Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.
Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.
7. No duplicate posts.
If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.
All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.
Slight interest, US Eastern (Daylight Observed=YES/Standard=In Fall, Normal DST)
Experience:
I can spot slanted articles and sources pretty quickly, and would be glad to assist if selected. May the best volunteer(s) win!
whats expected from one?
We expect one to join the discord or matrix server, read the guidelines and communicate with us if they have any questions.
Aside from that it is just normal modding, clearing out reports and keeping the community clean. We will keep an eye out if you are not over or under-modding, and let you know if you are.
I nominate anyone other than me!
So I'm not sure why I said anything.
Sorry. :(
You are a funny Squidman. lol
My genius is underappreciated in my time.
Every post is a contribution to Lemmy? 🤔
US Central time. I'm sure you've seen enough of my reports to know I want this community to succeed.
I have some modding experience, but not enough to say I'm a pro.
Sounds good! Will send you to the other mods for consideration, thank you!
I was a mod of a small community on the alien site. I don't know how similar it is
It’s bit more politically charged here and there are a lot more reports (but also a lot more mods probably). Are you interested?
Yes.
Good! I will send it to the other mods (:
Thanks. I hope I can help.
Willing to help out.
+1 / +8 UTC. Former mod on one of the reddit default subs, before the exodus. (I guess I still am one, technically?)
I'm interested. I'm new to Lemmy and still actively learning about the fediverse. My experience lies in having watched the rise and fall of many platforms since the early 90s.
My interest in this case lies in contributing to a platform that grows big enough to be ubiquitous, open enough to be self regulating, yet responsive enough to address problems before they get out of hand.
Great to hear! Will also forward you for consideration. We got a bit more interest then we expected, so we're churning through some applicants and will get back to you as soon as possible (:
It's good that there is a lot of interest.