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gearheadmb
gearheadmb Dork
8/4/17 12:03 p.m.
1988RedT2 wrote:
gearheadmb wrote: Here we go again. How bout we just all agree to berkeleying stop and shut the berkeley up for berkeleys sake? "Oh look at me, I have political opinions!" Do you know who gives a berkeley about your opinions besides you? berkeleyin nobody.
Or perhaps your comment was directed at someone else. Carry on.

It wasn't directed at any one person in particular. Actually when I read through a thread I don't typically pay much attention to who is writing the individual posts. It just bugs me when threads that don't start out with any political leaning (which is how this one seemed to me) get turned into a political soap box. I haven't spent a lot of time on snopes, but I've seen them post things that make both sides look good, and both sides look bad.

Now that I read back through my original post I will concede that I definitely used a few too many berks.

Huckleberry
Huckleberry MegaDork
8/4/17 12:15 p.m.
gearheadmb wrote: Now that I read back through my original post I will concede that I definitely used a few too many berks.

It's OK. No one cared.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury MegaDork
8/4/17 12:43 p.m.
1988RedT2 wrote:
gearheadmb wrote: Here we go again. How bout we just all agree to berkeleying stop and shut the berkeley up for berkeleys sake? "Oh look at me, I have political opinions!" Do you know who gives a berkeley about your opinions besides you? berkeleyin nobody.
Hmmm? Forum: "a medium (such as a newspaper or online service) of open discussion or expression of ideas" from Merriam-Webster.com I was of the opinion that we were discussing snopes. Or is this topic only for those who think snopes is the greatest, Yay? Or perhaps your comment was directed at someone else. Carry on.

1988RedT2, we dont always agree, but when we do, its because youre right. And this time, youre right

gearheadmb
gearheadmb Dork
8/5/17 10:38 a.m.
gearheadmb wrote: Here we go again. How bout we just all agree to berkeleying stop and shut the berkeley up for berkeleys sake? "Oh look at me, I have political opinions!" Do you know who gives a berkeley about your opinions besides you? berkeleyin nobody.

Im redacting. I was having a bad day at work and kind of flew off the handle. My post wasnt pointed at any one in particular, but if you thought it was i apologize.

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo Mod Squad
8/5/17 11:48 a.m.

All that we ask is that we all be excellent to each other on the forums.

nutherjrfan
nutherjrfan Dork
8/5/17 6:15 p.m.

Funny thing. I might have gone on the site once or twice years ago but forgot it existed until a few weeks ago when it appeared at the top of the search results. They basically debunked a story then proceeded to provide a transcript that refuted their debunking. Pretty amateurish political hackery that I get enough of at work.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH MegaDork
8/5/17 6:59 p.m.
nutherjrfan wrote: Funny thing. I might have gone on the site once or twice years ago but forgot it existed until a few weeks ago when it appeared at the top of the search results. They basically debunked a story then proceeded to provide a transcript that refuted their debunking. Pretty amateurish political hackery that I get enough of at work.

Got a link to this snopes page?

nutherjrfan
nutherjrfan Dork
8/5/17 8:54 p.m.

In reply to GameboyRMH:

Ooh no. My home has a balcony and a roof top deck.

Kramer
Kramer Dork
8/6/17 9:48 a.m.

I thought it was just me thinking Snopes was becoming a little biased. I quit reading their tweets because of this. If they stayed out of politics, I'd still be interested.

nutherjrfan
nutherjrfan Dork
8/6/17 10:22 a.m.

Check out James D. Agresti. His credibility and political orientation was questioned recently and he responded on his 'daily' page. I like his multiple choice questions. http://www.justfactsdaily.com http://www.justfacts.com

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH MegaDork
8/6/17 11:06 a.m.
nutherjrfan wrote: In reply to GameboyRMH: Ooh no. My home has a balcony and a roof top deck.

PM or email it to me. My username at gmail.

aussiesmg
aussiesmg MegaDork
8/16/17 2:06 p.m.

I was a Snopes regular until, I too, noticed the agenda in answers given, they lost a regular visitor in one swoop

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