Question to the mods: If there is an existing self-moderated topic, is it acceptable to create a duplicate topic which is not self-moderated? That would help avoid these kind of situations. I don't see why topics in the press board should be self-moderated.
I would say it probably would not be acceptable. Duplicate threads are usually deleted.
The message on deletion says
A reply of yours, quoted below, was deleted by the starter of a self-moderated topic. There are no rules of self-moderation, so this deletion cannot be appealed...
You can create a new topic if you are unsatisfied with this one. If duplicate threads are not the solution, there should be some rules for creating self-moderated threads.
If one person creates
only self-moderated threads, isn't there an issue?
Maybe we could refine the guidelines in the Press Board.
A couple of suggestions which I find worthy are
I think it is important to add to the guidelines that posters in this section should not create locked or self-moderated threads. Free and open discussion of the linked articles is very important, and moderation should be left to properly authorized moderators.
Self-moderation will inevitably lead to endless censorship accusations, recriminations and flames - as we have seen recently when one poster refused to eliminate the dupe post because the earlier post linking to the same article was self-moderated.
I think we could use some clarification re 'Press' section. I don't think articles from bitcoin/crypto news services (CoinDesk, Cointelegraph etc) should be posted in this board, since basically all their articles are bitcoin related.
Shouldn't it be limited to mainstream or non-crypto press hits?
