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[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I think it would be an interesting experiment to have a "News You Might Have Missed" thread.

Aka, Current Events?

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Aka, Current Events?

No.
I am suggesting a separate area where people post entire articles that they think people might like to read. Current Events would then be used for threads where people give their opinion on current events, only linking where clarification or back up of facts is required.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

No.
I am suggesting a separate area where people post entire articles that they think people might like to read. Current Events would then be used for threads where people give their opinion on current events, only linking where clarification or back up of facts is required.

I don't really see the difference. I post articles. I post them because I hope that some people who have similar interests about the subject (current event) will read them and comment. The article itself is the starting point for discussion. What you are proposing is I go on and start commenting "hey did you hear about Astor's son stealing all that money?", and you say "WTF are you talking about?". I don't think that would work because an assumption is made that we are all reading, thinking, viewing the same stuff; we are not. I like the Brit papers because they are written above a 5th grade reading level and tend to have a more worldly view. I have subscriptions to The Atlantic, The Economist, among a bunch of other hunting, outdoor, and travel rags. So I doubt many on here have the same interests in me, in fact I count on the fact that they do not.