In addition to my first post…
While news can be considered a form of general discussion, a news thread would be more specifically about current events.
Such as specific stories where the topic is based around a legitimate story or writing of what, as far as we know is considered fact.
Some examples…
general non-furry discussion
What every forum Moderation team needs. What are you reading right now? Your Career? What kind of languages do you speak? The "Good News" thread. Firearms and General Militaria Time Travel: Is it possible? Should it be done? 2012 New Year predictions? What do you wish for Christmas? Paranormal Experiences? Black Friday shopping Emotional moviesWhile a news forum would consist of…
Whitney Houston, Pop superstar, dead at 48 FBI wants activists who investigate factory farms prosecuted as terrorists North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il is Dead. National Defense Authorization Act: End of the Bill of Rights? American Internet Censorship Bill Apple computer founder, Steve Jobs, Dead at 56. The effects of war that we often don’t think about Military's new plane launched and lost.It’s not about wanting to post things that we all cannot do so at present.
But about organizing things, and allowing for further discussion on such topics, as sometimes it seems like news topics don’t fit well with all the others.
And from the examples I provided, it shouldn’t be too hard to see the difference between the two.
Because while some of the general types are about a current event, they don’t fit into the
current events concept.
As what is defined as news, is an actual story of an event to talk about as opposed to basic discussion which can be about anything.
My opinion, based on what I’ve seen here, combined with my own ideas are…
general non-furry discussion
A place for general discussion that is of a casual and or opinionative nature.news forum (would be…)
A place for collecting information and discussing current events in a behaved and casual manor.furry debate forum
A place for discussion and debating of specific topics that have opposing sides / views etc. that are of a more specific matter.At least that's the way I see it, or the way it comes off as…
And the way I figure it, it’s kind of an intermediate between the general discussion, and the debate forum.
And the likely increased posting of such topics will also spark new debate topics from those stories.
And before you say why not just put such stories in the debate section, not all such news stories would be suitable.
And such debates that do end up there may only be inherent of such a story (news type story), and not part of the core discussion of that story.
I’ve tried to word things as best and thorough as I can, and hopefully I have not made things more confusing.