[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Marc

Yet when these 'lighthearted' threads get made people are always up in the OP's grill with 'oh this isn't very serious' etc. etc. I've seen it plenty of times now. Either deal with the fact that other 'news stories' get posted in the 'Serious Debate & News Stories' sub-section or lets have something done about it.

The lighthearted news stories are currently meant to go in general chat, theres a thread about it at the top of this forum, this is why people get pissed when others post things like 'woman dyes her cat pink' in this section

But yeah, I think they should be unmerged. I dont really see why they were merged in the first place

[Marc]

But the MODs should move them when they see them and we don't. We're lazy disgusting people.

I like the crazy news articles and if a lady dyed her cat pink, I sure would love to read about it.

[Mrluvaluva]

I think they should be separate. You have to establish whether a news story is serious enough to put in a section that is for serious debates, and if not, place it in general chat. Would it not be easier having the two separate?

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Marc

I like the crazy news articles and if a lady dyed her cat pink, I sure would love to read about it.

well then you could read about it in general chat

I do usually move them but havent been on for a while due to work, will have a skim. But yes, everyone but me is a lazy mod. Such a disgrace

[Marc]

Who gets to determine what is serious or not though...

[Me. I Am Salman]

Originally Posted by arista

He is a Pussy

-although you should be infracted for that

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

well then you could read about it in general chat

I do usually move them but havent been on for a while due to work, will have a skim. But yes, everyone but me is a lazy mod. Such a disgrace

You mean.. this isn't you?

Spoiler:

[Me. I Am Salman]

Nathan its all your fault

[Mrluvaluva]

Originally Posted by Marc

Who gets to determine what is serious or not though...

I would guess that would be up to the OP or a moderator (if the story was moved). If News stories was separate then you wouldn't have that problem.

[Vicky.]

I just looked through the first 2 pages and see no silly/non-serious news stories

and where did you get that picture of meh?

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva

I would guess that would be up to the OP or a moderator (if the story was moved). If News stories was separate then you wouldn't have that problem.

I don't think MODs should have that power though, we can't deem what is serious in the world of news. I mean we're amazing and everything, but we're not capable of shaping people's opinions on what is serious or not.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I just looked through the first 2 pages and see no silly/non-serious news stories

and where did you get that picture of meh?

Well you're always asleep on public benches.. it's hardly difficult to get a snap of you..

[Mrluvaluva]

Originally Posted by Marc

I don't think MODs should have that power though, we can't deem what is serious in the world of news. I mean we're amazing and everything, but we're not capable of shaping people's opinions on what is serious or not.

That is why there would be no need for anyone to move anything if there was a separate section. ALL news stories would be in the same section, serious or not.

[Marc]

It's as if we've come to a conclusion.

[MTVN]

Well serious stories are just those like murders, riots, disasters, political topics, things you would actually have a serious debate or reaction to, which you wouldn't with joke stories which only really serve to amuse

[Marc]

But eating wee-eggs is serious..

[Livia]

Not all news stories are serious, so I could never understand news stories and serious debates being merged. There are so many places here to discuss trivia and so few places to discuss something serious, I think that serious debates should stand on its own.

[Mrluvaluva]

The News Stories section still appears under general chat on the main forum page so that could be a bit confusing for some people tbh.