• jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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    1 year ago

    This post has been reported for a subject line not matching the original headline.

    While that IS a hard and fast rule in other subs I moderate, it is not on the rule sheet here.

    Full disclosure, I PERSONALLY think matching the subjext to the headline is the best idea and I reached out to Doug. If he changes it, that’s fine, but I won’t add it as a rule and enforce it over a single post.

    • Doug Holland@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      That’s not a rule for a reason.

      Of the small sliver of police misconduct that makes the news, much or most is hidden under headlines that tend to obfuscate what’s reported. “Officer sentenced” but the headline doesn’t say what the sentence is — it’s often probation, or the infamous “year and a day.” Yesterday a headline hid a guard’s rape of inmates as “other crimes.” This cop’s oopsie killing of a good guy merits mention.

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        1 year ago

        Yup, I figured as much which is why I posted the note. “Not a rule here”. But I get why people would report it as lots of communities do have that rule.

        • Doug Holland@lemmy.worldOP
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          1 year ago

          It’s a rule that makes sense, I think, in groups where you’re talking about news or politics. Less so in an advocacy group…