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In reply to the discussion: Please remember a bunch of us get our news from DU. [View all]stopdiggin
(11,292 posts)40. Oh, I like that distinction.
Are you trying to inform (even if it's in the form of a personal take or opinion) -- or not?
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This! This point has been made umpteen times here. And yet people keep making these
Scrivener7
Apr 2021
#3
+1000. Posted several threads on it myself. I was a writing teacher for many years and you'd be
Amaryllis
Apr 2021
#4
I'm one of the guilty, and now stand corrected. I sometimes find the need to move on rapidly,
Firestorm49
Apr 2021
#90
I guess I am guilty of posting tweets. believe it or not a lot of breaking news is reported by twee
IcyPeas
Apr 2021
#56
Yes, a lot of breaking news is first seen via tweet. I hope you do keep posting tweets of interest!
chia
Apr 2021
#57
I don't mind the tweets, but I don't like when it's just the link to the tweet.
Scrivener7
Apr 2021
#92
This seems to be a true story, the guy did kidnap a scientist, and he didn't go to jail
Escurumbele
Apr 2021
#25
Thoughtful writers write for their readers & not their egos, so they take time to give context. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2021
#9
That requires being able to put one's self in the position of someone who doesn't know what the
Amaryllis
Apr 2021
#62
when things are exciting I don't blame people and usually either go look at the LBN
Kali
Apr 2021
#13
And not all DUers are at home ( they're at work) or awake at certain hours
Rhiannon12866
Apr 2021
#15
I actually started posting Colbert in 2017 since at the time I figured we needed the humor!
Rhiannon12866
Apr 2021
#109
Awesome! You are one faithful poster, Rhiannon. I appreciate all the regular video posters.
ancianita
Apr 2021
#114
I recently discovered that there are DUers who aren't aware that we have a video forum
Rhiannon12866
Apr 2021
#75
Doesn't bother me. If I want more context and I'm interested, I'll go looking for it.
chia
Apr 2021
#16
The problem with this is that without context, I don't know whether it's interesting or not . . .
euphorb
Apr 2021
#54
And sometimes there's not enough context to be able to tell what to look for in the first place!
ShazzieB
Apr 2021
#83
Important point and I do have a pet peeve of posts with inscrutable title lines
LymphocyteLover
Apr 2021
#26
Thanks, Warpy. Somebody else came back from a long hiatus to tell us we were "calcified"...
Hekate
Apr 2021
#41
I would like to see city, county, and/or state listed in some news items headers.
StClone
Apr 2021
#71
I'm sorry, but I think every citizen has an obligation to keep themselves informed. It isn't that
Martin68
Apr 2021
#76