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[–] madmaddiemim 1 point 18 points (+19|-1) ago 

2.3 Editorialising is not acceptable. Editorialising is simply the act of inserting an opinion into a (submission) title. You should, in most cases, use the title on the page you are linking to. However, in the case of YouTube, you may have to be inventive and attempt to create an unpartisan and neutral title if the one the YouTube video uses is clearly partisan and bias.

This is a rule that is all over reddit that drives me nuts. I get the intent, but it's shit. People aren't entitled to a fucking opinion? Other people aren't smart enough to figure out whats an opinion and what isn't, and if that opinion is wrong or not?

It reminds me of the Fairness Doctrine. That's shit because rallying against the fairness doctrine was largely responsible for the early success of the neoconservative party. Repealing the fairness doctrine was, for it's time, like what repealing Obamacare was for the Tea Party. It gave neocons something to rally over, and they did en masse. Then, once it was repealed was when Rush Limbaugh created his radio show to capitalize on it's revocation, and that show is still around to this day.

And the sad part? They're fucking right. It's great that liberals want equal rights for LGBT folks. It's great that they want racial and gender equality. It's great that they want there to not be discrimination based on someone's country of origin. It's great that they don't want there to be widespread holocaust denial. What they're not right in is being so fucking retarded in how they try and enforce it. You can't just go around saying "you can't say that or we will punish you." That's some 1984 horseshit and if that is what the liberals in this country and abroad stand for, count me fucking out. I'd rather suck Limbaugh's dick.

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[–] TRBRY 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I hate the american definition of liberal, as it makes me confused every time someone writes the freaking word. For more information http://themoderatevoice.com/12121/american-vs-european-liberalism/

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[–] veribaka 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I think the biggest problem is that most people won't go past the title, and will form an uninformed opinion on the matter based on it, which generally degrades the discussion quality due to lack of information.

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[–] jerry ago 

If reddit doesnt want editorializing, which i understand, why not just remove the ability to make a title for the post but have the ability to have a little note you click or a small box next to the post with the posters opinion or summary of the article? I guarantee people wouldnt do it so much and they would just use the article title.

Also what the fuck a lot of news articles are editorialized to begin with. Pushing the provider's agenda