I think many people would be happier if the fandom-wide newsletter didn't appear to be focused on the Sam/Dean pairing.
Hmm. *thinks about this for a moment* But the thing is, this then appears to be a cosmetic change for the sake of appearances only, to appease gen fans who would prefer that the fandom not appear to be a certain way. (And opinions are of course going to vary wildly as to whether it actually is that way, so I won't touch on that.) In point of fact, the same argument could be made the other way around (not by me, but certainly by someone) that if gen links are first, it appears that the fandom isn't friendly to Wincest. And then we are back where we started, with not being able to please all the people all the time.
It may appear that to have the links first privileges Wincest, but I tend to think that may be a perceptual issue influenced by strong feelings, which is really just a symptom of the underlying problem: many fans just flat don't like incest fiction, and would like to make the fact of its existence easier to bear while they play in this fandom. Though I appreciate your point, and think the change would certainly be better for some on that level, I'm just...not convinced that any changes for appearances' sake are the answer. I'm not sure there's an answer at all. But I'm really interested to see what others have to say about it.
Re: A possible alternative take
Hmm. *thinks about this for a moment* But the thing is, this then appears to be a cosmetic change for the sake of appearances only, to appease gen fans who would prefer that the fandom not appear to be a certain way. (And opinions are of course going to vary wildly as to whether it actually is that way, so I won't touch on that.) In point of fact, the same argument could be made the other way around (not by me, but certainly by someone) that if gen links are first, it appears that the fandom isn't friendly to Wincest. And then we are back where we started, with not being able to please all the people all the time.
It may appear that to have the links first privileges Wincest, but I tend to think that may be a perceptual issue influenced by strong feelings, which is really just a symptom of the underlying problem: many fans just flat don't like incest fiction, and would like to make the fact of its existence easier to bear while they play in this fandom. Though I appreciate your point, and think the change would certainly be better for some on that level, I'm just...not convinced that any changes for appearances' sake are the answer. I'm not sure there's an answer at all. But I'm really interested to see what others have to say about it.