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What counts as 'news'? (FR Mod Question - VANITY)
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Posted on 02/01/2006 12:39:17 PM PST by FreedomNeocon
I am just curious what the rules are here.
Having a post moved from 'news' to 'blogging' in particular... why would that happen if the story was NOT from a blog.
Yet I see fake editorials and polls from the NYT in 'news' all the time.
Anyway, just curious it is only a mod's personal feelings about a news site that determines what is 'news' and what is not.
Thx.
TOPICS: Free Republic Policy/Q&A
KEYWORDS: faq; isthisnews; news; nonewsisgoodnews; thisaintnews; thisthreadsucks
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To: FreedomNeocon
Your post does not count as news.
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:40:09 PM PST
by
oldleft
To: FreedomNeocon
I think it has to do with relevance.
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:40:55 PM PST
by
IncPen
(Torture should be safe, legal, and rare.)
To: FreedomNeocon
You forgot to pay off the Mods, didn't you?
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:40:55 PM PST
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: oldleft
Didn't ask if my post was anything.
I asked for someone to inform me what the offical defintion of 'news' as defined by the owner/mods.
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:41:42 PM PST
by
FreedomNeocon
(I'm in no Al-Samood for this Shi'ite.)
To: FreedomNeocon
Anything that would be of interest to the general population of Freepers............
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:41:45 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(...I will bless them that bless thee and those who curse thee I will turn into Liberals..........)
To: FreedomNeocon
To: oldleft
Oh yeah, obviously the post that got moved was 'deemed' not news by someone since it was moved.
No biggie.
I just would rather not post, or post in the proper place than have it moved, so I was asking... thats all.
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:42:32 PM PST
by
FreedomNeocon
(I'm in no Al-Samood for this Shi'ite.)
To: FreedomNeocon
Having a post moved from 'news' to 'blogging' in particular... why would that happen if the story was NOT from a blog.
Ughh...I feel for you. I think the mods might have a "Hit List" of people that if they post ANYthing in news, they yank to to Bloggers on purpose. And I'm at the top of that list.
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:43:31 PM PST
by
pcottraux
(It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
To: FreedomNeocon
Having a post moved from 'news' to 'blogging' in particular... why would that happen if the story was NOT from a blog.
I am afraid that some day, if the question of bloggers 1st Amendment rights goes to court, that the leftist will use the fact that conservative online forums like FR seperate 'news' from 'blogs' as evidense that 'bloggers' are not journalists and as such have no protections.
To: FreedomNeocon
I am just curious what the rules are here. Only The Shadow Knows. LOL
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:43:47 PM PST
by
Fiddlstix
(Tagline Repair Service. Let us fix those broken Taglines. Inquire within(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: pcottraux
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:44:36 PM PST
by
HOTTIEBOY
(The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
To: FreedomNeocon
defintion of 'news' as defined by the owner/mods. A FReepmail to the Mods or JimRob would be sufficient, don't you think?
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:45:08 PM PST
by
humblegunner
(If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
To: FreedomNeocon
Take heart.
My FReeping hours are usually evenings and weekends.
I catch the "moved to chat or bloggers" virus nearly every time I post on Sunday.
Just one of those things.
To: FreedomNeocon
The rules ain't what they used to be. And FR is poorer for it.
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:47:09 PM PST
by
upchuck
(Article posts of just one or two sentences do not preserve the quality of FR. Lazy FReepers be gone!)
To: HOTTIEBOY
I draw cartoons and post them on FR. I started out posting them in News, but because of that, I think the mods have a special eye out for me.
I have to post the toons in General/chat. No one cares what goes on there. And there's more people there than Bloggers.
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:47:18 PM PST
by
pcottraux
(It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
To: FreedomNeocon
Generally, any news from an official source gets posted under "news." Breaking news is reserved for just that, and the rest goes under extended news. Eyewitness stuff can go under news, or reliable third party source stuff.
If an editorial would be considered newsworthy then post it under news. This would be things like op/ed pieces written by pols, or stuff that really impacts the news. It would not include op/ed pieces about gardening or poodles.
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:47:31 PM PST
by
oldleft
To: FreedomNeocon
I am surprised that this is still in news...
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:49:12 PM PST
by
Knitting A Conundrum
(Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
To: FreedomNeocon
I just would rather not post, or post in the proper place than have it moved, so I was asking... thats all.You're being far too reasonable for this crowd.
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:49:42 PM PST
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: FreedomNeocon
Why don't you ask the mods - instead of taking up bandwith for this stupid vanity.
This is a personal site - it's not a news bureau.
Had you taken the time to read the Home page of the website - all your questions might have been answered.
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posted on
02/01/2006 12:50:00 PM PST
by
CyberAnt
( I believe Congressman Curt Weldon re Able Danger)
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