Should parody articles be allowed in A&N? - Everyone eats the Onion

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Should parody articles be allowed in A&N, or can we blacklist Iqfy from there? Nobody seems capable of understanding it's a satire site.

 

[Testacles Maximus]

It should exclusively host content from the Onion.

 

[Miller]

If it's a parody article then it should have something in the title too because these days it's harder to see the difference between parodies and actual news;

 

[draggs]

Wait there are articles that aren't parodies in A&N? Since when?

 

[Exigent Circumcisions]

Yes, it's funny.

 

[SiccDicc]

We need more forums for every kind of article: satire, real, entertainment, agriculture, etc.

 

[Null]

No, and I challenge people to look up the source of any article they see a screenshot of before sharing the screenshot

 

[L50LasPak]

I think parody articles can be fine if they're marked with a tag.

Perhaps a big red one that says "BAIT"?

 

[Otis Boi]

Most A&N regulars are basicly redditors where they just read the title and respond. It's funny when they take the bait.

 

[WebLurker]

I think parody articles can be fine if they're marked with a tag.

Perhaps a big red one that says "BAIT"?

I don't think that would even work to curb people thinking they're real and sperging. There was a few people in the latest Iqfy article who pointed out that it was parody and all the other posters ignored them and continued their angry tirades.

Maybe a separate thread in General Discussion for satirical sites like Iqfy and the Onion might help? At least then Farmers of A&N might finally understand that it's tongue-in-cheek and not meant to be taken seriously?

Unless they never go into General and only post in A&N... yeah, okay, that's not going to help either