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haven't reached out to us 😠

Alrescha said:

Wesley Hilliard said:

Alrescha said:

More than anything, I'd like to see your headlines stop treating rumors and allegations as fact.  It's infuriating.  And by infuriating I mean it makes me stop reading AI for months at a time, deleting it from my RSS reader and browsing habits.

We have a rumor rating system that clearly labels every rumor based on how likely it is given the source. Our headlines always state when something is an announcement from Apple versus a possible future. If it doesn’t directly say “Rumor” or “supply chain” in the headline or lede, it says something like “may” or “might.”

if you have examples of where this isn’t true, that would be helpful. We appreciate the chance to do better if there’s something we can improve.

The last time was some months ago, and I'm not aware of a simple list of headlines to review.  I appreciate that we agree on how things should be.  I have restarted my RSS feed and am rubbing my hands together in anticipation :-)

On that note, I noticed we haven't been including our rumor scores in our RSS feeds... we do now

kingofsomewherehot said:

I want to see the "The Big Redesign Feedback Thread" thread from 2020 removed from its pinned position at the top of the Recent Posts page.

Haha, we pinned it so if people needed to find the feedback thread easily they could, but that's fair. Unpinned. 

Hey everybody 👋

We're coming to the end of 2023, and as such I thought it would be instructive to solicit some input from everybody out there. As forums users you represent some of our most dedicated (and long-time) readers, and we are most interested in hearing what you have to say. It's no secret that things like Google's push into generative AI search results, the wobbly state of social media, and general consolidation and infulencer-ization of the publishing space (the internet as a whole, really) continue to be or will be challenges for an organized independent publication like ours -- that said, everybody here believes at our core that the best way to withstand bumps in the road is to just do the best job serving our audience (and the larger Apple-focused audience as a whole) as we possibly can. At the end of the day, the quality of the end product is what matters most.

Which is where y'all come in.

We're not going to make any commitments here, and there's always a push/pull between business interests and ideal solutions, but if those who care would be kind enough to leave a comment on this thread about what you'd like to see us address in the new year, let us know what we're doing well, let us know what you think what we're not doing well, what you think we should be doing differently, etc. that would be incredibly helpful as we evaluate our roadmaps for the new year, and really help us prioritize efforts. Even if you don't get a direct reply, please know that we will be watching and reading this thread and it will make a difference.

A preemptive and massive thank-you to everybody who contributes to this thread, and from everybody on the team: We are humbled and grateful that you continue to choose and read AppleInsider. We been around for nearly 30 years (*gulp*), and the plan is to continue to be here for at least another 30

Have a happy holiday season everybody!