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I really like the concept, though I think the initial stage might benefit from surfacing content from "top" websites as opposed to just votes. It's much more im

by Shank 8y ago

I really like the concept, though I think the initial stage might benefit from surfacing content from "top" websites as opposed to just votes. It's much more important to catch misinformation in larger, well known media sources, than it is to catch it on a random forum, for example. That's just my opinion, though.

newman8r 8y ago
Yeah that's a good point, I hadn't even thought about sorting it that way. It would definitely be better to prioritize content from CNN or Washington Post over a reddit post. I'll probably implement something like that very soon.
- Shank 8y ago
  > It would definitely be better to prioritize content from CNN or Washington Post over a reddit post. I would just like to point out that while totally unintentional, you just rattled off only left-wing sites. You absolutely need to make sure that, when listing off examples, you are being neutral in these examples. Even if you are a neutral third party, it may not look that way to people if you only list off certain news sources. Being neutral is critical to being trusted in a situation a site with responsibility like this. I want to see you succeed -- not get labeled as "attacking" one or the other side.
  - newman8r 8y ago
    You're absolutely right, we all have inherent biases and my goal with Quod is to create an environment where anyone can contribute regardless of political affiliation. Some of the problems with other fact checking sites is that they have small editorial panels, so bias can be an issue. Ideally, if Quod succeeds, my personal politics would not impact the site in any way whatsoever. Most of the initial reports on Quod were my own (since nobody else is going to report them) and I did try to grab a fairly equal amount of posts from the left and right. Anyway your feedback is appreciated and I agree that as an operator of the service I should try to act as a neutral party and I will keep that in mind going forward.

by Shank 8y ago

newman8r 8y ago

Yeah that's a good point, I hadn't even thought about sorting it that way. It would definitely be better to prioritize content from CNN or Washington Post over a reddit post. I'll probably implement something like that very soon.

Shank 8y ago
> It would definitely be better to prioritize content from CNN or Washington Post over a reddit post. I would just like to point out that while totally unintentional, you just rattled off only left-wing sites. You absolutely need to make sure that, when listing off examples, you are being neutral in these examples. Even if you are a neutral third party, it may not look that way to people if you only list off certain news sources. Being neutral is critical to being trusted in a situation a site with responsibility like this. I want to see you succeed -- not get labeled as "attacking" one or the other side.
- newman8r 8y ago
  You're absolutely right, we all have inherent biases and my goal with Quod is to create an environment where anyone can contribute regardless of political affiliation. Some of the problems with other fact checking sites is that they have small editorial panels, so bias can be an issue. Ideally, if Quod succeeds, my personal politics would not impact the site in any way whatsoever. Most of the initial reports on Quod were my own (since nobody else is going to report them) and I did try to grab a fairly equal amount of posts from the left and right. Anyway your feedback is appreciated and I agree that as an operator of the service I should try to act as a neutral party and I will keep that in mind going forward.