I couldn’t make it this far in reading this thread, but a who did had this to say to me:
Post 104 helps explain the complexities of navigating in the area of the shipwreck. Post 109 helps explain what a wreck some of the so-called freepers are making of FR.
Couldn’t agree with more.
Another thing that’s bothering me, is the widespread acceptance of the media’s claim that the destroyer collided with the cargo ship, when all the available evidence suggests it was the other way around. And I’m finding a disturbing lack of curiosity for the facts, as FReepers rush to place all the blame on our Navy personnel.
I’ve always thought FR should have a policy, where when you post a story, you post two comments with it. Comment one says, “Please post comments and chat in response to this first comment.”
The second comment would say, “Please only post updates, expert information, and facts relevant to this story in response to this second comment.”
Then when a story broke, if you want the traditional model, just load the whole thread. If you want humorous comments, click view replies to comment one. If you want updates and experts giving info, you could just click on “view replies” to comment two, and get just the steady stream of pure updates and facts distilled right out.