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That’s exactly what you were attempting to do when you told the person who posted this, “You should wait until it hits Reuters or the AP first next time.”

I never told the poster what sources to read. I suggested waiting to post the story when a more reliable news source prints the a similar story. Read whatever source you want.

My point in this entire thread is that posting unreliable news stories as news is not a good idea unless you comment that it is only a rumor. You neglect the forethought of gullible people believing everything they read. Would you post satire news without first noting it as such?

I'm sorry I did not know you and so many others are so interested in false news.

Post it in the false news category next time.

Noting from your "technique", (If you are able to find a variety of sources that confirm the information, it is likely (but not assured) that the information is correct.), this was my point from the beginning.

I think admin has enough to do with their time without having to filter out false news from the breaking news category.

My point in this entire thread is that posting unreliable news stories as news is not a good idea unless you comment that it is only a rumor. You neglect the forethought of gullible people believing everything they read. Would you post satire news without first noting it as such?

One thing I knew for SURE when posting this is that someone, (SomeMANY?) would be sure to point-out this was a Debka style source.

Again...I don't care about idiots.

It's not that big of a deal, dude.

I never told the poster what sources to read. I suggested waiting to post the story

Oh for godsakes, now we’re down to semantics. The only purpose of posting a story is so that it can be read by the people here. So, technically, you are correct that you didn’t say we shouldn’t read it, only that he shouldn’t post it. How freaking juvenile is this going to get?

I don’t believe that news has to be confirmed by Reuters or AP before being posted here. Neither do the administrators or owners of this discussion forum.

If you want a rule that only AP or Reuters confirmed news can be posted for discussion, you are within your rights to start your own discussion forum with that rule.

Or you can use your own eyes to self-filter your news (if it doesn’t say Reuters or AP as the source, read no further) and allow the rest of us to do the same.

"Would you post satire news without first noting it as such?"

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312856/posts