REQUEST: Tell us what you're talking about when starting a new thread!

[Dickie Flatt]

This is worthless. Not everyone on DU is watching MSNBC. Hell, not everyone on DU even gets MSNBC. If you're starting a new thread, give us an idea what happened or what you're talking about. "SOMETHING HAPPENED " is just not a good post.

(Note: I don't mean to single out the linked post; it's just the most recent example of what I'm talking about.)

[wryter2000]

1. Thank you

I'm at work, and "What the F was that?" is not helpful.

[calico1]

2. Thank you!

God, I hate when people do that!

[Justitia]

3. well excuse me all around!

It happened so damn fast and I was wondering if anyone else just happened to catch it before I posted what I THOUGHT happened.

Good lord, never mind.

It has already been deleted, so that's that.

[Pithlet]

6. It wasn't deleted

Just moved to GD2004.

You just stumbled on to a major pet peve here at DU. Don't worry about it. Just don't do it again.

[luaneryder]

4. Yes, please, please, please

No TV here. It would really be helpful to include a who, what, when, how , where, Please?

[Fridays Child]

5. Oh, c'mon. She just got excited is all.

:shrug:

[Justitia]

7. Thank you Mary Pat, you are absolutely right.

I think of all of us online together and it was like asking a friend sitting next to you "what did I just see?"

Trust me, it will NEVER happen again.

[Fridays Child]

14. Same here. It's like one big, continuous conversation with friends.

So, don't change how you post. It's cool. :hug:

[calico1]

8. I didn't mean to pick on anyone.

Its just that it is very frustrating to be at work and see a thread entitled "Randi is on fire!!" and not have any idea of what Randi said. It would just be nice if the person provided a few details. Those of us who can't listen are left wondering what it was all about.

[Beaverhausen]

10. Actually, "Randi is on fire" has more details than lots of thread titles

I agree...please try and make the titles mean something!

or the text inside.

[elepet]

11. some of us

don't even know who Randi is.

[miss_kitty]

9. i wonder what's on channel 4?

*click* 5? *click* c-span 2? *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* CBC? *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click*. shite. nothing on. i guess i'll leave this on...

[SoFlaJet]

12. OK so WTF did happen on MSNBC

anyway?

[Justitia]

13. quick recap:

I was reading DU with MSNBC on in the background so I only caught it as it was ending.

Heard a commotion as Chris Matthews was introducing a guest to his table set up outside at Herald Square. When I turned to look, I saw what looked like a guest being dragged off the set into the crowd.

Someone else said someone jumped INTO the set from outside and got tackled and dragged off by security and tons of police, but it all happened so fast and no one knows for sure. We are hoping someone actually in NYC will know and post.

I heard the name "rove" as I turned to look, so I wondered if he was being introduced as a guest (a Rove interview by Peter Jennings had just aired on ABC) or if they were just talking about him.

[SoFlaJet]

15. maybe it was someone

pummeling his fleshy face sorry I can only wish