Yadi2second—thanks for weighing in.

Here’s a rough draft synthesizing Chuckb, Sky Kalkman, and Alxfritz’s summary above. Maybe space can be created for something like this immediately above the fanposts on the front page? This could be posted as a fanpost right now as an interim guide before something permanent is put on the front:

“When to use fanposts or fanshots:

A fanpost should be an original, unpublished analysis based on data and logic. During the offseason and heavy trade periods (e.g., July), a single fanpost will be created each week to collect all trade-related discussions.

A fanshot can be used for a variety of other posts, including a short thought, a picture, a video, or a link to an external article or source. "

if you get someone from another sbnation site, that’s what they would expect a fanpost to be.

but this is ridiculous, arguing over what a fanpost or fanshot should be.

Alxfritz—you’re on the board that oversees infractions of the community guidelines.

Can you help get something like the short draft I posted above somewhere where people can actually see it?

I agree with spants that VEB can and should have higher standards.

But I also agree with Yadi2second that it needs to be clear, especially to new folks. The SBNation standards are the first things people see.

Let’s do something constructive. Way too much time is spent on a) “nailing people” for not following the hard-to-find norms and b) drawing distinctions…….