In case you missed it at the top, this article's author is Sonious, one of our regular opinion writers. As is typical for Flayrah, I did not suggest or assign the story - it was written because Sonious felt the topic was worth writing about. (We have many contributors, past and present; and of the 15 stories on the front page, I wrote precisely one.)
I do typically edit work published on Flayrah; but for opinion, I don't seek to change the tone during the editing process. After all, the point is to get the author's opinion. You are of course free to give your own opinion of the piece.
I do not think the $1,111 raffle poster is a ne'er-do-well, cad, bounder, or the like. I do think what he did was against the law in his state, though prosecution is unlikely given that the consideration (naming animals, watching, posting links) had no set monetary value.
In case you missed it at the top, this article's author is Sonious, one of our regular opinion writers. As is typical for Flayrah, I did not suggest or assign the story - it was written because Sonious felt the topic was worth writing about. (We have many contributors, past and present; and of the 15 stories on the front page, I wrote precisely one.)
I do typically edit work published on Flayrah; but for opinion, I don't seek to change the tone during the editing process. After all, the point is to get the author's opinion. You are of course free to give your own opinion of the piece.
I do not think the $1,111 raffle poster is a ne'er-do-well, cad, bounder, or the like. I do think what he did was against the law in his state, though prosecution is unlikely given that the consideration (naming animals, watching, posting links) had no set monetary value.