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View Poll Results: What Should the Fate of Newsbot be?
Keep it installed 7 17.07%
uninstall that dirty little birty 33 80.49%
hmm.. why am I here? 1 2.44%
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Old 04-15-2009, 05:11 PM   #1
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well.. I for one do not think that Avalon is the place to be bombarded with front page mainstream news, bbc in this case.
Personally I stay way clear of any of the alphabet news websites because at the very best we are getting half-truths that are geared towards an agenda that is not for the welfare of the people. These pirate stories are a perfect example.

If I wanted read bbc (and I really don't) I would visit their site. Also it is a bot and there is a lack of human emotion in the posts I find.

In summery, it's bad energy, in my opinion.

What say you?

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Old 04-15-2009, 05:12 PM   #2
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agreed.
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Old 04-15-2009, 05:20 PM   #3
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Nyash. Couldn't agree more. I think that human posted articles with doom and gloom at least offer an interesting perspective, but just parsing the Beeb, is someting I can do on my own.
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Old 04-15-2009, 08:56 PM   #4
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Well, silly me! I didn't realize this was a webBot . I have been deleating or marking as read almost all of these posts for a while, which takes valuable time away from reading the people-posts. Gradually learning to be more assertive and self sufficient, I just put NewsHound on my "ignore" list.
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Old 04-15-2009, 09:01 PM   #5
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well.. I for one do not think that Avalon is the place to be bombarded with front page mainstream news, bbc in this case.
Personally I stay way clear of any of the alphabet news websites because at the very best we are getting half-truths that are geared towards an agenda that is not for the welfare of the people. These pirate stories are a perfect example.

If I wanted read bbc (and I really don't) I would visit their site. Also it is a bot and there is a lack of human emotion in the posts I find.

In summery, it's bad energy, in my opinion.

What say you?



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Old 04-15-2009, 09:20 PM   #6
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Antaletriangle is much better than the bot
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Old 04-15-2009, 09:34 PM   #7
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Actually, I find him endearing. and I also recognize he's MSM. Sometimes I wonder what the MSM is up to. It's sort of like Keep your Friends Close and your Enemies Closer. LOL I get the NYT tweets, curious to see what is being written these days. I love Antaletrangle's choice of things for us to read, but I also like to see what the other side is trying to sell us.
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Old 04-15-2009, 09:42 PM   #8
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I agree with Alys,keep the kyrptonite close
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Old 04-15-2009, 10:06 PM   #9
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I agree with Alys,keep the kyrptonite close
Jeeese lazy or what, everything is only a click away.

Even if I don't click and read the newsbot threads I know they are there radiating lies.
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At least there is no Celebrity news.
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Old 04-15-2009, 10:20 PM   #10
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Jeeese lazy or what, everything is only a click away.

Even if I don't click and read the newsbot threads I know they are there radiating lies.
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At least there is no Celebrity news.
Ok i agree with you now. There is no choice. It only effects us, if we allow it to..
Either way Phtha,just haveing fun.
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Old 04-15-2009, 10:23 PM   #11
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Newsbot is just front page news, if I want front page news I go to the front page!

I say off with his head!
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Old 04-15-2009, 10:46 PM   #12
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I felt a bit stupid yesterday when I found out it was a bot, after Pm-ing complaining about 'thread littering'.

I don't mind if it stays, in a way it is handy.
Like aha, the PTB are focusing attention on North Korea.

I think however that, if it stays, that it should have it's own section away from human thread starters.

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Old 04-15-2009, 11:29 PM   #13
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Either way Phtha,just haveing fun.
That's one thing I do know.



Hmm 15/1 so far. I thought for sure birdy would get more votes to stay based its cute factor alone.

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I think however that, if it stays, that it should have it's own section away from human thread starters.

That would work. Wayyyyyy at the bottom somewhere though
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Old 04-15-2009, 11:36 PM   #14
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well.. I for one do not think that avalon is the place to be bombarded with front page mainstream news
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agreed! I do not know why the news bot was installed in the first place. No one asked my opinion. I must have missed that meeting.
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agreed. Newshound too!

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Old 04-16-2009, 01:19 AM   #15
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Newsbot.....
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Old 04-16-2009, 04:10 PM   #16
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Newshound was switched off yesterday..
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Old 04-16-2009, 04:15 PM   #17
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I must admit the little birdy was cute...now I feel guilty
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Old 04-16-2009, 04:16 PM   #18
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what the heck is newsbot?
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Old 04-16-2009, 05:08 PM   #19
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I must admit the little birdy was cute...now I feel guilty
Steal it for yourself
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Old 04-16-2009, 07:42 PM   #20
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Nah...then people would think I was a know it all
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Old 04-17-2009, 03:42 AM   #21
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Yes thank you Mr.Admin.

And don't worry, Birdy is still fine, It just has its sights set on higher things now.

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Old 05-24-2009, 06:31 AM   #22
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The NewsHound/News Bot is back from the dead and spamming us all with unwanted mainstream news articles again!

Help
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Old 05-24-2009, 02:47 PM   #23
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Aaaaarrgh! It's back....
Grrrrrrr
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Old 05-24-2009, 07:15 PM   #24
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I guess we'll have to ignore the chick....
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Old 05-24-2009, 08:19 PM   #25
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That newsbot is like the energizer bunny....he keeps going and going and going
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