Hey guys,
So I wanted to do this for some time now but didn't have the chance nor time.
The Orange Room has always been rich with good members who contribute to millions of posts (content), however until today, we weren't able to give the contributing members recognition.
All this is about to change (well at least I will try to)
Starting today, we have a new homepage, this homepage highlights certain articles and their authors (check screenshot below)

So what happened here?
Every thread opened with beautiful content in its opening post can be promoted into an article. Articles look a bit different than threads, example: Announcement - Google and EU now penalize sites for extremist content with a more professional look and a simpler commenting system.
However, the core is still there. Members can still discuss the topic there.
Who can promote threads into articles?
Basically, moderators and ORS can do it.
With this, I hope to build more than a community now. The Orange Room will be a professional news source written by its own users.
I have taken the liberty to add a few just so i can populate the homepage, but this will change in the future. So far we have those authors: Authors
Few notes:
. Every author can change his own description
. Authors are identified by their name only. No private info are needed.
. This is still a beta
I really hope that with this new addition, members, including myself, will contribute richer and more professional content here. Our virtual identity is at stake
Thanks
Jo
So I wanted to do this for some time now but didn't have the chance nor time.
The Orange Room has always been rich with good members who contribute to millions of posts (content), however until today, we weren't able to give the contributing members recognition.
All this is about to change (well at least I will try to)
Starting today, we have a new homepage, this homepage highlights certain articles and their authors (check screenshot below)

So what happened here?
Every thread opened with beautiful content in its opening post can be promoted into an article. Articles look a bit different than threads, example: Announcement - Google and EU now penalize sites for extremist content with a more professional look and a simpler commenting system.
However, the core is still there. Members can still discuss the topic there.
Who can promote threads into articles?
Basically, moderators and ORS can do it.
With this, I hope to build more than a community now. The Orange Room will be a professional news source written by its own users.
I have taken the liberty to add a few just so i can populate the homepage, but this will change in the future. So far we have those authors: Authors
Few notes:
. Every author can change his own description
. Authors are identified by their name only. No private info are needed.
. This is still a beta
I really hope that with this new addition, members, including myself, will contribute richer and more professional content here. Our virtual identity is at stake
Thanks
Jo
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