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'''This is the Wiki for [http://soylentnews.org SoylentNews.org]'''
This is a home for information about how '''[http://soylentnews.org SoylentNews.org]''' was started, and the vision for it.


This is a home for information about how this project was started, the vision for it, and discussion about it's future.  
==About SoylentNews.org==


Welcome to the '''[http://soylentnews.org SoylentNews.org]''' Wiki.


==Project Goal==
We deliver community-sourced news and discussion. This is an, grassroots effort powered by article submissions from our readers, volunteers, and our forked version of [https://github.com/SoylentNews/slashcode slashcode] called [https://github.com/SoylentNews/rehash 'Rehash'].  We highlight stories on the web which are important to everyone - especially nerds. We also provide a soapbox for discussion moderated by the site's patrons, and allow anonymous discourse as there's no mandatory registration needed to comment.


We are mindful of community sentiment, and will not bend to overreaching corporate agenda. The goal is to be an excellent source for discussion and news about technology, art, science and politics.


'''To everyone involved... THANK YOU!'''
We've incorporated as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation (similar to a non-profit) as we feel our mission to provide a platform for news dissemination and relevant discussion is not only essential for mankind, but also a legal right (i.e. freedom of press, freedom of speech) in some places, and these are liberties which we aim to protect.


We are building a community-driven news site alternative to Slashdot. We have a functioning main site, and we are working on tweaking and improving as we grow.
Though the site is young and there are [https://github.com/SoylentNews/rehash/issues bugs], we are improving and adapting to satisfy the community's needs. We look forward to pushing the boundaries of web experience and are committed to involving the community on all major decisions.
 
The idea is to build a news aggregation site that delivers what's important - better articles, less fluff, and all the functionality you expect from the moderation system. Volunteers can stop by the [http://forums.soylentnews.org/ forum] and the [[SoylentNews:IRC|IRC]] and let us know you want to help!
 
* The proposed business model is [[Finances|here]] <br>
* Some business planning is [[Business|here]] <br>
* A statement of functionality (turn into a requirements document?)--- [[FeatureList]]


==Get Involved==
==Get Involved==


This project is run entirely by the community and there are many ways to contribute. Here are some of the many ways to participate:


'''Hop in to IRC!''' - [[SoylentNews:IRC|IRC]]: #soylent on irc.soylentnews.org/6697 ([http://irc.sylnt.us/?channels=#soylent Webchat]).
*'''[http://soylentnews.org/submit.pl Submit a Story]'''
 
** Try joining the #rss-bot channel in [[SoylentNews:IRC|IRC]] for story ideas
 
*'''Volunteer'''
'''Volunteer''' - Reach out to us: volunteer (at) soylentnews (dot) org
** Get in touch with the '''[[Development|Development Team]]''', especially if you know perl
 
** Reach out to one of the other '''[[TeamPages|Teams]]''' (we have openings for many skill sets)
 
** Contact the relevant person: '''[[WhosWho| Who's Who?]]'''
'''Work on an open project'''
*Hop on to '''IRC:'''
* Pick a project from the [[Open Projects]] list
** #Soylent on irc.soylentnews.org/6697
* Contact the relevant Overlord for more information ([[WhosWho| Who's Who?]])
** [https://chat.soylentnews.org/ Webchat]
 
** [[SoylentNews:IRC|IRC Wiki Page]]
 
*'''Bugs''' and Features:
'''Register on the forums''' - http://forums.SoylentNews.org
** [https://github.com/SoylentNews/rehash/issues/new Submit a bug or Feature Request]
* Go to forums.SoylentNews.org and register a user
** [[Suggestions|Add a Suggestion]] - larger projects to tackle for the future
* Read [http://forums.soylentnews.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=38&sid=e55255cb6dfe68b28c8cf5f2b9697a64| this] post if you are having problems. (Thanks MrGuy)
*'''Tell Somebody''' A friend, a colleague, any major news source....
* Add yourself to whichever groups you are interested in
** Do what you can to [[Spreading the word|get the word out]]
* For tech issues with the forum software, please Email Joel: soylent (at) finite (dot) ms
** You could participate in [[The_Slashcott|The Slashcott]]
 
 
'''Tell Somebody''' A friend, a colleague, any major news source....
*Do what you can to get the word out
*Also you could participate in '''[[#The_Slashcott|The Slashcott]]'''
 
 
Mailing list update Messages are [[MailingListUpdates|here]]
 


==Contacts==
==Contacts==


Contact and Overlord info is now on the ''' [[WhosWho| Who's Who?]]''' page.
A list of people working on this project:
===[[WhosWho| Who's Who?]]===


== Useful Links ==


== List of Discussion Pages ==
*[[Submission guidelines]] - best practices for story submissions
 
*[[Story Style]] - a guide for editors on article formatting
*[[NewName]]
*[[Development]] team page
*[[MailingListUpdates]]
**[https://github.com/SoylentNews/rehash Code Repo] - The Slashcode fork repository for this project on GitHub
*[[Finances]] -- which model would allow to minimise and/or distribute hosting costs
** <strike>[[DevelopmentVMHowto]] - How to get our code setup in a VM</strike>
*[[Business]]
** [[SlashDocumentationIndex]]
*[[Moderation]] -- how/if to enhance; was it so bad it was the primary reason for the diaspora?
*[[UserExperience]] team page
*[[FeatureList]] -- discussion of required/desired characteristics
**[[Style]] - some of this info needs to be merged/moved/organized into/with [[UserExperience]]
*[[Submission guidelines]]
**[[CssWork]]
*[[Content]]
* [[SystemAdministration|System Administration]]
*[[Style]]
*[[Finances]] - Breakdown of our proposed spending
*[[Migration of users from Slashdot]] -- how to handle Nicks and UIDs
*[[Licensing]] - ideas about which license to use for our slashcode fork
*[[Licensing]]
*[[Staff_Meetings|Staff Meeting Logs]]
*[[WhosWho]] -- points of contact in different project areas
*[[SoylentNews_PBC|SoylentNews PBC]]
*[[Spreading the word]]
*[[SoylentNews_Site_Policy|SoylentNews Policy]]
*[[Comments]]
*[[To do]]
*[[Bugs]]
*[[Stories from former Slashdot users]]
*[[IRCVision|What should the IRC network be like?]]
*[[URLShortener|How do we want a URL shortener to be used?]]
*[[CssWork]]


== Similar Projects ==
* [http://pipedot.org/ Pipedot] - A complete re-write that uses a modern codebase and sports a clean look
* Usenet newsgroup comp.misc - [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.misc on Google Groups], [http://squte.com/ on Squte], [news:comp.misc via newsreader application]
* [http://technocrat.net/ Technocrat] - (now defunt) News site presented by Bruce Perens


== Site Name ==
== Archive ==


We have a '''temporary''' name!
[[Archive]] -- An archive of obsolete pages/discussions that occurred before launch
 
Thanks go out to everyone who made suggestions - some of them were
absolutely brilliant! For example, it hadn't occurred to me to choose a name based on a
non-English word, or a palindrome, or a puzzle. Many of the entries were quite clever.
(Adies, it took me more than a day to figure yours out. Bravo!)
 
I won't post the runners up because squatters might take the names before we hold the real
contest. We'll figure out a way to prevent this somehow - at worst case we can choose judges
and do it privately.
 
Jerry had the winning entry.
 
The temp name is: '''SoylentNews''' with the tagline: '''SoylentNews is people!'''
 
Does this rock? It hits the trifecta of website goodness:
 
* Descriptive in a way that mundanes will understand (compare "Photoshop" with "GIMP", "Internet Explorer" with "Firefox", and "MediaPlayer" with "VLC")
 
* It's part of Nerd culture, a pun, and slightly twisted
 
* It's suggestive of being community driven
 
* Possible Trademark issues
 
* It is attached to some movie about eating corpses and implies "News fresh as processed corpses" (??)
 
 
This will be a hard act to beat. Start thinking up names for the contest, or throw your weight
behind this one. The contest will be held soon after we open the doors.
 
(And it was poutine (from IRC) who suggested we use a temporary name. Others may also have suggested it, but it was his post that I noticed. Be sure to thank him if you see him on IRC.)
 
 
==The Slashcott==
 
'''The Slashcott (boycott) is getting attention'''
 
* Show your support for the "Get rid of Beta" crowd by avoiding Slashdot during the week of February 10-17
* <EM><B>Slashcott, Week 2, officially begins Monday, February 17th, 2014 and runs through the 23rd.</B></EM>
 
:A selection of Slashcott/Beta comments from around the web.......
 
::* http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/slashdots-new-interface-could-kill-what-keeps-slashdot-relevant/  <=== Nice article by Ars
::* http://spallshurgenson.blogspot.com/2014/02/tragedy-of-commons-redesigning-social.html  <=== A good summary of the situation
::* https://community.republicwireless.com/thread/23151          <== "How not to treat your community"
::* http://www.tidbitsfortechs.com/2014/02/biting-hand-feeds-less-boycotting-slashdot-org-1-week
::* http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/442346-trouble-at-slashdot
::* http://beta.slashdot.org/submission/3326505    <== "The Individual Midnight Thread"
 
 
== Similar Projects ==
* [http://technocrat.net/ Technocrat] - News site presented by Bruce Perens, going on the air Tuesday February 17.
* [http://pipedot.org/ Pipedot] - Rewrite project - Aiming to create a cleaner news site with modern technology.
* Usenet newsgroup comp.misc - [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.misc on Google Groups], [http://squte.com/ on Squte], [news:comp.misc via newsreader application]

Latest revision as of 13:43, 30 August 2019

This is a home for information about how SoylentNews.org was started, and the vision for it.

About SoylentNews.org

Welcome to the SoylentNews.org Wiki.

We deliver community-sourced news and discussion. This is an, grassroots effort powered by article submissions from our readers, volunteers, and our forked version of slashcode called 'Rehash'. We highlight stories on the web which are important to everyone - especially nerds. We also provide a soapbox for discussion moderated by the site's patrons, and allow anonymous discourse as there's no mandatory registration needed to comment.

We are mindful of community sentiment, and will not bend to overreaching corporate agenda. The goal is to be an excellent source for discussion and news about technology, art, science and politics.

We've incorporated as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation (similar to a non-profit) as we feel our mission to provide a platform for news dissemination and relevant discussion is not only essential for mankind, but also a legal right (i.e. freedom of press, freedom of speech) in some places, and these are liberties which we aim to protect.

Though the site is young and there are bugs, we are improving and adapting to satisfy the community's needs. We look forward to pushing the boundaries of web experience and are committed to involving the community on all major decisions.

Get Involved

This project is run entirely by the community and there are many ways to contribute. Here are some of the many ways to participate:

Contacts

A list of people working on this project:

Who's Who?

Useful Links

Similar Projects

Archive

Archive -- An archive of obsolete pages/discussions that occurred before launch

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