Hi all, I am the mod who moved this discussion to its own thread.
That said, with regard to discussing forum rules, since the issue was raised, I think there is some merit to the question of MSM vs blogs.
Times have changed since the inception of Webslueths... we're going on 20 years, for starters.
Importantly, some, not all, blogs have become more mainstream. Take, Huffington Post, for example. Or TechCrunch. Both began as blogs and then expanded, and are now considered MSM. And then, there are the localized "
Patch"(es). These articles are written by people, who may (
or not) be actual journalists, in their respective areas. Often, those who have the inside scoop on the local "
chatter." Also, some of our very own forum members who ran their own blogs in the past broke news before MSM (
i.e., Steve Huff). Notably, MSM began getting their information from not only blogs but from information "
insiders" posted to forums, such as this.
Otherwise put, the line between MSM and blogs blurred long ago. And as with anything you read on inet: Caveat Lector! (
reader, beware).
And finally, my rule of thumb? Source material. By this I am referring to police reports, court records, and peer reviewed research. Imho, anything beyond that is imho, just various people's interpretation that may (
or not) reflect the data.
Again, MSM, blogs, or... what ever... caveat lector!
Oh, and. Happy sleuthing!
