Please DU, no more "celebrities gone wild" threads.

[pdrichards114]

I don't peruse this site to read the latest on Britney or Anna Nicole. There are plenty of sites out there dedicated todisinfotainment. I come here to read about politics with a liberal and human perspective. Filling up my brain with information is productive, while reading every Tom, Dick and Sheri's opinion regarding "Is Britney on drugs/", "Was Anna Nicole murdered" is crap and doesn't deserve a moments attention by the caliber of most of the people on DU. End of Rant.

[babylonsister]

1. Then don't read those threads. It's that simple. There are plenty of

others you can read to educate yourself.

[WI_DEM]

4. yes, I agree that is the bottom line. Ignore those threads or hide them.

[Sherman A1]

7. Agreed and Well Said.

Just like TV we can change the channel or turn it off.

[terrya]

2. It IS "General Discussion"

Unless the admins clamp down on what can or cannot be posted here, I don't know how this can be accomplished.

[endarkenment]

5. I'd say "it is Lounge-worthy".

There is a difference between GD and Lounge, and for this board the stupid celebrity crisis threads are in my opinion lounge material, not GD.

[AlCzervik]

3. hit hide thread, it's pretty simple.

[fryguy]

6. no one's forcing you to read the posts

there are plenty of threads on DU that I have no interest in reading, and what do I do? skip them. ignore them. or otherwise pay them no mind. it works.

[WI_DEM]

8. Exactly. It's like people who object to posts about '08

if they don't like the topic--don't open it.

[Bluebear]

9. Some might say someone dying at 39 is "human perspective", not "infotainment"

Chew on that.

[fishwax]

10. If that's not why you come to DU, they should be relatively easy to avoid

I've sometimes clicked on such threads against my better judgment, but nobody is forced to read such a thread against their will. So don't click on them, or hide the thread, and the problem goes away :)

[Mrspeeker]

11. How about astronauts gone wild?

Or are the considered actor/celebrities to....hehe

[Adelante]

15. Politicians gone wild

It's good to stay out of GDP today. :D

[RiverStone]

12. To each his (or her) own on DU...

It has taken me a while here to learn this - but one person's ridiculous thread is another person's important thread. As example, I thought the threads dissing Anna Nicole the day she died were in very poor taste and downright mean - particularly thinking of her daughter who sadly lost her brother and mother within a matter of weeks. Yet, I also thought the John Edwards house threads were valid and raised an important issue around walking one's talk (yet others here thought those threads were crazy). So it's a matter of personal taste.

Ultimately, as long as we respect the rules of the forum in general, I don't think members should decide which threads are "worthy." That smacks of censorship. As others have said here, if you don't like it - just ignore it or hide the thread.

[AngryAmish]

13. Anna Nicole died for our sins

Now some people want to shit on her grave.

[Catherine Vincent]

14. Well!

At least you said please. :silly: