There has been a big increase in moderator-selected "news" posts in this sub. Does anyone else find that quite noisy, and prefer to see mostly "real" posts from community members?
I feel like this isn't the place I go to for a local "news content" feed
Posted May 6, 2020, 3:45 PM UTC
Nobody is stopping “real” items from being posted by community members. I for one like the “news feed”, it gives an overview of what’s going on in the state.
Does your issue have to do more with the kinds of news being posted?
Except they're pushed down by dozens of news articles that are essentially promoted by the moderators.
This sub can be quite dull without some news being posted. I appreciate it.
Sorry, I'll post less news if y'all don't like it.
I’m fine with it, the sub is kind of quiet otherwise.
That's a good thing - it means people posting organic traffic are easily noticed.
Keep posting news, I personally enjoy it
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Nah. I come here for news.
Please feel free to post anything relevant and within the rules. Mods are just trying to keep the conversation going.
Mods are just trying to keep the conversation going.
A couple of months ago I made a Twitter list that is the account of every newspaper and local TV station in Georgia in one feed. Usually between 7 a.m. - 9 a.m. while I'm procrastinating from getting a full head of steam into actually working, I scan it and toss the stories on here that I think people might be interested in seeing.
But I have been posting more stuff lately, and throughout the day, mostly out of restlessness. I don't mind scaling back and posting less.
I personally would prefer you to keep posting the way you have been, it's very informative.
Some of us rely on your newsfeed to stay informed!
I think you’re doing a good job
trying to keep the conversation going.
A moderator posting their "feed" is a monologue, not a conversation.
I am going to post less news.
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OK. I'll post more organic content.
99% of my Reddit time is to get news so I don't have to check a bunch of different places/news agencies. I am very busy. I love the time saving I get from reading my news on Reddit paired with a few select alternative means of accessing important news.
I appreciate the posts.
That is what happens when you create an echo-chamber for one political ideology.
What are you even talking about?
It's almost as biased as r/politics too....
The downvotes will prove me right.
If it doesn't agree with my world view it must be biased
Anyone of any political persuasion can recognize bias on any side. Critical thinking isn't politically limited.
If I said "It's 65 degrees today. We have clear skies and full sun", is that "biased"? Or is it just a fact?
Ah I'll upvote you. I don't usually comment unless to provide factual information but I have detected an "abnormal" amount of one sided articles on the sub and on reddit in general. It's just part of the territory.
News is literally one of the two proposes of this sub.
Don't see why you have a problem with news. Start your own sub if you don't like this one.
There's lots of places to find media outlets' coverage of events. It doesn't need to be amplified here.
Meanwhile, there are few places to engage in community discussion. I subscribe to many communities on reddit - non-community-driven content solely for the purpose of "looking busy" drowns out that community discussion.
It's literally one of the two reasons this sub exists.
What are you going to discuss if not the news?
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