Reply #36: I hang out in GD a lot. [View All]

[SeattleGirl]

Yes, it gets really crazy in there sometimes, and I do believe there are people who post there (and sometimes even in the Lounge), who, rather than stating an opinion, make pronouncements, and that drives me nuts. If you are reporting a fact, then yes, you can report an absolute. But for heaven sakes, if something is your opinion, why can you say "In my opinion..." or "I think that..." I think that is my biggest gripe about GD -- the PRONOUNCERS. I often just don't even read their posts.

On the other hand, though, I find it to be a great place to get news that you can't find in the main stream media, at least not right away. I don't know how many times I've picked up the newspaper or turned on the TV news to read or hear a story that someone on DU posted about weeks or months before. Or, I can read about other angles of a story, or get further details on DU that aren't reported in the newspaper on on TV.

In addition, there are some incredibly smart, insightful people on DU, and I cannot begin to tell you how much I've learned from them.

It does bother me sometimes to read nasty posts about GD here in the Lounge. For me, if I start reading a thread that seems to be posted by someone more interested in starting a flame war than in having a discussion, then I stop reading it.

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