Reply #88: What does this thread [View All]

[symbolman]

and my posting it for my friend H2Oman have to do with my taking issue (and by the way you NEVER answered my question there) with you on another thread?

THIS is about H2OMan getting the accolades he most richly deserves.

So you KNOW what my motives are for posting this?

If indeed you have such awesome powers of discrimination maybe Raw Story might have a better batting average and not cause so many people (and there were Plenty more complaining on YOUR thread) to wonder why a lot of the "Pant Pant Pant.. Breaking News" threads (I think I counted 6 at a time today) don't pan out or have been already reported.

I was, as others were, remarking that I don't think it's fair and is in my opinion an abuse of the rules for RawStory threads for the most part to NOW say something like, "NYTimes says Blah Blah doing Blah" and then when I click on that post there is nothing but a link to the Main Raw Story page.

Here's an example: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5074591

If you take a look at the thread and follow any links in it you'll find that TIME featured that story, not Raw Story.

As I understand it, if there is an existing MSM link (and I can count at least 8 or more times I've seen this) then the poster is supposed to post THAT link.

Other wise it's a "Vanity Link" and designed to drive traffic to your advertisers, and I just think that's plain wrong. It's like you are mining the DU, and we've seen that before.

I don't go to your site, or any other, and I've explained this before, that hits me with TONS of ads - I don't like ads in my face.

And I don't like people in my face or calling me a DOG in public, so how about an apology for that? I would consider that a personal attack -- what if I had returned the grade school behaviour and called you a FEMALE dog? Don't think you would have liked that.. and I don't do that kind of thing.

Will you answer my question? It's at the other thread, which you claim I abandoned then you came over here saying I left because my posting "wasn't getting the attention it deserved".. I'm not that childish, and frankly am amazed that someone can think that way about another person, or create that impression right here on this thread.

It's just about all I have to say on this thread, but I think the rules should be upheld for everyone - it's trickery in my opinion and I don't think it's fair to anyone.

This is not an attack, just stating what's obvious to a lot of people.

So now let's get back to our regularly featured program where H2OMan, as you said, Speculated and now it has become FACT, uh ... THAT is Vetting in my book, which is another reason I posted HIS speculation become fact right here, to tremendous outpouring of backpatting for HIM. He deserves it.

I just might call up the paperboy early in the morning find out what the big news is and then post that as a "Sources Report" catch of the day...

If only you'd taken the time to google me or look at my site you'd realise I'm not some kind of anal, egocentric freak. I just don't like seeing DUrs "utilized" for gain without doing what everyone else does, getting a nod from Skinner, posting a Fund Raiser with the appropriate disclaimer - which they've had to use since around the time BEV HARRIS was here BILKING PEOPLE with one "Smoking gun" post after the next, except many of them, nearly all didn't pan out - but she KEPT everyone's MONEY.

And on it went, one "smoking gun" request for funds after another, each time more intense while the last "smoking gun" became old news..

But she KEPT the MONEY. So some of us are "gunshy" as a result and don't even like to see the DU lean in that direction, even by accident, or by design.

All I have to say to you on this thread. I'm going to assume that you will continue to trash me, but I don't care - your calling me a "doggie" today said more about you than me dear lla lla..

Seeya.