Editors: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 02:38, 23 December 2020

The editorial team is responsible for checking and revising (if required) user submitted stories. Prospective editors should be prepared to devote a significant amount of time to checking stories, have a good grasp of the English language, and be familiar with slash's formatting options. Contact: editors (at) soylentnews.org, or join #editorial in irc.

Who we are

Editors Team Main Page
nick	position	timezone
janrinok	editor	UTC+1 (CET)
mrcoolbp	editor	UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
n1	editor	UTC
martyb	Editor-in-Chief	UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
CoolHand	editor	UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
NotSanguine	editor	UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
Cmn32480	editor	UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
takyon	editor	UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
Fnord666	Assistant Editor-in-Chief	UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
Snow	editor	?
mrpg	editor	UTC-4
chromas	editor	UTC-8 (PST; -7 PDT)
fyngyrz	editor	?
GreatOutdoors	editor	?
spiraldancing	editor	UTC+1 (CST/CET)
requerdanos	editor	UTC-4 (EST/EDT)

Retired Members

Former editors that have relinquished their roles due to inactivity or retirement

Retired members
nick	position	timezone
Subsentient	editor	UTC-7 (MST)
LaminatorX	Team Leader	UTC-5 (CST/CDT)
Dopefish	editor	UTC-8 (PST)
mattie_p	editor	UTC-7 (MST)
zizban	editor	UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
Azrael	editor	?
Woods	editor	UTC-5 (CST/CDT)
charon	editor	UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
Xyem	editor	GMT

Projects

Continue to develop editorial process (see Documentation below)
Maintain static pages (FAQ.shtml, about.shtml, and moderation.shtml)

Documentation

A Story Style document outlines editorial guidelines, it may need additional refining and ratification eventually.
The Editing Process - builds on the Story Style and Submission Guidelines to describe how the editing process is carried out.
Submission Guidelines - Notes to all users regarding the formatting of submissions and relevant rules.
Editorial Policy - Policy Statement of the Editorial Team
Editorial HTML - HTML useful in Story Editing

Dependencies

Main Website (slash)
- editor privileges

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-*Create and Submit a press release
+The editorial team is responsible for checking and revising (if required) user submitted stories. Prospective editors should be prepared to devote a significant amount of time to checking stories, have a good grasp of the English language, and be familiar with slash's formatting options. Contact: editors (at) soylentnews.org, or join #editorial in [[SoylentNews:IRC |irc]].
-*Develop editorial process, informed by Poll results
-**Publish public editorial guidelines document <- mrgirlpluggedout is working on [[Story Style]]; input and contributions needed and welcome
+==Who we are==
-*Documentation pages (FAQ, "Authors" page) <- LaminatorX is working on FAQ
+<section begin=whoweare />
+{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
+!colspan="3"|'''[[Editors|Editors Team Main Page]]'''
+|-
+| style="width: 20%; background-color: #f2f2f2;"|
+'''nick'''
+| style="width: 40%; background-color: #f2f2f2;"|
+'''position'''
+| style="width: 40%; background-color: #f2f2f2;"|
+'''timezone'''
+|-
+| janrinok
+| editor
+| UTC+1 (CET)
+|-
+| mrcoolbp
+| editor
+| UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
+|-
+| n1
+| editor
+| UTC
+|-
+| martyb
+| Editor-in-Chief
+| UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
+|-
+| CoolHand
+| editor
+| UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
+|-
+| NotSanguine
+| editor
+| UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
+|-
+| Cmn32480
+| editor
+| UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
+|-
+| takyon
+| editor
+| UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
+|-
+| Fnord666
+| Assistant Editor-in-Chief
+| UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
+|-
+| Snow
+| editor
+| ?
+|-
+| mrpg
+| editor
+| UTC-4
+|-
+| chromas
+| editor
+| UTC-8 (PST; -7 PDT)
+|-
+| fyngyrz
+| editor
+| ?
+|-
+| GreatOutdoors
+| editor
+| ?
+|-
+| spiraldancing
+| editor
+| UTC+1 (CST/CET)
+|-
+| requerdanos
+| editor
+| UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
+|}
+<section end=whoweare />
+==Retired Members==
+Former editors that have relinquished their roles due to inactivity or retirement
+{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
+!colspan="3"|'''[[Editors|Retired members]]'''
+|-
+| style="width: 20%; background-color: #f2f2f2;"|
+'''nick'''
+| style="width: 40%; background-color: #f2f2f2;"|
+'''position'''
+| style="width: 40%; background-color: #f2f2f2;"|
+'''timezone'''
+|-
+| Subsentient
+| editor
+| UTC-7 (MST)
+|-
+| LaminatorX
+| Team Leader
+| UTC-5 (CST/CDT)
+|-
+| Dopefish
+| editor
+| UTC-8 (PST)
+|-
+| mattie_p
+| editor
+| UTC-7 (MST)
+|-
+| zizban
+| editor
+| UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
+|-
+| Azrael
+| editor
+| ?
+|-
+| Woods
+| editor
+| UTC-5 (CST/CDT)
+|-
+| charon
+| editor
+| UTC-4 (EST/EDT)
+|-
+| Xyem
+| editor
+| GMT
+|-
+|}
+==Projects==
+*Continue to develop editorial process (see Documentation below)
+*Maintain static pages (FAQ.shtml, about.shtml, and moderation.shtml)
+==Documentation==
+<section begin=documentation />
+*A [[Story_Style|Story Style]] document outlines editorial guidelines, it may need additional refining and ratification eventually.
+* [[Editing_Process|The Editing Process]] - builds on the Story Style and Submission Guidelines to describe <b>how</b> the editing process is carried out.
+* [[Submission_guidelines|Submission Guidelines]] - Notes to all users regarding the formatting of submissions and relevant rules.
+* [[Editorial_Policy|Editorial Policy]] - Policy Statement of the Editorial Team
+* [[EditorialHTML|Editorial HTML]] - HTML useful in Story Editing
+<section end=documentation />
+==Dependencies==
+*Main Website (slash)
+**[[EditorPrivileges|editor privileges]]
+[[Category:Teams]]
+[[Category:Editorial team]]