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To: BigSkyFreeper; Trust but Verify
I'm at a loss to identify exactly who gets harmed by internet speculation over the details of a news story.

It's something to do. Why would anybody bother to type out their objections rather than just move on to a thread they find more to their liking?

53 posted on 02/02/2005 5:11:36 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: dead
I'm at a loss to identify exactly who gets harmed by internet speculation over the details of a news story.

I agree.

I think its worse that when something happens people immediately say terrorism is nit suspected when an investigation hasn't even been done.

I thnk had there only been one plane on 9/11 that we would have been told that it had been an accident, that the pilot had a heart attack or something.

83 posted on 02/02/2005 5:23:10 AM PST by Netizen (jmo)
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To: dead
I'm at a loss to identify exactly who gets harmed by internet speculation over the details of a news story. It's something to do. Why would anybody bother to type out their objections rather than just move on to a thread they find more to their liking?

You need to stop taking the thoughts out of my head.

I'm to go on and speculate why what you describe above is so.

Way I figure, some people don't have as much imagination as others. So they're jealous of anyone else who conjures up an orginal, yea even outrageous, idea.

Due to this lack of imagination, the train of thought must be stopped, stopped immediately, before I feel even worse.

Thus I must bother to type my objections to "unwarrented", even dangerous, speculation. Instead of, you understand, sanely moving on far away from the speculating idiots. If everyone cleaves to my righteous indignation than all will be silent.

Then I won't feel so void of vision when all around me are quiet.

89 posted on 02/02/2005 5:25:38 AM PST by Fishtalk (Once a liberal and victim of all the spin. Ask me to interpret.)
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To: dead

bump!


93 posted on 02/02/2005 5:27:15 AM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: dead

I never said anyone was 'harmed' by internet speculation. I happen to think it's juvenile. You happen to think it's 'something to do'. We just think differently.


116 posted on 02/02/2005 5:38:13 AM PST by Trust but Verify (Their candidate uses rock stars to attract crowds. Ours IS a rock star!)
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To: dead

Also, I'd rather hear from FReepers who have real knowledge of aircraft, weather conditions, etc, who might actually have some valuable insight for the rest of us.


119 posted on 02/02/2005 5:39:41 AM PST by Trust but Verify (Their candidate uses rock stars to attract crowds. Ours IS a rock star!)
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To: dead

I know--if you read a breaking-news thread, speculation is exactly what you'll find.


235 posted on 02/02/2005 7:21:03 AM PST by Mamzelle
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