SoylentNews

Okay, I am officially terrified...

I'm building a news site alternative to Slashdot. I've only started a couple of hours ago, this wiki is a temporary measure so that volunteers can coordinate and others can see what's happening.

I intend to run a site much like Slashdot used to be - better articles, less decoration and less "in your face" functionality. I'm looking for volunteers to help with setup and running the site. If the site becomes profitable, I intend to hire from the pool of volunteers. If you've ever wanted to participate in a site like Slashdot, here's your chance!

I'm particularly in need of people who can:

• Set up and manage a high-traffic site (servers, load-balancers, data sites, &c)
• Edit story submissions
• HTML, CSS, and script creation/bugfix/repair

Contact me if interested

John (at) AltSlashdot (dot) org

Current Progress

• Registered "AltSlashdot.org", also ".com" and ".net".
• Purchased hosting through BlueHost
• I'm wading through SlashCode, learning the install procedures.

ToDo

• Install SlashCode on my home server.

When I'm comfortable with the install and get the kinks worked out, I'll try installing it on the production site

• Install SlashCode on the production site
• Get some people to help with the site
• Find and submit some stories