[Meta] How does mods remove posts based on sources?
[Meta] How does mods remove posts based on sources?
My post got removed despite it being from a reliable source (Ukrayinska Pravda- Media Bias/ Fact check.)
I am not looking to participate in a community where mods remove posts based on their feelings about the source, there needs to be a proof to the mod claim.
Why did my post got removed in this case?
How is the source unreliable, what is the mod proof for that?
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I think it's because of their charged wording:
Under this criteria (using loaded words) most posts here should be removed, I always look for news outlets that publish boring titles, but simply that is very rare that the community will be empty if it was really applied.
Recent example in this community is NYT:
That's a general description of left-center sources, so that would mean banning this list https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/leftcenter/
Just scrolling through I found nytimes.com there, so that seems excessive?
oh yeah you're right. I dunno why it was removed then. Best DM mods as to why, or see where this post goes.
still, you should aim for higher credibility ratings.
Hmm, that's a good point.
It seems that this was reported by multiple other credible news sources, for example:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-loses-1-400-soldiers-045129405.html
Apparently, the credibility rating is high? Do they have a higher credibility rating? I haven't checked, but I'd imagine "high" was high enough to at least post it and let people make their own opinions. For the record, CNN, The New York Yimes, and The Washington Post have the same credibility rating as the site listed above.
That does seem quite a bit odd if that's the explanation though. After all, Propublica is left-center as well according to them: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/propublica/
But mods have allowed Propublica articles in the past, e.g https://lemmy.world/post/15997425 and https://lemmy.world/post/5540207
So why would Propublica get a pass despite being left center?
Yes, for sure we can't have charged wording here.
You may be right, but it's still complete bullshit.