Scene to read · Collaboration, Ethics
Whose story gets removed?
You are the third volunteer editor of a neighborhood oral-history archive, and your vote breaks the tie.
In a public library corner, volunteer editors Ramona, 38, and Rasmus, 51, review a jointly recorded interview about neighbors organizing flood repairs. Both contributors signed releases years ago. One now supports his family's request to remove a story about a neighbor; the other objects because their intertwined account documents her overlooked organizing work. Cutting his contributions would leave her responses confusing, and she rejects publishing an editor-written replacement.
The scene
Ramona: He's asking us himself now; we should stop publishing that shared story.
Rasmus: But she contributed too, and removing it erases credit she finally received.
Ramona: Could we separate their contributions without rewriting what she actually meant there?
Rasmus: She's rejected our replacement summary; what can we offer both contributors instead?
The two questions
- 1How would you work with Ramona, Rasmus, and the contributors to resolve the request?
- 2When, if ever, should one contributor's changed wishes limit access to work created jointly with someone else?
What raters look for
- Collaboration
- Works toward a shared goal, shares credit and load, and repairs friction inside a team.
- Ethics
- Weighs competing duties honestly, protects people from harm, and stays accountable to rules and values.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
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