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by StarGrit 219 days ago
Firstly, I love the straw-man. I am fine with length and the more story driven approach if it is warranted. More often than not I do not believe it is warranted.

Secondly, I am allowed (whether you like it or not) to complain about something if I don't like it. I find this style annoying and I often believe it is written in a way to manipulate people, which I have a distaste for.

Thirdly, whether I am in a vocal minority or not doesn't mean that vocal minority is incorrect in its criticism. A lot of sites have adopted this style even more more "news" style articles.
1 comments
throwaway290 219 days ago
You're allowed to complain of course. Just like people are allowed to write these stories and me and people who upvoted this allowed to do the opposite of complaining. whether you like it or not.

There's nothing wrong in being in minority but I guess because it is on frontpage it says something about preferences of majority.

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StarGrit 219 days ago
> You're allowed to complain of course.

Why then make it sound like I can't by deliberately misstating my position in a completely ridiculous manner to be as argumentative as possible?

> Just like people are allowed to write these stories and me and people who upvoted this allowed to do the opposite of complaining. whether you like it or not

I never said once they weren't allowed to. I said I found the writing style annoying.

> There's nothing wrong in being in minority but I guess because it is on frontpage it says something about preferences of majority.

It doesn't say anything about the preferences on the majority. A minority of people would have up-voted this as well. Many other people may have found it annoying that said nothing or simply ignored it. You don't know their numbers. So this is speculation.

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throwaway290 219 days ago
how did I misstate your position? you say this style is annoying. I say the whole point of this article is style, being an interesting read not just rehashing facts. just like many good books. and I chose a well known book as an example for my point.

there was tons of news rehashing facts of what happened (phones banned yadda yadda), why not just read that instead if you want it

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StarGrit 219 days ago
> how did I misstate your position?

Straw-man and now gas-lighting. Obviously I wouldn't have the same opinion about a classic novel (however flowery prose is a problem in a many novels) as I do about throwaway news "stories" written by a copy writer that wants to make use of their English degree. Pretending someone would (without any evidence to the contrary) is a disingenuous tactic to make people shut-up. I've had this done to me in person.

> there was tons of news rehashing facts of what happened (phones banned yadda yadda), why not just read that instead if you want it

If they hadn't have used the story like prose I may have read the rest of it! That is my and the OP's entire complaint.

I think we will leave it there.

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throwaway290 219 days ago
> Straw-man and now gas-lighting.

Indeed.

> If they hadn't have used the story like prose I may have read the rest of it!

So you didn't read it? How far did you make it? I swear there is an underlined link to another article about the ban somewhere in first paragraph. If you follow that link, there's a handy sidebar appears with details about the ban. Yay technology)

> throwaway news "stories" written by a copy writer that wants to make use of their English degree

Personal attacks on people who can write? let's goo!

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