re: What happened to the TD policy of whacking unconfirmed rumor threads

Multiple sources are reporting. The one person you DON'T want to listen to is Les Miles. He's not going to tell you anything.

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Did you even bother reading the post?

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I read the whole post, officially LSU cannot comment officially on suspensions for drug related offenses because of HIPAA.

Again refer to my previous post there is a difference between on and off the record confirmations.

Can media get things wrong sure they can. Do they at times report things from sources that turn out to be bad absolutely.

But off the record sourcing is a staple of media reporting and has been since Watergate.

There is a difference between me saying I know the dude who cuts JJ's hair and he told me that 3 players are suspended for positive drug test and running to the board an posting it

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A reporter who talked to a player or someone in the football program who tells them the issue but refuses to let the reporter use his name.

That is not rumor. It is a legitimate report sourced from someone in the football program with knowledge of the situation.

You are way off base.

It's bullshite reports made up by the media. All the stuff over the off season was as well.

FROM Rabalais


Three players for the No. 1-ranked LSU football team — cornerbacks Tyrann Mathieu and Tharold Simon and running back Spencer Ware — have been suspended for violating team rules for Saturday’s game against No. 19 Auburn, a source familiar with the situation said Wednesday.

Team Sweep!

What are the possible ways one could violate the Drug Policy. Either A) fail a drug a test given by the NCAA, SEC or LSU. B) Be caught actually doing drugs. Either way what happened happened, its over, deal with it, lets move forward.

What's weird is that the players have basically admitted something happened, but Les Miles simply refuses to clean his hands of it with the media and fans.

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Is the opinion on a fricking internet forum or by crappy media that important to be heard and published that you don't care if it could possibly ruin someone's lives and or career!

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We can go around and around on this.

But here are the facts.

You claim that the Rant policy was violated by allowing the posts that link or comment on published media reports because it is rumor.

You are wrong. The accepted media practice for nearly 40 years has been to use off the record sources as legitimate means of reporting. You may disagree with that but it is the accepted practice by the media.

These reports that include off the record confirmations are not and cannot be considered "rumor". They just are not regardless of your opinion.

And we are not talking about bloggers or Bleacher Report stuff where anyone with a pc can post and be a "reporter" we are talking paid media. Media that must source info in order to get published.

I am not happy when LSU players are suspended, get in fights or fail drug tests. I hate it. I wish that the media would not report on it and wish that message boards would run go nuts when they do.

But my personal feeling and belief is not relevant, what is relevant is what is or is not accepted media practice of reporting and what is or is not following the rules of this site in regard to rumors.

Chicken followed the rules of the site to the letter.

Now we can discuss media ethics and what should or should not be accepted practice, but your claim that the board's rules have not been followed is by any reasonable standard not accurate.