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niyad

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11. Could yyou have at least waited until after coffee before the harangue?

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2024, 10:16 AM

Dec 2024

I hope your new knee will start offering some relief.

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When You Post A Cut & Pasted Article [View all] gab13by13 Dec 2024 OP

I post content for the DU forums from various sources around the internet. Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 #1

Thank you for letting me know where you stand on my thread. gab13by13 Dec 2024 #4

You're welcome. n/t Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 #6

I never post from RW links malaise Dec 2024 #9

Respect you and I also refrain from posting RW articles. However, I DO read them. allegorical oracle Dec 2024 #44

Posting of article text with no commentary is a giant red flag Prairie Gates Dec 2024 #2

Respectfully, I cannot agree that *not* adding one's opinion to a posting is a "Red Flag" SorellaLaBefana Dec 2024 #19

Just one simple sentence can say what you think about wnylib Dec 2024 #23

Agree. Am more interested in others' opinions than my own. Love when a discussion allegorical oracle Dec 2024 #45

oh please. i post articles without commentary. what is the "giant red flag" you are subtly accusing me of? nt orleans Dec 2024 #27

It's a purity test Shrek Dec 2024 #35

lol. not a big fan of purity tests so... fts orleans Dec 2024 #37

Oh the drama! Prairie Gates Dec 2024 #38

Red flag just means be careful Prairie Gates Dec 2024 #39

whatever. do what you want. i don't use cap. letters so that probably makes me something or other too. orleans Dec 2024 #41

Good Lord Prairie Gates Dec 2024 #43

If from a right winged source or promoting a B.See Dec 2024 #34

I often don't post my opinion, because I really don't think everyone wants to know it. LeftInTX Dec 2024 #49

As my daughters used to say, "You're not the boss of me." bif Dec 2024 #3

Thank you for letting me know where you stand on my thread. gab13by13 Dec 2024 #5

Not getting into a catfight with you. bif Dec 2024 #8

Everyone must follow the rules I am making up! FSogol Dec 2024 #26

Xactly! bif Dec 2024 #36

I'm shy of echo chambers. JohnnyRingo Dec 2024 #7

It would absolutely not be deleted. gab13by13 Dec 2024 #16

Agree. wnylib Dec 2024 #25

I think that is best handled case by case, in the moment. yardwork Dec 2024 #40

Let it go. JohnnyRingo Dec 2024 #48

You clearly have the luxury of time to write lengthy posts expressing your opinions. CaptainTruth Dec 2024 #10

And yet, hard working folks find time to search sites and post links. wnylib Dec 2024 #29

No one forces anyone to read a post. You are bothering yourself. Hope22 Dec 2024 #30

Could yyou have at least waited until after coffee before the harangue? niyad Dec 2024 #11

Love your post gab13by13 Dec 2024 #17

I saw one where it was a screen capture of a clickbait headline completely different from the actual article IronLionZion Dec 2024 #12

I check sources with which I'm unfamiliar but that said... NNadir Dec 2024 #13

Echo chambers are why we don't know the pulse of the electorate sometimes. Lucky Luciano Dec 2024 #14

I like your fighting spirit. usonian Dec 2024 #15

I think Leon is the real president. gab13by13 Dec 2024 #18

That is a lot tougher to do graphically. usonian Dec 2024 #28

I just did my knee exercises gab13by13 Dec 2024 #20

Fortunately, Most of Us Know Which Sources Have What Biases. MineralMan Dec 2024 #21

I cut and paste articles that I find interesting and I think that people can read them and form Autumn Dec 2024 #22

I am only talking about the political articles gab13by13 Dec 2024 #24

I'm glad that works for you Renew Deal Dec 2024 #31

I think the content is more important than the source. Mosby Dec 2024 #32

what about emojis? would that suffice? orleans Dec 2024 #33

I entirely agree. I particularly object to posts with incorrect or misleading headlines. The poster always Martin68 Dec 2024 #42

That Doesn't Perturb Me, In The Way... ProfessorGAC Dec 2024 #46

When I quote a source, I do so because I find my own opinions on a subject trivial, redundant or shallow by comparison. Beastly Boy Dec 2024 #47