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re: Is tigerdroppings the best place for nonbiased news?
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:22 pm to tigerinDC09
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:22 pm to tigerinDC09
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Or getting banned.
There is the occasional unjust banning. Not all that frequent from what I've observed.
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:22 pm to tigerinDC09
Fwiw, this forum is MUCH more lenient than reddit or democratic underground
I was banned from r/politics for making the point that tax rates in the 50s weren’t actually at 90%
Rex and a want, two dem posters on here, were banned from DU for not being liberal enough
I was banned from r/politics for making the point that tax rates in the 50s weren’t actually at 90%
Rex and a want, two dem posters on here, were banned from DU for not being liberal enough
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:23 pm to Breesus
I think we are in the weeds here
TD is a message board and aggregator not a news organization, I read the OP as is this the best place to FIND the news, not generate unbiased news. Most of the complaints in this thread are about the discussions and board culture not the news story itself
There are way too many examples of a shitty thread title, a link to a hack piece in the OP, then a break down of the fake news and some clarity, context and truth in the comments. This happens everyday all day from both left and right leaning discussions/threads
Comparing TD to the likes of ABC is stupid
TD is more comparable to a much much smaller reddit than a global news company
TD is a message board and aggregator not a news organization, I read the OP as is this the best place to FIND the news, not generate unbiased news. Most of the complaints in this thread are about the discussions and board culture not the news story itself
There are way too many examples of a shitty thread title, a link to a hack piece in the OP, then a break down of the fake news and some clarity, context and truth in the comments. This happens everyday all day from both left and right leaning discussions/threads
Comparing TD to the likes of ABC is stupid
TD is more comparable to a much much smaller reddit than a global news company
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:24 pm to Breesus
I think it’s funny gov worker thief can’t take a hint from the admins.
I don’t want him to be banned though. He brings too much LOL
I don’t want him to be banned though. He brings too much LOL
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:25 pm to supatigah
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think we are in the weeds here
Sometimes it’s fun to stray off the path.
Plus, who doesn’t love to be in the weed?
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:27 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Rex and a want, two dem posters on here, were banned from DU for not being liberal enough
Where are they now?
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:28 pm to Jorts R Us
I heard on here that Rex died of heart issues (unconfirmed though)
a want disappeared after mueller report released
a want disappeared after mueller report released
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:31 pm to supatigah
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Comparing TD to the likes of ABC is stupid TD is more comparable to a much much smaller reddit than a global news company
Thanks, this is what I was trying to get at too. TD is similar in that it's a content aggregator where all the content is generated by and therefore biased by the community.
It does work well if you follow the links and think for yourself. But there is also bias in which links are posted in the first place, and a hypothetical story that goes against the majority opinion of the board is much less likely to get posted at all unless it's ridiculous enough to post for laughs and jeers.
So based on that alone, using TD by itself as a source of unbiased news is not ideal. Better to use a variety of sources and try to find the truth in the middle.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:31 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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heard on here that Rex died of heart issues
Covid or TDS induced?
RIP Rex if true
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:34 pm to Microtiger
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all the content is generated by and therefore biased by the community.
How do you think the content for ABC and CBS is generated?
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:34 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Fwiw, this forum is MUCH more lenient than reddit or democratic underground
I was banned from r/politics for making the point that tax rates in the 50s weren’t actually at 90%
Rex and a want, two dem posters on here, were banned from DU for not being liberal enough
I agree, it's stupid how restrictive DU is... no fun at all.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:35 pm to Microtiger
All I want is an ignore feature so I can customize this place and set the bias to my taste.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:35 pm to roadGator
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I don’t want him to be banned though. He brings too much LOL
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:38 pm to tigerinDC09
I really would miss your got him this time threads.
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:38 pm to Microtiger
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So based on that alone, using TD by itself as a source of unbiased news is not ideal. Better to use a variety of sources and try to find the truth in the middle.
Which is exactly, why as an east coast liberal, I come here. Some eye-opening takes on this board.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:41 pm to Jorts R Us
quote:we don't believe in censorship here, sir
All I want is an ignore feature
Maybe if UNICEF gets into the message board business they can help you
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:43 pm to thetempleowl
“Someone said it in a thread, and honestly, I get much of my news from this site. “
Yikes!!!!
You are on par of a coworker that told me she got all her new from Nancy Grace
Yikes!!!!
You are on par of a coworker that told me she got all her new from Nancy Grace
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:44 pm to Breesus
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TD is similar [to Reddit] in that it's a content aggregator where all the content is generated by and therefore biased by the community.
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How do you think the content for ABC and CBS is generated?
Not anything like a content aggregator site?
If ABC and CBS are biased in the content they make, how does that change anything about what I said above about tigerdroppings being biased by what its users post?
You're missing the point of this discussion and have been missing the point for pages now, to the point where I swear you are just trolling (and it's working on me at least).
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:56 pm to Microtiger
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Not anything like a content aggregator site?
I’m glad you know what it’s not like. How about what it is like?
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If ABC and CBS are biased in the content they make, how does that change anything about what I said above about tigerdroppings being biased by what its users post?
I never said it did.
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You're missing the point of this discussion and have been missing the point for pages now, to the point where I swear you are just trolling (and it's working on me at least).
Do you call everyone who doesn’t immediately agree with you a right learning troll who doesn’t understand reality?
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:58 pm to Microtiger
I think one side of the aisle in this forum is guilty of RA’ing dissenting opinions in a bombarding fashion. I’m as conservative as it gets but my dissent is often called a troll. Why, I do not know.
This is not a forum for free speech and it really isn’t supposed to be. I understand that and I try to comply with the edicts issued from above. I’ve become a persona non grata and I’m sure roadGator would agree with that.
But to answer the OP’s question, this is not the best place for non-biased news commentary. It often relies on links from news sources that are decried as “communist” (news organizations that actually have reporters who verify information) with the occasional sprinkling of gateway pundit, Fort Russ .com and Facebook rumors.
Anything from The Atlantic or other left-leaning source is downvoted and RA’d into oblivion.
It’s the takes on that information that are anything but unbiased.
This is not a forum for free speech and it really isn’t supposed to be. I understand that and I try to comply with the edicts issued from above. I’ve become a persona non grata and I’m sure roadGator would agree with that.
But to answer the OP’s question, this is not the best place for non-biased news commentary. It often relies on links from news sources that are decried as “communist” (news organizations that actually have reporters who verify information) with the occasional sprinkling of gateway pundit, Fort Russ .com and Facebook rumors.
Anything from The Atlantic or other left-leaning source is downvoted and RA’d into oblivion.
It’s the takes on that information that are anything but unbiased.
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