[Blzbba]

He actually has a point, in that you shouldn't have changed the title of the article.

[presidio9]

Another interesting point would be that you would need to be living on Mars to be hearing the theory that switching to a vegan diet would reduce bovine methane emissions for the first time.

[Lead Moderator]

The title was not changed. Poster comments are allowed in the header so long as they are placed in parenthesis. Thanks.

[Fenris6]

Yah, but brackets are commonly used at FR to add satire or disclaimers, and are known to be the poster's, not the authors.

Ex: Clinton's Legacy (Barf Alert)

I can see where it created a problem, but geez, some people need to lighten up. I doubt it was intentionally done to "forge" a headline. If you don't frequent these boards, you might not distinguish the diff. The author also could have pm'd the poster to at least ask why that was done.

Those on the Free Republic site don't even rate as amateurs, but there are indeed pros doing the same thing. Remember John Kerry, my dear Droppings, and those miserable swift boat claims? They took the truth that John Kerry served in Vietnam, received several decorations and was wounded several times ... added their own claims that Kerry wasn't at certain incidents or wounded himself or lied on official reports ... and then made a "mainstream" media assisted and huge uproar over the issues they raised ... issues that turned out to be false!

Uhm no. The charges made by the Swiftboat Vets were proven true by officers who served with Kerry, they were never discredited or proven false. Lots of Lefty's insist the swifties were discredited, but none have ever followed that charge with examples or proof. Wishing doesn't make it so.

[willyboyishere]

Well, it'/s hard to tell exactly WHAT point the author was trying to make with the article, because no points are developed beyond the rhetorical stage: It DOES seem that thte author leaves him(her?) self open to ridicule for the suggestion that human "emissions" due to the wrong diet are responsible to some degree for global warming. This contention is demonstrably more ridiculous than the same argument put forth against SUVs and numerous other villains.
Either way, the article is foolish in both its claims and its "preaching to the choir" rhetoric.

[correctthought]

Jeeze, somebody call him a Whaaaambulance.

[Eagle of Liberty]

He actually has a point, in that you shouldn't have changed the title of the article.

I don't see the problem. His addition was in parentheses. I have always understood that whatever is in parentheses is the thread poster's additions, not a change to the original title. Kinda like adding (Barf Alert!). I am sure that "Barf Alert!" is never actually part of the original title.