The Angry at "Clickbait" Thread

[saor]

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/trending/299726-1000-people-die-in-mozambique-cyclone.html
1,000 people die in Mozambique cyclone

Check your source again. That 1000 is not confirmed.
Death Toll May Top 1,000 After Cyclone Rips Through Mozambique

“It’s clear that the next few days could be worse,” Nyusi said in comments broadcast on state radio. “If more than 1,000 lives have been lost, we won’t be surprised.”

 

[Wall]

https://www.presscouncil.org.za/sa-post-office-vs-mybroadband/

• Mr Lancaster concedes that “perhaps this was not an accurate reflection but it juices it up a bit; its sexy.

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[ArtyLoop]

https://www.presscouncil.org.za/sa-post-office-vs-mybroadband/



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[Nemus]

https://www.presscouncil.org.za/sa-post-office-vs-mybroadband/



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This should've gone in the Things that please me thread.

 

[rsa-ace]

Tax breaks for South Africans who install solar power systems

There are significant tax breaks to encourage business owners to install their own generation in the form of grid-tied, rooftop, or ground-mounted solar PV systems.

mybroadband.co.za

The tax break is for companies only. Title implies more than that.

I've noticed more of this kind of these clickbait titles lately.

 

[Mux]

Tax breaks for South Africans who install solar power systems

There are significant tax breaks to encourage business owners to install their own generation in the form of grid-tied, rooftop, or ground-mounted solar PV systems.

mybroadband.co.za

The tax break is for companies only. Title implies more than that.

I've noticed more of this kind of these clickbait titles lately.

I don't normally complain about it and read most articles but this time it did "P" me off a bit as I do have Solar at home just to figure out the title was misleading!

 

[Jade @ Absolute Hosting]

Thread created in 2017, we’re now well past the halfway mark in 2019 and clickbait remains.

Clearly this topic has achieved one thing, “to detract click bait comments” in the comments of the click bait articles

 

[maumau]

Thread created in 2017, we’re now well past the halfway mark in 2019 and clickbait remains.

Clearly this topic has achieved one thing, “to detract click bait comments” in the comments of the click bait articles

???????

Post in both threads.

 

[Jade @ Absolute Hosting]

???????

Post in both threads.

...more coffee?

 

[saor]

MyBB is not what it used to be. Shitty articles. Clickbaity headlines. Forums users are way more ruthless. Never mind stronger racism. Mods are almost non-existent.

Spam and reported posts get dealt with pretty quick, so not sure what else you're expecting to see from mods. Not sure where the racism is either.

 

[Johnatan56]

...more coffee?

You going to top the rest of us up too?

 

[Jade @ Absolute Hosting]

You going to top the rest of us up too?

How many sugars, and with milk?

 

[supersunbird]

The latest matric pass rate is 8%

The latest matric pass rate is 8%

The latest matric pass rate is 8% The Education Department's decision to allow progressed matric learners to write their exams over two years has failed, according to a report by The Sunday Times. Of the 78,363 pupils who wrote their exams using this "opportunity", just 6,320 passed - equating...

mybroadband.co.za

More fkn clickbait!

Something like "Matric pass rate for progressed learners is 8%" or similar would be OK.

Bradley, I am disappoint.

 

[airborne]

MyBB is not what it used to be. Shitty articles. Clickbaity headlines. Forums users are way more ruthless. Never mind stronger racism. Mods are almost non-existent.

Spam and reported posts get dealt with pretty quick, so not sure what else you're expecting to see from mods. Not sure where the racism is either.

There is a very vocal chorus on the forum that does the daily song and dance that whites are being unfairly treated in the media/law and anc/black people are fking it all up. Some of it may contain some truth but it's a never ending barrage of childish digs and temper tantrums, virtually never an insightful discourse.

It's getting tiring, nauseating.

 

[supersunbird]

You get clickbait, then you get plain out lies, because no employees of the SABC have been fired according to the MyBB article, just suspended.

Employees fired for sabotage at the SABC

Employees fired for sabotage at the SABC

Employees fired for sabotage at the SABC The SABC has released a statement stating that it has evidence that there was a well-considered and coordinated act of sabotage to bring the SABC and President Cyril Ramaphosa into disrepute. The incident occurred at 18:00 on 5 September 2019, when the...

mybroadband.co.za

@rpm, please give staff writer a talking to for lying.

 

[saor]

WhatsApp is killing regular phone calls in South Africa
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/cell...ling-regular-phone-calls-in-south-africa.html

Killing?
More like whatsapp calls are increasing.

 

[rsa-ace]

Big petrol price increase expected for December

The price of petrol is expected to rise next month while other fuels drop in price, according to the Automobile Association (AA).

mybroadband.co.za

Another article talking about a big petrol price increase... Between 7 and 11 cents. @rpm why do these articles continue to use be approved with these kind of clickbait style titles.

 

[C4Cat]

#ImStaying is a big target for criminals

#ImStaying is a big target for criminals Large public social media groups like the popular #ImStaying Facebook page present a lucrative opportunity for criminals, according to South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) acting CEO Susan Potgieter. When asked whether the social media...

mybroadband.co.za

#ImStaying is a big target for criminals

This headline is nonsense and it appears to have an agenda to spread FUD around the Imstaying hashtag specifically. Unnecessary.

 

[saor]

Not that anyone give a crap but whatever.

Get ready for 10-hour blackouts in South Africa
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/334934-get-ready-for-10-hour-blackouts-in-south-africa.html

 

[Wasabee!]

Didn't know this thread existed but it seems like MyBB does the clickbait thing on purpose, it's almost three years now.