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Attilatheblond

(8,274 posts) Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:01 PM Oct 30

Maybe DU needs a 'hear-say' forum?

General discussion is one thing, but stuff that has no evidence being posted more and more is getting pretty weird. It'd be nice if it was all in one place and then could be moved to General Discussion if some actually information comes up.

Just spit balling here.

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Maybe DU needs a 'hear-say' forum? (Original Post) Attilatheblond Oct 30 OP

agree... or make sure that stuff goes into creative speculation. WarGamer Oct 30 #1

Why? ProfessorGAC Oct 30 #8

I'm speaking in broad generalities... not to one case WarGamer Oct 30 #10

Well, That's Sure Convenient ProfessorGAC Oct 30 #13

That forum was closed a few years ago with the last update. Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 30 #19

Agree👍 anciano Oct 30 #2

As WarGamer says above canetoad Oct 30 #3

The Creative Speculation forum was closed years ago with the last update. Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 30 #20

Not disagreeing, but can you give an you give an example? Chasstev365 Oct 30 #4

Two just recently in General Discussion Attilatheblond Oct 30 #15

Maybe some people should lighten up Sewa Oct 30 #5

Really Determined To Pound On That Nail? ProfessorGAC Oct 30 #6

That's Ms Quixote LOL. Nah, it's about the show-me thing Attilatheblond Oct 30 #9

It Was A Metaphor ProfessorGAC Oct 30 #12

WOW! I never knew Attilatheblond Oct 30 #14

Of course the issue is who defines "hear-say". The media has silos of information with extreme perspectives. walkingman Oct 30 #7

Perhaps providing links would help. BigmanPigman Oct 30 #11

Yep One has asked Attilatheblond Oct 30 #16

Who police's the links? gab13by13 Oct 30 #17

It used to be called "Creative Speculation" forum Fiendish Thingy Oct 30 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author TomSlick Oct 30 #21

WarGamer

(18,248 posts)

1. agree... or make sure that stuff goes into creative speculation.

Reply to Attilatheblond (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:04 PM

Oct 30

ProfessorGAC

(75,839 posts)

8. Why?

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:24 PM

Oct 30

What is speculative about reporting what a family member said?

WarGamer

(18,248 posts)

10. I'm speaking in broad generalities... not to one case

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:42 PM

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ProfessorGAC

(75,839 posts)

13. Well, That's Sure Convenient

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #10)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:45 PM

Oct 30

Fiendish Thingy

(22,002 posts)

19. That forum was closed a few years ago with the last update. Nt

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 07:37 PM

Oct 30

anciano

(2,193 posts)

2. Agree👍

Reply to Attilatheblond (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:07 PM

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canetoad

(20,202 posts)

3. As WarGamer says above

Reply to Attilatheblond (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:08 PM

Oct 30

It should go into Creative Speculation. So should absolutely everything generated by AI IMHO.

Fiendish Thingy

(22,002 posts)

20. The Creative Speculation forum was closed years ago with the last update. Nt

Reply to canetoad (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 07:38 PM

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Chasstev365

(7,089 posts)

4. Not disagreeing, but can you give an you give an example?

Reply to Attilatheblond (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:11 PM

Oct 30

Attilatheblond

(8,274 posts)

15. Two just recently in General Discussion

Reply to Chasstev365 (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:57 PM

Oct 30

Not in a mood to give speculative/hear-say somebody said without any supporting info stuff a plug

Sewa

(1,572 posts)

5. Maybe some people should lighten up

Reply to Attilatheblond (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:11 PM

Oct 30

😎💀

ProfessorGAC

(75,839 posts)

6. Really Determined To Pound On That Nail?

Reply to Attilatheblond (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:23 PM

Oct 30

Gee Mr. Quixote, why do you hate those windmills?

Attilatheblond

(8,274 posts)

9. That's Ms Quixote LOL. Nah, it's about the show-me thing

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:36 PM

Oct 30

I love windmills, but not the morass of fretting over things that have no supporting evidence. And, yes, I am well aware that there are people scrubbing things on the internets, but maybe that's just hearsay and not really information that has gone missing.

ProfessorGAC

(75,839 posts)

12. It Was A Metaphor

Reply to Attilatheblond (Reply #9)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:44 PM

Oct 30

Quixote was a man.

Attilatheblond

(8,274 posts)

14. WOW! I never knew

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:55 PM

Oct 30

Some of us HAVE read

walkingman

(10,322 posts)

7. Of course the issue is who defines "hear-say". The media has silos of information with extreme perspectives.

Reply to Attilatheblond (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:23 PM

Oct 30

BigmanPigman

(54,561 posts)

11. Perhaps providing links would help.

Reply to Attilatheblond (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:42 PM

Oct 30

Attilatheblond

(8,274 posts)

16. Yep One has asked

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #11)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:59 PM

Oct 30

and met with just excuses

gab13by13

(31,178 posts)

17. Who police's the links?

Reply to Attilatheblond (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 07:24 PM

Oct 30

There are links to places here a lot that I refuse to click on.
People abuse using a link to say something without giving his/her opinion.

I give my opinions without hiding behind links, although at times they are necessary.

I get a lot of my news from freespeechtv.org.

Fiendish Thingy

(22,002 posts)

18. It used to be called "Creative Speculation" forum

Reply to Attilatheblond (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 07:36 PM

Oct 30

For the life of me, I don’t know why it was closed.

I really miss it, and not because I was a frequent reader/poster there.

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