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EarlG

(23,056 posts)
8. A question for everyone
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 01:17 PM
Sep 2023

Since there seems to be quite a bit of love for Editorials & Other Articles I'm now thinking we should keep it. I think everyone is pretty much on the same page as to what the forum is and should be about.

There is no longer a "top-level" spot for the forum though, so it will have to go into a category. The most obvious fit would be Issue Forums.

The Statement of Purpose for the forum would be a revised version of the DU3 SOP, something like:

Post excerpts from long-form editorials, opinion pieces, essays, articles, blog posts, and other recently-published material related to politics, issues, and current events. This forum is intended as a slower-moving alternative to General Discussion, where more in-depth discussions can take place.

While there's no top-level placement for the forum, I would include it in the "Related" section at the top of General Discussion and Latest Breaking News.

Now here's my question: Would a different name help the forum to fit a little better into the Issues Forum category? If so, the name would have to be at least as good/descriptive as Editorials & Other Articles otherwise there's no point in changing it. I'm not sure I've been able to do better so far. "Extended Reading" maybe?

Any thoughts?

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