I've got more mixed feelings about it. I agree that its great that the information is being shared here but I think it would be more appropriate for a staff member (as loosely as the term is used) to write up the article. The worry being that it becomes less of a news/review/opinion site and just a mouthpiece for various organisations, whether we are in agreement with them or not. While in the furry fandom that is still a minor issue, we have seen it become a bigger problem in more mainstream venues with many complaints about corporate advertising being inserted into spaces which are for friends and family or sponsored content and native advertising masquerading as real articles.
I would consider something like this scholarship almost completely benign but the same might not be true of an article about a new, paid furry dating site written by the site's creators or an article about how cool robotic tails are by someone with a financial stake in it. While I know Flayrah does clarify conflict of interest those notices can be easy to miss and I think it is better that we think about how Flayrah should approach native advertising/sponsored content before it becomes an issue.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
I've got more mixed feelings about it. I agree that its great that the information is being shared here but I think it would be more appropriate for a staff member (as loosely as the term is used) to write up the article. The worry being that it becomes less of a news/review/opinion site and just a mouthpiece for various organisations, whether we are in agreement with them or not. While in the furry fandom that is still a minor issue, we have seen it become a bigger problem in more mainstream venues with many complaints about corporate advertising being inserted into spaces which are for friends and family or sponsored content and native advertising masquerading as real articles.
I would consider something like this scholarship almost completely benign but the same might not be true of an article about a new, paid furry dating site written by the site's creators or an article about how cool robotic tails are by someone with a financial stake in it. While I know Flayrah does clarify conflict of interest those notices can be easy to miss and I think it is better that we think about how Flayrah should approach native advertising/sponsored content before it becomes an issue.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~