Bluezombie had expressed an interest in getting TIEM up and running again, so I thought I would gauge what interest there might be in creating a subforum for organizing submissions -
I believe we had one before, but I wasn't directly involved in it - does a project this size warrant an entire subforum, or would a single thread suffice?
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We could have a TIEM Team (no spinoff pun intendid) Maybe a couple, and like every week one team would release time, then next the week the other team.
Yeah, like mentionned, the key to having a successful publication would be to have enough people willing to make articles for it. I know I would. I can definitely see what you mean, Corpse, I remember that the TIEM magazine was alot of effort and slowly got less and less entries, and so on.
But if each participating clock could manage to keep material coming, I could see it working. I figured we could maybe have some people commit to a regular 'type' of article. Example: BlobClock's monthly How-to! , where our friend Blob teaches us how to do something new every publication. I'm sure there are alot of clocks here who are into writing (Speaking of writing, where'd that Snake guy go?), and I suppose the only way to find out will be to wait and see how many people post here with a spark of interest.
If the participation rate is too low, maybe one release every two or three months (but a bigger dosage of pages) could be a better option?
I remember when TIEM was officially released at first, I was hooked. I was constantly aching to see the next edition, knowing that it was produced/written by fellow Clocks
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What if we did TIEM on commission sort of, so that we can post articles whenever we want, and it can be less organized. If we pave the way with a couple articles it would inspire people to make their own TIEM posts.
Quote from: SatelliteClock;1846952What if we did TIEM on commission sort of, so that we can post articles whenever we want, and it can be less organized. If we pave the way with a couple articles it would inspire people to make their own TIEM posts.
I dont know. It sounds like it could work, but it's not the same feeling as ''opening'' a nice, full magazine.
Alot of the new active members probably don't even know what it looked like. Maybe if we showed them a demo of how it would look like, it'd inspire people to write an article, even if it's just text. (we can have people work on the page PDF's and make them look nice)
The forum could also be editor view-only, so that people can post articles there and edit them, then say every other month they're all rounded up and compiled to a publicly viewable product
Quote from: PineappleClock;1847000The forum could also be editor view-only, so that people can post articles there and edit them, then say every other month they're all rounded up and compiled to a publicly viewable product
I really like this idea. We could have somebody to watch over the that forum ( to determine when there are enough articles to compile together ), but have every other clock's articles viewable only by them, so nobody gets a ruined surprise.
I'd write something
I would do comics for TIEM.
Is that kinda thing acceptable?
I'll try my best in both regards.
Quote from: RobClock;1847029I would do comics for TIEM.
Is that kinda thing acceptable?
Of course, man! Comics have always been a popular part of Tiem. I remember a couple of clocks who made a comic or two for almost every publication.
if tiem issues are published as a swf, having embedded animations for things like interviews or cooking recipes would make it a lot more appealing.
Quote from: Zombie Lincoln;1847042if tiem issues are published as a swf, having embedded animations for things like interviews or cooking recipes would make it a lot more appealing.
I actually thought of this earlier... People could even film themselves and make a real video, that we could embed alongside the actual article. I could see this being awesome in How-to style articles
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When we introduce CC's again we could have submitting things for time be a way of earning CC's.
Then maybe make the arcade games cost CCs to play,or possible be able to buy ways to advertise your movie on the site with CCs as two possible ways to make having CCs be more "desirable" or something, I dunno.
The problem is, to Corpsey's point, this community... as far as it's rebounded in the last 4 weeks... is still neck deep in a culture of "I would" and "I will" which rarely sees follow through. Everything sounds like a great idea until you have to put effort into it.
If it doesn't work out it doesn't work out, what do we have to lose?
Well, to your point Vube.. Piney's question was not to debate the interest in the project... it was whether a forum should be created dedicated to it. Indeed, creating another forum would not take but a couple of clicks and we could gauge interest levels from there on.
So yea.. a sub-forum makes most sense... a thread will get too long and convoluted. Do it. DOOO ITTT
And when it withers and dies.. Ribs and I will smirk in our smugness.
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yes, but how about re-making/posting the magazine?
it could work, if we try hard.
It's not happening. At least not for a while. As Ribs previously stated: if we're gonna do this, we need to know exactly where we're going with it. Nobody wants to see TIEM go down another decline.
Quote from: VuBawlsClock;1847091If it doesn't work out it doesn't work out, what do we have to lose?
exaactly my point.
why abandon it from the start/very own-beggining?
we should at least try creating the sub-forum, and adding the articles/requesting ppl to do the articles, and then, PM them or E-MAIL them to the editors/people in carge of the magazine.
i say, PM, because, it would be an easy way for the creator to post it, in the sub-forum, without others reading it, thus, ruining the surprise.
on, other hand, the author, could post ONLY a short summary about his article(s), and PM/mail the full-article to the editors.
again, not to ruin the surprise.
or, the sub-forum, could be viewed only by editors/moderators of TIEM.
and people could only submit stuff and then the editors, could compile them, when it's done?
dunno.
anyway, i think TIEM's too good, to be left alone to die(again)
let's do thiss!!!! guyse!
-i mean, i STILL have memories of the old TIEM issues, that were SO funny!!) -
it's a shame to let it fad-es
I support the idea of a forum to allow people to contribute ideas and content, and then an issue of TIEM is released when there is enough material. That would allow us to produce the magazine on a less formal basis, and probably make it more enjoyable to contribute to.