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Improper Use of the Breaking News Tab
Me ^ | 12/31/2004 | by Lazamataz

Posted on 12/31/2004 6:23:50 AM PST by Lazamataz

I've noticed a lot of improper use of the Breaking News tab.

There have been a lot of Freepers posting threads celebrating their 3 year, 5 month, 2 day, 7 hour, 19 minute and 27 second anniverseries. YET NONE OF THEM ARE IN BREAKING NEWS!

Listen: The Breaking News tab is for every miscellaneous and random thought you might have, ESPECIALLY announcements of anniverseries. If we don't put these important announcements in one place, where we can find them, how can we have complete knowledge of current events?

PLEASE PEOPLE: USE THE BREAKING NEWS TAB PROPERLY. Post well, and post often.


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To: I Gig Gar

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1213319/posts
FR Welcome Thread for Newbies and Lurkers.
Here ^ | 9/11/04 | Rebelbase

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1111944/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/~adminmoderator/


81 posted on 12/31/2004 8:45:00 AM PST by MEG33 (...GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: wolfpat

Hmmmm. Where is your picture located? I'm seeing a red "X".


82 posted on 12/31/2004 8:45:12 AM PST by trisham
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To: MEG33

Hey thanks! But I'm not going to be creating any thread. I can't figure-out where they're supposed to go, and I see people getting bashed for posting them in the wrong places all the time.

And as for pictures, I can't remember all that HMTL stuff, so I just enjoy others.


83 posted on 12/31/2004 8:49:30 AM PST by I Gig Gar (Is civil conversation too much to ask?)
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To: Lazamataz

I put my foot through the TV when Dan Blather was doing "his" evening news....Is that "Breaking News"?


84 posted on 12/31/2004 8:52:49 AM PST by Dallas59 ("A weak peace is worse than war" - Tacitcus)
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To: Lazamataz
I'm tried of the Breaking News Tab.

I say it's high time for a Fixing News Tab or a Repairing News Tab.

85 posted on 12/31/2004 9:11:38 AM PST by Fiddlstix (This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: trisham

It's kinda fuzzy because I took it with the Eyemodule on my Handspring Visor.
86 posted on 12/31/2004 10:20:36 AM PST by wolfpat
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To: wolfpat

Awwww. They're adorable. Well done!


87 posted on 12/31/2004 10:21:49 AM PST by trisham
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To: bd476; Lazamataz
Hey! How's come this ain't in Breaking News????


88 posted on 12/31/2004 10:22:29 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: trisham

There're 5 more of various colors. They are one quarter beagle, one quarter pit bull, and one half shih tzu.


89 posted on 12/31/2004 10:23:42 AM PST by wolfpat
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To: MeekOneGOP; Lazamataz

ROFL! I have a feeling Lazamataz will very much appreciate what you have brought to the party, MeekOne.


90 posted on 12/31/2004 10:24:57 AM PST by bd476
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To: wolfpat
There're 5 more of various colors. They are one quarter beagle, one quarter pit bull, and one half shih tzu.

*************

I would have guessed there was some Lab in there, too, but I can see the Shih tzu.

Cute.

91 posted on 12/31/2004 10:25:39 AM PST by trisham
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To: Lazamataz
Do you have any appropriate music to go with this thread like you did with your opus thread?
92 posted on 12/31/2004 10:42:06 AM PST by CounterCounterCulture (God bless FReeper Incindiary's work in Malaysia)
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To: I Gig Gar
Learn a couple of simple HTML tags and that's all you need here:

<B> = bold
<I> = italics
<s> = strikethrough
<BR> = line break

To post an image: <img src="http://www.servername.com/imagename.jpg">

If we make it too simple, then liberals will be able to post here.

93 posted on 12/31/2004 12:20:17 PM PST by spodefly (Do not remove this tagline under penalty of law.)
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To: bd476
:^D

94 posted on 12/31/2004 12:21:09 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: Lazamataz
You've put a lot of thought into something that could just be solved by posting to Breaking News willy-nilly.

That's a solution that would quickly succumb to Gresham's Law. Just throwing any old stuff into "breaking" would quickly degrade the category, and you'd have to rename "breaking" to "look at meeeee!" Nobody'd pay much attention to it after that. And you'd still have to have somebody come through periodically and remove postings from the list. I like my solution because the group gets to assess what's worth keeping at high visibility, and not the original poster or FR administrator.

95 posted on 12/31/2004 12:43:44 PM PST by John Jorsett
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To: bd476
Did you play the accountant who lived down the hall from Sigourney Weaver in the movie "Ghost-Busters?" / just kidding

I'm way better looking than Rick Moranis.

96 posted on 12/31/2004 12:44:51 PM PST by John Jorsett
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To: John Jorsett
That's a solution that would quickly succumb to Gresham's Law.

We could have John reprogram the article poster to append the words "You HITLER NAZI!" onto any thread title, and then it would also satisfy Godwins Law.

97 posted on 12/31/2004 12:46:05 PM PST by Lazamataz ("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" -- harpseal)
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To: bd476; Lazamataz

Lazamataz
Proudly posting without reading the thread since May 21, 1999

Stune beeber, enter name:

98 posted on 12/31/2004 12:54:11 PM PST by humblegunner (And who knows what else?)
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To: bd476; Lazamataz

King Vanity and I are going out in a PNW storm tonight to Meet the Fockers, so if we don't come back......

HAPPY NEW YEARS!


99 posted on 12/31/2004 2:01:35 PM PST by oceanperch (2005 is going to be an Awesome Year, IMO)
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To: oceanperch
Happy New Year Ocean Perch and King Vanity!

What a lousy stormy night to go meet people you have to be very careful how you pronounce their names! ;)

Hope you have fun, hope it's a good movie, bundle up and keep warm and dry. Happy New Year!

100 posted on 12/31/2004 2:08:04 PM PST by bd476
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