I will put this to you, the community, in a very straight, simple (hopefully understandable) way.
The editorial staff is a small, hardworking group. There are currently about 5 of us that are actively pushing stories out on a regular basis, and we need help.
We humbly come to you, the community, to solicit for a volunteer or two. We will provide all the necessary training, at a cost of just 3 easy payments of $999.99US, or entirely free if you apply before 1 Apr 2099.
For that pittance, you can expect to learn:
In all seriousness, we all are busy and have lives. So do you, and we get that, but for this community to continue to thrive, we need a little fresh blood on the editorial staff. Some of us have been at this since the site went live almost 3 years ago (janrinok and martyb have posted over 3000 articles EACH). To put it in perspective, the site has only run about 14,500. Some of us came on almost a year later, but like any organization, there has been attrition, and we need to replenish.
We are starting to see some of the tell-tale signs of burnout, and to avoid that, we need your help.
If you are interested, please feel free to reach out in the comments below, via email ([nick] at soylentnews dot org), or hit us on IRC. If we aren't there (we all LOOK like we are logged in all the time due to the bouncer, but we may not actually be there), /join #editorial and leave a message — we will get back to you.
Remember, it isn't all doom and gloom! Working on staff, you will be on a team with a fantastic group of REALLY smart (myself excluded) people. I can honestly say I have made some really good friends from this experience, and I've even gotten to meet one of the guys in meat space. It is something that I am truly glad I took advantage of when the opportunity came around.
Thanks for listening, and with a little luck, we will see one or two of you pretty soon.
Live Long and Prosper,
-cmn32480
[TMB Note: Seriously. You really don't want me having to pick stories.]
[Update: see this comment below if you've expressed interest in volunteering.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 14 2016, @02:43PM
And wish to stay anon. And would have a REALLY REALLY HIGH UID if we bothered to register now :)
While I am on the subject, does SN have a .onion? And any chance of getting a .i2p to go with it? :)
(Score: 3, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday November 14 2016, @02:57PM
We do have a .onion. I think it's just soylentnews.onion but I wouldn't swear to it. I just make sure it's got traffic coming over it every now and then, I don't actually use it.
i2p, nope. No current plans on it either. May change if we get enough requests though.
Can't edit as AC. That would require giving all ACs editorial access. While hilarious, that wouldn't be practical. You'd need an actual account to edit from, though nothing's saying you'd have to give up posting as AC.
Currently there's no policy against doing all of your editing over the TOR gateway though and I personally don't see one coming into existence.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Monday November 14 2016, @03:42PM
If it is soylentnews.onion, then there is no good way to authenticate an onion site.
There are probably a few random characters tacked on the end: not that most people would bother to verify those.
(Score: 2) by VLM on Monday November 14 2016, @05:30PM
While hilarious
Hundred some days until April 1st, just saying
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 15 2016, @02:27PM
soylentnews: http://7rmath4ro2of2a42.onion/ [7rmath4ro2of2a42.onion] ?