Willow
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« on: August 27, 2022, 03:04:17 PM » |
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If you feel compelled to post and/or quote from the Babylon Bee I need to you to include an explanation that the Bee is a satire site and stories are not to be representative of actual events. I know you think it's obvious enough that you and everyone else can immediately recognize that it's satire but we have some readers who either do not know or choose to ignore that.
Any posts with quotes from or links to the Babylonbee without that explanation will be removed as soon as I see them.
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f6john
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« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2022, 09:28:11 AM » |
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I read this when first posted and thought it sounds reasonable to me. After more reflection, it came to me that there are many more disclaimers that need to be added for one reason or another!
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« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2022, 01:38:26 PM » |
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Actually, it's understandable that some may interpret the Bee's stories as hard news nowadays. In a nation where everything is bass-ackwards, the fine line between satire and reality is -- blurry.
IN MY OPINION our current leaders are like clowns and DC is a circus. It almost seems like the Babylon Bee provides an accurate reflection of their antics.
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« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2022, 02:32:57 PM » |
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The biggest problem with the Babylon Bee in modern clown world is that what they post as satire today turns out to be prophecy tomorrow...
Being the main propagator of said satire today/prophecy tomorrow links I try to remember to include a warning in such postings, and will endeavor to do more than try in the future.
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« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2022, 03:13:54 PM » |
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Poe's law: an adage of Internet culture saying that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, every parody of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of the views being parodied.
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« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2022, 05:43:42 AM » |
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If you feel compelled to post and/or quote from the Babylon Bee I need to to include an exclamation that the Bee is a satire site
Any posts with quotes from or links to the Babylonbee without that explanation will be removed as soon as I see them.
How can you do both? Which happens first? This is complete bubbling... |
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« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2022, 06:33:18 AM » |
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If you feel compelled to post and/or quote from the Babylon Bee I need to to include an exclamation that the Bee is a satire site
Any posts with quotes from or links to the Babylonbee without that explanation will be removed as soon as I see them.
How can you do both? Which happens first? This is complete bubbling... I don't see an issue. If you are going to post a link from the Babylonbee (which I once did not knowing it was a satire site) then you must state: The following link is a post from the Babylonbee which is a know satire site. Therefore this item may be total satire. (or words to that effect). Then you can post a link. link |
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« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2022, 08:20:36 AM » |
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Sorry for the confusion. It's a case of he said, I red (wrong?)
CARL SAID: If you feel compelled to post and/or quote from the Babylon Bee I need to to include an exclamation that the Bee is a satire site
And he also said he would remove it as soon as HE saw it so how can he exclaim on it?
Yep still seems like some kind of babble to me.
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Willow
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« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2022, 08:44:33 AM » |
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If you feel compelled to post and/or quote from the Babylon Bee I need to to include an exclamation that the Bee is a satire site
Any posts with quotes from or links to the Babylonbee without that explanation will be removed as soon as I see them.
How can you do both? Which happens first? This is complete bubbling... LOL! Yes I used the first person pronoun when I intended the second. Yes, I could do both but posting the explanation would have to come before removing and that would be out of order.  |
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« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2022, 04:35:06 PM » |
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If you feel compelled to post and/or quote from the Babylon Bee I need to to include an exclamation that the Bee is a satire site
Any posts with quotes from or links to the Babylonbee without that explanation will be removed as soon as I see them.
How can you do both? Which happens first? This is complete bubbling... LOL! Yes I used the first person pronoun when I intended the second. Yes, I could do both but posting the explanation would have to come before removing and that would be out of order. Well, technically speaking, you also said exclamation instead of explanation. So, to be in compliance, one would have to post something like, "Oh my gosh!! The Bee is a satire site!"  |
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Willow
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« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2022, 05:59:45 PM » |
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Well, technically speaking, you also said exclamation instead of explanation. So, to be in compliance, one would have to post something like, "Oh my gosh!! The Bee is a satire site!" LOL! Yes, indeed. Since the incident some nine and a half years ago my typing has gone south and I need to work on checking my text more carefully before I post. |
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« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2022, 06:06:05 PM » |
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Ok, not sure where this falls.
Biden's Press Secretary said the other day that since taking office the Biden Administration has created 10,000 million jobs.
This was not Babylon Bee. This was actually said by the Press Secretary and obviously has gone into alternate universe Twilight Zone non satire.
Do we have to declare such (I'm not sure what to call this. Alternate satirical non-reality?) a thing before posting.
This is getting hard.
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f6gal
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« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2022, 06:30:26 PM » |
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Ok, not sure where this falls.
Biden's Press Secretary said the other day that since taking office the Biden Administration has created 10,000 million jobs.
This was not Babylon Bee. This was actually said by the Press Secretary and obviously has gone into alternate universe Twilight Zone non satire.
Do we have to declare such (I'm not sure what to call this. Alternate satirical non-reality?) a thing before posting.
This is getting hard.
Yeah, math isn't her strong suit (if she has a strong suit). 10,000 million? The entire U.S. population is only 330 million. That's over 30 jobs for every man, woman, and child (as pointed out by Tucker Carlson yesterday).  |
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