w_earle_wheeler
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I like the idea of Kickstarter projects, but I don't think they should be in the "News" category.
I like the idea of Kickstarter projects, but I don't think they should be in the "News" category.
I'd prefer to see a bunch of them collected on the separate site, and not in the news feed. I do like the idea of *some* of the kickstarters, some are really cool, and a majority I'm not interested in at all. But I'd still like to see them in one place!
Well you got half your wish! They're all on the separate site. It's just the inclusion here that's at question.
The idea of just having the [in my opinion] cool ones here will mean me effectively saying "no, yours isn't cool enough" to a lot of insistent people who will get really pissed at me. Not that I'm not used to that, but it's another factor.
And putting them in a separate forum here on ENW is - let's all be honest - the same fate as not covering them at all.
Tricky little thread to tread.
Yeah, it's a fine line. Do you want to be a full-coverage news site with little to no appearance of bias or a site that gives the opinions of yourself and a select few as to what is newsworthy?
I'm not sure I see the distinction. Any news site shows a limited number of articles selected for newsworthiness by a small group of people.
Well you got half your wish! They're all on the separate site. It's just the inclusion here that's at question.
The idea of just having the [in my opinion] cool ones here will mean me effectively saying "no, yours isn't cool enough" to a lot of insistent people who will get really pissed at me. Not that I'm not used to that, but it's another factor.
And putting them in a separate forum here on ENW is - let's all be honest - the same fate as not covering them at all.
Tricky little thread to tread.
I still advocate for roundups with breakouts based on the traction they gain in the community.
This seems like a nice compromise to me. A digest for kickstarters, link off to the Tumblr site which can have more details. As some seem to get more attention by buzz on the social networks or other places, then possibly a more highlighted news entry.
It is awfully generous of you guys to volunteer me for more work! Anything else you'd like done?![]()
Well, you've got a WotC guy and a Paizo guy. It's probably never been worthwhile to get a guy for each publisher below the level of those two larger companies but maybe getting a Kickstarter guy might be useful to you?
These guys cost money!![]()
These guys cost money!![]()
Maybe see if you can reinstitute the newshound position and toss the person chosen for digesting and focusing on Kickstarters gets a free copper or silver subscription. Still costs you some money, but not a lot and eases the workload.
So - find a guy that will do it for a few coffees per year? Man, you're optimistic! You know this has occured to me, right?![]()
6 out of 16 of the news items on the front page right now are Kickstarter projects. So I guess the question could be rephrased as: "Is a full third of the news being Kickstarter announcements too much?"