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The_Assimilator

The_Assimilator

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One thing that's always irked me about Current Affairs is when people create threads, in which they post nothing but the body of a news article (sometimes without even a link to the source).

While I appreciate the fact that you've brought that news to the collective forum's attention, I'd also like to know what you - the creator of the thread - think about the topic at hand. If you've gone to the trouble of creating a new thread for a news piece, it implies that you feel said news is worthy of attention, and hence you have formed some sort of opinion regarding that topic - correct?

So I call on all participants in CA to please let us know what you believe when you post a new thread. If you don't want to, simply put something like "Discuss" under the quote from the news piece, and let it go from there.

AND ALWAYS LINK YOUR SOURCES!

(Mods/admins, I apologise if this is the wrong place to post this, if so please move it.)
 
rpm does a lot of this...:mad: :D

I concur. It has annoyed me for ages and there have been quite a few threads about this in the past. What annoys me even more are those who start a thread like "Can you believe this?" and then just post a non-discript link. It's both the title and lack of any form of description, quote or context that really grates my carrot...
 
Don't see the problem.

A person may be undecided on his/her view, may have the same view as the author of the article, might just want to share or a thousand other possibilities.
 
AstroTurf said:
Don't see the problem.

A person may be undecided on his/her view, may have the same view as the author of the article, might just want to share or a thousand other possibilities.
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PRECISELY! So why not point it out rather than leaving everyone guessing as to the real reason for sharing the article!
 
AstroTurf said:
Don't see the problem.

A person may be undecided on his/her view, may have the same view as the author of the article, might just want to share or a thousand other possibilities.
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A forum is a platform to share opinions; it's not a news aggregator...
 
The_Assimilator said:
One thing that's always irked me about Current Affairs is when people create threads, in which they post nothing but the body of a news article (sometimes without even a link to the source).

While I appreciate the fact that you've brought that news to the collective forum's attention, I'd also like to know what you - the creator of the thread - think about the topic at hand. If you've gone to the trouble of creating a new thread for a news piece, it implies that you feel said news is worthy of attention, and hence you have formed some sort of opinion regarding that topic - correct?

So I call on all participants in CA to please let us know what you believe when you post a new thread. If you don't want to, simply put something like "Discuss" under the quote from the news piece, and let it go from there.

AND ALWAYS LINK YOUR SOURCES!

(Mods/admins, I apologise if this is the wrong place to post this, if so please move it.)
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I don't see any link in your article!!! :mad: :p
 
The_Assimilator said:
One thing that's always irked me about Current Affairs is when people create threads, in which they post nothing but the body of a news article (sometimes without even a link to the source).
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I don’t see the problem. Just ignore it. I confess to a minor irritation when I enter a thread and must exit straight away because it’s the sort of time wasting crap you mention. It’s just a mouse click but it does gnaw infinitesimally at my cap. That annoys me.
 
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