Suggestion to create a "Xtreme Rumor Mill" section

[RPGWiZaRD]

Since I joined in 2005 I've noticed an increase of rumors and speculations floating around and especially clogging down the "Xtreme News" section, causing users to post a lot more spam and off-topic posts and the usual doubtful fud comments which gets both boring to read every day and in some cases creates offtopic discussions and even increases the possibility of flamewars, it simply just becomes a mess with both facts and rumors mixed IMO, especially when a thread was started by a rumor and then gets confirmation about it in the same thread so you have no choice but check out the threads even if you have no interest in the rumors.

So my suggestion to keep the forum more user & readerfriendly XS needs this "Xtreme Rumor Mill" section where "news" from for example fudzilla,the inquirer, semiaccurate, (EDIT: YouTube ) and otherwise uncertain news should be posted and where you're yourself also allowed to speculate how much you want. I don't think limiting the "news" allowed to post is the way to go as rumors can cause very interesting discussions sometimes and also many funny things to laugh at and myself like to speculate and then see how close you were with the facts in your hand later on.

I decided to create a poll as well to get a glimpse what people thinks about this. Please comment about this people and especially mods & Charles.

[HuffPCair]

I like this idea alot. Voted yes

[Raptor-X]

I like this idea alot. Voted yes

+1

[Damian^]

This is a very good idea. I hope the admins take this deeply into consideration. It can be a hit section as well as decrease all that flaming/bs/drama in the news section.

[NaMcO]

Sounds good to me.

[Bodkin]

Hell yeah, I am fed up of stumbling into semiaccurate /BSN/INQ/Fud all day because the author comes straight here and posts his story

[SubZero.it]

Sure. Good idea

[Hyperhorn]

[x] Yes
Even to call awful authors from some websites (e.g. semiaccurate) a source is a kick in the teeth for every reliable newsposter.

[sbattosai]

I vote yes as well.

[AuDioFreaK39]

Hell yeah, I am fed up of stumbling into semiaccurate /BSN/INQ/Fud all day because the author comes straight here and posts his story

A forum is a democracy, everyone is entitled the freedom to post from any content-relevant news source they choose.

[Heinz68]

Yes.

[Piotrsama]

A forum is a democracy, everyone is entitled the freedom to post from any content-relevant news source they choose.

And as a democracy, we shall do what the majority votes.

[RPGWiZaRD]

A forum is a democracy, everyone is entitled the freedom to post from any content-relevant news source they choose.

But you can still continue to post any or all of the fud news if you want in this new section. The good in this would be that the people who likes reading "plausible" accurate rumors and people that only wants to read about facts are separated so you get rid of the undesired comments. I would still personally read both sections because I think it would be boring to only read facts.

The standard on the news section currently is so low due to all the spam comments, on many other forums they had even started handing out temporary bans in order to get some control over it but I've always seen XS mods as very friendly that aren't nitty-picky and control-freaks which I appriciate but instead the forum can get quite cluttered at times.

With the increased popularity these sites have got (and just look at the mount fud news posted, like half of the actual facts posted on page one for example), I really see it as a good thing to separate them, the "Xtreme Rumor Mill" section certainly wouldn't be unused/unvisited if that's what you're afraid of, I'm more worried about News section getting fewer visitors but then again who cares because isn't news really meant to educate people about what's going on in first place?

For me the only plausible disadvantage that would follow from a moderator-point-of-view is that some people might have problem with posting them in the appropriate sections so mods might have to move some threads but for me it doesn't really matter if a few topics are posted in the wrong section, it's not such a big deal and I honestly believe most people are competent in posting them in the appropriate section.

[Johnny Bravo]

got my vote

[Bodkin]

But you can still continue to post any or all of the fud news if you want in this new section. The good in this would be that the people who likes reading "plausible" accurate rumors and people that only wants to read about facts are separated so you get rid of the undesired comments. I would still personally read both sections because I think it would be boring to only read facts.

The standard on the news section currently is so low due to all the spam comments, on many other forums they had even started handing out temporary bans in order to get some control over it but I've always seen XS mods as very friendly that aren't nitty-picky and control-freaks which I appriciate but instead the forum can get quite cluttered at times.

With the increased popularity these sites have got (and just look at the mount fud news posted, like half of the actual facts posted on page one for example), I really see it as a good thing to separate them, the "Xtreme Rumor Mill" section certainly wouldn't be unused/unvisited if that's what you're afraid of, I'm more worried about News section getting fewer visitors but then again who cares because isn't news really meant to educate people about what's going on in first place?

For me the only plausible disadvantage that would follow from a moderator-point-of-view is that some people might have problem with posting them in the appropriate sections so mods might have to move some threads but for me it doesn't really matter if a few topics are posted in the wrong section, it's not such a big deal and I honestly believe most people are competent in posting them in the appropriate section.

Sounds perfect to me, but the normal suspects wont like it cos there number of hits via hidden links will go down

[Splave]

+20

[jmke]

at the least it will stop people from reposting pictures of Salt and "it's xxxxxx so it is crap"

[Aimr]

great Idea, voted [ YES ]

[Talonman]

I like it... Yes.

[Hondacity]

voted yes

i don't like reading idiots talking about rumors

[Dante80]

Yes, please.

[HuffPCair]

voted yes

i don't like reading idiots talking about rumors

Same here I am tired of reading OOO Nividia 300 series leaked. Not that I am not waiting to see how the card does. GIVE IT A REST PEOPLE.

[Computurd]

Yes it is a great idea, but how are you going to seperate fact from rumors? Who is going to be the judge of what is merely a rumor, or news of an upcoming product, specification, device, whatever? Then will you need to provide some sort of proof that what you are posting is truth? Then we have a verification process?
Look at fudzilla. Eighty percent of the trash shoveled there is actually true, or will be true. it is just the other twenty that messes it up. WHO and HOW will we separate it?

[RPGWiZaRD]

Rumors are still rumors until they are proven true so pre-launch stuff would go into rumor section unless the source is from the developer himself. So doesn't matter if it will be true or not.

What should really belong to News section are new product launches, reviews, interviews, statements from the developers or manufacturers, events etc. Most sites I know follow a similiar pattern, I don't see any problems here.

[s0lid]

OFC voted yes, well it sucks when you check news section and it looks like this:
Ati rumor this x2
nvidia rumor that x12
amd rumor what x4
intel rumor which x6
real new at the bottom of page

Yes please !