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you say that as if that was a bad thing :-p

@Henkka has fallen off that cliff so many times now that it's hard to be motivated to do that. I say "stay away from the edge", he says "build me a railing". But it's better for the forum if people stay away.

Use the "report" link. I get best results when I cite the rule being broken.

Typically, I got told I could fix the problems and repost. The deleted post was attached to the mod message, so I could kind of do what you're suggesting. With your process, what if the OP doesn't edit it? then you get a low-quality discussion anyway, shich is what the rules are meant to...

I thought the same, but then I looked in a dictionary, and they're not different enough to not support Captain's point. Yes. Everyday usage. To me, in the context of media, the distinction between fact and opinion is rooted in libel law, and opinion is free speech that can't be libel. So for a...

inside a hundreds of posts long discussion, moderation somewhat depends on user reports when you post saying, "this is somewhat veering off-topic, but...", you're creating that 'egg shell situation' yourself don't complain that there's a gray area when you get close to the line, stay away from it

In the aftermath of Hutchinson's testimony, anonymous sources began to reject her version of events in the press. Several media outlets reported that Secret Service agents were willing to testify that Trump did not try to lunge at them or take control of the vehicle on January 6 — though none...

Source: https://imgur.com/gallery/OgxlXxj

"Here's a UFO documentary I enjoyed growing up" plus the link would've fit in Chitchat? These words are a bannable offense in almost every online community I know.

why? do you believe the statement about "almost always wasteful and inefficient" is factual? Pew classifies it as opinion. the wording was, "lost a significant portion", and in fact that phrase referred to 95%, an amount hardly anyone could call insignificant whilst arguing in good faith.

that's a bit of old propaganda that doesn't get better with repeating remember when Russia had these military exercises near the Ukrainian border back in February, before the invasion, when Putin still claimed there wasn't going to be one? The grunts involved in these obviously got told these...

well, this one is doomed for a different reason if this was a court case, it'd be thrown out because it's not clear what relief the plaintiff is seeking—I don't think there's a chance 14h can get anything worthwhile from this. but at least it's site feedback.

I know. I "rescued" some of them by supplying the missing information before the mods got to them. My point still stands, a bad post inside an otherwise good discussion isn't as problematic as a bad thread starter, and thread starters get more attention. The mods do respond to reports on the...

it's hard to figure out how much of this propaganda is bunk, but after the Kiev retreat, then later after the pontoon bridge desaster and now another retreat, some of the conscripts may prefer jail to the front lines. would they be more willing to fight if Ukraine "invaded" Russia? maybe.

thread starter posts are scrutinized more closely, if that is bad the thread is usually doomed

you overestimate the value of your contributions also, they won't be used elsewhere, you're unnecessarily paranoid about that

we've all been there, and it's frustrating but consider that these rules are there so that your post won't be a time sink for the readers

Catching up on IAEA press releases: 05 Sep 2022 Also today, four IAEA experts left the ZNPP as planned after several days of essential nuclear safety, security and safeguards work. Two others are staying to maintain a continuing IAEA presence at the site, enabling the Agency to observe the...

politically, it makes sense, it's just terrible strategy I had thought myself, the war is coming to a halt, there'll be ceasefire talks soon (though I don't suppose Zelensky would agree to one). And in that case, it'd be important for Russia that a) Donetsk and Luhansk are protected, and b)...

"B.J. had still not been in the newspaper" would indeed be a fact. But whether B.J. belongs there (is newsworthy) is a matter of opinion.