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Snopes . com
December 10, 2011 at 9:20 pm
I just tried to post a link to Snopes.com on Facebook and Facebook is telling me they have blocked the link because it is "unsafe and spammy." Does anyone know anything about this? I thought Snopes was a legitimate site. Am I wrong about this?
BTW if anyone is curious, the link was in response to someone posting this story:
Do you know what a "Candy Cane Really is"? Many years ago a candy maker wanted to make candy that would symbolize the true meaning of Christmas-Which is "Jesus" The hard candy was shaped like a " J " to represent that Jesus is our rock of all ages. The candy was white, that stands for the pureness of Jesus, and the red represents the blood that Jesus shed to save us from our sins. So the next time you see a candy cane, take a minute to remember the real meaning of 'Christmas'. I would like to see all my friends re-post this for all their friends to share. Have a wonderful day!! And MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Here's Snopes's response:
http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/candycane.asp
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RE: Snopes . com
December 10, 2011 at 9:25 pm
The Snopes reply does prove one thing.
Xtian assholes will lie about anything.
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RE: Snopes . com
December 10, 2011 at 10:43 pm
(This post was last modified: December 10, 2011 at 10:44 pm by Cyberman.)
Facebook is a strange animal indeed. It purports to be almost the model of social networking, yet try to make it do something its programmers don't want you to and you've had it. Your best bet perhaps is to post an edited form of the link,
viz:
http://www . snopes [dot] com/holidays/christmas/candycane.asp
or something similar. You might have to play with it to see what works (then afterwards you can post the link).
As for the candy cane story itself, I'm long past the point where I would have been surprised. There's a hell of a load of shit gets posted on Facebook; it's become the central sorting office for stupid rumours. I'm signed up to a FB page called
HoaxSlayer ("Debunking email hoaxes and exposing Internet scams since 2003!") and there's nary a day goes by without at least half a dozen posts from them.
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RE: Snopes . com
December 11, 2011 at 1:50 am
(This post was last modified: December 11, 2011 at 1:53 am by Ziploc Surprise.)
(December 10, 2011 at 10:43 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Facebook is a strange animal indeed. It purports to be almost the model of social networking, yet try to make it do something its programmers don't want you to and you've had it. Your best bet perhaps is to post an edited form of the link, viz:
http://www . snopes [dot] com/holidays/christmas/candycane.asp
or something similar. You might have to play with it to see what works (then afterwards you can post the link).
As for the candy cane story itself, I'm long past the point where I would have been surprised. There's a hell of a load of shit gets posted on Facebook; it's become the central sorting office for stupid rumours. I'm signed up to a FB page called HoaxSlayer ("Debunking email hoaxes and exposing Internet scams since 2003!") and there's nary a day goes by without at least half a dozen posts from them.
The really stupid thing is that so far 13 people have liked the candy cane story. No one has bothered to check to see if the story is fake or not. I called them on this and am waiting for a reply. I imagine that if I get one (I may just get ignored) it will be interesting.
(December 10, 2011 at 11:35 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Just use a URL redirection service like http://is.gd or http://bit.ly
URL redirection service. I might try this. I don't know if it will change anyone's mind though, they seem adamant on believing a story that has been challenged by an authoritative source (snopes, even though I couldn't post a link).
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RE: Snopes . com
December 11, 2011 at 11:32 pm
The "Likes" on Facebook are now up to 16. Does anyone bother to check facts anymore?
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