the first headline i see under general is always "man decapitates wife" or "guy decapitates bus mate" or "father beats child and murders over xbox" "guy decapitated by rollercoaster" "shooter kills 2 and wounds 7" "nun torn to shred by jaguars" "man commits suicide with ps3 controller" "woman throws acid in husband's eyes" then to the milder "man sues company for doing something heinous" "company sues man for doing something heinous" "monastery sues local zoo" blah blah blah whatever piece of useless news information that we're supposed to acknowledge and give our 2 cents on and then never think about ever again

do we even need to know?

YoUr_KiLLeR

United States3420 Posts

February 19 2009 21:10 GMT

i liked the article about the dad who surprised his son at school for his birthday. HEARTWARMIMG. much better than the usual crap that gets posted.

AcrossFiveJulys

United States3612 Posts

February 19 2009 21:12 GMT

It would be cool if interesting news articles could be posted in a different section. I don't watch/read news much, so tidbits on TL are nice. But I agree they are unwelcome in the general forum.

ilovezil

United States4143 Posts

February 19 2009 21:13 GMT

Some of them can be somewhat interesting, but I do agree with you that it gets annoying after seeing it several times.

Chill

Calgary25996 Posts

February 19 2009 21:14 GMT

THIS.

Ideas

United States8167 Posts

February 19 2009 21:20 GMT

I hate the news.

LeperKahn

Romania1848 Posts

February 19 2009 21:22 GMT

There have been 3 murders in my suburb/town thing in like 5 years. The local news every day has a headline about murder. It pisses me the fuck off.

arb

Noobville17922 Posts

February 19 2009 21:27 GMT

nun torn to shred by jaguars"

i would like to see this article, sounds interesting

nAi.PrOtOsS

Canada784 Posts

February 19 2009 21:36 GMT

I like the news articles..... What else is there interesting to read in the general forum? "Win the internet" threads perhaps?

Chuiu

3470 Posts

February 19 2009 21:39 GMT

#10

yubee gets murdered over stupid blog

+ Show Spoiler +

Just kidding, don't take this seriously.

micronesia

United States24762 Posts

February 19 2009 21:42 GMT

#11

I think if people limited it to very serious news (the kinda stuff heard/seen around the world) or things that would actually generate discussion, then it would be okay, even if there was still a fair bit of news being posted. But yeah it gets annoying seeing over and over again "Man eats children" followed by 300 posts of "Wow what is the world coming to" with no real discussion.

Nytefish

United Kingdom4282 Posts

February 19 2009 21:45 GMT

#12

I like discussion over important current events (usually).
But people don't seem to post those much.

QuietIdiot

7004 Posts

February 19 2009 21:54 GMT

#13

Word.

They provide no grounds for decent arguments, productive conversations, or anything to build on. Its always, "wow that's fucked up," rhetorics and sometimes it gets derailed to national/religious/e-penis conflicts. Fuck em'.

R1CH

Netherlands10342 Posts

February 19 2009 21:55 GMT

#14

How about a happy news only policy?!

RaGe

Belgium9950 Posts

February 19 2009 21:55 GMT

#15

you're a genius

Kentor

United States5784 Posts

February 19 2009 22:03 GMT

#16

where else would i get news?

Divinek

Canada4045 Posts

February 19 2009 22:03 GMT

#17

yeah the only time i hear about news is from tl.

LordWeird

United States3411 Posts

February 19 2009 22:07 GMT

#18

I'm with micronesia on this one. If the news is important or will stimulate discussion, then it is okay. But i'm getting sick of all these depressing stories being posted followed by hundreds of "fuck that guy" posts, one "this guy is my hero" post, and the rest being "ban that fag".

Starparty

Sweden1963 Posts

February 19 2009 22:08 GMT

#19

i like to read news articles.

NonY

8751 Posts

February 19 2009 22:08 GMT

#20

I think any news story for which all the typical responses can be predicted should not be posted. News stories should be posted only in hope of creating a meaningful discussion.