*** Thread Edited ***
This thread started out as a conversation about a new user created for certain news posted by GPWA reporters, and took on a second facet in discussion of fairness issues. To help keep both discussions in a format where they can be followed and contributed to, I've moved/copied the posts about fairness concerns to this new thread.
In some cases I have moved posts entirely. In cases where a post touches on issues relevant to both conversations, I've tried to copy the post to both places rather than move it from this one to the other.
The thread about "The Buzz" that led to this discussion is available at
https://www.gpwa.org/forum/gpwa-has-buzz-169702.html.