A DEDICATED SPACE FOR GOOD NEWS (SNARK WILL BE IGNORED)
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Thanks so much to the admins for creating this space.
I've never been involved in creating a new group, so I'd appreciate suggestions. If you have an interest in being a host here, please message me!
It's a pretty clear-cut, straightforward group as far as its Statement of Purpose, but here are a few more thoughts, for clarity:
1. This space does NOT take away from posting GOOD NEWS in General Discussion or elsewhere. In fact, perhaps with the posts that will be seen here in this new group, even more inspiring OPs will find their way to GD. The idea of having a GOOD NEWS Group is to have a "go-to" space when we need a lift, since GD is so busy and many great OPs often go unnoticed by many if it's a busy day.
As always, we'll need to make sure we're not duplicating posts in GD.
2. All types of Good News are welcome here, except for political good news; GD and Politics 2013 definitely need to host such posts. This is more for human interest stories and sharings with the intent to inspire some measure of optimism about Humanity. This includes news being reported on elsewhere, social media posts that are inspiring, as well as your own personal stories.
If something is posted and later discovered to be false or even a hoax, as we do elsewhere throughout DU, let's update the post accordingly.
3. In putting on my Pollyanna hat, I can't imagine there will be many naysayers disrupting this Group.
If people disagree about something that has been posted, feeling it isn't a "good" thing and in fact is harmful -- and have direct experience or facts to back up why they hold this opinion -- that is a worthy discussion and not disruptive, imho.
Otherwise, this isn't the space to do intense investigation into issues or dissect every aspect of a post. If a story is offered with good intent, to inspire or make us smile or simply to offer a ray of hope, let's try to accept it at face value.
I suppose we should let Thumper guide us here: IF YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHIN' NICE, DON'T SAY NOTHING' AT ALL.
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for you, pinto!
I will bookmark this as opposed to Latest Threads...I bet it would be better for my Blood Pressure! 
I vote for you for lead host! 
Have you thought about the possibility that a post might be "good news" but actually be a hoax or urban legend, or something else that might be debunked? I thought you might want to consider that possibility when developing your SoP.
I'm not sure how we'd do that, or if there's a real need to "vet" things.
I hear what you're saying, though. I try to only share things that have been verified in some way already, but if people relay personal stories -- just as they are apt to do in GD, for example -- I don't see a need to prove that it's legitimate.
Plus, this space is really to make us feel better, and sometimes anecdotal stories can do just that.
But you raise a good point about including verbiage about that in some way.
Thanks, cyberswede! Much appreciated.
WELCOME TO DU!!!!
DU has needed this for years thanks again .
Thanks, olddots!
Love all the nice stories here already
Also appreciate that you are posting inspiring stories of the kind I was hoping for :-D
it gives me an opening to share a pic inspired by him.
Congrats, OGR, for making this possible. I think we ALL could use somewhere to go for good news considering all the negative stuff DUers are used to.
So glad to subscribe to this group!
LTH
Glad you found it -- sorry you had to look! I should have sent you a link.
to Lady Freedom Returns for the Link!
Glad you made it though, and thanks to Lady Freedom Returns for showing the way.
And I will see,
The kindness in we..
and I am a subcriber too...
Indeed.
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Delighted to have you as a host here.
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The bad news comes here and there. Yes, we all need ....GOOD NEWS...
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