Comments on: Planet opts for more generic name

By: Steve Stenger

Steve Stenger — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:50:02 +0000

Excuse me but what does “Calvary” have to do with slednecks to the rescue? Are they now snowmobiling there or is it possible that you meant “Cavalry”?

By: Suzy Kneeland

Suzy Kneeland — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:59:59 +0000

I noticed the new design/name when I saw a copy of it lying around at the library and thought, “whoa…what happened?” I’m not a big fan of the new name or design, but maybe it will be like the new Facebook, and after a while I won’t even remember what it used to look like. (Somehow it impressed me as being colorless and drab, and a confusing name. I’m not looking at it right now, but that was the impression I was left with.) I’ll still read it though.

By: Rob.

Rob. — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:31:49 +0000

Regardless of your definition of alt, reasons for the rename, font switch…Jim makes a valid point.

A loss of identity with the phasing out of Planet.

I dug the planet, I will always refer to it as the planet. I think it had its own niche that those of us who pay rent here respect(ed). I will continue to read the rag religiously, but with much more of a weary eye as opposed to unquestioning loyalty.

By: dswift

dswift — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:30:21 +0000

You put “alt” in “scare” “quotes” because you fail to understand just how “alt” it is. They print more humor than any other publication in the region.

Since the election they’ve been running parodies of right-wing paranoia that are frigging spot-on. This one guy wrote about how the Democrats are jonesing to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine to counterbalance right-wing radio, and how the Fairness Doctrine goes against our freedoms.

(No one serious wants the Fairness Doctrine back — that’s part of the joke. The Fairness Doctrine trope was one of those “everyone panic!” hairballs Fox News coughs up every day like clockwork.)

And then same guy wrote about how universities are overrun with liberals, therefore universities need some sort of Fairness Doctrine.

Subtle humor like that is rare and wonderful. More, please!

By: Matthew Irwin

Matthew Irwin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:41:52 +0000

From the first JH Weekly editorial: “We bet you have other things you can write to us about, so please do – a good start might be what you think about the redesign, and how you’re going to have a difficult time thinking of us as Jackson Hole Weekly when the other guys are largely known as ‘the weekly.’” If you want to know our side of the story, the rest is available here: http://www.planetjh.com/news/A_105064.aspx.

By: MG

MG — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:56:07 +0000

Jim.Just wanted to clarify something: We are not struggling.( Well I guess it depends on what you mean by struggling.) We’ve trimmed a bit of staff to accommodate a slight decrease in ad sales, but in general things are humming along just fine. P.S. Planet is still on the masthead; not ready to lose it just yet.We put a lot of thought behind the name shift (confusing advertisers was not on the list of reasons) in fact Judd and I thought of changing the name a few months after we launched the Planet back in 2002. So it’s something we’ve wanted to do for a long time; finding the time to do it proved difficult. Thanks for your comments. Mary