I agree with your finer points, but > In this case, I used the subtitle, which wasn't exactly editorializing. Technically it is, in the sense that it's the ed

I agree with your finer points, but > In this case, I used the subtitle, which wasn't exactly editorializing. Technically it is, in the sense that it's the editor's job in a publication to select exactly which citation best summarizes the content of the whole piece. So I suggest to perhaps change the "don't editorialize" part to rule to better reflect the nuance of the subject.