So, what is SoylentNews? This is your chance to tell us!
I am announcing the first ever SoylentNews online video contest. The rules are pretty simple.
Too easy, right? We will count the views on 31 March 2014, at 11:59 UTC. The winner is the individual video that has the most views.
You do not actually have to appear in the video! Make a cartoon, do CGI, do a voiceover of a movie, whatever. Be creative and explore your artistic vision! (Yes, you have one. It may be underutilized at times but it is there).
We have not yet determined the prize for the winner, but it will be jaw-droppingly awe-inspiring (it's a key-chain I found on the sidewalk somewhere). No, it'll be something good. At a minimum we'll feature your video on the site here and interview you for the "making of" your entry. But probably more (it's a keychain).
On behalf of the entire staff and volunteers, we continue to be amazed at the response we've gotten from the community so far. We will continue to provide ways that you can interact with us and help define us. I hope you enjoy this contest. If you have any other suggestions for how we can better meet your needs, feel free to let us know in IRC, the Forums, or the Wiki. Thanks for reading!
~Mattie_p
p.s. keychain!
p.p.s updated based on feedback
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Griz on Tuesday February 25 2014, @10:05PM
Soylent News is apparently run by spammers... Not cool setting daily spam as the default. Not providing an easy unsubscribe link in the spam and making me dig through your site to figure out how to unsubscribe is also pretty scummy.
(Score: 2) by evilviper on Wednesday February 26 2014, @12:36AM
That's what slash code has ALWAYS done. /. does the same, and I remember being as pissed off about it (many, many years ago), as you are now.
All you can blame SoylentNews folks for is just not going out of their way to majorly modify slash to fix this longstanding misfeature.
Do YOU see ALL home-page stories?
dev.soylentnews.org/search.pl?tid=1
github.com/SoylentNews/slashcode/issues/78
(Score: 1) by WalterWhite on Wednesday March 26 2014, @12:08AM
Did you find a way to unsubscribe? I can't. guess I'll just filter and delete it.
Truly annoying and does not encourage me to come back.