# I object strenuously to this moderator instruction in the Ukraine Breaking News thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 29, 2022, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-strenuously-to-this-moderator-instruction-in-the-ukraine-breaking-news-thread/972437 "2022-09-29T07:11:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
**Author:** ![mjmartin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@mjmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmartin)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-strenuously-to-this-moderator-instruction-in-the-ukraine-breaking-news-thread/972437/21 "2022-09-29T19:47:01Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > keeping only reasonably verified facts from reasonably reputable sources in the breaking news thread. The breaking news thread has 100% become the catch all place for discussions about the war. There are multiple posts per day with people’s opinion, unverified claims, speculation and general postings about the war. Making the thread only about breaking news is a ship that has long since sailed. The particular poster is by far the worst offender, and posts the most clearly biased sources, but is hardly the only one that does so. Take the most recent post: > [@Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-1/960037/8764): > > I still bet that they were better than the status quo for the Russian military. As for their being better of guerilla tactics than all out war, that is sort of my point. They would probably more effective as a continuing guerilla force than incorporated into the regular Russian army. Not propaganda, but certainly not verified facts from reputable sources either. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-strenuously-to-this-moderator-instruction-in-the-ukraine-breaking-news-thread/972437)._