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What's in the news? What's going on? Go ahead and create a new thread. Or just dump a news item into this thread. However, be sure to:

1. Descriptive subject title. By the time people click on your thread, they should already have a BASIC idea as to what is gonna be talked about.

2. Exerpt from the news source. Usually, the best way to bring a piece of news information here is via some news website. Just copy and paste All or some part of the article (Go ahead and pick out parts of the article that seems "important"). If the news source is say - from TV or radio - be sure you say that.

3. Reference the source. Link it, mention it, whatever. None of you are reporters.. and even then, y'must reference your material.

4. Use reliable sources. Blogs, other forum threads, Wikipedia, 4chan, and other such sources are not valid source materials. Highly recommend using reputable news sites such as Yahoo news, CNN, BBC, etc.

If you do not follow these guidelines, I'm gonna call you one lying SOB.

NOTE: If you have done research papers before, then you may understand the reasoning behind this.


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Aug 16, 2009 9:32 PM
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KyuuA4 said:
What's in the news? What's going on? Go ahead and create a new thread. Or just dump a news item into this thread. However, be sure to:

1. Descriptive subject title. By the time people click on your thread, they should already have a BASIC idea as to what is gonna be talked about.

2. Exerpt from the news source. Usually, the best way to bring a piece of news information here is via some news website. Just copy and paste All or some part of the article (Go ahead and pick out parts of the article that seems "important"). If the news source is say - from TV or radio - be sure you say that.

3. Reference the source. Link it, mention it, whatever. None of you are reporters.. and even then, y'must reference your material.

4. Use reliable sources. Blogs, other forum threads, Wikipedia, 4chan, and other such sources are not valid source materials. Highly recommend using reputable news sites such as Yahoo news, CNN, BBC, etc.

If you do not follow these guidelines, I'm gonna call you one lying SOB.

NOTE: If you have done research papers before, then you may understand the reasoning behind this.


http://www.anime-forums.com/showthread.php?t=22835


I agree that Wikipedia is a biased and low-quality source, but I think it can be used with proper labels. For example, if I say, "Here are seven high-quality sources and three suspect rumors from Wikipedia," responsible readers can exercise discretion.

Edit: Furthermore, many a useful thread could be devoted to various biases of mainstream news outlets. CNN, DebkaFile, Al-Jazeera, and Pravda all have their own agendas and axes to grind.

By the way, I didn't notice when "debate club" became "extended discussion club."
formosanAug 16, 2009 10:10 PM
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