GB Article Suggestions -- Week of June 14, 2020

Here are articles that have already been submitted for the current week:

Posted!

Well, there are a couple of reasons for the lack of suggestions. 

First, as it became known that members could submit articles directly, it became a contest to see who could get their screen name on the home page.  When GB shifted to an automated submission system that assigned 10 automatic votes to an undisclosed list of preferred sources and a secondary undisclosed set that awarded 5 automatic votes, suddenly there were as many as a half dozen "glory seekers," as we called them, who sought to dominate the home page 5.  I was part of a group that turned that into a game of "Whack a mole" ("moron" was subbed for mole) -- if any of us saw that happening, we'd pm each other about it, with "WAM" as the subject line, and then each of us would post a 10 pointer and then vote each other's submissions onto the home page 5, displacing the moron from the list entirely when possible.  The 2 article/12 hours submission limit was ultimately the solution GB came up with to put an end to the need for WAM.

Second, originally, there were no guidelines, so political content became pretty much de rigueur, especially after GM left and before PD emerged one night!  It seemed like the abuse was close to equal from the left and the right, always intense during election years.  After PDs focus left Newsville, it became the wild, wild west.  Then GB shut down the forums and a third group of noncompliant news submitters was born.

Anyway, with that background, there are so few suggestions because the submitters don't get credit in Newsville for the articles they submit in this new system and, for some, they know that articles that will generate political discussion will not see the light of day over there with PD running the show.

Just discovered this and may contribute later, since I have a lot of 'fish to fry' as it is - but it's good to know that this is here.