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This is a topic that comes up all too often in comments, lambasting editors or praising them.
As it stands, editorial is a black box, they accept submissions, fettle them, then they appear as stories. Recently, the Original Submission link appeared on stories so you can see what went in and what appeared out of that black box, yet still the complaints come.
Just how much transparency is necessary? (This is an open question not rhetorical)
I like to believe that SoylentNews is the people that form it as a community, and the editing should reflect that.
Should we adopt some version control for subs so everyone can see who edited what through the pipeline that goes from sub to front page?
Thoughts on a postcard please.
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META: Editorial Transparency - What do you want?
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(Score: 2) by jbWolf on Friday May 29 2015, @03:23PM
Go back to the way it was? I dunno. I kinda like it like knowing what the original submitter sent. It helps me learn a bit more about the submitter. Agree with everything else you said 100%. Sure, there's the occasional hiccup, but overall, editors here are awesome.
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(Score: 2) by mrcoolbp on Friday May 29 2015, @05:10PM
The eventual goal is to have the link to original submission appear in the "Related Stories" box or maybe somewhere in the title bar (like next to the "dept.") Until then we may continue to include the link in the story itself.
(Score:1^½, Radical)
(Score: 2) by jbWolf on Friday May 29 2015, @07:54PM
I don't see a problem moving it elsewhere. I just liked the general concept of being able to look at the original it when I wanted.
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