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lylesback2
I was under the impression, that back page news is for technology related topics only. like new motherboards, processors, cell phones, etc being released. new software and tools and such. information about AMD, Microsoft, Mac, etc.

but i see all these posts in BPN that have NOTHING to do with technology... about people dying and stuff. am i right? or did some people flame me for nothing awhie ago confused.gif
shockz
QUOTE(lylesback2 @ Jan 6 2005, 18:23)
I was under the impression, that back page news is for technology related topics only.  like new motherboards, processors, cell phones, etc being released.  new software and tools and such.  information about AMD, Microsoft, Mac, etc.

but i see all these posts in BPN that have NOTHING to do with technology...  about people dying and stuff.  am i right?  or did some people flame me for nothing awhie ago confused.gif
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BPN is primarly setup for tech news... but doesn't have to be.

We've had news on the earthquakes and tsunami's... so the one on the SUV is ok too.

Although I'm might move it to RWI.
CaKeY
I've had a few posts moved from BPN to General Discussion in the past. Maybe the rules have changed or it depends on who the poster is.
Steven
Technology First. But news thats serious can be placed there. smile.gif
empty
i like the bpn the way it is. tech is good but the fact that a lot of rwi that i wouldnt normally see are posted is a def plus
Trunten
Mostly aimed towards technology (since that's the center and general theme of Neowin anyway), but it can be any news in general, including world news, gaming news, music news, etc. (since Neowin caters to a bit of everything). As long as it truly is news, than it can be posted in there. smile.gif
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BPN is not strictly tech only.
Hurmoth
My personal opinion is that BPN should be for technology related news only. The Subforum that BPN is under is Neowin Related Discussion. My thoughts are that Neowin is a technology based community, so Neowin Related Discussions would be technology based only.

Stories that are not technology related, such as the SUV & Earthquake stories, should be located in Real World Issues (or a seperate forum for "Other News").

Just my thoughts...
Fred Derf
I do think that all Tsunami posts could very well be moved to RWI. Particularly the ones about specific nations "Israel donates warning system" (or whatever).

Some non-tech and non-political news can stay in BPN (Blockbuster late fees, etc...)

The only other option is General Discussion and that gets swamped with people starting threads asking what time it is or what they should eat for lunch.

(oh no, I just given them inspiration to start two new threads...)
Hurmoth
QUOTE(fred666 @ Jan 7 2005, 11:38)
(oh no, I just given them inspiration to start two new threads...)
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QUOTE(fred666 @ Jan 7 2005, 11:38)
Some non-tech and non-political news can stay in BPN (Blockbuster late fees, etc...)

I disagree! If we allow one, why not the other?
Mr magoo
It's a loosely categorised sub-forum, accepting most types of news. If it's deemed in-appropriate, a mod will move it out. Members can clearly use their personal discretion when it comes to these posts.

We don't want to laydown "overly harsh" guidelines for that forum, as it might deter members from posting news there, be it relevant or not.
Nelsinho
^^right smile.gif
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