(12-29-2019 06:58 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-28-2019 06:12 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(12-28-2019 05:39 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(12-28-2019 05:35 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(12-28-2019 05:30 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  No.
Knock yourself out.
You got pissy on me on one of my previous statements to that effect; i.e. that I try and not practice that 'link to opinion blogs' thingy. You got riled up because I mentioned it (the horrors.... sheer horrors).
And, that is in line with the active verb of my sentence, i.e. '[me] not[ing]' that practice. I did so here, because the link, is in fact, an opinion site. And the touchstone retort to such a link, is, funnily enough, that is an opinion piece.
You got your knickers in a wad over my previous statement that I try not to source from such places -- so I thought I would defuse your knicker wadding. Apparently for naught.
As for a history search -- knock yourself out, my friend.

No twisted knickers here.
I called you out for using an opinion piece multiple times to support theories in Ukraine-Biden. You’re free to do that, but don’t be shocked when someone points out the obvious hypocrisy when, in that instance, you tried to be high and mighty about what sources you use.

You pointed one opinion piece out. Perhaps that is the reason I try to flag them --- yet when I do you go apeshit. Kind of like right now.....
No, not trying to be 'high and mighty' as your whining notes. Just trying to note when I use them. Good fing grief...

Linking to the post, because you seem to forget that it wasn’t your use of an opinion piece, it was that you specifically said you try not to post them, right after you relied heavily on one.

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And trust me, I go out of my way to avoid posting opinion pieces. Now that I know that all is needed is a master's degree to gain your undying love, I will make sure to ram that down your throat everytime given your undying reverence for those types of degrees.

https://csnbbs.com/thread-797972-post-16...id16477237
Go ahead and post opinion pieces, but stop being so offended when the source of the opinion piece is criticized for their obvious bias.

If you post anything, you are posting opinion pieces. You may post opinion pieces disguised as fact pieces, but those facts are invariably cherry picked to advance the opinion of the author.

And if you want to attack an opinion piece, attack the content, not the source. Closing one’s mind to fact (or opinion, for that matter) merely because of the identity of the source, is a very poor way to acquire knowledge, or more importantly, understanding.

The issue you’re ignoring is that there are authors that are known to edit content or present falsehoods as fact - when you do that enough, you’re not a trustworthy source and should not be trusted to relay facts.

Should all sources be weighted the same? Because I don’t think taking Alex Jones’ opinions seriously is expanding anyone’s knowledge.