A word about posting satire

September 29, 2014 | Jim Robinson

[deport]

John Semmens CLEARLY labels his articles SATIRE.

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http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:johnsemmens/index?tab=articles

According to the listing of articles posted I’d asked you where are the labels?
The source site indicates satire but it isn’t in the titles from what I see.

[Louis Foxwell]

A similarly through discussion of slander is also needed.

[humblegunner]

A similarly through discussion of slander is also needed.

Oh, I'm not mad. Folks post crap about me all the time.

Thanks for caring though.

[Lazamataz]

<"I>"Certainly there is no "LOOK AT ME!" factor involved.

Sure, like they didn't know where it was going.

Dahell is up with all the hatin-on, Peej? Ya dug up a horrible picture of me (perhaps my worst ever) and ascribed all sorts of crazy motivations to it. I wasn't even part of this thread. Why you drag me into it? What's your grit, while you sandpaper on me?

[Lazamataz]

"Certainly there is no "LOOK AT ME!" factor involved.

Sure, like they didn't know where it was going.

Dahell is up with all the hatin-on, Peej? Ya dug up a horrible picture of me (perhaps my worst ever) and ascribed all sorts of crazy motivations to it. I wasn't even part of this thread. Why you drag me into it? What's your grit, while you sandpaper on me?

Better formatting

[HandyDandy]

In other news: Scientists Baffled By Rapid Rise In Baffled Scientists.

(actually, I am just popping in to change my tagline again)

[EveningStar]

Some self-admiring wanker using FR to promote himself and you don't care?

Gunner, are you saying that people should not be allowed to post their own material here?

[humblegunner]

I think that if that is ALL they do, then maybe they are just using us for free advertising.

At a minimum, ask them why.

I’ve never gotten any kind of good answer for that.

[WayneS]

I am not sure why this has suddenly become a ‘hot’ issue, but if it is due to someone getting upset about one of the ‘articles’ posted by John Semmens, then he already does clearly mark his postings as satire.

[TheOldLady]

Hi, Laz Sweetie. Uh... I mean Tough Guy!!

Thank you!

[Alex Murphy]

No, FR is not trying to quash satire. However, it should be clearly labeled as such in the title. Some people seem to think it's great trickling our readers into falling for satire. It's not. A lot of people come to FR and scan the headlines clicking on articles of interest. If they're not familiar with the author or source, they may be misled and may even pass it on to others. No thanks. If you post satire, please label it as "satire' in the title.

Noted. Thanks for the official word, Jim.