Shady Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Are links no longer required when creating a topic that references specifics? I'd like to know, because I'm not going to bother providing links then either. Anyone that wishes to know exactly what I'm discussing can just use google after they read the OP. If that's the way things are being done now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Macadoo Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 We have to anyway.....when people link to partisan websites for their reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 I'm starting to get freekin pissed of at Big Guy for doing this almost every time! He makes these claims, throws out a bunch of numbers and provides no links to support his research. Perhaps he doesn't know how to? There was a while were I didn't either. I made a helpful report to try and get the moderators to resolve this issue with him and provide him with the info. If this is an issue of ignorance, than I wish him the best of luck. However, if not, and this continues, I will no longer contribute to his threads! Good luck Big Guy WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Macadoo Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 I find his topics to be a refreshing distraction, from the usual either partisan intentional submission or tinfoil hat rant. In most cases if I care to comment on a topic I google it anyway.....how can you post after reading only the OP's link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) Most of the time I don't read a link anyway. Either I have already read an article on the subject, or I base my comments on what the poster writes in the OP. I have a collection of apologies to choose from if I get anything wrong. Edited May 19, 2014 by bcsapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 The Attawapiskat thread is about something that has been active in the news lately. It wasn't some obscure topic that needed citations and referencing. Quote "Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions." --Thomas Jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Big Guy's hit and run topic creation style is lazy and not acceptable if he actually wants people to discuss his position on a given topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 The Attawapiskat thread is about something that has been active in the news lately. It wasn't some obscure topic that needed citations and referencing. Yes and I already had a thread about it with lots of info According to the new direction of this forum, his new found interest should be joined with an already existing thread. And sorry, I disagree with you! When you start making claims and throwing numbers and names out there, you should back it up. Plain and simple! It takes a lot of time to do search's. If you already did the search and/or read the link/article with all the info you wish to discuss, then do the considerate thing and provide the link. WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Big Guy's hit and run topic creation style is lazy and not acceptable if he actually wants people to discuss his position on a given topic. Agreed! WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Macadoo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Big Guy's hit and run topic creation style is lazy and not acceptable if he actually wants people to discuss his position on a given topic. Then don't. Go be a topic snob in another thread and those of us who want engage him, will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Then don't. Go be a topic snob in another thread and those of us who want engage him, will. That's not the way I see it! When you state alleged facts, then you have to provide the source where you got that information from. This gives us the ability to challenge the legitimacy of the info. There can be other relevant info that is being omitted to mislead or manipulate! We all have to provide our sources! If you want to cater to someone whom wants to play using their own rules, then that's just too bad, this isn't YOUR site! WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Macadoo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 That's not the way I see it! When you state alleged facts, then you have to provide the source where you got that information from. This gives us the ability to challenge the legitimacy of the info. There can be other relevant info that is being omitted to mislead or manipulate! We all have to provide our sources! If you want to cater to someone whom wants to play using their own rules, then that's just too bad, this isn't YOUR site! WWWTT Then report him & ignore......or do I have to provide you a link to that rule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Then report him & ignore......or do I have to provide you a link to that rule? Done! The only place I'll be discussing this issue is right here in an appropriate thread provided by Shady! You think I'm going to waste my time with that piss poor debater that thinks that there's another set of rules that he can play by?????? As a matter of fact, I'm thinking that every time he now starts a thread without providing his source, I'll start a thread about the same topic, provide the sources properly and then report his and let the moderators remove the poorly written op's! WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Macadoo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 NO TROLLING/FLAMING Do not post inflammatory remarks just to annoy people. If you are not bringing anything new to the argument, then do not say anything at all. Do you need a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Do you need a link? Sorry, but look at the thread we are in and the heading. Like I said before, I'm done with that guy. Nor is anything I'm writing here what you have posted. Why are you trying to bring this site down to a lower standard??? Why are you cherry picking some rules, but ignoring other rules??? You're also a piss poor debater if you think that I was going to just let you imply that I have to apply to the rules of this forum but somehow Big Guy doesn't! Nice try buddy, better luck next time. Maybe try me after a bad sleep night. WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted May 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Done! The only place I'll be discussing this issue is right here in an appropriate thread provided by Shady! You think I'm going to waste my time with that piss poor debater that thinks that there's another set of rules that he can play by?????? As a matter of fact, I'm thinking that every time he now starts a thread without providing his source, I'll start a thread about the same topic, provide the sources properly and then report his and let the moderators remove the poorly written op's! WWWTT That's probably a good idea. At some point you figure he'd learn, but it doesn't look like it's happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Anthony Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Are links no longer required when creating a topic that references specifics?References and or links are required when starting a thread discussion. Quote We do not have time for a meeting of the flat earth society. << Où sont mes amis ? Ils sont ici, ils sont ici... >> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted May 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 References and or links are required when starting a thread discussion. Ok, that's what I had thought. You may want to pass that information along to Big Guy. He's on his 4th topic thread and refuses to link to anything that he references. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Macadoo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 References and or links are required when tarting a thread discussion.Please provide a reference, I could only find this; RESEARCH YOUR POST If you are stating a fact, be prepared to back it up with some official sources (websites, links etc). ...... Therefore, it is in your best interest to make sure that your post includes sufficient sources and contains a well-researched and well-organized argument. It says be prepared....in your best interest, not required to start.I did find this though about explicit thread deletion..... POSTING CONTENT All forum posts or weblog comments must contain some aspect of an argument or attempt to stimulate discussion. Simply posting a URL to an outside source or posting statements that are only one or two sentences long will not be tolerated and the post will be deleted. There are many topics started here with a link and a sentence like...."Obama sucks again." only. No condemnation. Or the other poster who likes to write 10 pages per post contravening rules.....no scolding for him.I'll hold by my previous assertion........thread snobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 There are many topics started here with a link and a sentence like...."Obama sucks again." only. No condemnation. Or the other poster who likes to write 10 pages per post contravening rules.....no scolding for him. If this ever happened, which I doubt, it would be because the thread wasn't reported. Quote  Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Some news need no links. Charles and Camilla coming for one. We all know about it so dont be silly.And for the biggest whiner about this, providing links to nutter sites (aka wheres the plane? On an island in the ocean)is worse than no link.Nice try buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted May 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Some news need no links. Charles and Camilla coming for one. We all know about it so dont be silly. And for the biggest whiner about this, providing links to nutter sites (aka wheres the plane? On an island in the ocean)is worse than no link. Nice try buddy. I always link to mainstream media. But it doesn't matter if you think a topic is well known and doesn't "need" a link. Somebody may have not have been paying attention to recent events. So always provide a link. To not is just lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Anyway, Charles has confirmed above that links are required. Quote  Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Anyway, Charles has confirmed above that links are required. RESEARCH YOUR POST If you are stating a fact, be prepared to back it up with some official sources (websites, links etc). ...... Therefore, it is in your best interest to make sure that your post includes sufficient sources and contains a well-researched and well-organized argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Anthony Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I always link to mainstream media. But it doesn't matter if you think a topic is well known and doesn't "need" a link. Somebody may have not have been paying attention to recent events. So always provide a link. To not is just lazy.I do not believe it is lazy. Rather, I believe it is discriminatory --- I see it discriminating between people who are genuinely interested in the topic from people who are not. Regardless, that is neither here nor there. I believe it is more foolish than it is lazy. Failing to provide a reference/link commonly provokes a slew of posts by people who ask for a link and add nothing more to the discussion. That is as predictable as clockwork. I'd like to know, because I'm not going to bother providing links then either.How odd. What do you want as you publish an Opening Post? Do you want all of your discussions to begin with a bunch of your fellow members requesting a link to verify your facts? or Do you want all of your discussions to provoke inflammatory rhetoric? or Do you want all of your discussions to begin with fruitful, exciting and fun debate --- that just happens to be on topic? You have a lot of power in your own hands without the crutch of moderator intervention. Quote We do not have time for a meeting of the flat earth society. << Où sont mes amis ? Ils sont ici, ils sont ici... >> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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