1.a. Second Human Rule
The second human rule was invented by HackerNoon’s CEO and is part of the foundation on which HackerNoon was built.
It is the idea that:
“Before publishing something online, a second human should consume the content, confirm it's something that should be distributed, and if possible, improve the content quickly before publishing.”
At HackerNoon every article goes through a second human (who didn’t write it) before publication. The only exception to this rule is those who publish under our verified writer accounts.
Editing Protocol Index:
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Editing Protocol Overview
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Second Human Rule
- Verified Writers
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Time to Review
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Standards of Quality
- Originality Score
- 6 Ws Score
- Objectivity in ranked listicles
- Unranked listicles
- Actionable advice
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Red Flags
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Subject Matter
- Subject matter saturation
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Plagiarism
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Sources and Citations
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Formatting is bad or broken
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Grammar level: gibberish
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Story is Too Short
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Backlink Rules & Guidelines
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Backlink Limits
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Backlink quality and diversity
- Diversity of sources
- Internal linking
- Changing links
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Reposting and Canonical Linking
- Canonical links to company domain
- Canonical links to blog networks or social networks