DocAndersen
One of the things that worries me and something I have published many times is the concept of information. Information is an important thing. When I was growing up, the world was different than it today. There were peer-reviewed journals; then, there still are today, but the value of those journals got thrown away. The concept of Fake News, Disinformation, and the exploding of conspiracy theories makes it hard to find useful information. One of my favorite internet memes is this one “there are a lot of falsehoods on the internet” Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln being sadly dead and long-buried before the internet was even possible (the origins of the internet we today was a Darpa project in the 1960s.
Part of the problem, of course, lies on the shoulders of the news media today. They, in a rush for 24 hours of content a day, have allowed for the concept of “opinion pieces” to be shared. The internet has also given rise to a huge disinformation source and the resulting conspiracy theories. It is essential in all cases to trust the information you get but verify that information. Tying that back to our current situation as authors, we don’t know what we don’t know. We know that the moderators do two things, one they approve the posts of non-verified users. Two, they verify that the post as shared was not previously published in the days of academic journals that were called Plagiarism.
BY the by, in the day of those journals, a plagiarized article costs you your career. I am not fighting for a return to the past. I would like to push forward more positively. Many years ago, when I was first reading the newspaper, there were syndicated columnists that enjoyed reading. Erma Bombeck and Dave Berry (yes, I have a weird sense of humor). They, Erma and Dave, were often on the front page of the paper, but they were listed as being humorists, not columnists. I would love to see that now for some of the people on the many global news channels. Someone, however, who has spent years perfecting their knowledge of how things work, has the right to publish and options. It just needs to be listed as such.
It isn’t a fact; it is an opinion. Everyone has opinions. Some people have worked their whole lives and present exciting ideas. But no matter what it needs to have that IMHO in front of it!
(IMHO, in my humble opinion).
https://virily.com/lifestyle/news-fake-news-evening-news/
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Do you notice up or downvotes?
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Do you have a router at home (from your ISP)?
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do you have to refresh polls more than 3 times?
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Opinions are one thing – facts are another. It is sad and all we do is be viligent.
that is what makes me really sad.
Q: DO YOU NOTICE UP OR DOWNVOTES?
Yes (8 votes) – 89%
No (1 votes) – 11%
Q: DO YOU HAVE A ROUTER AT HOME (FROM YOUR ISP)?
Yes (5 votes) – 83%
No (1 votes) – 17%
Q: DO YOU HAVE TO REFRESH POLLS MORE THAN 3 TIMES?
Yes (6 votes) – 75%
No (2 votes) – 25%
I’m curious, as to who these Poison pen, fellows might be, the ones so expansively being elaborated on, are. Pray, share.
that wouldn’t be appropriate. Now for poison pen information – look at the ads in the middle of the page. those are all news sites that do not have any verification at all. But they aren’t really news sites they are conspiracy and rumor sites.
The importance of facts is even greater now in the time of Covid-19.
I often have writing assignments that require research. So I have learned to look for information and verify it sometimes three or more times.
your posts show that commitment to excellence and facts. Thank you!!!!!
It is ok to have a difference of opinion. It is ok to have civil discourse. but when someone throws out facts we have to respond with facts.
Doc can you check this out? I am curious about who made the two downvotes to your response here. Do they not think facts are important?
Honestly, i have a guess who it is, but frankly, i don’t care. Slap me and I will turn the other cheek. Slap me again and I will step back. Try a third time and I will disengage.
I am now fully in disengage!
I am amazed at how gullible people are when reading some of those outlandish stories,
it makes me very sad overall. i wish there was a better way!
Hmm, beautiful and its amazing post
what did you find beautiful in this post?
Lol, I am sorry when I read this exchange I laughed so hard and loud everyone in the house came to see what was going on.
there you go, always find fun where you can!
I did appreciate the post but I missed the beauty. I will catch it next time!
i am not sure there was any beauty in this post,
There is a lot of unverified and malicious news today. I am very careful with all the information.
it really makes me sad. I designed a knowledge system for a company to resolve this issue 10 years ago. I need to dust that off!
Seems these days many of the news stories are not verified as they should be. They report the first bad news they find unfortunately and causes panic.
The polls, so far, are working as normal for me again.
It is really bad right now – you are right on that.
I wish it was only the news agencies, then I could just turn off the news. But it is here on Virily, it is anywhere on the internet and of course all of the ads we now have on the site@
Yes it is everywhere. Many are starting theories that is not helping.
i would love to bring back editorial boards and peer-reviewed journals!
Okay lets bring them back.
This is very unpleasant to me, but it is a fact. There is a lot of fake news, misinformation and especially now with Covid-19 I think they have increased. I refused to read and only review the facts of the Government every day and nothing more. I even doubt this data is true.
it is a little disconcerting, that there isn’t a verified source of information anymore.
it was a huge part of a project I did a few years ago. Validated information sources.
You are so right about us living in a different world today than what we grew up in. And very scary to imagine what it will be like in another 20 years!
Good to see someone pointing out plagiarism also. Some people have no clue. The same goes for publishing photos without giving credit to owners.
it is a sad situation now. and one I don’t think is going to get better short term.
As you stated, the media is mostly to be blamed due to traffic views. They are so good at presenting false facts for the sake of increased viewership and readership.
the media has a level of responsibility i wouldn’t say mostly. The people that post catchy headlines on the internet are not part of the media.
I think the media gets blamed for far too much now.
In the context of the current situation in the world, false news can be very dangerous.
information with the intent to deceive makes me nervous.
it just makes me sad.
Yes , I need to refresh all time since there is still bug in poll
it is a sad state on this site. how do you feel about the flood of disinformation on this site, and the internet?