Comment-shifting: I appreciate the efforts by mods to make threads out of hot topics in the Huddle. Perhaps they could include notations of such on the story and the affected Huddle, just to allay any confusion? For example, on the Seahawks-Packers story linked above, something like (Editor note: The first 22 comments were relocated from the Monday Huddle.) and (Editor note: 22 comments from this Huddle were relocated here.) in the Huddle itself. (Also, I apologize for the broken link -- the system is putting slashes before my quotes.)
posted by Etrigan to editorial policy at 05:11 PM - 3 comments
What's the advantage?
posted by rcade at 09:00 PM on September 26, 2012
Slightly less confusion, slightly more transparency.
posted by Etrigan at 07:17 AM on September 28, 2012
Yeah I would appreciate that too. It's confusing and in a way can seem a little high-handed to repackage the comments that way. I like the end product since it makes a standalone thread that people will find and take part in, but it's been bugging me a little too. I support Etrigan's idea of a marker in the new thread that it has happened.
posted by rumple at 05:19 PM on September 26, 2012