To: Admin Moderator
What do you all wish to see in front page?
News. Period. No "caption the pic" threads, those belong in Vanity/Opinions, or some such. No vanities, no editorials, just news. It doesn't have to be "cutting edge" news, we ought to allow odd stories and events, but it ought to be news.
While we're on the topic, Breaking News needs a relook as well. We've had stuff still showing in Breaking News that's 5 day old. Breaking News should be a little less heavily policed. If you are getting articles that are 3-5 days old still showing in the Breaking category, then we're missing the point of "breaking news".
That's JMO. ;-)
To: Texas2step
Keep in mind there are a small number of us here covering 24/7 with Jim. We're not all here at the same time or even the same time period from one day to the next. We each have our opinions about what is and isn't sidebar material, but we're pretty much in sync there.
If we deleted things from Breaking News, older stuff floats up from the bottom. We tend to let the posters decide and go along unless there is abuse. On occasion an event happens quickly and there are 3,4,5 ...10 threads all at once and all in Breaking News. Then we'll leave the first and pull the follow on's.
We will also move threads into Breaking News if appropriate.
To: Texas2step
We've had stuff still showing in Breaking News that's 5 day old.
What do you have your number of items set for in breaking news? If it's 25, 50 or some such number it will take a long time for items to clear out. Set your breaking news items at some small number, 10 or less and then they don't stay as long....... I have my set on 8 items and my remaining sidebars set on 10.....
475 posted on
03/15/2004 5:52:29 PM PST by
deport
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