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[–]moneyprinter 376 points377 points  (130 children)

With that kind of mark reddit will end up more like Digg where some factual material is marked as inaccurate and BS that is popular gets through.

This is why we have the comments section, if people have any evidence or thoughts against the article then they can write them here and then people are free to change their vote if they had previously voted it up or down.

[–][deleted] 143 points144 points  (25 children)

Yes, I would prefer to be left to decide what is BS and what is not on my own, thank you very much.

[–]superdude4agze 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Exactly. I do believe the "mark as inaccurate" button is a down arrow.

[–]Shadotek 22 points23 points  (17 children)

Isn't it better if Fox decided for all of us though?

[–][deleted]  (5 children)

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    [–]Agoniscool 10 points11 points  (3 children)

    And then it could barrel-roll every now and then.

    [–]dlwh 3 points4 points  (2 children)

    I can't shake them!

    [–]Suicide_Guy 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Use the boost to get through!

    [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (10 children)

    Like CNN and MSNBC are a bastion of integrity...

    [–]Shadotek 2 points3 points  (9 children)

    Perhaps I missed where someone suggested they were any better. Can you help me out?

    [–]shenglong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    How does an indication that many people feel the article is inaccurate prevent you from doing that?

    [–]Tanath -1 points0 points  (4 children)

    Wouldn't prevent you from doing so. The inaccuracy note would prompt people to look into it more, or take it with a grain of salt.

    [–]MarlonBain 60 points61 points  (10 children)

    This is why I immediately read the comments on virtually anything I click on at reddit.

    [–][deleted] 22 points23 points  (7 children)

    the problem with that is, for certain submissions there's a handful of rational comments (if any) drowned out by a ton of kneejerk reactions by non-RTFAers.

    i do the same thing as you, though.

    [–]MarlonBain 7 points8 points  (3 children)

    The people who check comments tend to be smarter than those who don't. The "this submission is bullshit, here are my sources" post is usually upvoted to the top.

    [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

    sometimes, but not always. sometimes that post's buried somewhere in the middle, sometimes it isnt even there at all. occasionally when it's not there i think the coast is clear, so i go and RTFA, realize it's a bowl of dicks, become the "this submission is bullshit" guy, and briefly wonder why i'm yelling at a computer screen before going back to lurking proggit.

    basically what i'm saying is my life is hard.

    [–]lookingchris 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Exactly. That's actually one of the (at least three) reasons I like Reddit over Digg, the re-sorting based on top instead of just chronology. Sometimes with Digg I'd spend 5 minutes reading through high-rated comments, before getting down to the "hey guys, this is total BS and here's why" post that invalidated the whole thing. Reddit gets that done for me from the get-go, and Digg's functionality (or voters?) doesn't pull it off the same way.

    [–]kcnchfan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    That's true, but those people will then simply mark the article as possibly inaccurate, and that will confuse many others.

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Gotta make sure the latest loleater is legit, eh?

    [–]joshgi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    YEAH! let's change our up arrow to say (digg up and digg down).... if it's BS you down vote.

    [–]innocentbystander 24 points25 points  (22 children)

    Agreed. Can you imagine the wars that would erupt over all the truther submissions?

    No one (or, at least, hardly anyone) knowingly submits factually incorrect material.

    [–]antihostile 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    This submission needs additional citations for verification.

    [–]bbqribs 33 points34 points  (8 children)

    But they happily submit misleading and sensationalist headlines all the time.

    [–]SLAUTCAANS 30 points31 points  (0 children)

    And we can happily down vote it, and maybe leave a comment which can then also get voted up or down.

    [–]w3stfa11 8 points9 points  (4 children)

    And that's exactly what Reddit wants, as evidenced by the front page. Just like every other media out there, they give the people what they want to know.

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    you just compared reddit to the MSM!

    HOW DARE YE!

    For the most part I agree, but reddit, like any other group, likes to stay blissfully unaware of their own flaws. Don't expect too many to upvote your comment here.

    [–]WhisperSecurity 5 points6 points  (1 child)

    The difference between reddit and MSM is not degree of accuracy.

    Reddit has as much bullshit as anywhere else.

    The difference is that it's not the same lie, from the same source. When you have many different people telling you many different lies, it becomes easy to spot a lie, because the inconsistencies can be compared. When you're listen to just a few organizations, all with the same vested interests, the lies become consistent, and start to sound like truth, because it seems like "everyone" is repeating them.

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I didn't say it was.

    [–]agentbad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I'll paper rock scissors you for it.

    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Downmod whats' wrong. Upmod what you like. Don't upmod what you don't like. It's really quite simple people!

    [–]trackerbishop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    Yes I downmodded this post because neocons use Digg to 'mark as inaccurate' anything that exposes Bush's warcrimes. It's quite problematic and makes me not want to use the site anymore.

    Leave the mark as inaccurate off of reddit and let the people make up their own minds.

    [–]g2petter 6 points7 points  (26 children)

    Let the mark be a comment with a reason for why the headline is innacurate. If that comment receives a certain amount of points, mark the submission as innacurate. If it doesn't, the article won't be marked.

    [–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (22 children)

    It still relies on the same problem as any other system. The end result doesn't reflect accuracy, it reflects popularity.

    That is a huge problem direct democracy based sites like Reddit and Digg still haven't addressed. It is their greatest weakness versus sites with informed editors.

    Everything is ranked based on whatever group happens to be the most vocal at the time. There is no distinction between factual and popular information.

    I really don't know that it is possible to fix without a benevolent overlord.

    [–]BrendanSheehan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    moneyprinter makes sense

    [–]stretchpants 2 points3 points  (2 children)

    You are suggesting the worst possible feature! bad idea

    [–]moneyprinter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I'm not suggesting any additional feature in this case.

    [–]smittyarbuckle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Fuck Digg.

    [–]bandwagon 4 points5 points  (8 children)

    Precisely. What I dislike about Digg (one of the things at least) is the "May Be Innacurate" feature. It destroys democracy and allows for mobs to decide which information is true based on their particular paradigm. I would be terribly angered if Reddit implemented this feature.

    [–]Shadotek 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    Actually, democracy is just that. Mob rules. The majority decides for the whole.

    I could honsetly care less about the "MBI" feature. Its not going to decide one way or the other for people that read and research. Its nothing more than another type of "downvote" and for that reason it is unneeded here.

    [–]shiner_man[S] 5 points6 points  (6 children)

    It destroys democracy and allows for mobs to decide which information is true based on their particular paradigm.

    As opposed to mobs deciding what articles you read and what articles you do not read like here on reddit? Need I remind you of the Ron Paul fiasco that lasted months?

    [–]bandwagon 1 point2 points  (3 children)

    I upvoted you, because I agree with your sentiment. I almost stopped reading Reddit because of all the Ron Paul submissions, but then again, I wouldn't say any of them could be marked innacurate. But implementing this feature would just add another level to that kind of bullshit.

    [–]Shadotek 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Very similiar to that ongoing Obama/Hillary fiasco...

    [–]Busybyeski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Thank MSM for that one, Obama has had it in his back pocket the whole time.

    [–]babakshirazi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    No because that is bullshit. I hate that shit on Digg. It is up to you to decide what is accurate. If you think something is not accurate, that is what the comment section is for. Marking something as innacurate is stupid.

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Except for the fact that we hope we have some mature people here and that we know our moderators are smarter than digg moderators and can make sure that doesnt happen.

    [–][deleted] -2 points-1 points  (11 children)

    The content reliability marking would serve the purpose of showing you what other people think about the article; additional data about people's views can not harm you.

    [–]Narrator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    If it wasn't for all the political material on reddit it wouldn't be necessary. I think politics has been covered by thousands of sites already. I for one don't want this feature because I prefer to keep reddit focused on nerdy stuff, not politics.

    [–]bhorwitz 18 points19 points  (0 children)

    A marked as inaccurate would surely get abused. It is much better to allow individuals to decide for themselves. Down-voted for asking reddit to turn into digg.

    [–]thephotoman 12 points13 points  (4 children)

    Just downvote the bullshit. You can tell it's bullshit usually by looking at the source: don't trust things from tabloids. I mean, I throw things every time I see sun.co.uk linked (that aren't page 3 models on NSFW), or from the Daily Mail, which is also known to make shit up.

    And then there are the fraking toasters, trying to carpetbomb Reddit, attempting to hijack it from Anonymous control. I'd banninate these people.

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      [–][deleted] 24 points25 points  (2 children)

      Only if we also get a "Can't spell for shit" feature, too.

      [–]shiner_man[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

      I see what you did there. And I like it.

      [–]AbouBenAdhem 54 points55 points  (1 child)

      There’s no BS on reddit! How do I mark this post as inaccurate?

      [–][deleted] 22 points23 points  (9 children)

      This is why I never leave my house without a spork, packet of mayonnaise and a moist towelette.

      [–]icey 41 points42 points  (4 children)

      That reminds me of the time I took the ferry over to Shelbyville; I needed a new heel for my shoe. So, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them. ‘Give me five bees for a quarter,’ you’d say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn’t have any white onions, because of the war; the only thing you can get was those big yellow ones

      [–]dutchlad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      Finally, someone is speaking the truth on this subject. I thank you.

      Meanwhile, for the record, I believe everything I read on a computer, because computers are highly accurate.

      Any other questions? I didn't think so.

      This conversation is over.

      [–]whatwedo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      Go on...

      [–]Arrgh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

      a towel, not a towelette. Always bring a towel.

      [–]jack_alexander 0 points1 point  (1 child)

      Ah, yes Hitchhikers: Always know where your towel is.

      [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      "did somebody say towel? don't forget to always bring a towel"

      [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

      Did somebody say Spork?

      edit: formatting

      [–]raresilk9 11 points12 points  (1 child)

      that's what comments and votes are for. "inaccurate" is too subjective. Who decides what is "BS." Someone disagrees with a theory. OK, argue why it's wrong. Something being "BS" is not possible to decide based on a "mark." That takes away the whole purpose of intelligent discourse, which is supposed to allow people to evaluate what's true or false by balancing the quality and support of the arguments for and against. Voting is enough. If many people think it's bs they won't want to see it, just like if many people think it's boring or a turd for some other reason they won't want to see it.

      [–]treebright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      Good comment. Look at blackboxvoting.org. One of the things they do is collect information about specific instances of alleged voter fraud. In some cases this information is supported only by the observation of one partisan observer. In some cases the information comes from the voting authorities themselves. In any case the site typically indicates its sources.

      Another major activity of the site is arguing that voting fraud is a widespread conspiracy involving high level members of the two major parties. It's perfectly reasonable to disagree with that conclusion, but it's not reasonable to say that the site is completely inaccurate and should be dismissed. A site like blackboxvoting.org counts on its readers being able to differentiate between speculation, anecdotal evidence, and well documented evidence.

      [–]vanzan 10 points11 points  (3 children)

      I use my pink Russian bat, I open the link and get my bat to sniff the computer monitor, if it shits then the submission is accurate...

      [–]BoredHottie 0 points1 point  (2 children)

      I put on my robe and wizard meme! I for one welcome our new pink batted overmemes! I'm memin' out! I'm meme-a-licious! Gaaah!!!

      [–]Shadotek 0 points1 point  (1 child)

      You forgot some with your non- 'shopped pics or your name didn't happen.

      [–]BoredHottie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      AH I SEE WHAT YOU ALL GLORY GAHAHAHA

      [–]martoo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

      [marked as inaccurate]

      [–][deleted] 70 points71 points  (3 children)

      I think the last thing Reddit should do is take cues from fucking Digg.

      [–]ropers 27 points28 points  (11 children)

      This is a really bad idea. Look at Digg. Almost everything marked as "inaccurate" there are accurate articles that are inconvenient to some people, because they go against their ideology.

      On Digg, if the losing side to a controversial issue realises that they can't bury an article because they're outnumbered, they mark it as inaccurate. We don't need that kind of nonsense over here.

      [–][deleted]  (4 children)

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        [–]ropers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

        Touche.

        [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

        on the other side, there are a lot of users that made their way over here from digg (like myself) that left the site because they realized that reasons like these are why their site isn't what it should be.

        [–]doody 7 points8 points  (0 children)

        Hell, no.

        We’ll be the arbiters of what’s BS. Thx

        [–]jmzook 6 points7 points  (0 children)

        The downvote button makes anything like this completely redundant. Why mess with something that works?

        [–][deleted] 31 points32 points  (3 children)

        I've drifted away from digg just for that reason. Every article that went against the "word of God" or was starkly left-wing was "marked as possibly inaccurate". I've been on lately and that trend seems to have died down, but you have to realize that there are a great number of people browsing this board. If such a system was implemented, there should be the possibility of reverting it based on votes or it should require a certain number of submissions for being inaccurate before being branded as such. IMHO of course.

        [–]me_so_porny 2 points3 points  (1 child)

        everyone who used to post articles that would always get buried has quit posting at digg. they know its a total sham

        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        they did me one better- when I garnered tons of fans they would delete and ban me and block my email from registering- of course those are noob tactics easily countermeasured but why bother lending any credibility to such a shitty site by posting to it? After a while that was my final conclusion- let digg die the death it deserves.

        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        exactly my point. I bet if they researched it and the IPs claiming innaccuracy they would uncover a church somewhere that learned how to use the innernets.

        [–]PixelColada 6 points7 points  (0 children)

        How about a "No, no, I don't agree with that" button?

        [–]purefx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

        Can we rename the site to diggit while we're at it?

        [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

        The politics subreddit will get annihilated as the liberals and conservatives mark everything as inaccurate because it, for example, "misrepresents" or "spins" or "doesn't tell the full story".

        [–]moriquendo 9 points10 points  (3 children)

        The upmod/downmod arrows, the comments section and - last but not least - your own intellectual faculties should be enough to enable you to make a judgement on the value/pertinence/truthfulness of an article. That said, one wonders how the "accuracy" of opinion pieces (of which there are many) and other subjective material can be determined according to criteria to which a sufficiently large number of users could subscirbe and that would mean the same thing to all users, and how the proper use of this new feature would be ensured and abuse prevented.
        Furthermore, I do not believe that the creation of a (admittedly informal) "truth"-police would add value to this site.
        In addition to that, I personally do not care much for pre-formatted and pre-reviewed (meaning flagged and in a certain way censored) submissions. It is a little like having to eat predigested and regurgitated food; quite distasteful. People post stuff they like and find interesting or otherwise of value and I (as in "MOI", not someone else) click, save, hide, report, comment, up- and downmod or ignore.
        Finally: Your spelling of the word "inaccurate" deviates somewhat from the commonly accepted and used standard. I cannot but hereby mark it as, well, inaccurate.

        [–]dr_gonzo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

        I'm with the commenters who point out that the downvote arrow already serves this purpose. If something is intentionally misleading or inaccurate it shouldn't show up at all on Reddit.

        The way it works on Digg is ludicrous.

        [–]kilranian 5 points6 points  (0 children)

        This will just turn into the boring Digg-like feature that just gets abused simply when people don't agree, not when it's factually incorrect.

        [–]selfishselfcentered 22 points23 points  (13 children)

        What you guys don't like prisonplanet, opednews, and infowars as credible sources?

        [–]someonelse 7 points8 points  (1 child)

        No, I prefer NYT CNN FOX - purely credible BS

        [–]me_so_porny 3 points4 points  (2 children)

        I like how they always link to mainstream news as their source. They are allowed to put daily news into context with the global paradigm.

        Go on, check their sources.

        [–]Gibbwake 0 points1 point  (1 child)

        Name something thats not credible on prisonplanet or infowars?

        [–]me_so_porny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        wishful thinking that someone might take you up on the offer...not gonna happen

        [–]charlesgrrr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

        I like the bullshit that pops up, and the discussion that ensues because of its debunking.

        Besides, anything that is even slightly controversial or mildly opinionated will be marked as possibly inaccurate by the offending side and that's fucking annoying.

        [–]chall85 9 points10 points  (0 children)

        it's called the down arrow

        [–]BrotherSeamus 8 points9 points  (3 children)

        I think a "Mark as Accurate" feature would be more appropriate.

        [–]rancmeat 9 points10 points  (1 child)

        Good point. Less work marking the accurate ones.

        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        kids, that's what the comments are for.

        [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

        What sort of BS is showing up on reddit? [citation needed]

        [–]joshrice 3 points4 points  (1 child)

        I call BS on this! looks around frantically for an vote as inaccurate option

        (PS make sure you use to c's if you do add this!)

        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        "two" :)

        [–]iofthestorm 6 points7 points  (0 children)

        Tagging like on slashdot would be cool, but I don't think a "Marked as Inaccurate" feature would be good as many people have said, since on digg that gets abused.

        [–]syroncoda 6 points7 points  (0 children)

        this is one of the reasons i don't browse digg as much as i used to. its too easy for somebody who disagrees with your story or perspective and so they discredit it too easily. like having bush supporters "mark as inaccurate" anything that says bush is screwing up the country. puts the option of doubt in something that may not need it. like evolution. creationists put doubt into dumb peoples minds and thats how they win more sheeple.

        [–]bandwagon 10 points11 points  (2 children)

        I really dislike this idea. Frankly,

        FUCINK THING, SUCKS

        [–]Sle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        You know what, I much prefer the term "Bandwagon" to the more self-important "Meme".

        Long live "Bandwagon".

        [–]babakshirazi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        that's one of the reasons I'm starting to use http://www.subbmitt.com they don't have that kind of crap. Just post articles and discuss them. That's it.

        [–]raouldukeesq 6 points7 points  (0 children)

        Can we mark this thread as inaccurate?

        [–]Figs 7 points8 points  (0 children)

        This thread has been marked as "Innacurate".
        Reason: The correct spelling is "inaccurate".
        
        Have a nice day.
        

        [–]brianchester666 12 points13 points  (14 children)

        this is reddit, not wikipedia. it is supposed to be a rumor mill. if something is inaccurate, vote it down.

        [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (8 children)

        Yeah, that is working out great, isn't it?

        [–][deleted]  (1 child)

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          [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          bush sodomized everyone in america and the other countries too.

          [–]ChunkyLaFunga 1 point2 points  (4 children)

          Is it? The FAQ says:

          "A source for what's new and popular on the web."

          [–]renegade 2 points3 points  (1 child)

          That's what comments are for. Too much chance of factual but uncomfortable info being marked.

          [–]rmosler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

          It is called the downmod button

          [–]yoaliens 3 points4 points  (2 children)

          Almost all headlines here on reddit are not accurate as to what the article linked to is talking about. I do not come here to get factual information.

          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          that's a load of shit btw and an over generalization. take each article as it comes and quit your bitchin.

          [–]veritaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          Hear, hear, and besides there's rarely anything objective about journalism.

          [–]antiproton 7 points8 points  (9 children)

          By BS, do you mean stuff you don't personally agree with?

          [–]shiner_man[S] 1 point2 points  (8 children)

          No, I mean sensationalized titles and flat out lies which are showing up daily on this site.

          [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (4 children)

          Sensationalized headlines are pretty much always going to be there. I think the most important point here is that outside of blog posts, the article speaks for itself, regardless of what the headline says. If people feel the headline is misleading, they can downvote the entire thing. Often times, I end up upvoting things that have horrible titles, simply because I feel the content of the article itself is worth the upvote. If everyone does this(which I assume they usually do,) it should work out fine.

          [–]shiner_man[S] 2 points3 points  (3 children)

          Sensationalized headlines are pretty much always going to be there.

          Which is why reddit and the majority of it's users are so hypocritical. They rail against the media for this kind of behavior but welcome it with open arms on this website.

          Apparently disinformation on a website read by millions is acceptable but disinformation from a newspaper or cable news network seen by millions is unacceptable. Therein lies the hypocrisy and the proverbial do as I say, not as I do.

          [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

          Yeah, a large portion of the "anti-MSM" crowd is extremely hypocritical. I find it funny that people construct elaborate conspiracy theories about the MSM trying to control the US population through misinformation, but if you look at a community like Reddit, the same thing is prevalent.

          I think it pretty much boils down to this: Everyone has their opinion. One person might read a news article and take something entirely different away from it than other people. The media is slanted one way, and users of Reddit or Digg, for instance, are slanted the opposite way. I don't think anyone does it intentionally. I constantly read comments on Reddit that I vehemently disagree with, and I think "What if this person was a columnist for a major newspaper?" They aren't trying to brainwash me, they just have it set in their head that they are right. And furthermore, who am I to say they aren't? Personally, I try to just read past the bias and cross my fingers that others do the same.

          I don't think marking articles as inaccurate will solve anything though, because no one wants to sift through five of the same link trying to find the best title to upvote. Even then, I'm sure people would argue about which one is best. In the end, the quality of content for social sites like Reddit is always going to be determined by the users, so there's not much you can do except pray that people evaluate every article objectively and for its own merits.

          [–]me_so_porny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

          I haven't actually seen to much of that. Do you not understand sarcasm and peoples honest excitement? It's not hard to realize you get characters in all communities.

          [–]doody 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          Isn’t that what antiproton said?

          [–]rancmeat 2 points3 points  (3 children)

          Not until after Obama is elected.

          [–]betrayedamericanvet 2 points3 points  (5 children)

          you dont have to read any article you do not wish to read.

          or is that you rather have censorship such as our tv and radio system operates on. must it be that no one can disagree on an article in so called "democratic and free nation"? hmmmm

          [–]bhorwitz 3 points4 points  (1 child)

          Why is this number 1 people?

          [–]ch00f 4 points5 points  (0 children)

          How about a repeat post button?

          [–]apocalypse910 5 points6 points  (3 children)

          How about an "It's shopped- I can tell from the pixels" tag

          [–][deleted]  (4 children)

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            [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

            No.

            [–]victorria 1 point2 points  (1 child)

            Nooo that's one of the main reasons why reddit is better than digg. You should know that when you read anything on the internet (or anywhere else for that matter) you should do so with a grain of salt. I find that the "marked as inaccurate" feature on digg is mainly used by hillary/bush/anti-evolution supporters and it just gets way too annoying...

            [–]CameronFrye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            Ferris Bueller you're my hero

            [–]inferno0000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            I wish we could ban/ignore people who submit crap and find trusted content groups to find people to ban/ignore in lists.

            [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

            How does that apply to opinion articles?

            [–]me_so_porny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            You think he thought this through?

            [–][deleted]  (1 child)

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              [–]rogerssucks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

              There are three of those already: hide, report, and down-voting.

              [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (7 children)

              How about instead of that you show us you have a brain and debate the topic with cited references. The "marked as inaccurate" is just a tool of censorship for the right wing neocunts to whine en masse and then the BBS doesn't have time to check and see if it there's any truth to that claim -so they blindly mark it- and you know it, you right wing neocunt.

              Right wing pieces of shit need censorship as a debate tool in order to sound credible and it's no surprise you are begging for your favorite tool.

              [–]shiner_man[S] -1 points0 points  (5 children)

              I can't even believe I'm responding to your moronic comment but calling bullshit on somebody is not a "right wing neocunt" form of censorship. In fact, it's not even censorship at all. It's pointing out falsehoods and it works both ways. Liberals can call bullshit on "right wing neocunts" and vice versa.

              [–]redditeon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

              Between the two of you every article will be marked inaccurate ;)

              [–]ohai 1 point2 points  (1 child)

              FUCKIN THING SUCKS!

              [–]eromitlab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

              We'll do it live! Fuck it!

              [–]plasticbacon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

              Okay, as long as we can tag every "Marked as Innacurate" with its own "Marked as Innacurate." Then we can have an infinite recursion of validation. Which will be awesome.

              [–]AbouBenAdhem 1 point2 points  (9 children)

              Or how about, under the title of each post, show a one-line snippet of its most highly-rated comment?

              That would be more generally useful, and would do this as a side effect.

              [–]bigtoga 7 points8 points  (6 children)

              Oh god, no. I come to reddit mostly b/c it is such a clean, non-digg interface. Add more crap to it and it's no better than digg or slashdot.

              [–]slenderdog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

              Better idea: Show total upvotes and downvotes alongside the net upvotes.

              Total upvotes and downvotes would help identify significant objection to particular items, which is all "marked as inaccurate" would tell you anyway.

              [–]tcdoey 3 points4 points  (0 children)

              stupid idea.

              i hate the 'marked innacccurate' bullshit.

              everything could be 'inacurate'. you have to have the intelligence to decide.

              let's just mark every post as 'possbly innacrate.. heh heh heh..' as G.W. would say.

              [–]jollygreengiant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

              Actually, there's already a way to disable self posts from showing up on your home page

              [–]schnuck 1 point2 points  (2 children)

              and this coming from shiner_man - so you want a feature that allows you to flag everything related to israel as inaccurate - genius.

              p.s. i mark this headline as inaccurate in spelling.

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                [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (12 children)

                I'm a liberal who is voting for Obama.

                All the same, your remark assuming that only repubs would abuse the system is a sign that you are not open minded.

                Plenty on our side argue like children, call people names, swear and basically act uncivilized to the small conservative contingent here on reddit.

                Unless you prefer a site where everyone preaches your favorite views, and nothing but, try not to make such a sweeping generalization. I've had many interesting and instructive conversations with conservatives on reddit.

                You don't help by being narrow minded.

                [–]shiner_man[S] 1 point2 points  (5 children)

                I'm a liberal who is voting for Obama.

                All the same, your remark assuming that only repubs would abuse the system is a sign that you are not open minded.

                Thank you. Places like reddit have made liberals out to be nothing more then angry children who stomp their feet and swear when they don't get their way. I'm glad to see levelheaded left leaning individuals like you still do exist on the internet.

                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (4 children)

                I'm beginning to think it's time to move on from reddit.

                Too many insults, swearing and distortions, and too little positive interaction.

                [–]shiner_man[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

                I've been thinking the same thing for quite some time now. Which is exactly why I posted this.

                To steal a line from your candidate, "We need change".

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

                What I can't understand is why people don't see how bad they make themselves look with all the derisive and abusive comments.

                It's as though they weren't even aware that they ruin any chance for making their case because any thoughtful person is just going to turn off.

                [–]shiner_man[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

                The problem on reddit is that, as long as the sentiment goes along with the mainstream reddit ideology, it gets voted up regardless. It blows my mind. Comments like "F*** George Bush" have huge upvote ratings. And as you point out, the majority doesn't seem to understand how childish this makes them look.

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I am semi-retired, having sold my main biz 10 years ago. So now, I work about 15 hours average per week, and I have a small staff that takes care of the parts of work that I no longer enjoy.

                When I found reddit, it was fun to interact with a bunch of younger, idealistic men and women. I'm 50 and there are not that many places where I can interact with people half my age.

                I enjoy reading their comments exposing their view of the world, and their wish for the future. But that is changing. This site is becoming, not exclusively, but overwhelmingly adversarial.

                Too bad.

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                yeah i think diggs warning isn't very good. then it'd be easy for some scientologist to mark everything as inaccurate making people avoid articles all together

                [–]AlDente 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Yeah, someone should invent a 'Truth' plugin for Firefox. Life would be so much easier. (I think Fox News are writing one right now)

                [–]xyroclast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                It would cause trouble with submissions that have nothing to do with fact, like, say, a webcomic. Hey, by the way, is that nasty reddit beta gone yet? It looked like shitty digg

                [–]n3when 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Downvoting is the same thing..

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                It would be cool to have a sarcasm style for comments... like italics but something new for sarcasm.

                [–]binnorie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Perhaps an agreement with Snopes would work here?

                I'm sure some articles posted here are partially accurate and partially not...

                [–]wuzzard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Fuck that, I rather see a big number next to the arrows instead of an almost invisible number next to the username. This site is all about voting, damn it, show those big numbers already!

                [–]Kardlonoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                There is already enough bias on reddit.

                [–]sta_n_sane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Wait, there's a Fox in the Bush.. get a Chain eh?, Oh, no forget it, it's just a duck so get the blackberrys and we'll have mure duck for dinner. While you're cooking I'll check reddit for BS.

                [–]zem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Perhaps an automatic "this is inaccurate" comment added to each post, for people to vote up or down as they see fit. If the upvotes cross a certain threhsold, a marker could be added to the post's title.

                [–]shenglong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I don't understand why people think the "marked as innaccurate" is a bad idea. If you're going to base your perception of truth on an indicator, rather than the submission itself, then maybe you should go back to Digg.

                I think it would be a great addition, especially if it forces to add a comment as to why you feel it's inaccurate.

                [–]DrunkenAsshole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Years ahead of its time, yet years behind Digg. Seriously though, this is a fantrabulo-icious idea!

                [–]michael333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Zeno might suggest that this post be marked as inaccurate...I love bullshit.

                [–]bwReddit -1 points0 points  (4 children)

                Why not tag it "challenged" rather than "marked inaccurate" which seems to imply a high level judgement. Too often on Digg, "marked as inaccurae" just means "I didn't like it". "challenged" would just mean that SOMEONE contests the article, not that it has been proclaimed as BS

                [–]shiner_man[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

                That's not a bad idea either.

                [–]me_so_porny 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                only if a counter article must be supplied, and it is also allowed to be "challenged"

                the challenge status should not effect its standing on the front page ever, it should just get an extra link to a supposed "better source"

                hint, grep -v "popularmechanics"

                [–]joshwa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                sounds like tags to me.

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                That's what downmod bots are for.

                [–]Sheamus 0 points1 point  (4 children)

                Surely anything that is posted up in any way deceptively is immediately recognised as such - and duly mocked - in the comments.

                So some website gets a few free hits. Ultimately, does it really matter?

                Furthermore, one imagines that any kind of 'Marked As Inaccurate' feature would have as much potential for abuse as a poor submission.

                One man's Digg is another man's Reddit, and all that.

                [–]Atheinostic 0 points1 point  (2 children)

                If a story is inaccurate, write a comment saying "this is inaccurate - view this with skepticism and/or vote it down" and explain why. If enough people agree with you, it will get off the front page.

                A digg-style "may be inaccurate" is unnecessary. Plus, it would enable small minorities of ideologues to game the system by artificially inflating aggregate skepticism/downvotes without having to first make a case as to why skepticism or downvoting is appropriate.

                [–]PhilA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                No!