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jeffw OP , to til in TIL that Donald Rumsfeld holds the record for being both the youngest and oldest Secretary of Defense in US history ('75-'77 and '01-'06)
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Literally why I ended up on his wiki page. I was googling this as I tried to explain the concept to someone lol

jeffw OP , to news in Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot
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Yes, I could do whatever I want as a mod, if I want to be removed from the mod team within minutes.

jeffw OP , to news in Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot
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Correct, I am unable to supersede admin decisions as a mod. I am here collecting feedback on improvements. Again, I am looking for feedback on improvements, as the decision to remove the bot is not in my control.

jeffw OP , to news in Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot
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Putting aside the bone apple tea moment… I had to replace blinds because of an overzealous dog who loved watching the street. I just had to permanently keep the blinds open for him. Maybe you could do some sort of compromise solution like that? Ig what I’m saying is leave the curtains where they are and buy new ones?

jeffw OP , (edited ) to news in Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot
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Remove MBFC? Yes, that’s part of the discussion and the point of this post. The struggle seems to be over the API, but I’d love to have suggestions to bring to the rest of the team. As I have said multiple times, it is not my decision to remove the bot, I’m simply here for suggestions that the rest of the team would be open to.

jeffw OP , to news in Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot
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None of the mods of /c/news contributed to its development afaik

jeffw OP , to news in Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot
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Thanks, this was a very informative comment. I assume none of the IFCN signatories have a free API? Just asking since you seem pretty well versed on this

jeffw OP , to news in Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot
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Can you elaborate on what you mean by improvements in other areas?

jeffw OP , to news in Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot
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I apologize if this thread was misunderstood. Perhaps I was not clear that this was meant for improvements, it is not a vote on removal. Should that vote ever happen, the post would be clear about that.

All of my questions were only seeking to gain more information about people’s feelings. I apologize if it came off as a promise to enact anything in particular or an endorsement of any particular stance on the bot.

jeffw OP , to news in Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot
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I’m not the admin who created the bot. I’m a mod who is collecting feedback on behalf of the entire mod team.

Just to be perfectly clear: because I am the face of this feedback, you can feel free to say whatever you want to me. It’s odd that you seem to harbor ill feelings towards me in particular just because I pushed for collecting user feedback on this issue.

jeffw OP , to news in Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot
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My replies were good faith discussions with the users (except for the one joke above). I don’t control the bot but the mod team has been discussing this. By all means, if you want to blame the mod who took the initiative to solicit feedback, go ahead though. It’s worth noting that I can’t force admins to act though, only supply evidence.

Edit: to be clear, this post was always meant for constructive feedback to improve the bot.

jeffw OP , to news in Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot
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Always appreciate feedback! As a .ml user, I’d love to hear more about your thoughts on echo chambers

jeffw OP , to news in Mustache-Less Mike Lindell Is Roaming the DNC Arguing With Dems
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You must mean his twin brother, the o e with the mustache

jeffw OP , to news in Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot
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MBFC does link to articles that are examples of misinformation. And no, the bot cannot tell if something is an opinion piece or not.

Interesting suggestion about state-owned media, hadn’t heard that before. Thanks for that

jeffw OP , to news in Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot
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Okay. This post is an attempt to solicit constructive criticism/feedback. Do you have anything more concrete to share?

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