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Breaking news from around the world.

News that is American but has an international facet may also be posted here.

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Where possible, post the original source of information.
- If there is a paywall, you can use alternative sources or provide an archive.today, 12ft.io, etc. link in the body.
Do not editorialize titles. Preserve the original title when possible; edits for clarity are fine.
Do not post ragebait or shock stories. These will be removed.
Do not post tabloid or blogspam stories. These will be removed.
Social media should be a source of last resort.

These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.

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Moderation / Rules of "news" community? (self.news)

submitted 1 year ago by HeapOfDogs to c/news

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I can't seem to find anything in a sidebar or sticky thread that talks about the moderation / rules of the news community. I'm very interested in coming to this community to learn about news, but right now it seems whats being posted tends to be relatively low (lower?) quality.

Examples of common rules

Use the same titles as the article itself
No blog spam, link to the source
Political news, should go to the political community
No dupes of same topic

As an example, take a look at other news aggregators that focus on news.

My goal here isn't tell people what to do but its start a conversation on the topic.

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[–] remington 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

See the philosophy posts that are in the sidebar of the main feed. More specifically, The spirit of the rules.

[–] HeapOfDogs 10 points 1 year ago

I don't disagree with this philosophy. Its more that I believe a few simple rules could go a long way to raising the quality of this community. For example if I walk into a library there is the notion of being nice (quiet, polite, respectful of others) - but I still assume the shelves are well organized.

I have no issue if people disagree, but maybe consider at least a note in the sidebar talking a little about what this community is about?