It's actually quite easy to get five stars, or close to it, by posting "good news" [read: positive, good-feel stories]. Readers tend to vote up stories they like, and vote down those they don't. In-depth journalism sometimes works, but is less frequently written. Stories on controversial topics almost never get five stars, regardless of quality.
Flayrah's original motto was "unusually good information", playing off the meaning of the word in Watership Down. My reading is that this does not imply anything about the positivity of the reporting, but rather its quality.
To the extent possible, I intend for Flayrah to provide "the whole truth" about the fandom, without a bias towards positive or negative reporting. This means we will sometimes publish stories which might, say, cause people to think twice about going to a furry convention, just as we publish those which may encourage it. Few would respect a news site which only posted good news.
While we can't achieve a neutral point of view, our mix of stories and discussion aims to emulate it. Of course, any one contributor may choose to focus on stories of a particular sort. I also try to preserve the author's viewpoint while editing opinion pieces.
It's actually quite easy to get five stars, or close to it, by posting "good news" [read: positive, good-feel stories]. Readers tend to vote up stories they like, and vote down those they don't. In-depth journalism sometimes works, but is less frequently written. Stories on controversial topics almost never get five stars, regardless of quality.
Flayrah's original motto was "unusually good information", playing off the meaning of the word in Watership Down. My reading is that this does not imply anything about the positivity of the reporting, but rather its quality.
To the extent possible, I intend for Flayrah to provide "the whole truth" about the fandom, without a bias towards positive or negative reporting. This means we will sometimes publish stories which might, say, cause people to think twice about going to a furry convention, just as we publish those which may encourage it. Few would respect a news site which only posted good news.
While we can't achieve a neutral point of view, our mix of stories and discussion aims to emulate it. Of course, any one contributor may choose to focus on stories of a particular sort. I also try to preserve the author's viewpoint while editing opinion pieces.