Guest Paul [MVP] Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 I've long been considering posting 'Editorials' in the news section, but have resisted up to now as some sites are known for their 'editorial' content. The kind of thing i'm talking about is generally 'conversation starters' on a particular topic. An example of this would be a comment on the news Sagem is releasing a Smartphone, about how this is likely to impact the market, how Smartphone needs to move mainstream etc. etc., and then a continuing thread on the subject. The question is, if I (and potentially nominated members of my team), were to do this, would you guys find it valuable? Bet now! :) P
Guest Disco Stu Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 Yes, I'd find it very useful ; especially if you were to translate industry announcements into plain English :wink: :)
Guest Rob.P Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 Yup v.useful, you have got expertise let us benefit from it and like said, would be nice to read a laymans term version of stuff every now and again, some stories I can't to come back to until I have had a least a couple of cups of coffee :)
Guest [email protected] Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 Smashing! Would make MoDaCo the best of two worlds. I've seen it done on sites like www.smartphonethoughts.com and liked it but they have lots of editorials with very few comments. Go for it!
Guest Disco Stu Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 Surely MoDaCO is reaching out to the wider community and avoiding becoming a backwater for a bunch of geeks.
Guest scott2eyes Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 If it generates more discussion, and therefore more infomation being circulated to/between MoDaCo members, then I figure it's a good thing.
Guest squall Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 yeah good idea! Those of us who sit in irc most of the time get the benifit of people like midnights and pauls opinions, would be good to see this open to everyone.
Guest drblow Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 Anything for a bit of banter, you know!! :)
Guest midnight Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 hmmm, my personal opinion is do them, definitely, but i'd prefer then not to clutter up the news, i think it would be cool to have a seperate section of the forum for your editorials :)
Guest zeta101 Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 sounds like a good idea if it helps generate more discussions!
Guest squall Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 hmmm, my personal opinion is do them, definitely, but i'd prefer then not to clutter up the news, i think it would be cool to have a seperate section of the forum for your editorials :) agree news is a busy enough place right now! :lol:
Guest morpheus2702 Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 But let's get msmobiles to have his own section to balance things up! ;-)
Guest squall Posted March 26, 2004 Report Posted March 26, 2004 ok but lets also make it so he is the only one who sees it, and dont tell him
Guest Pondrew Posted March 27, 2004 Report Posted March 27, 2004 ok but lets also make it so he is the only one who sees it, and dont tell him :)
Guest Coucou Posted March 27, 2004 Report Posted March 27, 2004 I also agree with Midnight, the way newspapers put editorials separate from the news is the way to do it, I'd like to think that the news section is pretty much impartial. Posted from my SmartPhone!
Guest lowbug Posted March 27, 2004 Report Posted March 27, 2004 Sounds like a good idea but what is the score on news items? I have posted 2 recently and they never made it near the news section? 8)
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted March 27, 2004 Report Posted March 27, 2004 Where did you post them? Did you alert a mod or newshound to them? P
Guest lowbug Posted March 27, 2004 Report Posted March 27, 2004 Posted them in Main woth NEWS in the title. A mod replied on one, but i can't post in News :lol: Move 'em around if you like :) :lol: :lol: I voted yes for the extra news :lol:
Guest squall Posted March 27, 2004 Report Posted March 27, 2004 I remember seeing your posts regarding the car kits for the E200, however since there was no link/ picture / press release etc i did not copy to news. Personally i aim to have an official /quotable source for all news items i post. I believe this cuts down on rumour and keeps the news as accurate as possible. If you have any storys you feel should make it into news and haven't feel free to PM me and i will have a look. :) Oh and news hounds cant actually move posts to the news forum.
Guest nickcornaglia Posted March 28, 2004 Report Posted March 28, 2004 I disagree with not mixing the editorials with news. It would be nice to have a better front page portal where editorials and news live in harmony. Modaco is the best forum around filled with news and info out the wazoo. Editorials and news on the front page would, IMO, classify it more and a legitimate "website" rather than a "forum site" which is the way it is always referred to as. Besides....how many editorials can Paul write?? I doubt it will wash away the news. I cant wait to see what's in store in the future of Modaco. I'd like something more like this: News or Editorial Item #1 asd a i u uih uih iu hi uh i iu hi uh iu i uiyguo kj u iu gyui yg o ouih iyg iu iuygh uigy iu hiuhiug gyuyguiiouhiuh yig ygiuhiuhiy guygiuyiu hiuhiu yguiiu hiuh. >> More << News or Editorial #2 asd a i u uih uih iu hi uh i iu hi uh iu i uiyguo kj u iu gyui yg o ouih iyg iu iuygh uigy iu hiuhiug gyuyguiiouhiuh yig ygiuhiuhiy guygiuyiu hiuhiu yguiiu hiuh.>> More << News or Editorial #3 asd a i u uih uih iu hi uh i iu hi uh iu i uiyguo kj u iu gyui yg o ouih iyg iu iuygh uigy iu hiuhiug gyuyguiiouhiuh yig ygiuhiuhiy guygiuyiu hiuhiu yguiiu hiuh. >> More << News or Editorial #4 asd a i u uih uih iu hi uh i iu hi uh iu i uiyguo kj u iu gyui yg o ouih iyg iu iuygh uigy iu hiuhiug gyuyguiiouhiuh yig ygiuhiuhiy guygiuyiu hiuhiu yguiiu hiuh. >> More << News or Editorial #5 asd a i u uih uih iu hi uh i iu hi uh iu i uiyguo kj u iu gyui yg o ouih iyg iu iuygh uigy iu hiuhiug gyuyguiiouhiuh yig ygiuhiuhiy guygiuyiu hiuhiu yguiiu hiuh. >> More << News or Editorial #6 News or Editorial #7 News or Editorial #8 News or Editorial #9 News or Editorial #10 Click HERE for More News Items!! Plus this would work alot better with RSS Feeds
Guest beersoft Posted March 29, 2004 Report Posted March 29, 2004 i think its a great idea as long as your not going to use the patented msmobilenews style of poor grammer and spelling mistakes! (its the only thing that sets our site apart from the rest of them !) later Owen
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted March 29, 2004 Report Posted March 29, 2004 You mean 'grammer' or 'grammar'? :) P
Guest beersoft Posted March 29, 2004 Report Posted March 29, 2004 now thats just showing off :) next your going to go on about the lack of punctuation and use of vague hand gestures in posts later Owen "it went a little bit like this, then went all like that, then it went all ""wooh!", nightmare"
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