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this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2024
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Due to how the US Presidential election works, however, many articles with a partisan tilt will necessarily be in favor of one person and against another person. So think you should also factor frequency into this.
Does someone post one progressive, anti-Trump news article a week? Or a conservative anti-Biden article? Particularly from reputable sources? I would say that should be allowed, even if they don't give equal time to the other side.
OTOH, someone who posts several anti-Trump (or anti-Biden) articles every day is likely digging down to some questionable sites to find the content. Such a person should be given a temp ban, and advised to go touch some grass. Someone who manages to give a balanced approach to news, though, while using reputable news sources, might possibly get a pass for the lack of a social life.
I think you've understood the idea behind the policy.
I think your last paragraph is pretty much the goal. It makes sense to me. Just don't post partisan articles from partisan sources.
But their intentions for the rule makes it seem like even non partisan sources or articles would get removed or rejected by this rule.
Then again if it's gonna be enforced I hope they have it well defined
That's exactly what was happening and why this rule had to be implemented.
Right, but in that case the problem isn't posting one-sided content, or content that favors one person over another, but posting poorly sourced content.
I find it dangerous to say "we'll ban people who mainly post about one person" because the US presidential race, for better or worse, is about two people. Expressing any opinion at all advocates one of those people above the other. Put the rules in terms of quality of sources, though, and you will find that you can solve the same problem without the same baggage.
This is a News forum, it seems reasonable to vet sources.
Which the only anti stuff or also bad sources. Cause it really feels like the reputable sources rule would already cover it