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Post by Spott on Mar 3, 2012 7:40:45 GMT -5
I was trying to find a good section to post some news in, but it didn't fit in any of them. So I came up with the idea of having a "News" board for anyone who has news. And if anyone starts drama, I would like a member of staff to lock this thread straight away (If you please). A news board would be quite helpful right now, because there is a lot of bad news some people should know about, such as the 311 severe weather reports and 48 giant tornadoes in the U.S.
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Post by Nemo on Mar 3, 2012 10:44:47 GMT -5
How do I say this.... no.
We don't need weather reports on a 101D forum. Check your paper, the news, or weather sites if you want that information.
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Post by Spott on Mar 3, 2012 17:01:11 GMT -5
Well, Shadow just told me that Sparky approves of this idea. Honest to god. If you think I am lying, ask Shadow, heck, maybe even ask Sparky himself.
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Post by Nemo on Mar 3, 2012 17:17:32 GMT -5
And why would I accuse you of lying? No need to jump the gun on me, Spott.
I'm pretty sure that 90% of members here don't come onto this forum to hear about tragedies going on in their country or somewhere else around the world. We come here to talk about our dal/animal characters, art, rp, among other similar or related topics. If anything, most of us come here to escape those tragedies.
To be honest/blunt, this is a really ridiculous idea and this "news board" has no place here.
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Post by Two-Tone on Mar 3, 2012 17:37:14 GMT -5
well a news thread does sound like a good idea to me
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Post by RaceFanX on Mar 3, 2012 17:37:43 GMT -5
You want news, go to a news site. As someone who works in news a lot of time we get monitored by how much traffic our stories get online and talking about them here doesn't achieve that for us unless you post links. With many sites having the ability to comment there it would be more relevant to discuss there.
A news board is silly idea for Sparky's. If you want talk about blood and guts do it on a news site, this is a message board about cartoon dogs and it should stay that way. I thank you for thinking about ways to improve our board but this doesn't really achieve that.
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Post by Nemo on Mar 3, 2012 17:38:25 GMT -5
A news board is silly idea for Sparky's. If you want talk about blood and guts do it on a news site, this is a message board about cartoon dogs and it should stay that way. I thank you for thinking about ways to improve our board but this doesn't really achieve that. This is pretty much my reason, and somewhat what I said to.
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Post by Shadow Dearly on Mar 3, 2012 17:53:23 GMT -5
Also like we don't need the Sports section?
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Post by Nemo on Mar 3, 2012 17:58:34 GMT -5
Also like we don't need the Sports section? Shadow.. we already settled this remember But the main point is, a news section is completely unnecessary. Like I said in my earlier comment in addition to Race's comment. If you WANT to see the news, then TURN your TV on or go to a news or weather website. This is a forum about cartoon animals, not natural disasters and news tragedies.
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Post by Belchic on Mar 3, 2012 19:30:03 GMT -5
I think this would be a good idea considering we won't have the General board spammed with topics that say "Whitney Houston is Dead!" or something like that.
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Post by Nemo on Mar 3, 2012 20:49:00 GMT -5
Hm.. I think I can make a happy medium about this (since more of you seem to be on board with it.)
Not an entire TOPIC devoted to these things (like the Fanfics area, Drawings, Movies, etc..) But just 1 single thread for it instead. I think it'd fit in either The Lounge or Misc topics.
What do you guys think?
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Post by Belchic on Mar 3, 2012 22:30:02 GMT -5
Topics and threads are the same thing, Nemo. The word you're looking for, I think, is "Section".
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Post by luisa on Mar 5, 2012 20:20:25 GMT -5
If I can give my opinion... I don't come here to read about the tragedies that go on in our cruel world, I come here to try and forget the world's problems :/
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