Alternative News Media - Where does it belong on GOC?

[harbl_the_cat]

A place that shall not be mentioned recently implemented a cross forum ban on alternative media websites and blogs.

There are a lot of readers of survivalblog, zerohedge, shtfplan, economiccollapseblog, dollarvigilante, etc. and the alternative media is known for having a lot of "tin foil hat" and conspiracy theory stories, but also have a lot of VERY informative stories and perspectives generally not contained in the main stream media.

Perhaps an forum dedicated to alternative media would be well received - with a warning that the content might be a bit extreme at times (i.e. - suggesting governments will default on their debts, monetize their debts, ban gun ownership, etc.).

Even though a lot of stuff the blogosphere/alternative media covers angers a lot of people - a "Tin foil hat" forum would probably be well received by the folks who were banned from a place not to be mentioned

[blacksmithden]

Well....it'll be up to Jon, 50, and Jwire...and perhaps a membership vote ? Definitely not my call. Some of the stuff I've seen posted in various places over the years is nothing short of ludicrous, but entertaining at the same time....then again, my tollerance for tinfoil content is higher than most. LOL.

[lone-wolf]

membership vote sounds cool.

[Strewth]

membership vote sounds cool.

Conspiracy!!!!! You're all out to get me....

[lone-wolf]

Conspiracy!!!!! You're all out to get me....

No not me, just the people who pay me.

[blacksmithden]

Conspiracy!!!!! You're all out to get me....

Yes.......and ???

[Strewth]

No not me, just the people who pay me.

I can't hear you, I'm under my Illuminati proof rug with KFC chicken skin wrapped around my head. And if I could hear you through my special toothbrush...How could you accept money from Tom Hanks? For shame.

[Strewth]

Yes.......and ???

Oh. Well if you put it that way, who do I sign my house over to?

[Prairie Dog]

[Forbes/Hutton]

[blacksmithden]

Oh man...I hate them aliens...especially the ones from out of town !

[Abashai]

Well I saw "tin foil" and could not prevent myself from clicking..... I'm in

[Rory McCanuck]

Perhaps an forum dedicated to alternative media would be well received -....
....a "Tin foil hat" forum would probably be well received by the folks who were banned from a place not to be mentioned

Umm. you mean like this one?
http://www.gunownersofcanada.ca/foru...for-the-future

Keep it in there. It is much easier for "us" to monitor.
Your cooperation will be noted, and earn you Solyent credits after the collapse.

Back to your regularly scheduled programme....

[Canuck]

A place that shall not be mentioned recently implemented a cross forum ban on alternative media websites and blogs.

a "Tin foil hat" forum would probably be well received by the folks who were banned from a place not to be mentioned

What place that shall not be mentioned? Do you mean Canadian Gunnutz? One of the things I love about this forum is that "places that shall not be mentioned" don't exist here. Just say what you have to say . . .

[harbl_the_cat]

What place that shall not be mentioned? Do you mean Canadian Gunnutz? One of the things I love about this forum is that "places that shall not be mentioned" don't exist here. Just say what you have to say . . .

Well... yeah...

Thing is I think some of the folks in charge over there don't tolerate tin-foil at all and are pro actively censoring/banning posters who post alternative media, lambasting them as tin-foil hatters (which admittedly, sometimes they are).

That said, forums are privately run businesses, and I completely respect their right to censor and regulate whatever conversations are hosted within their domain, but provided articles are not inciting anything illegal - I don't understand why the need to censor them at all? Forums generate revenue by having happy subscribers posting diverse content.

To that end, I think having a separate clearly established "tin foil" forum 1) keeps those sorts of discussions contained and localized 2) establishes the context that anything posted within it is not, as they say over there: "News Articlesfrom Real News Outlets ONLY - NO PERSONAL/FRINGE/LOBBYING BLOGS"

I got a little slap for posting these stories, even if they sound pretty extreme and though the companies producing them are doing so to solicit subscribers - I think at the very least they are thought provoking and great discussion starters (I've had several PM's to that affect from disgruntled users over there - and I have referred a handful of them to come on over here).

http://dollarvigilante.com/blog/2012/11/19/government-plans-retirement-heist-calls-it-charity.html

I think over here, you can have your cake and eat it too - have a "Tin Foil News" forum, and a "Real News" forum. That would keep the old dog "Real News" guys happy, and the crazy young "tin foil" guys happy too!