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META: Editorial Transparency - What do you want?

posted by juggs on Friday May 29 2015, @04:18AM   Printer-friendly
from the random-thoughts dept.

juggs writes:

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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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Fluffeh on Friday May 29 2015, @05:15AM

    by Fluffeh (954) Subscriber Badge on Friday May 29 2015, @05:15AM (#189504) Journal

    Sorry, forgot to reply directly to the questions posted:

    Just how much transparency is necessary?

    Within reason, I think the site is already much more transparent than most news sites and I don't think any more is really needed.

    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?

    This is a news site, not a bulletin board for anyone to post. The reason we have editors is to keep out the junk, polish up submissions that need it. I don't personally care to ever see who changed what word in which submission - and really don't think that would be worth the effort for anyone to code up.

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  • (Score: 2) by fleg on Friday May 29 2015, @06:49AM

    by fleg (128) Subscriber Badge on Friday May 29 2015, @06:49AM (#189535)

    I don't personally care to ever see who changed what word in which submission - and really don't think that would be worth the effort for anyone to code up.

    as an 'umble programmer i endorse this opinion.