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GOP lawmaker arrested after allegedly sexually abusing a middle schooler in a classroom
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FYI - A lot of the discussion here about the headline is now irrelevant that the source saw the light and corrected it:
"GOP lawmaker arrested after allegedly sexually abusing a middle schooler in a classroom"
OP - If you can update your headline to match, that would be great!
And, yes "having sex" in this context, is rape apology.
I'd gladly do so if you add an expressed permission in the rules to guaruntee that some other mod in the future doesn't bjtch about making that sort of change (especially if this happens again to another article down the road). Add text to rule 1. Like add a rule 1a that says something like:
Make that change, and I'll happily update it. I just want to shield myself and future posters from arbitrary and capricious moderators.
We require submissions match the source headline.
The title in the original source changed, it's on you to make sure your title stays updated.
If you're in reading comments, you can double check and fix the title at the same time.
Is that explicit in the rules? My point is that, while YOU or the current mod team in this exact moment might allow for the change in this specific instance, it would be helpful to memorialize that if/when this happens again in the future.
It IS explicit in the rules, first rule in fact:
"Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments."
I followed the rules exactly. The title of my post was an exact match for the article at the time of posting. After reader complaints, the news source decided to change it after the post on Lemmy was made. My point is that it would be helpful to have an adendum (that 1a bit above) that shields people for when that happens. Like, what if they change the title, it gets updated on Lemmy, then it changes again?
At the time of posting, and after a bunch of complaints I'm sure, based on the discussion here ALONE, the original source editorially corrected the headline.
You should have the common sense to do the same, if you don't, I can just remove the post.
I'm not arguing about removing or not removing the post. Hell, I am not arguing about wether to change the title. I already changed it. I am raising the concern about future instances. This has the potential for repeatability, and mods cycle in and out. That makes the instant title change concern or statement from you (one mod) an inherently subjective application
It's always tricky, but thanks for updating it!
The real problem are the "live" stories that update the headline every time you turn around.
The only solution is to watch it continually and update where applicable,
But I never outright remove something without giving the OP a heads up and a reasonable amount of time to fix it.
So, that 1a thing I suggested is a no?