DanteSenpai

So I think everyone is agreement that there should be someone curating the content that is submitted and that anyone should be able to freely submit content that could potentially make the front page. Also in reference to the old ways that are ingrained into the site. I think that is also something of a big issue. I think it's time for a passing of the old guard. People get complacent and set in their ways and opinions, and it may just be time for new blood to make up a good portion of the staff. I think a different attitude is starting to grow in the AFGC and there are people who genuinely want to see progress and could take being a mod (for example) seriously. I think shaking things up will help with the atmosphere and help dissolve the cliques and "the split" that may or may not exist on DL. Or maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.

Looking for "well known/respected" players creates sort of a "perception barrier" if you will. I don't like that. I think I like the idea of having it be open to submission so long as the people making the decisions to post the content are objective, open-minded and active..... But the problem with looking for that kind of source is that it is kind of elitist. And what if those well known individuals simply don't have the time or don't want to contribute in that way, but others do? I'm not saying that any Joe Blow should be allowed to make articles, but DL should look for new faces. We're trying to change and getting familiar faces to do things instead of allowing new eager ones to contribute may not be a step in the right direction, in my opinion. And the latter might just be easier.

Well in the vein of article writing, an idea I had would be to have content production that did not rely on developing news. For example, a writer could have a series that pertains to general game strategy, analysis of players, analysis of interesting matches, etc etc. This kind of content has been on the front page though very seldom and not with any real structure planned to them, and certainly not done in series.

I'm not privy to who they are or anything, (and at risk of sounding really pretentious) I don't think that posting news a lot make them qualified or good at writing, whether it be about the news itself or in general. This is potentially a very pivotal point of transition for the Dustloop site, you don't want just anyone to be putting things on the front page. I also agree with what others have said (to paraphrase), quality on the front page over quantity while understanding that there needs to be a certain volume of content is important. I think the front page doesn't always have to be just news and I have a few of my own ideas that could easily put insightful and meaningful content on the page even without anything actually happening in the community or any developments in the world Fighting game companies. I'll hold onto those for now, but that is so far, my two cents on that. I think people deserve to decide what is relevant to discuss, the majority of the community, not the minority of the administration, since this is kind of a community site. EDIT: I hope that won't be viewed as "off topic", I'm just responding to what I've seen here. DISCLAIMER: My opinions are my own

I used to write news articles, and to this day I still write my own stuff as a hobby (though it's mostly fiction and not news articles). I'd nominate myself as a writer. 1) Yes. Unban Sogos 2) I second that 3) Unban Sogos For Great Justice. Take Off Every Zig.