Could we restrict April Fool's posts TO the lounge, rather than GD/ LBN?

hlthe2b

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:45 AM
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Could we restrict April Fool's posts TO the lounge, rather than GD/ LBN?

Edited on Fri Apr-01-05 11:32 AM by hlthe2b

To me, postng April fools posts in GD or LBN, is rendering DU hard to use today for any trying to find real news quickly. Just a request.....:shrug:

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Aiptasia

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:46 AM
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1. no

you come to the DU lounge for real news?

Pfft...

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hlthe2b

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Fri Apr-01-05 11:48 AM
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27. perhaps you misread my post?

Did you interpret my post as asking for us NOT to post April Fools in the lounge? I was asking for the opposite--to keep the fun in the lounge and not in LBN/GD.

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StopTheMorans

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:46 AM
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2. as they say in Monaco,

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

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Kathy in Cambridge

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:48 AM
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5. You guys are bad

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terrya

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:49 AM
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6. You would think that after the heavy drama over there this week....

that they would want some levity today. :-)

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StopTheMorans

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:50 AM
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8. no, they don't get "humor" or "the lighter side of life". it's gloom and

doom 24/7/365.

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hlthe2b

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:54 AM
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12. Posting serious, but false news stories as fact is just an extension of

MSM on a daily basis. That we are adding exponentially to it in the name of April 1, doesn't make it humorous.

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hlthe2b

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:52 AM
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11. hmmm

courteous response to a polite request?

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StopTheMorans

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:54 AM
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13. sorry, when pompous GDers come and try to feed people in the Lounge

a shit sandwich, i'm not the kind of pussy who will take a bite.

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hlthe2b

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Fri Apr-01-05 11:08 AM
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17. Interesting....

the level of respect you extend to your colleagues in arms here at a progressive lib website. One would think you were replying to those on Free Republic.

I guess we are moving towards uncivlity as a tactic as much as as our opponents. :shrug:

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StopTheMorans

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Fri Apr-01-05 11:13 AM
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19. no, pompousness and an "i know what's right for you" attitude don't

really tend to help you make a point or win friends who will listen to your views. sorry, when you talk down to people, you have to expect a little pushback. say what you want, the tone of your original post was condescending, and I reacted to that. thanks for comparing me to freepers though, that's really classy :eyes:

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hlthe2b

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Fri Apr-01-05 11:20 AM
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21. Whatever the chip on your shoulder, you misread, misunderstood my

reply, which did not compare you to a freeper; rather, that there is a difference (at least in my mind) in the way I try to treat fellow DUers than would be the case necessarily if I were over on the dark side interacting with posters on Free Republic.

I'll simply wish you a nice day.

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StopTheMorans

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Fri Apr-01-05 11:22 AM
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24. and a good day to you in the jungles of GD and LBN

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tigereye

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:54 AM
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14. is that what you expect on 4/1

you are a silly person. ;)

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sniffa

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:46 AM
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3. nope

must redoubLe efforts now.

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StopTheMorans

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:47 AM
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4. agreed. quick, grab the horses and the Lounge spamming brigade:off to GD!

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asthmaticeog

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:50 AM
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7. What's the point of posting this in the Lounge?

If it's a problem in other forums, why not make this request there? :shrug:

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hlthe2b

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:51 AM
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9. Because there are rules for posting content in the other forums...

and I am not eager to add to the problem.

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asthmaticeog

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:56 AM
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15. But people need to see this where the problem exists.

Obviously this post wouldn't fly in LBN, but in all the other forums, a request for decorum should be OK.

And if people are pranking in LBN, that's just NOT cool, they should be alerted on.

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Magrittes Pipe

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:52 AM
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10. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

That's a good one! :thumbsup:

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Floogeldy

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Fri Apr-01-05 11:00 AM
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16. Stop being so controlling

B-)

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hlthe2b

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Fri Apr-01-05 11:11 AM
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18. polite requests

are controlling in your mind? Is this how we have come to express differences of opinion? Just curious?

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asthmaticeog

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Fri Apr-01-05 11:22 AM
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22. Man, you're GD through and through, ain'tcha?

Did you see the smilie? Those are to indicate good-natured ribbing. This kind of humorlessness is what drives so many otherwise thoughtful users into the Lounge to begin with, you should know.

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hlthe2b

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Fri Apr-01-05 11:24 AM
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25. No, I rarely post in GD and think the lounge is a great place for these

4/1 posts. Have at it and enjoy! You have misinterpreted my intentions, but I'll leave it at that. Enjoy the day.

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asthmaticeog

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Fri Apr-01-05 11:26 AM
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26. I apologise.

Sorry for the misunderstanding. I can see now that we're pretty much thinking along parallel lines. You enjoy your day, too. :hi:

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ChoralScholar

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Fri Apr-01-05 11:14 AM
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20. I don't care to say.. I alerted on the April Fool's posts in LBN

Edited on Fri Apr-01-05 11:16 AM by ChoralScholar

I like the jokes, but they shouldn't be impeding real news. We should the jokes in here, where they can be appreciated.

GD? Who cares... there's so much confusion, no one would know the difference.

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hlthe2b

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Fri Apr-01-05 11:22 AM
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23. this was my point. thanks for saying it better than I

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