not really depressing for me, but in the general forum

I was going to write this in website feedback:
We really need another place to put depressing news. Every day i see more depressing stories in the general forum and it makes me so sad and depressed. Maybe we could have a news section and then another section for other stuff? i dont know it is just sad to see so much stuff..........

but then i stopped because i thought it was more of a blog thing....... so here i am.........

i hate depressing news!

NoctemSC

United States771 Posts

March 27 2012 07:58 GMT

Sadness is the only thing that makes me feel Aliiiiive.
/emo

Now that that's out of my system, I agree. A sub category is needed.

Beaza

Germany203 Posts

March 27 2012 07:58 GMT

lawl. How about a personalized news section that cheers you up when your sad and calms you down when youre too happy.

Xenocide_Knight

Korea (South)2625 Posts

March 27 2012 07:59 GMT

At the moment, I see

New Birth Control? <- probably cause for celebration
My Little Pony <- awesome
Iraqu mother of 5 beaten <- unfortunate, pretty depressing
Legend of Korra <- super hype
Getting offended <- your average discussion.

Along with these, I can assume the KMD, the PUA, the Anime, Walking Dead, the K-drama, funny pics, desktop, and youtube thread are all on the front page.
Seems pretty solid to me

rupert

182 Posts

March 27 2012 08:01 GMT

I thought this was the reason why we had a My Little Pony thread? It balances things out pretty well.

Cedstick

Canada3336 Posts

March 27 2012 08:14 GMT

At first it kinda gets me down, but then I look at the Sriracha Sauce thread and then everything is 'k.

firehand101

Australia3152 Posts

March 27 2012 08:18 GMT

yeeeeh i guess its not bad.....maybe i should just not click on it haha

DKR

United Kingdom622 Posts

March 27 2012 08:30 GMT

I just avoid the general thread. Seems a place where people who think other people care about their opinion tell people why everyone but them is stupid. Excluding My Little Pony I guess...but that just plain creeps me out.

HwangjaeTerran

Finland5967 Posts

March 27 2012 08:33 GMT

I usually keep General minimized. It just sucks that the random pics and youtube threads are there.
Only bad & depressing news sell nowadays it seems. I can't even think of seeing non-sc2 related news that were somehow positive.
Also, news of some person dying and then 30 pages of R.I.P. is hardly a good thread by any standards.

Osmoses

Sweden5302 Posts

March 27 2012 08:55 GMT

#10

I usually handle it by assuming that at least 50% of the article is complete bullshit, artificially inflated with baaaw to make it newsworthy.

.Aar

2177 Posts

March 27 2012 09:13 GMT

#11

I don't think it's necessary.. that's just the nature of news, really haha

Iranon

United States983 Posts

March 27 2012 14:11 GMT

#12

Have you ever read the news? Little Jimmy getting a great big hug from Grandma is not an interesting story, and nobody bothers to report on it because nobody will bother to read it. Little Jimmy getting into Grandma's meds and wandering off into the woods in a drug-fueled haze never to be seen again is a story that people will read, so it gets reported.

vOdToasT

Sweden2870 Posts

March 27 2012 15:03 GMT

#13

On March 27 2012 23:11 Iranon wrote:
Have you ever read the news? Little Jimmy getting a great big hug from Grandma is not an interesting story, and nobody bothers to report on it because nobody will bother to read it. Little Jimmy getting into Grandma's meds and wandering off into the woods in a drug-fueled haze never to be seen again is a story that people will read, so it gets reported.

Actual justice, improvements to society, and corruption being rooted out would be interesting stories too. It just does not happend because humanity is shit.

DKR

United Kingdom622 Posts

March 27 2012 15:32 GMT

#14

On March 28 2012 00:03 vOdToasT wrote:

Show nested quote +

Actual justice, improvements to society, and corruption being rooted out would be interesting stories too. It just does not happend because humanity is shit.

O Rly? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17522398

If people actually watched the news rather than using TL's general tab, they might realise that there is the odd bit of interesting and positive news...

Edit: another random example it took me two seconds to find http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17526613