It's Official - SheepOverboard Stinks!

Why would someone send a Stink-O-Gram to this li'l ole rag??

SheepOverboard never said a nasty thing against anyone.

We're just amusing ourselves quietly here in this unfashionable backwater of the web, and suddenly we stink - without even trying? That's gotta be worth some points.

[Story continues below stinky gram] ...

Stink-O-Gram     Name of Journalist: Editor   Email of Journalist: editor@sheepoverboard.com   Name of Publication or Broadcast Channel: SheepOverboard   Name of Article or Program: News   Date of Article or Broadcast: All the time   Date Sent: 06/03/2007   Dear Editor,     My feelings about your work are expressed in the Stinky Scale Rating below.   ! ;I think the following ethical issues are relevant and important for you to examine in this case; Code of Ethics Menu Make certain that headlines, news teases and promotional material, photos, video, audio, graphics, sound bites and quotations do not misrepresent. They should not oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context. Never distort the content of news photos or video. Image enhancement for technical clarity is always permissible. Label montages and photo illustrations. > My Thoughts: Disclaimers on each false news item now overdue    Sincerely yours, Phil phil@someaddress.com P.S. I further suggest links for your reference  ASNE Code of Ethics Page P.S. To find out more about Stink-O-Grams; a new tool for citizens to quickly communicate their feelings and th! oughts directly with the media

Ok, we 'fess up. The editor sent himself a StinkOgram.

Why?

Apart from the fact we have no readers, and need to simulate everything, the editorial staff believe in our fourth year SheepOverboard should act its age, and at least apply some rules to our own behavior, since so many articles herein rant at others' shortcomings.

So starting now we shall mark articles with a SOSOG (SheepOverboard Stink-O-Gram) rating. If it's straight news, a joke, parody, or a hoax, we shall indicate with a ratings stamp.

An editorial on the subject of truth and the Internet's role as a reliable information source accompanies this page. Read more