we\'re glad to have more and more of them - duh!<br><br>Make them feel unwelcome every chance you get. Hassle them. Arrest them. Tell them to go the hell home and get out of this neighborhood.  They can find someplace else where the locals are naive enough to "welcome" them.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10539262">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10539262" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10539262" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10539262">SeaSpider</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10539262" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10539262" class="dsq-comment-message">And go where? You don\'t have a solution, just more of your usual whining. Why don\'t you change your diaper and go take a nap.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10540738">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10540738" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10540738" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10540738">Ballard_Sucks_Now</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10540738" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10540738" class="dsq-comment-message">Very adult argument, there.<br><br>Another case of someone here disagreeing with someone else\'s post, and they try to shut them down. Oh dear, oh dear, we can\'t allow anything that\'s not positive to be said about Ballard!<br><br>The solution is to stop making Ballard "the best place in the world to be homeless" - this was a quote from a homeless person recently. <br><br>Really, exactly what about this is so hard to understand? You make this place a magnet for bums, and we get more bums. I\'m shocked - SHOCKED!!<br><br>It\'s not complicated.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10539220" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10539220" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10539220">SeaSpider</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10539220" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10539220" class="dsq-comment-message">So put them in someone else\'s backyard? Why should someone else put up with something you won\'t put up with? What makes you so damn special? Seriously, just shuffling people around won\'t work.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10541128">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10541128" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10541128" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10541128">Ballard_Sucks_Now</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10541128" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10541128" class="dsq-comment-message">Of course it will.  The reason we\'ve got so many bums here now is because people in other neighborhoods stopped making it so nice and welcoming for them.<br><br>Make it less attractive here and they\'ll go someplace else where the locals are clueless.<br><br>Hassle them enough, they\'ll move along. Problem solved.  It\'s not complicated.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10548053">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10548053" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10548053" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10548053">SeaSpider</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10548053" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10548053" class="dsq-comment-message">Every occur to your vast intellect that your "solution" might be how we got them in the first place? Someone else probably shuffled them our way. Duh. Kind of proves my point. We send off somewhere else and those people will send them right back here.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10553135">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10553135" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10553135" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10553135">Ballard_Sucks_Now</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10553135" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10553135" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t disagree: someone else pushed them away by making life unpleasant for them.  Good for them!  We should take a page from their playbook!<br><br>So you see, we agree: the bums follow the path of least resistance, and they go where the locals make it easy for them.<br><br>I say we stop making it so nice for them here, and they\'ll go someplace else. Don\'t make Ballard "the best place in the world to be homeless" - make it the worst.  You\'ll see Bergen Place improve quickly!<br><br>Where will they go? Someplace else. Exactly where, I really don\'t care. There are plenty of places where people are naive enough to "welcome" the bums. They can have them!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10526990">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10526990" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10526990" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-10526990" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/silverone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Silver</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10526990" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10526990" class="dsq-comment-message">Jail is a really expensive way to house the homeless.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10527314">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10527314" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10527314" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10527314">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10527314" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10527314" class="dsq-comment-message">yes, however, I\'d add that not addressing the issue in some long term manner will cost us a lot more, and not just in money, but in human life.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10527720">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10527720" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10527720" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-10527720" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/silverone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Silver</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10527720" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10527720" class="dsq-comment-message">I would put addicts and alcoholics in cheap housing and let them keep drinking/using. Make staying out of trouble and not being a nuisance a part of the agreement that lets them stay there.<br><br>There\'s a place like this at Denny near I-5 and it actually seems to be keeping people off of the street. Waaaay cheaper than jail, too.<br><br>If they manage to get their lives together, hey! Bonus!!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10527950">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10527950" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10527950" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10527950">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10527950" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10527950" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, I understand that the effort has been experiencing some success.<br>I goes against what I would choose, but I\'m not going to knock anything that works, is fiscally sound, and keeps the community safe.<br>Yeah, I\'d hope they clean up before they drink themselves to death, but that would be a personal choice.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10555352">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10555352" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10555352" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10555352">Ballardmom</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10555352" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10555352" class="dsq-comment-message">I read an article about that place - it\'s not a "cheap" place to live, I think it\'s free.  After a couple years they did an analysis of much tax payer money was spent on this housing compared to how much is spent on police work to arrest these guys and put them in jail and emergency homeless shelters and apparently it saved the tax payers a lot of money.  Still - there are sooooo many people who\'ve chosen to live like that I don\'t know if there\'d be enough room in industrial areas to house them for the rest of their lives.  And yes, I did say choose.  It\'s hard to stop whatever you\'re addicted to but other people have done it so it\'s possible.  No one is pouring the booze down their throats or holding them down forcing them to smoke crack.  Every day they wake up and choose to live that way.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10529810">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10529810" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10529810" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10529810">Shane Dillon</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10529810" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10529810" class="dsq-comment-message">I would rather donate to a prison system where individuals that mess up pay the consequences not get given a free meal and a place to stay in a shelter.  Hard time, not compassion is what is needed.  Why should we let a few rotten apples spoil our barrel?<br><br>I am all for a prison in the area as long as it is not right bang in the middle of a residetial area.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10553997">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10553997" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10553997" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-10553997" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/silverone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Silver</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10553997" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10553997" class="dsq-comment-message">You still gotta feed \'em in prison.<br><br>I\'m not sure of the exact amounts, but I\'ve heard that keeping someone in jail is unbelievably expensive. Like maybe five times as much or more than ordinary low income housing. I would guess it\'s the structural requirements of a prison in combination with the monitoring personnel. There\'s also the public defense attorney, police being called into court to testify, etc.<br><br>Plus I hear that Jail is a place you can learn a lot of new skills. Not necessarily things that benefit society at large.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10555380">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10555380" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10555380" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10555380">Ballardmom</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10555380" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10555380" class="dsq-comment-message">I have plenty of friends who live in Monroe and they don\'t have a quarter of the problems that Ballard does even though there is a state penitentary in their backyard.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10554022">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10554022" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10554022" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10554022">demian</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10554022" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10554022" class="dsq-comment-message">ha ha!  nice.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10524219">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10524219" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10524219" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10524219">that guy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10524219" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10524219" class="dsq-comment-message">i think it\'s funny that those bums can smoke crack and drink in the park all day long but if i wanted to drink a beer out there i would get arrested/cited so fast. <br>maybe i need bum camo or something</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10524770">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10524770" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10524770" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10524770">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10524770" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10524770" class="dsq-comment-message">yeah, hear that.<br>btw, if an officer went undercover, wearing the latest bum fashions, with a couple tall boys in a bag, they\'d be able to clear the parks out in a matter of hours.<br>Oh, and a free lunch would be in the offing too.<br>Just a thought.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10524590">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10524590" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10524590" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10524590">Born right the first time</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10524590" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10524590" class="dsq-comment-message">I have been going to Gilman ball park (sort of behind Mc. Donald"s) for many years for Little League gems and there has always been one or two homeless. (almost always drunk) <br>Yesterday there was about 20. <br> I\'m guessing that the number will explode now that we have the regulations for those 3 parks and not for Gilman.<br>These regulations need to be in place an inforces and EVERY other park in the city.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10555418">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10555418" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10555418" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10555418">Ballardmom</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10555418" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10555418" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree.  I\'ve been wondering how bad Salmon Bay, Loyal Heights and Gilman are going to get now.   But I also wonder if the city will care because it\'s all residential and there\'re no businesses to make the city listen.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10525359">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10525359" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10525359" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10525359">Bimmer</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10525359" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10525359" class="dsq-comment-message">If the problem is drug trafficking, let\'s give free drugs away..<br>..the strong people will get used to the drugs and have a happier existence,<br>the weak would soon die from too much use and complications.<br>Problem solved. Next...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10527653" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10527653" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10527653">Trix</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10527653" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10527653" class="dsq-comment-message">How much are we giving out for free?  <br>When the \'free\' supply runs out (and it would) we\'ll see a huge rise in muggings and robberies.  That\'s the dumbest suggestion I\'ve heard on this thread thus far.  Anybody here who knows somebody with a substance abuse problem can tell you they will do anything (and I mean truly anything) for the next fix. <br>Not to mention that\'s less like natural selection and more like mass murder.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10557233" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10557233" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10557233">cdpenne</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10557233" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10557233" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah How bout a whole bunch of the tainted coke.  <a href="http://www.myballard.com/forum/topic.php?id=925" rel="nofollow">http://www.myballard.com/forum/topic.php?id=925</a><br>That would take care of the problem</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10528789">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10528789" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10528789" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10528789">red shoes</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10528789" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10528789" class="dsq-comment-message">It will be interesting to see how the exclusion zone works.<br>I appreciate that a serious discussion on Salmon Bay park has been promised for the future.<br>I have lived here for a long time......don\'t know about what a "nice place" it was then, remember taking the kids on picnics at Marvin\'s Gardens and noticing old guys sleeping in the bushes. That was way back in the \'90\'s when the hotel was above Olson\'s Meats.   Figured that was the way of the city.  Always enough good neighbors around to help us feel safe as we played.  My grown kids now say it is still the same.....that it is I who have changed and am paranoid and suspicious of everyone.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10531259">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10531259" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10531259" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10531259">Grubby Ballard</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10531259" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10531259" class="dsq-comment-message">Look, the world has always had, and will always have bums/transient/vagrants. You are NEVER going to get rid of the problem. If anyone tells you they can, hide your wallet, because all they will do is $uck you dry and discover these folks are, in fact, bums.<br><br>So what option is left? Kicking them down the road. Yes, it\'s called NIMBYISM and is how the world has always worked. I\'m not the least bit embarrassed at being a NIMBY. In fact, I\'ll make at t-shirt and proudly wear it. <br><br>NIMBYISM means understanding that in this world there are people who 1). Can never be helped and 2). Don\'t want to be helped and 3). there are people who will take advantage of naive, do-gooders and will destroy our neighborhood and our investments in it in the process of achieving nothing.<br><br>No let\'s join together as a community and tell these bums and druggies: Not In My Back Yard!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10532010">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10532010" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10532010" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10532010">nimby</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10532010" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10532010" class="dsq-comment-message">you can try to change the understanding of NIMBY all you want.  But you can\'t change the fact that it means people who just want to hide from problems instead of trying to change the situation.  Be proudly ignorant all you want.  I welcome you and your comments.  Though you will probably be pretty frustrated in your fight to acheive nothing.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10533128">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10533128" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10533128" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10533128">Shane Dillon</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10533128" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10533128" class="dsq-comment-message">When did it become my problem?<br><br>NIMBY, it is my back yard, I don\'t want to invite someone in my backyard if I don\'t want them there!<br><br>It should be the responsibility of many of these individuals families.  I don\'t want to help some of these individuals, if you do then put them up in your house, don\'t expect others to like it when they are forced to help them.<br><br>It is not my job to find a solution and it is not your job to push a problem on me in some cases.<br><br>If something is against the law, uphold the law, don\'t ever make excuses for breaking it.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10534812">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10534812" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10534812" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10534812">nimby</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10534812" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10534812" class="dsq-comment-message">Shane, you are the one complaining in frustration.... nobody made it your problem but you.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10534318">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10534318" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10534318" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10534318">Grubby Ballard</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10534318" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10534318" class="dsq-comment-message">"Be proudly ignorant all you want"<br><br>I know exactly what the problem is and know it\'s unsolvable not matter how many tax dollars you throw at it (and there\'s is a limit you know). I\'m not changing the meaning, I\'m being proud to be a NIMBY, it\'s what separates nice neighborhoods from ****holes. <br><br>Someone who thinks they can change the situation, and get bums off the streets, is the ignorant one. My proof? 10,000 years of recorded human history.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10534658">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10534658" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10534658" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10534658">Ballard_Sucks_Now</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10534658" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10534658" class="dsq-comment-message">Amen, brother.<br><br>Anybody who sneers "oh, you\'re just a NIMBY" should STFU unless they\'re going to invite the scumbags to come live in THEIR backyard (or living room).</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10534900" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10534900" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10534900">nimby</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10534900" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10534900" class="dsq-comment-message">You are being silly - 10,000 years or recorded human history tells you that there always going to be bums in the streets?  Can I smoke some of the stuff you smoke?  Oh, wait, I don\'t want the depressive backlash when I go off it.  Geez -  and all we have to look forward in the future is the day the sun goes supernova.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10535495">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10535495" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10535495" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10535495">Grubby Ballard</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10535495" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10535495" class="dsq-comment-message">So tell me where the utopian society without bums on the streets is or was?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10541559">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10541559" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10541559" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10541559">Ballard_Sucks_Now</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10541559" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10541559" class="dsq-comment-message">Most neighborhoods around Seattle would qualify.  <br><br>Ballard isn\'t the only place with bums, but we\'ve got an awful lot more of them than most places.  There are reasons they\'re here and not elsewhere.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10534347">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10534347" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10534347" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10534347">motorrad</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10534347" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10534347" class="dsq-comment-message">The people of Ballard were \'handled\' and placated. Period. New rules and laws do not matter if the ones that exist are NOT enforced! Since citizen photos cannot be used for evidence or enforcement and we can\'t \'exclude\' people ourselves, so who do you think is going to do the excluding? No One! Business as usual. We need a law enforcement presence. The muggings and robberies have increased. More drug users and criminals are coming to Ballard because it is easy pickings. Send them to SeaSpiders backyard for the short term while the long term is worked out. THere are violent crimes being committed, not just harmless drug use and loitering. Many of these people CHOOSE to not work, to drink all day, to commit crimes. They are content with their lives. Seattle Police Sgt. Dianne Newsom said \'hopefully\' they will get people out on bikes sometime this summer. Read between the lines folks. She is playing you. She says On bikes they can sneak up on people. The criminal activity is so blatant that you can see it from the street as there is minimal attempt to hide it. Get cops in Ballard NOW!<br><br>The exclusion rule doesn\'t pertain to the people robbing, mugging and car jacking. Doesn\'t have any bearing on thugs going to Golden Gardens with loaded AK47s in their back seats as happened the other day. Police patrols, not stupid PR measures are what we need for the short term while the bigger issues are being worked out.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10535726">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10535726" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10535726" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10535726">Swedish G</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10535726" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10535726" class="dsq-comment-message">Does anybody have any case studies to share? I\'d love to learn from a neighborhood that had a similar problem and dealt with it.  There is a problem. Someone has to have solved it before.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10538169">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10538169" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10538169" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10538169">Grubby Ballard</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10538169" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10538169" class="dsq-comment-message">Well Belltown and Pike Place are dealing with it now: run them out of the neighborhood. Hence the scumbags are settling in Ballard. Time to slam the door shut and drop kick the dopers, druggies and street scumbags out. Where they go? Who cares.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10541721">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10541721" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10541721" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10541721">Trix</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10541721" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10541721" class="dsq-comment-message">The ones run out of Pike Place and Belltown came back.  Shooing them off into another neighborhood is not a solution.  Never has been. <br>A police presence and the parks being used for neighborhood events would at least keep the public displays of illegal activity to a minimum.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10555564">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10555564" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10555564" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10555564">Ballardmom</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10555564" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10555564" class="dsq-comment-message">My friends who live in Belltown seem to think it\'s worse down there now - at least as far as crime goes.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10539484">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10539484" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10539484" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10539484">nimby</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10539484" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10539484" class="dsq-comment-message">Other neighborhoods in Seattle - mostly downtown and in the Central district have petitioned the Parks Department and City of Seattle to create similar exclusion zones.  I have not read of any case studies of the impact of these zones.  Case studies may well exist and I am just a wimp when it comes to researching what goes on in other peoples back yards.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10540249">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10540249" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10540249" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10540249">DJ</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10540249" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10540249" class="dsq-comment-message">These comments are mostly depressing.  This is very simple: Public drinking, drug use, and sex are illegal.  The conduct should be reported to police.  Police should cite or arrest the offenders.  The bad behavior shouldn\'t be tolerated.<br><br>Why is this so hard?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10542395">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10542395" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10542395" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10542395">Ballard_Sucks_Now</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10542395" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10542395" class="dsq-comment-message">There\'s the rub: these activities ARE reported to the police.<br><br>You\'re right, the bad behavior should not be tolerated. But it is. <br><br>That\'s why Ballard has turned into bum central.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10544811">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10544811" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10544811" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10544811">Shane Dillon</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10544811" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10544811" class="dsq-comment-message">Sometimes the police choose not to respond.<br><br>2 years ago my car was broken into at the Ballard locks at the time when there were several tents located in the alley behind the Lock Stop fish and chip place.  I called the police and told them that my car had just been broken into and my wifes coat and a grocery bag were stolen.<br><br>They just gave me an incident number and told me nobody was even going to come down!<br><br>I told them I was going into the area with the tents armed with a hammer (that\'s all I had in the trunk) to look for my stuff.  They advised me not to do anything and just speak to my insurance company.  I went in, got my stuff back, then the police arrived, and did nothing.<br><br>That is my only experience with the police and I have to say I am very disappointed.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10553230">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10553230" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10553230" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10553230">Ballard_Sucks_Now</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10553230" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10553230" class="dsq-comment-message">Good for you.<br><br>You\'re lucky the police didn\'t come and arreest YOU for disturbing the precious bums who broke into your car and stole your stuff.<br><br>Sometimes it\'s bizarro-world out there....</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10571225">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10571225" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10571225" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10571225">DJ</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10571225" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10571225" class="dsq-comment-message">Funny.  I had a similar thing happen when my car was broken into at my Ballard home, and my brank spankin\' new car stereo was lifted.  I called the cops, and the nice girl (she sounded like a girl) said, "I\'m sorry that we can\'t do much."  But she tried to be sympathetic: "My stereo was stolen a year ago.  Doesn\'t it make you fee violated?"<br><br>Yup.  Inspires confidence.<br><br>If the problem is the police, then we shouldn\'t be banning losers from the parks.  We should have better (and more) police.  Not hard, is it?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10571480">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10571480" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10571480" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10571480">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10571480" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10571480" class="dsq-comment-message">Super simple, just no-where in the budget.<br>We need to save the money for stripper gate, the Belltown beautification plan,  scalper gate, the city park gun-ban signs, and pending litigation, oh, and Key Arena improvements, so we can get another crappy basketball team...<br>Those are the priorities, public safety is not.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10557400">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10557400" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10557400" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10557400">proxyuser</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10557400" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10557400" class="dsq-comment-message">Feel good gesture. Nothing will change.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10557406">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10557406" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10557406" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10557406">proxyuser</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10557406" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10557406" class="dsq-comment-message">Feel good gesture. Nothing will change.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10558152">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10558152" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10558152" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10558152">Sweet Rose</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10558152" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10558152" class="dsq-comment-message">Lordy yet another take back Ballard thread with the usual suspects all here.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10563713">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10563713" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10563713" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10563713">Sir Camp-a-lot</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10563713" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10563713" class="dsq-comment-message">All the usual suspects, including Maria ..... I thought you divorced a bum, why would you want them camped out permanently in Ballard?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10571190">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10571190" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10571190" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10571190">Bum Crisis &#39;09</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10571190" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10571190" class="dsq-comment-message">What ever happened to the black helicopter operations? They were going to save Ballard from evil.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10571240">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10571240" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10571240" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10571240">Sweet Rose</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10571240" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10571240" class="dsq-comment-message">Ha!  I love your screen name.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10571309">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10571309" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10571309" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10571309">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10571309" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10571309" class="dsq-comment-message">Still alive and well, thank you.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10602257">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10602257" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10602257" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10602257">Sweet Rose</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10602257" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10602257" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh wow you are the black hawk fellow?  I thought you were a girl.  Those must not be your hands.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10602309">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10602309" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10602309" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10602309">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10602309" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10602309" class="dsq-comment-message">My hands Rose...<br>...and you thought I was a girl??? sheesh...</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10571283">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10571283" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10571283" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10571283">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10571283" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10571283" class="dsq-comment-message">And the \'give away Ballard\' faction here as well, huh?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10572122">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10572122" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10572122" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10572122">xtevex</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10572122" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10572122" class="dsq-comment-message">"As for soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc. I don\'t mind them being in the area (they have to go somewhere)."<br><br> There aren\'t any services for the shelter residents in a residential neighborhood. There\'s a reason why the shelters and soup kitchens are located downtown and it\'s a good one. Any social worker or real homeless advocate will tell you the same. <br><br>Attention-grabbing media whores like SHARE/WHEEL have no interest in helping the people they claim to serve, only in directing publicity to themselves. <br><br>Unfortunately the police are helpless in this matter because of a small but very vocal number of ultra-enablers. If they had the support from the people, this wouldn\'t be a problem. <br><br>Personally I would welcome the reinstatement of beat cops in the neighborhoods like they have in downtown Chicago to keep the peace and keep an eye on what\'s happening on the street, but I doubt the general public would be able to deal with that.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10573995">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10573995" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10573995" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10573995">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10573995" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10573995" class="dsq-comment-message">Beat cops = public safety.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10573472">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10573472" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10573472" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10573472">AndreaL</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10573472" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10573472" class="dsq-comment-message">The fact that police don\'t do anything is what makes me angry. I really wonder sometimes why there isn\'t an outbreak of vigilantism here. <br><br>"Citizen photos aren\'t evidence" - so then what are citizens supposed to do to reduce crime?? There have been incidents posted all over My Ballard about the cops being called about a crime in progress, and the cops choosing to do nothing, maybe out of laziness, probably out of the budget cuts brought on by the tanked economy.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10573975">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10573975" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10573975" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10573975">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10573975" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10573975" class="dsq-comment-message">AndreaL, truthfully, even in this economy, the revenues to the city and state have increased this year, as well as the year before, and so on. The stimulus provided by the feds increased the coffers even further. The problem is that the funds are being allocated elsewhere. (Including, spending money that won\'t even be there.) To exacerbate the issue, we, the citizens, have rolled over and taken it. There is no outcry against the budget priorities that have been decided.<br>Chances are, there will be no accountability handed down for that fact. <br>I\'m sick about it, some others are as well, but clearly, this minority has lost the debate, will continue to be shouted down in the future, and will be ignored.<br>However, if the majority gets just as sick of what\'s being done, things will change.<br>At least, that\'s my hope. For all of us.<br>Remember to vote.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12462736">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12462736" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12462736" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12462736">eldangeroso</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12462736" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12462736" class="dsq-comment-message">Maybe some of the local businesses should stop serving the bums booze, that would get them to move on. 7-11 and the Golden Dragon are the "Soup kitchens" for the drunks around here, they should show their commitment to the community by not serving the visibly drunk and the visibly homeless.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12462866">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12462866" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12462866" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12462866">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12462866" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12462866" class="dsq-comment-message">Can\'t disagree.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
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				// Use fallback iframe
				Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer).innerHTML = '';
				var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer), null, {theme: theme});
				// if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
			});
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-post-add'));
		}
	}

	
	

	
	if(document.location.hash != '') {
		document.location.hash = document.location.hash.substring(1);
	}

	Dsq.Popup.showCookieMsgs();

	
	if(document.location.search != '' && location.hash != '#disqus_thread') {
		var reply_id = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams().dsq;
		if(reply_id) { document.location.hash = 'comment-' + reply_id; }
	}

	
	if((typeof OB_Script != 'undefined') && (typeof OB_versionNum != 'undefined')) {
		if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") != -1) {
			if(window.frames['dsq-reply-frame']) {
				window.frames['dsq-reply-frame'].location = Dsq.Urls.REPLY + (new Date()).getTime() + '&f=myballard&t=exclusion_zone_approved_for_3_ballard_parks&to_redirect=' + encodeURIComponent(window.location) + '&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
			}
		}
	}

	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			Dsq.Realtime.initialize();
		}
	}

	



	window.ExecuteWhen = (function () {
	var obj = {}
	
	// Private
	var running = false;
	var timer = null;
	var pending = [];
	var startTimer = function() {
		running = true;
		timer = setInterval(obj.heartBeat, 100);
	};
	var stopTimer = function() {
		running = false;
		clearInterval(timer);
	};
	
	// Public
	obj.add = function (condition, code) {
		pending.push([condition,code]);
		this.heartBeat(); //!
		if (!running) {
			startTimer();
		}
	};
	obj.heartBeat = function() {
		if (!pending.length) {
			stopTimer();
		}
		var newPending = [];
		for (var i=0; i<pending.length; i++) {
			var cond = pending[i][0];
			var code = pending[i][1];
			// FIXME: if cond or code throw an error, they never get removed from pending
			if (cond()){
				code();
			}
			else {
				newPending.push([cond, code]);
			}
		}
		pending = newPending;
	};
	return obj;
})();

// also used in embed_thread.js:
window.fbIsReady = function () {return window.FB && FB.init;};
// NOTE: This script gets executed again without threadEl
//       set when we are loaded again as the fbc_receiver.
//       In this case, we don't need the hidden container.

if(!window.FB || !FB.init) {
	if(window.Dsq && Dsq.container) {
		// container is not present when init.js is loaded from an xd-receiver iframe; in this case,
		// we don't need the FB_HiddenContainer anyway.
		var fbDiv = document.createElement('div');
		fbDiv.id = "FB_HiddenContainer";	// Required or else FeatureLoader will execute a document.write.
		fbDiv.style.position = 'absolute';	// This is intentionally not setting display to none as this breaks
		fbDiv.style.top = '-10000px';		// Flash in Safari.
		fbDiv.style.left = '-10000px';
		fbDiv.style.width = '0px';
		fbDiv.style.height = '0px';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(fbDiv);
	}
	var fbJS = document.createElement('script');
	fbJS.type = "text/javascript";
	fbJS.src = "http://static.ak.connect.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php";
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(fbJS);

	ExecuteWhen.add(window.fbIsReady,
		function () {
			// HACK: This is a workaround FBC's single domain limitation by
			//		 allowing sites to create multiple forums with different
			//		 Facebook API keys.  This must be used in conjunction with
			//		 disqus_facebook_forum (see authenticateFacebook).
			var facebook_api_key = '29ac93bcc80e20dc00554a7b3e9cc874';
			if (typeof disqus_facebook_api_key != 'undefined') {
				facebook_api_key = disqus_facebook_api_key;
			}

			FB.init(facebook_api_key, window.facebookXdReceiverPath || null,
				{fetchSignedPublicSessionData: true});
		});
}


	
		Dsq.Debug.log('Loading fbc');
		window.DisqusFbcParentController = (function (){
	var obj = {};
	
	// Private
	var rpcServer = null;
	var initted = false;
	var onInit = [];
	var user = null;
	var defaultRpcClient = null;
	var receiverUrl = "http://disqus.com/facebook-connect/xd_receiver.htm";
	var loginNode = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-login');
	var authenticatedNode = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-authenticated');
	var fbName = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-name');
	var fbPic = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-profilepic');
	var iframes = { 
		// Map of rpcServerName -> (rpcClient, iframeDomNode) pairs
		// Main Disqus iframe is added by init()
	};
	var makeRpcServerName = function(opt_postId) {
		// this method should be identical here and in iframeController factored out 
		if (opt_postId === undefined) {
			return 'disqusIframeFbcRpcServer';
		} else {
			return 'disqusIframeFbcRpcServer-' + opt_postId;
		}
	};
	var makeRpcClientName = function(opt_postId) {
		if (opt_postId === undefined) {
			return 'disqusParentFbcRpcClient';
		} else {
			return 'disqusParentFbcRpcClient-' + opt_postId;
		}
	};
	var updateFrame = function(rpcServerName) {
		var rpcClient = iframes[rpcServerName][0];
		var iframeNode = iframes[rpcServerName][1];
		rpcClient.send('setConnected', user);
		iframeNode.className = user ? 'dsq-post-reply-authenticated' : 'dsq-post-reply';
	};
	var setUser = function(userNow) {
		user = userNow;
		// pass null user data to signify logout
		var rpcServerName = null;
		for (rpcServerName in iframes) {
			updateFrame(rpcServerName);
		}
	};
	var createRpcClient = function(frameNode, opt_postId) {
		// Creates an XdRpcClient for communication with the iframe frameNode with parent comment 
		// equal to opt_postId. If this argument is undefined, creates a client for communicating with 
		// the main Disqus iframe. The XdRpcClient and frameNode are added to the "iframes" array.
		//
		// Returns the rpcServerName that the client is accessing. This name is also the index into
		// the "iframes" array.
		var ifName = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId);
		var rpcServerName = makeRpcServerName(opt_postId);
		var rpcClientName = makeRpcClientName(opt_postId);
		var endpoint = new FB.XdComm.EndPoint(ifName, FB.XdComm.PageRelation.child, receiverUrl);
		var rpcClient = new FB.XdComm.XdRpcClient(rpcServerName, rpcClientName, endpoint, receiverUrl);
		iframes[rpcServerName] = [rpcClient, frameNode];
		if (window.isMashable) {
			// TODO: does this belong here?
			// Right now only Mashable needs this, because only they have a Connect button
			// inside the iframe, and that's the only iframe-> server communication
			rpcClient.send('createRpcClient', FB.XdComm.Server.singleton.get_receiverUrl());
		}
		return rpcServerName;
	};
	var postToNewsfeed = function(opt_result) {
		// Argument opt_result is an object containing values of the fb_connect_newsfeed cookies. 
		// These are `postId`, the id of the comment just posted, and `url`, the shortened link to it
		if (!opt_result) {
			return;
		}
		var activeComment = Dsq.Thread.getActiveCommentId();
		if (activeComment != opt_result.postId) {
			return;
		}
		var comment = Dsq.jsonData.posts[activeComment];
		params = {
			'site_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name,
			'comment_url': opt_result.url,
			'message': Dsq.Utils.stripTags(comment.message)
			};
		FB.Connect.showFeedDialog(83035958976, params, null, null, null, FB.RequireConnect.require);
	};
	var requireSession = function() {
		// Used when the iframe wants to initiate an FB Connect session
		FB.Connect.requireSession(obj.onLogin);
	};
	
	var onCreateReplyIframe = function(value) {
		if (value.xtype) {
			return;
		}
		var postId = value['postId'];
		if (!postId) {
			// We handle the main iframe separately, so in case somehow this gets called, skip it
			return;
		}
		var frameNode = value['node'];
		var rpcServerName = createRpcClient(frameNode, postId);
		updateFrame(rpcServerName);
		if(user && postId) {
			var node = document.getElementById('dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + postId);
			if (node) { // Not present in Mashable
				node.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	// Public
	obj.onLogin = function() {
		// This is triggered either when the user connects or when they're already connected on visit
		var dsqReplyAuth = Dsq.Utils.getElementsByClassName(document, 'div', 'dsq-reply-bar-auth');
		var noAnonMsg = document.getElementById('dsq-no-anon-msg');
		
		if(noAnonMsg) { noAnonMsg.style.display = 'none'; }
		loginNode.style.display = 'none';
		for(var i=0; i<dsqReplyAuth.length; i++) {
			dsqReplyAuth[i].style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		authenticatedNode.style.display='block';
		FB.XFBML.Host.addElement(new FB.XFBML.ProfilePic(Dsq.$('dsq-fbc-profilepic')));
		FB.XFBML.Host.addElement(new FB.XFBML.Name(Dsq.$('dsq-fbc-name')));
		FB.Connect.getSignedPublicSessionData(setUser);
		
		if(document.getElementById('dsq-login-message')) {
			document.getElementById('dsq-login-message').style.display = 'none';
		}

		
		if(typeof(fbcLoginCallback) == 'function') {
			fbcLoginCallback();
		}
	};
	obj.logout = function() {
		var dsqReplyAuth = Dsq.Utils.getElementsByClassName(document, 'div', 'dsq-reply-bar-auth');
		var noAnonMsg = document.getElementById('dsq-no-anon-msg');
		
		FB.Connect.logout();
		if (!window.isMashable) {
			loginNode.style.display='inline';
		}
		
		if(noAnonMsg) { noAnonMsg.style.display = 'block'; }
		
		for(var i=0; i<dsqReplyAuth.length; i++) {
			dsqReplyAuth[i].style.display = 'block';
		}
		
		authenticatedNode.style.display='none';
		// Passing null user data to signify logout
		setUser(null);
		
		if(document.getElementById('dsq-login-message')) {
			document.getElementById('dsq-login-message').style.display = 'block';
		}
		
		if(typeof(fbcLogoutCallback) == 'function') {
			fbcLogoutCallback();
		}

		return false;
	 };
	obj.ensureInit = function(callback) {
		// If the controller hasn't already been initted, will wait until it has been before calling
		// callback; otherwise, calls it immediately. Does not attempt to call init.
		if (initted) {
			callback();
		} else {
			onInit.push(callback);
		}
	};
	obj.init = function() {
		// This method should be called after the FB scripts have loaded, FB.init has been called, 
		// and XdComm loaded.
		if (initted) {
			// I think this double init is caused by a bug with FB.ensureInit
			return;
		}
		var frameNode = Dsq.$(Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId());
		var rpcServerName = createRpcClient(frameNode);
		defaultRpcClient = iframes[rpcServerName][0];
		if (!window.isMashable) {
			FB.XFBML.Host.addElement(new FB.XFBML.LoginButton(loginNode));
		}
		Dsq.Events.addHandler(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, onCreateReplyIframe);
		if (Dsq.Thread.getActiveCommentId()) {
			// If there's a highlighted comment, we may have just posted, so check the cookie
			// to see if we should post to newsfeed.
			defaultRpcClient.send('queryNewsfeed', null, postToNewsfeed);
		}
		if (window.isMashable) {
			// Right now only Mashable needs this, because only they have a Connect button
			// inside the iframe, and that's the only iframe-> server communication
			var exportedMethods = {
				requireSession : {'method': requireSession}
			};
			rpcServer = new FB.XdComm.XdRpcServer('disqusParentFbcRpcServer', exportedMethods);

		}
		initted = true;
		for (var i=0; i<onInit.length; i++) {
			onInit[i]();
		}
	};

	return obj;
})();

		ExecuteWhen.add(window.fbIsReady,
			function() {
				FB.ensureInit(function () {
					DisqusFbcParentController.init();
					FB.Connect.ifUserConnected(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin);
				});
			});
	


if(typeof(disqus_callback) == 'function') {
	var callback_params = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams()['dsq_cbp'] || null;

	// We don't care about any errors in third-party code
	try {
		disqus_callback(callback_params);
	} catch (x) {
		if (typeof(console) != 'undefined' && typeof(console.log) == 'function') {
			// But it would be nice to let developers know about them
			console.log(x);
		}
		// pass
	}

	// HACK: We don't know if the callback wraps our container, which may
	// possibly result in a new DOM element.
	Dsq.container = document.getElementById('dsq-content');
}

})();




