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The anchoring on the PT is concerning

Posted on 2/6/17 at 10:47 am
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 10:47 am
It seems that the vast majority of the threads on the PT that are getting anchored are threads that are critical of Trump

This is concerning to me

And if "fake news" is the rationale behind the anchoring, who is deciding which thread are fake news and which are real? Anonymous admins?

What has always drawn me to this MB is the lack of totalitarian oversight by the admins, please don't start being heavy handed

Posted by Chicken
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 10:53 am to
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It seems that the vast majority of the threads on the PT that are getting anchored are threads that are critical of Trump
troll threads or fake news threads will get anchored.

If you are concerned about Fake News, then you should appreciate us clamping down on that.

Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 10:57 am to
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troll threads or fake news threads will get anchored.


it just seems to be very one sided

should I RA every sketchy website that is linked concerning Soros or other conspiracy theories?

quote:

If you are concerned about Fake News, then you should appreciate us clamping down on that.


I'm concerned about how or why one might decide what is "fake news"

the current thread in which inspired this thread, was not actually fake news, but rather a misleading headline by the poster and he was called out for such

last Friday, several threads were anchored that had good discussion, were not troll threads, and were not fake news, they were just critical of Trump
This post was edited on 2/6/17 at 10:58 am
Posted by Chicken
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 10:59 am to
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the current thread in which inspired this thread, was not actually fake news,
please tell me exactly how you determined that it isn't fake news
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 11:02 am to
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please tell me exactly how you determined that it isn't fake news


well you got me there...I can't

but can you tell me how you determined it was?

is every article with "anonymous" sources going to be deemed "fake news" from now on? is that the standard?

Posted by Chicken
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 11:06 am to
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but can you tell me how you determined it was?
by the title of the thread
Posted by Cap Crunch
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 11:07 am to
There is no place for criticism of Dear Leader Trump on the poli board
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 11:08 am to
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by the title of the thread


noted

there is about to be a lot of anchoring if misleading titles are the standard

This post was edited on 2/6/17 at 11:08 am
Posted by Chicken
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 11:21 am to
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noted
does this mean you agree with the action taken on that thread?

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there is about to be a lot of anchoring if misleading titles are the standard
most thread titles are copy and pasted from the headlines of the linked article...misleading titles aren't very common...but troll threads are from certain people.
Posted by Chicken
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 11:24 am to
regardless, if you want to link to some Political Board threads with misleading titles, please do so here so I can review.
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 11:24 am to
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does this mean you agree with the action taken on that thread?


No. I think the board moderates that well enough on its own.

Plus the issue with the multiple threads last week that received an anchor for no obvious reasons

quote:

most thread titles are copy and pasted from the headlines of the linked article...misleading titles aren't very common...but troll threads are from certain people.


I can link like 4 right now that are not anchored

but I don't want to be the board police about this, just if that is the standard, to have some consistency
This post was edited on 2/6/17 at 11:26 am
Posted by Chicken
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 11:30 am to
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No. I think the board moderates that well enough on its own.
no it doesn't...and it never has on its own.
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I can link like 4 right now that are not anchored
you started this thread here...so go ahead an enlighten me, or I will assume you are just lashing out for no reason.
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 11:31 am to
Posted by Chicken
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 11:35 am to
how exactly are those thread titles "misleading"?
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 11:38 am to
oh come on

1) sarcastic tweet about liberals is wrongly accused of proof about "snowflakes"

2) article that uses fake quote from Soros

3) OP states that the Chief charged the girl, which is misleading, he did not charge the girl

and again, I don't care about these threads, I just care about consistency
This post was edited on 2/6/17 at 11:39 am
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 11:46 am to
also, can we define troll threads?
Posted by Nonetheless
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 12:11 pm to
can someone tell me what fake news is?
Posted by Chicken
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 12:16 pm to
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OP states that the Chief charged the girl, which is misleading, he did not charge the girl
quote:

Her daughter, who is still emotionally recovering from the 2008 aggression, was charged with filing a false report after her account of events were found to be inconsisten
who charged the girl?

Regarding Soros, do you know for sure it is fake?
Posted by Fat Bastard
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 12:35 pm to
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and again, I don't care about these threads,


complete and utter BS

Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 12:48 pm to
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who charged the girl?


Don't know, but the article never states the chief was who charged the girl, just that the mom claims he was part of the case

so if we are going by your criteria from the Drac thread, it would be fake news due to misleading title

quote:

Regarding Soros, do you know for sure it is fake?


yes...this line

quote:

“America, as the centre of the globalised financial markets, was sucking up the savings of the world. “Destroying America will be the culmination of my life’s work


is nowhere in the actual article from the Australian

that entire website is "fake news"
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