Whatever Happened To Checking To See If A Story Was Already Posted At DU?

[stopbush]

I mean, Jesus, people, here are stories from this morning, yesterday and even earlier that have just been posted as if they're breaking news:


General Discussion
Gay rights advocate to give inaugural benediction
Discussion started Tue Dec-23-08 09:08 PM by madeline_con

General Discussion: Presidential
Warren’s church removes anti-gay statements from website.»
Discussion started Tue Dec-23-08 08:59 PM by makinguphumans


Latest Breaking News
President Bush pardons Brooklyn home scammer
Discussion started Tue Dec-23-08 08:55 PM by DogPoundPup

General Discussion
Madoff fund manager dead
Discussion started Tue Dec-23-08 06:41 PM by malaise

GLBT
Controversial Rev. Rick Warren to Speak at King Memorial Service in Atlanta
Discussion started Tue Dec-23-08 05:59 PM by IndianaGreen

General Discussion
Bush pardons man who helped Israel during wartime
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Spam by any other name...

[rpannier]

1. People checked...

they just ignore it

[CreekDog]

2. that wastes valuable time

have other very important things to do!!!

[Wilms]

3. Dupe!

:evilgrin:

[McCamy Taylor]

4. Dude, what if they are commenting on the story?

[anigbrowl]

6. They usually aren't. And if they are, an existing thread works too.

[McCamy Taylor]

5. Dude, what if they are commenting on the story? ....Deja vu.

[anigbrowl]

7. What he said. It's really aggravating...mainly a 'me first!' phenomenon

[Ghost in the Machine]

8. The way people brag about their ignore lists here, maybe they don't *see* the other post??

:shrug:

[fla nocount]

9. I don't go past the second page and rarely that....

I appreciate the efforts to keep me current.

[TripleKatPad]

10. I hear ya

and I grok. Must be karma that you brought this up on the night I started my first thread (even if it was in the Lounge and for unworthy purposes).

[madeline_con]

11. The post police never sleep. n/t