You could call 90% of off topic posts 'stuffposts' by those standards. It's a stupid word that is interpreted differently by everyone based on their own expectations. If you seriously have an issue with someone discussing news on an off-topic board, then maybe you should rethink your priorities or go to board with topics that better suit you. Definitely not worth a five page discussion.
This is true, though the way the "news" is presented, as well as the frequency of "news posts" on Off-Topic (via Lord Tony), is what makes this an issue. Sure, most of Off-Topic is complete stuffposting. However, most of these "stuffposts" are topics originating from a variety of users - not just one man stuffposting all day, and follow the general guidelines for the forum.
This issue with the way Tony presents his posts is that they are overly frequent (he posted five/six in one day, iirc) and they manage to piss others off due to their lack of source and other provoking details. Users have reacted a multitude of times with negativity due to certain irritating attributes found within the OP, yet Tony has found the lack of care (or motivation?) to change any of this, despite its upsetting nature.
Don't get me wrong, though - it does spark discussion, and that's a good thing. The forums wouldn't be as half as interesting without Lord Tony, but his threads have sparked so much unnecessary backlash that it might be better to have these issues resolved.
