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So, did the board survive? No mention of it in the article. Got to wonder about headlines like this, seems the standard these days is get as close to a clickba
by ofalkaed 2y ago
So, did the board survive? No mention of it in the article.
Got to wonder about headlines like this, seems the standard these days is get as close to a clickbait title as you can without crossing the line. The inclusion of "Russian" especially has weird implications, is this something that is actually very common in other nationalities which Russia had stood strong against up until now? I find the headline far more interesting than the article which really does not add much in the way of information or clear up all the ambiguities implied by the headline.
- lolc 2y agoI'm struggling to understand your objections to the title. The headline says that it is the first time in chess an opponent was attacked with mercury, and that the perpetrator was Russian. I'm not clear what your interpretation is. If we are to believe the article, poisoning an opponent has not happened before, so "In world first" is justified. Mentioning the nationality is common in news reporting. Maybe look up the "Florida Man" meme and don't be sore anymore.
- bdjsiqoocwk 2y ago> I'm not clear what your interpretation is. Some people think "Russian bad". Some other people think "some people think Russian bad and so whenever anyone who mentions that a person is Russian they must be trying to trigger negative associations".
- ofalkaed 2y agoI made no objection, I just find it interesting and curious, which is what this site is about and the posting guidelines being anything which gratifies intellectual curiosity. I find usage very interesting.
- protomolecule 2y ago[flagged]