Does anyone have the faintest idea what this is about, please?
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Not Amused
offlineMemberNot sure if I am missing an underlying trick question here but it's bank holiday so I will assume not.
Newsbiscuit has a twitter account and a Facebook account where they put links to the FPs and NiBs. They are encouraging you to follow their account on twitter or like it on Facebook.
Posted 9 months ago # -
The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberI see it as costing a ticker entry.
One which you believe you could fill?There have always been tickers encouraging visitors to follow the site on both FB and Twitter, admittedly this is not the funniest, but I hardly think it's costing a ticker.
Posted 9 months ago # -
weematt
offlineMemberHi Jeni, of course I believe I could fill the space. I have several ticker worthy submissions that have been overlooked in recent weeks but my opinion is not what counts.
The ticker does seem to have a low priority and frequently goes unchanged for many days. A proper ticker would change in line with the real news, subject to submission quantity and quality.Posted 9 months ago # -
Stan Laurel
offlineMemberBollocks. Most proper tickers start with 'Breaking News' then continue to tell you that someone has just sneezed in Halifax or something just as dull.
Posted 9 months ago # -
Titus
offlineMemberWho just sneezed in Halifax? I hadn't heard about that. Tell us more. Was this sneeze due to governmant cutbacks? Was the sneeze caused by an extremist Islamic jihad? Was it her own fault because she was an unemployed benefit scrounger? Was she an immigrant? Was the sneeze the fault of the NHS and its culture of being driven by government targets? Has there been a wave of copycat sneezes? Is there more sneezing oop North because of deprivation / prejudice / deficient diet/poor education oop North? Are we all about to be annihilated by a panicdemic of killer sneezing? Was this sneeze all the fault of the EU? Is sneezing being spread by the internet? Are we all doomed?
I think we should be told.
Posted 9 months ago # -
Titus
offlineMemberAgreed. There are many short, funny and often highly topical headlines posted here which would make brilliant ticker lines, and enough of them to make it easily possible to renew / replace / update ticker lines swiftly and regularly.
This would make the whole website more attractive to new readers; a casual visitor's eye may be caught more readily by a short, sharp witticism than by a clever but long-winded news story.
This would also be very encouraging for contributors, especially newcomers who might come up with witty one-liners but who haven't yet developed the writing skill to compose a top-quality, full-length news story.
There doesn't seem to be much excuse for keeping tedious, unfunny ticker lines running for week after week.
In my opinion - and just a suggestion.
Posted 9 months ago # -
The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberWell said Al.
I think it's worth reminding everyone that NB is run voluntarily. No-one is paid to help out, and those who update the site do so in their own time.
A little appreciation of the fact that the site exists at all might be good.
Posted 9 months ago # -
Arthur
offlineMemberWill someone please tell me which volunteers are maintaining the site? If I could see their contributions then I'd be able to adapt my style to suit their sense of humour and get my stuff on the front page.
Also, it might save me the trouble of flattering people who don't count.
Posted 9 months ago # -
The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberThe Admin Team are not, to the best of my knowledge, contributors. The Editorial Team changes regularly but is generally made up of former WotM winners.
Posted 9 months ago # -
The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberYou're welcome, and yes, it does.
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