Comments on: We’ve secretly replaced these Fijians with Brazilians to see if anyone in Suva would notice… http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/08/22/weve-secretly-replaced-these-fijians-with-brazilians-to-see-if-anyone-in-suva-would-notice/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nathan Eddy http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/08/22/weve-secretly-replaced-these-fijians-with-brazilians-to-see-if-anyone-in-suva-would-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-1468354 Nathan Eddy Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:27:26 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=147#comment-1468354 There is a White Boy College Fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta, in the United States that calls itself Fiji. I want to meet these guys and have a Kava Drinking Contest with them. If they lose they cease and desist from calling themselves Fiji. Maybe they're the guys who keep putting their country down as Fiji. There is a White Boy College Fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta, in the United States that calls itself Fiji. I want to meet these guys and have a Kava Drinking Contest with them. If they lose they cease and desist from calling themselves Fiji. Maybe they’re the guys who keep putting their country down as Fiji.

]]> By: Ethan http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/08/22/weve-secretly-replaced-these-fijians-with-brazilians-to-see-if-anyone-in-suva-would-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-3444 Ethan Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:19:06 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=147#comment-3444 Fantastic, LF - please make sure you get the blog listed in the Global Voices blog directory - very much looking forward to checking it out. Fantastic, LF – please make sure you get the blog listed in the Global Voices blog directory – very much looking forward to checking it out.

]]> By: laminar flow http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/08/22/weve-secretly-replaced-these-fijians-with-brazilians-to-see-if-anyone-in-suva-would-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-3423 laminar flow Tue, 18 Oct 2005 17:16:30 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=147#comment-3423 I'm really from Fiji. Born and bred. Check out <a href="http://stuckinfijimud.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">my blog</a> on Fiji current affairs. I’m really from Fiji. Born and bred.

Check out my blog on Fiji current affairs.

]]> By: andy carvin http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/08/22/weve-secretly-replaced-these-fijians-with-brazilians-to-see-if-anyone-in-suva-would-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-2068 andy carvin Mon, 22 Aug 2005 17:45:36 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=147#comment-2068 Figured it out. I read the results more carefully and it seems to default on a collection of blog profiles, including a focus on a particular country that Blogger staff change a few times a day: <blockquote> Looking for a good Blog to read? Use Blogger Profiles to learn more about Bloggers of whom you may never have heard. A new country is chosen at random a few times every day.</blockquote> Earlier today it was Cuba. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile-find.g?t=l&loc0=mr" rel="nofollow">Now</a>, it's Pitcairn Island. Tomorrow, Lesotho, perhaps? Kirabati? Not that I'm a betting man or anything... Figured it out. I read the results more carefully and it seems to default on a collection of blog profiles, including a focus on a particular country that Blogger staff change a few times a day:

Looking for a good Blog to read? Use Blogger Profiles to learn more about Bloggers of whom you may never have heard.

A new country is chosen at random a few times every day.

Earlier today it was Cuba. Now, it’s Pitcairn Island. Tomorrow, Lesotho, perhaps? Kirabati? Not that I’m a betting man or anything…

]]> By: Ethan http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/08/22/weve-secretly-replaced-these-fijians-with-brazilians-to-see-if-anyone-in-suva-would-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-2066 Ethan Mon, 22 Aug 2005 17:27:07 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=147#comment-2066 Huh. Wonder why "hr" gives you Cuba? Huh. Wonder why “hr” gives you Cuba?

]]> By: Curt http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/08/22/weve-secretly-replaced-these-fijians-with-brazilians-to-see-if-anyone-in-suva-would-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-2063 Curt Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:23:28 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=147#comment-2063 This issue of what constitutes a state is important, especially in the context of something like GVO. It would be nice if a system could be worked out to allow people in Palestine to selected that instead of Israel, people in Dagestan to select that instead of Russia, etc. This issue of what constitutes a state is important, especially in the context of something like GVO. It would be nice if a system could be worked out to allow people in Palestine to selected that instead of Israel, people in Dagestan to select that instead of Russia, etc.

]]> By: andy carvin http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/08/22/weve-secretly-replaced-these-fijians-with-brazilians-to-see-if-anyone-in-suva-would-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-2062 andy carvin Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:10:50 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=147#comment-2062 Hi Ethan, Every time I tried a different country code, all I got back was a page showing me some bloggers from Cuba. I was planning to look up Cuba anyway, so it's not necessarily a terrible result, but not exactly what I want to find when I put in country codes for Mauritania, Bhutan and the like. Then I figured out the problem. The country code is case-sensitive. So submitting <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile-find.g?t=l&loc0=mr" rel="nofollow">mr for Mauritania</a> gets you Cuba but submitting <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile-find.g?t=l&loc0=MR" rel="nofollow">MR</a> gets you Mauritanian bloggers. Lesson learned. Hi Ethan,

Every time I tried a different country code, all I got back was a page showing me some bloggers from Cuba. I was planning to look up Cuba anyway, so it’s not necessarily a terrible result, but not exactly what I want to find when I put in country codes for Mauritania, Bhutan and the like.

Then I figured out the problem. The country code is case-sensitive. So submitting mr for Mauritania gets you Cuba but submitting MR gets you Mauritanian bloggers. Lesson learned.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/08/22/weve-secretly-replaced-these-fijians-with-brazilians-to-see-if-anyone-in-suva-would-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-2061 Lisa Mon, 22 Aug 2005 15:48:41 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=147#comment-2061 Hmm it's one of the the only words in English with the combination "ij" in it --> hence must be extremely exotic. Hmm it’s one of the the only words in English with the combination “ij” in it –> hence must be extremely exotic.

]]> By: Haitham http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/08/22/weve-secretly-replaced-these-fijians-with-brazilians-to-see-if-anyone-in-suva-would-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-2060 Haitham Mon, 22 Aug 2005 15:40:05 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=147#comment-2060 Can't/shouldn't we complain to blogger about there (non)intentional miss to list all countries (e.g. Palestine)? Can’t/shouldn’t we complain to blogger about there (non)intentional miss to list all countries (e.g. Palestine)?

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