Good question Link! Yes, for sure, or I simply refer people here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicating_and_getting_help There used to be a note in our style for reminding people the Magazine isn't a help forum. I'll raise a pull request to restore something for that. On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 09:06:08AM -0700, Link Dupont wrote: > What about comments that are asking for help or support? Should those be > funneled over to ask.fedoraproject.org? > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 11:41 AM, Paul W. Frields <stickster@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Hi Magazine editors, > > > > I wanted to open up this conversation to share how I personally > > moderate comments. I'm not unilaterally declaring any rules here. > > I'd love to hear from other editors how they make these decisions. In > > the end, I hope we can come up with common guidance that helps future > > editors. > > > > Which reminds me... Hopefully everyone does know that we do moderate > > comments on the Magazine. We think of the Magazine as a place where > > Fedora can put its best foot forward. That doesn't mean we don't take > > critical comments. We definitely do, as long as they're in the spirit > > of betterment. But just like a house party -- if you routinely let > > guests spill others' drinks, very soon no one will bother to attend. > > So we keep an eye on the party to ensure everyone can enjoy it. > > > > Often I go through a mental checklist to see if a comment has some > > quality that makes it unsuitable to publish. If a comment gets > > through those gates, typically I approve it ("If it doesn't fail, it > > passes."). These are the ones that I typically think about: > > > > * Does the comment show obvious signs of spam? (Examples: Suspicious > > website or email name, often coupled with highly generic comments > > that have nothing to do with the article content.) > > > > * Does the comment engage in rude or obnoxious behavior, like name > > calling, ad hominem attacks, unconstructive criticism, or insults > > against Fedora, people, other Linux distros, or open source > > projects? (Examples: "The maintainers of <X> project should be > > ashamed." "Fedora sucks, so I use $DISTRO instead." "$DISTRO sucks > > so I always use Fedora now.") > > > > * Does the comment lack clear discussion value? (Example: "This was a > > great post, I learned a lot.") > > > > These are three big ones I can think of. How do other editors treat > > comments? > > > > Are there other rules you use? > > > > Are there things on this list you think we should *not* use to > > disqualify comments? > > > > > > -- > > Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ > > gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 > > http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ > > The open source story continues to grow: http://opensource.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Fedora Magazine mailing list -- magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe send an email to magazine-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/message/XSO5MATSXXMYLCSFUX4AODGGT4U5JTYI/ > -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ The open source story continues to grow: http://opensource.com _______________________________________________ Fedora Magazine mailing list -- magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to magazine-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/message/D3ZGT3I5DCHANENPZAG7WW6LBUNOY3CG/
