Board Thread:Petitions/@comment-30779788-20171203163351/@comment-29771477-20171208172747

Presenting....

Aysha's Counter-Compromise

Disclaimer: Before you get mad at me for....well I don't even know, just something I say in this comment I guess, let me say that a) if y'all outright reject this proposal that's fine, but I won't be voting yes and will instead try to petition to get one or two of the clauses changed, and b) I'm open to keep talking about this aka what I want is really flexible and if you hate what I want it's probably because I'm trying to do this quickly because of the time constraint. Okay, so like......please don't yell at me...?


 * Blogs must not be low-effort.
 * Low effort blogs are any blogs that:

1. (KEEP) Have less than four paragraphs/sections with four sentences each

(BUT CHANGE) OR

Have less than 20 sentences

Reasons for change: Because sometimes really good blogs can be made that aren't split into at least 4 paragraphs. For example, one might make a blog with 3 paragraphs, a list of some sort, and then a two-sentence summary of something. Or a blog with two paragraphs and then a bunch of art for, I dunno, a contest or something. Having twenty sentences would, in my opinion, be enough that the blog isn't low effort. BUT I would totally increase the sentences minimum up to 30+ sentences, or whatever other people think constitutes high effort in terms of sentences. Just change this so that not all blogs need to have 4+ paragraphs, pretty please.

2. (CHANGE) Have less than 175 words, BUT EXCEPTIONS CAN BE MADE FOR BLOGS THAT EXCEED EXPECTATIONS FOR MOST OR ALL OTHER CLAUSES (AKA VERY GOOD BLOGS)

Reasons for change: I changed my mind about this clause when I realized how many words 250 words is. I've went and tested out writing random test blogs elsewhere and in my opinion, it's totally possible if you write really eloquently and write about a topic that doesn't need to be talked about for ages, to make a very good blog that's around 160 words long. I've upped it to 175 words but the absolute max I'd be really happy with lowering the minimum word limit to would be 200 words, which I think would fit nicely with the 20 sentence limit I proposed above. I'm a person who doesn't find it hard to write and write and write, but lots of people who I know can make great blogs could make said blogs 224 words long and then you'd delete them, and I don't think that's fair.

3. (NUKE THIS CLAUSE)

Reasons for change: Because y'all said you would. Tbh I no longer care about this clause, I'd be happy to throw in some random yet on topic image on my blogs each time I write one, but people who write blogs way more than me who are against this probably wouldn't be. So I mean, do whatever you want here. Idc.

4. (KEEP!!) Are relatively difficult for readers to digest

Reason for (tiny) change: Just throw whatever adjective in there that you think fits cuz specificity is key. Oh, and don't be idiots with enforcing this rule, aka don't get rid of a blog that's perfect according to all the rules except has mispelt the word "headers" to "heders" once because "tHaT'S dIffICuLT fOr rEAdErS tO dIGesT!!1!1!!"😏

5. (KEEP) have the majority of its focus be Off-Topic (as defined by Blog Policies).

Reason for no change: Perfectly fine clause that should be respected.

Extra: All rules are under Ursuul and Banana's retroactivity exception-clause-thingy.

TL;DR: Change clause 1 to include blogs with 20+ sentences that are not necessarily split into 4 sections, change clause 2 to lower the minimum word limit and include exceptions made by staff on a case-by case basis, nuke clause 3, and keep clause 4 and 5.