Edit: This rule seems to be much more nuanced and requires more thought than we had put in, please continue to discuss below.

It is NOT in effect at this time but highly recommend for regional subreddits at least.

The above rule has been added to the instance and will be enforced instance wide. This rule is very common within most existing communities where news articles are shared and avoids sensationalizing the story or attempts at steering discussion by the user posting the article.

  • yjk@lemmy.caEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    I don’t mean to be nitpicking but if the rule is zero-tolerance I think we should clear up the edge cases. I hope you don’t take this the wrong way.

    • What happens when the original title is misleading or clickbait? Personally I like how HN handles things in this case (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html).
    • How about if you want to ask a question about a news article as the main focus of the post, but also want to include context about the article?
    • Or if you’re making the post to discuss a related topic, and include multiple articles?
    • On that note, what even counts as a news article? What if I post a link to a reddit thread about a news article?
    • TruckBC@lemmy.caOPMEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      You’re really making me think here. Thank you!

      What happens when the original title is misleading or clickbait? Personally I like how HN handles things in this case

      Probably should find another source in that case, but as with other examples brought up, I think a situation like this could be dealt with at moderator discretion.

      How about if you want to ask a question about a news article as the main focus of the post, but also want to include context about the article?

      Your question should be in the body of the post not the title really but hard to say without a solid example.

      Or if you’re making the post to discuss a related topic, and include multiple articles?

      Hey an easy question! That would be fine.

      On that note, what even counts as a news article? What if I post a link to a reddit thread about a news article?

      We don’t speak of that place here do we?