Thanks Paul. I guess I missed your earlier post. Item (b) "[get rid of comments that] ... lack any constructive value" looks like it could give me enough leeway to delete a few comments that I would otherwise have approved. On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 11:15 AM Paul Frields <stickster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I might have sent something about this to the list earlier, but it's > been a while. This isn't just my opinion but rather a shared > philosophy about comments among editors. > > * We didn't want the Magazine to become a support forum, so we > encourage folks to use the appropriate channels to get targeted help. > Otherwise article authors can feel like they're on the hook to be a > support mechanism for people. We try to point to the canonical wiki > page: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicating_and_getting_help > * We typically get rid of comments that are either (a) repetitive, (b) > lack any constructive value, (c) stage pesonal or project attacks, > and/or (d) are way off topic. > > One thing I encourage editors to remember is that we're not required > to publish anything that anyone sends in (comments or otherwise). We > want the Magazine to be an enjoyable and informative forum, so we aim > for content that supports that goal. My analogy is an open-house > party. Everyone's welcome to come in and enjoy themselves within > common rules of decorum. But if someone starts dumping punch in the > pool or smearing cheese dip on the wall, they'd be shown the door. > > Paul > > On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 8:47 PM SysOp <sysop+fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I don't think I've ever read the comments on any of the articles but I > tend to be more for allowing comments as long as they aren't harassing > other users/authors and or spreading mis information. If the post is > accurate and contributes to the conversation/article that sounds good to > me. On the other hand I tend to think more that comments that ONLY say > "Don't ask xyz here without an answer or a redurection" do not contribute > at all and would probably hit any personal filter I would set long before a > question would. > > > > > > Just my personal view as a new person to the group and what I think > would help foster a more welcoming and better community > > > > On May 16, 2020 2:42:05 PM CDT, Gregory Bartholomew < > gregory.lee.bartholomew@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >I've been randomly checking the magazine's dashboard and approving > comments > > >as part of my editor duties, but I saw one from Paul that has me > wondering > > >if maybe I should be rejecting more of them. > > > > > >Paul said something to the effect of "this isn't a support forum". And > that > > >makes sense to me -- we don't necessarily want all the problems > advertised > > >on the magazine. At the same time though, I have rejected some comments > > >just because they were low information, excessively critical/negative, > and > > >repeated what had already been stated (in a better way) by others. But > then > > >the commenter sent another comment complaining/asking why his/her > comment > > >had been rejected. I think Red Hat's motto is "be open", so I'm not > quite > > >sure how to handle some of these situations. > > > > > >I think it would be a nice feature if there were an option to have the > > >rejection message say something like "Please direct support-related > posts > > >to https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/";. Maybe such a feature exists > and > > >I'm not aware of it? > > > > > >Just tying to make sure that I am handling this part of the job > properly. > > > > > >Thanks. > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Fedora Magazine mailing list -- magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >To unsubscribe send an email to magazine-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > > >List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > >List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > _______________________________________________ > > Fedora Magazine mailing list -- magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe send an email to magazine-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ > Fedora Magazine mailing list -- magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to magazine-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ Fedora Magazine mailing list -- magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to magazine-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
