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Let's start a newspaper; Suggestion
Topic Started: Feb 2 2012, 01:07 PM (1,873 Views)
Chizzah
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Let's start a newspaper guys. With articles and editors and SD.
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Well, this really wouldn't be something that needs to be handled by staff, so it doesn't need to be in suggestion/question forum, but I know Bya has tried to do this before. In the end, a lot of people were willing to help out, but I think it ended up with loss of interest and it went no where. You can try reviving the thread if you can find it.

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Then Tommy tries to think up a plan to defeat this guy and after a few seconds, thought of the perfect plan to knock him out which was to punch him in the back of the head. He then out maneuvers him by side stepping to the back of him and punches him right on the back of his head perfectly which then knocks him out for the rest of the bar brawl. "That took care of him, now who next?"

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Rasen
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This did happen before (long before Chips even joined). JOLs had done a project like this (and it was quite successful for a short period of time). Basically, once an SL was graded, he would take the time to write an article about it.

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Chizzah
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Well, you see.... The thing is.... A newspaper/magazine would be cool.... Interviews with the top pirates, news on what place was struck and what's happening in the world.... Stuff like that.... It would be hard work to but fun as well.... What I'm trying to say is.... That in life people want to feel like they accomplish something.... A freelance reporter would get a good story and sell it to the paper.... Employees would do the job and get a salary.... So what I'm actually saying is.... If I'm not being to forward.... We should reward these reporters and editors with SD.... That way we have interesting news and motivated people....
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For one. Interviewing pirates would be pretty stupid because this is the One Piece world. Who takes the time to interview pirates? That's like trying to interview some criminals that are on the run when the best logical sense is to turn them in.

No. Absolute no. You're finding really cheesy ways into gaining SD when the only clear methods of gaining SD is through RP, contests, or some special events that the staff organizes. Honestly, staff knows what they're doing, especially at handing out SD.

The point of the newspaper is to pretty much give the whole RP a current event on what's going on. But, seeing that it took up unnecessary time and work, it was soon dropped.
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Although nobody wants to hear the woes of a staff member; if we aren't getting paid, you aren't getting paid. :P

But seriously, we can't really give you any SD for this. It would have to be purely for the fun and satisfaction of knowing you are doing something for the site.

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SD Earned: 392
Bounty: 75 million
Affiliation: Pirate
Profession: Martial Artist / Thief
Devil Fruit: Pamu Pamu no Mi

Crew: The Black Sale Trading Company (BSTC)
Position: Captain
Current Members: 3
Crew Bounty: 193 million
Current Location: Sea Train Zone - Pucci

Then Tommy tries to think up a plan to defeat this guy and after a few seconds, thought of the perfect plan to knock him out which was to punch him in the back of the head. He then out maneuvers him by side stepping to the back of him and punches him right on the back of his head perfectly which then knocks him out for the rest of the bar brawl. "That took care of him, now who next?"

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Chizzah
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Rasen, are you like a super member?

Anyway, I understand that chips. But can I get an amen for this: "Wouldn't writing an article that involves the plot be the equivalent to a mini SL?

It's still creative writing which is what the site is about.

Also before Rasen hits me with a Narutoshiriken. I have an idea on how it could work. 1 SD for every view of the thread to a maximum of say 10 SD. The editor then divides the profits between the working people and himself. With 5 articles each paper and each article must be written by a different person.

I don't know how to get people into it though without some kind of reward for their effort. Then it'll just fail like the two previous attempts.

But we don't need it really. Would just be a nice touch. I'd do it without the SD thing but I can't do that alone. And if more veteran members failed at it then I don't see how a noob can make it work without government backing lol
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Most of the creative writing you do is for contests and RPing. That's about it. I mean, you don't want to give out too much if you get what I'm saying (it's for balance).

Don't take my views as something pessimistic, I do like the idea (seeing that it was pretty successful with JOLs). It's just not right for giving out SD and such. Plus, people usually don't have the time and commitment to do such a thing as they give more important priorities to RPing, their normal lives, and let alone, the trollchatbox.
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Lol I know man. I'm just teasing. And yeah I understand. Oh well. Maybe when people see this topic they'll volunteer.
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Yeah giving out sd isn't gonna happen. I spend hours a week grading sl's and I do it for nothing but the complaints of pissed off members. All the motivation for this needs to come from the people, not by rewards. And the last time this was attempted (By Bya) it died more from lack of leadership than lack of motivation imo
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Chizzah
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True, BL. Don't know about the leadership thing but what you say is true.

AML, it's more about the presentation and the ability to bring the news to people who wouldn't know better if it wasn't there. No one reads everyone else's topics. If a newspaper were there people would know what's happening in the world. In fact members should buy the paper to gain the IC knowledge. And like someone on tv once said: "Knowledge is good" ;)
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Nad the Redhead
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I am up for this, I have a lot of free time and many sl's are actually pretty awesome, but to cut down on the workload you should have a minimum amount of sd earned required to make it as an article.


This way, there's less of a workload and only the best sl's will make it as articles, afterall real newspapers don't print boring stories so why should we?

Sign me up for this though, I'd be willing to help out, only which forum would it go in?
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Chizzah
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That's great!!! :)

I'll have to ask staff about that but I figure it would go into the RP Discussions forum.

I'll ask an admin if we can get a sticky for this.
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Nad the Redhead
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We'd need one thread for the newspaper to use, so that we can discuss potential articles and decide on stories and who does what.

We could, instead of placing all the stories in a single thread release articles as seperate topics everytime an sl is graded?
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