you want me too.....take a number

How do you know how he tastes? ;)

Hey, that sounds like one of Sheldon's double entendres!

Yeah, but I want everyone...I have no taste either, and I"m extremely mentally ill and desperate.

I don't really see the difference. I post articles. I post them because I hope that some people who have similar interests about the subject (current event) will read them and comment. The article itself is the starting point for discussion. What you are proposing is I go on and start commenting "hey did you hear about Astor's son stealing all that money?", and you say "WTF are you talking about?". I don't think that would work because an assumption is made that we are all reading, thinking, viewing the same stuff; we are not. I like the Brit papers because they are written above a 5th grade reading level and tend to have a more worldly view. I have subscriptions to The Atlantic, The Economist, among a bunch of other hunting, outdoor, and travel rags. So I doubt many on here have the same interests in me, in fact I count on the fact that they do not.

No.

My suggestion for a post in the Current Events thread would be a recognisable title ("Astor Millions Stolen by Son" or similar) which links into the point you are making by posting, or the interest you have in the article ("Rich Woman Ends Days Sat in Pee") etc etc

The a precis of the article - or the most relevant quotes, with a link to the whole article. Then your point, opinion, take on the matter.

I am not saying this is the best way to do it, or the correct way to do it, or that anyone should consider it as any more than my opinion. That's what I expect to see in Current Events, and in a News topic I'd expect to see articles offered with perhaps a sentence or two at the end.

I love the fact that the Cellar points me in the direction of different news from around the world. I'll take it any way it comes. Just clarifying what I meant.

Sometimes; but, usually, at that point I am unable to type and/or really respond coherently. So, if I can get on, I just read and don't reply. I'll also tend to use a lot of humor when I'm in a lot of pain.
You may not notice, but I often miss days at a time.
This is when I am unable to be on.

The problem with snips of the article is that people tend to think you did not read the whole thing or that you are misleading/misreading the discussion because they may or may not agree with your take on the info. I prefer to post the whole article and bold the points I see as relevent to the point I want to highlight. Then either comment or join the discussioin as people post opinions.

I think I'm not the only one who notices when you're not around, rk.

I used to do this... I was asked to stop.

You mean I might have a chance? :blush:

Yeah.... let'em. That is *the whole point*.

Let people read and think for themselves. I can distinguish between the poster's words and the quoted text. How is that a problem?

I really don't understand why.

There are copyright issues, for one.

ahh. Hadn't thought of that.

Saves a lot of space as well.