Anyone wanna be a newshound?

[trickey]

Where do I sign up/apply?

Still interested, but I'm reshuffling my email and list/boards accounts so I only have one persona to worry about. Won't be using that account anymore

Rich

 

[Morrus]

OK, folks - thanks for the offers of help!

I've been thinking about how this could work, exactly (suggestions/preferences are welcome, although if they're too technical they may not be possible). That news script I attempted the other day was a dismal failure, so that option ain't happening.

My suggestion is this: we have the "Breaking News" forum, and only the newshounds can start new threads in that forum. We work out a clear way of identifying news types (perhaps tags to identify community news, d20 news etc.), and I put a nice big link on the main page to that forum.

We'd also need to establish a news reporting style - I'd prefer that the news was written by the newshounds as opposed to them copyoing/pasting someone else's words. EG - a high level of editorial presence, but limited to facts only. Sort of like mini-articles without tall the hyperbole, discussion and, most importantly, without the awful marketting speak!

If it all goes OK, it's something that I would consider "expanding" over the months.

Your thoughts?

 

[Darkness]

...

My suggestion is this: We have the "Breaking News" forum, and only the newshounds can start new threads in that forum. We work out a clear way of identifying news types (perhaps tags to identify community news, d20 news etc.), and I puta nice big link on the main page to that forum.

Your thoughts?

Sounds good to me. (Of course, I probably can starts threads there already...? Otherwise, I'd have to create a separate newshound ID... )

 

[Furn_Darkside]

Sounds good to me. (Of course, I probably can starts threads there already...? Otherwise, I'd have to create a separate newshound ID... )

Jimmy "Darkness" Olsen reporting for duty?

FD

 

[Darkness]

Jimmy "Darkness" Olsen reporting for duty?

FD

Right.

(Of course, being Peter Parker or Clark Kent would be neat, too. )

 

[Morrus]

Hee hee.

I think all the newshounds should create alt IDs with fictional reporters' names.

 

[trickey]

I claim Lois Lane!


btw, Morrus, when are you going to announce or contact the people you've picked for the job?

 

[pensiv]

how was the news script a dismal faliure? It seemed to be working well. In fact, I use a similar process on a website I've done. The news on the front page is populated by posts in a news forum on the boards.

 

[Morrus]

I claim Lois Lane!


btw, Morrus, when are you going to announce or contact the people you've picked for the job?

Well, I'm hoping for a couple more volunteers, so I'll hold off for a few days. Ideally I want about 5 people.

 

[Morrus]

how was the news script a dismal faliure? It seemed to be working well. In fact, I use a similar process on a website I've done. The news on the front page is populated by posts in a news forum on the boards.

It was a performance issue - it was taking a long time to render the news even when it was only being viewed by the few people who stumbled across the URL in one of my posts - I hate to think how it would have coped with everyone!