[arch-dev-public] Idea: ArchLinux News
I know we are all inundated with sources of Arch Linux news and have tried various blogs and ideas that haven't worked well in the past, but I had a new twist on this idea. What if we set up a CMS allowing anyone to submit articles, and then assembled a small group of moderators with community track record and good language/editing skills who would triage/read/edit the articles/posts? This would create a more meaty way to generate interesting thought in the Arch community, and provide a more serious "publication" about Arch without extreme amounts of effort. If we used software optimized for this (there must be many choices), then approving posts and doing minor edits would be little work for the moderators. I'm imagining something like a Slashdot model for post/moderation but with more meaty new ideas and news by the poster. Essentially this would be a way to get your interesting material read and heard by the Arch world, regardless of how long you've been here or what positions you may have in the community. Content guidelines I would suggest: * should be related to Arch Linux and be of general interest to someone interested in Arch and the community * posts should provide some new information and reflect some new thoughts by the writer; these are intended to be "articles" that will enrich the community, and we want more than just a link to another post or an open-ended discussion-starter question * should be well-written and require as little editing as possible; the closer the submission is to press-ready, the less work the moderators will need to do and the more likely your post is to be accepted * submitted posts become openly licensed and are subject to editing by the moderators If such a system could be set up, I'd be willing to moderate regularly, and post occasionally. I could see this also as replacing the "news" on the main page, but also enriching it significantly. The nice part is that it would provide one single place people can go for their important Arch news. Of course, people are always free to look elsewhere-- but we'd guarantee a high-quality product with interesting news you'd want to read. What do folks think? Anyone have experience with using a CMS in this manner where anyone can create posts and moderators edit/approve/post them? Are there refinements of this idea that would work better? - P
On 9/20/07, Paul Mattal <paul@mattal.com> wrote:
What do folks think? Anyone have experience with using a CMS in this manner where anyone can create posts and moderators edit/approve/post them? Are there refinements of this idea that would work better?
It's a decent idea. We had a blog before but no one really used it. What you're looking for is a multi-author environment like drupal et al. Seeing as how we HAD something like this and abandoned it due to usage, perhaps someone can do this offsite and use their official dev capacity to "pimp it". If it gets big/popular enough, we can move the traffic to the official site.
Aaron Griffin wrote:
On 9/20/07, Paul Mattal <paul@mattal.com> wrote:
What do folks think? Anyone have experience with using a CMS in this manner where anyone can create posts and moderators edit/approve/post them? Are there refinements of this idea that would work better?
It's a decent idea. We had a blog before but no one really used it. What you're looking for is a multi-author environment like drupal et al.
Seeing as how we HAD something like this and abandoned it due to usage, perhaps someone can do this offsite and use their official dev capacity to "pimp it". If it gets big/popular enough, we can move the traffic to the official site.
I'd be fine hosting it on the repoman server, but to work, it would definitely need a big link off the front page and general buy-in from the developers and community. I'd also love some advice from those who have set up a CMS in this fashion before.. it's a bit of a different requirement to accept posts from anyone and allow moderation/editing workflow than your typical blog. - P
On 9/20/07, Paul Mattal <paul@mattal.com> wrote:
What do folks think? Anyone have experience with using a CMS in this manner where anyone can create posts and moderators edit/approve/post them? Are there refinements of this idea that would work better?
Don't we already have.... 1) Forum announcements are in the rss feed. 2) The official newsletter. Though..I don't remember the last time we saw one of these. 3) The arch planet feeds. This is nearly the same thing, but it is already there, and a few people use it.
eliott wrote:
On 9/20/07, Paul Mattal <paul@mattal.com> wrote:
What do folks think? Anyone have experience with using a CMS in this manner where anyone can create posts and moderators edit/approve/post them? Are there refinements of this idea that would work better?
Don't we already have....
1) Forum announcements are in the rss feed. 2) The official newsletter. Though..I don't remember the last time we saw one of these. 3) The arch planet feeds. This is nearly the same thing, but it is already there, and a few people use it.
I agree that we currently have all these, and I still feel there's a need for something slightly different than any provides. Something that is a coherent publication with higher quality content. These three serve slightly different needs than what I'm proposing, and with varying degrees of success. - P
2007/9/20, Paul Mattal <paul@mattal.com>:
I could see this also as replacing the "news" on the main page, but also enriching it significantly. The nice part is that it would provide one single place people can go for their important Arch news. Of course, people are always free to look elsewhere-- but we'd guarantee a high-quality product with interesting news you'd want to read.
What do folks think? Anyone have experience with using a CMS in this manner where anyone can create posts and moderators edit/approve/post them? Are there refinements of this idea that would work better?
-1. IMO it will just create *yet another* source for looking for Arch news. The Arch Discussion section on forum is good for most users, while arch-dev-public ML is the source of info for those who really want to know more. -- Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич)
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