Originally Posted By friendofdd Currently there is a discussion about a state democrat politician taking place Some of the posts suggest the topic isn't worthy of this section. I don't know if this is because it is a sparsely populated state or the party affiliation of the pol or the specific charge of impropriety with a young adult. Or something I have overlooked. What do you think constitutes something worthy of being in world events?
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Posting articles involving a member of a political party, ANY political party is worthy of WE. I can't imagine where else an article like this would be posted on LP. However, attacking a specific poster for posting is nothing new to the WE boards.
Originally Posted By DlandJB I think the above mentioned article fits the bill, as does the marriage or divorce of people in the public eye. Anything that happens in a public forum or is picked up by the media seems like fair game (although I think we should avoid becoming too state-centric when it comes to elections. I know if I was still living on the east coast I couldn't care less who was running for attorney general in California) It would be nice if people avoided blogs or opinion pieces as their sole source of information when starting a thread. Something more balanced is welcome -- kind of like the placement of a soccer ball at the beginning of a game -- equal opportunity. It would be very nice if poster etiquette would dictate that any original poster include commentary or their view on a particular topic when starting it. It isn't something that could be enforced, but it would be a polite. Thanks for asking.
Originally Posted By DlandDug As I understand it, this area was created to handle "Community" topics that tended to be contentious. (Just as Play Pen was created to handle topics that were merely silly.) What constitutes a "World Event" topic is simply anything that happens in the world. Whether the topic is of any import is neither here nor there. We have discussed the war in Iraq, gay penguins, Global Warming, goofy politicians, medical ethics, and why the Right/Left is superior to the Left/Right. The only rules here are the Community Standards that are well delineated at this link: <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-Rules.asp" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms gBoard-Rules.asp</a> Of course, World Events has always been a bit more relaxed in enforcing some of these rules, starting with the fact that Disney topics seldom appear here. (A recent rarity: Roy Disney's divorce.) But that doesn't mean all bets are off.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger Perhaps a better name could have been chosen for this section, but I think Doobie intended that all politics and news events, except Disney related news events, be put into this section. He was trying to confine the flame wars and keep news items out of the sight of people that don't come here for news and politics. So I can't think of a better section in which to discuss a state politician than WE.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<As I understand it, this area was created to handle "Community" topics that tended to be contentious. (Just as Play Pen was created to handle topics that were merely silly.) What constitutes a "World Event" topic is simply anything that happens in the world.>> Ding... ding... ding... ding... ding... We have a WINNER!! DlandDug wins the DL plush character of his choice!!
Originally Posted By debtee I see WE section as a place to discuss all events that are happening around the world, not only internal politics within America.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I think that's right, too. Misbehaving politicians is certainly fair game for WE. But so is taking issue with "cut and paste and run" or "drive-by" posts.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>It would be very nice if poster etiquette would dictate that any original poster include commentary or their view on a particular topic when starting it. It isn't something that could be enforced, but it would be a polite.<< Yes, and that's really what's at issue here. But the person that started the other thread knows it already and refuses to change.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>He was trying to confine the flame wars and keep news items out of the sight of people that don't come here for news and politics.<< Yes, Tigger, WE is also the comfortably furnished attic of LP, in which is kept out of sight the more "colorful" members of the Community!
Originally Posted By DlandJB Yes, Tigger, WE is also the comfortably furnished attic of LP, in which is kept out of sight the more "colorful" members of the Community!>>> I thought we were in the basement!
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka It would be a world event if my teenage son took a shower and wore clean clothes everyday. Miracles count as world events, right?
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger What's the point of putting on clean clothes everyday when you're just going to get them dirty?
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy What's the point of putting on clothes if you're just gonna be home all day? When I was growin' up I'd just hang out in the house in my underwear, and now and then my folks would wonder why I didn't get dressed. I didn't see the point, as I was gonna be home all day. I told 'em my philosophy was "If you're not goin' anywhere, stay nekkid!" My other philosophy is "Take a camera with you wherever you go---you never know what you'll see". That's all I have so far.
Originally Posted By SuperDry It seems to me that in practice, WE could more aptly be described as "Current Events" as the term is commonly used (that is, something your kid is doing right now doesn't qualify as a "current event" unless he's a public figure).
Originally Posted By thenurmis If you clothes are so dirty that they effect the world that is a event.
