Forum:Resurrection of The Daily Edit

After a long hiatus since 2007, I am planning to return The Daily Edit to Wikia. The new rendition will see significant changes from its previous incarnation. The initial content will depend on the amount of users willing to contribute, but we will eventually aim to cover: I will obviously be needing a few users who can claim to be very up to date with Wikia happenings to contribute to the newsletter on a regular basis. I will be contacting another user soon about bot delivery of editions. Any help at this point will be appreciated, including any suggestions as to how it should be done and what should be included. The entire success of the newsletter is pinned on how many people are willing to put something in. Thanks! Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar  {Talk} 12:11, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * News about Wikia, internally or externally written
 * A technology report detailing bug fixes and new features
 * User rights changes on Wikia Central
 * Cross-wiki vandalism report
 * Interviews (e.g. with a wiki's community)


 * I support this idea, and want to contribute. I think it would be good to have a trans-wikia information resource that bundles helpful information with trends and current observations, and maybe some reasoned discussion. Perhaps the editorial staff should set themselves up a wiki? ;) -- ◄mendel► 10:08, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree. I also like the idea of having the editorial staff set up a wiki for this. If any help is needed, I will gladly contribute. -- Mattkenn3 Talk 12:09, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I think it should use the new blogs, but then we might not be able to include them on local wikis. Need testing. — TulipVorlax 16:06, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I support this as well...but maybe a rename to the Monthly Edit? Unfortunately it seems like all of the Wikia newsletters never work out =( -- LordTBT Talk! 19:58, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


 * The blogs would have been good, but I am hoping for cross-wiki distribution (a.k.a. delivery of editions to a user's home wiki for convenience) as that would make it more popular. Since some wikis (big wikis at that) don't use the blog feature, it can't really be utilised. A shame, but that's how it falls at this stage. Unless giants like Wookieepedia change their minds, it can't really be done. I hope to make releases like those on Avatar Wiki and Uncyclopedia; that is, make it more convenient for the user to read by not requiring them to click on links to navigate to another page to read the latest issue.
 * I have set up a wiki, The Daily Edit, for the purpose, and I think that it would be useful to keep edits there, and then cross-post onto Central each time a release is made. This allows us a little more control over the newsletter, and senior editors will obviously be administrators. I'll be keeping the name for now, LordTBT, if merely for recognition and sentimental purposes, but obviously we can rename it later if there is high demand for it. :)
 * I think the problem with the previous incarnation of The Daily Edit was a lack of commitment from the editors as there was simply too much work for the editors to do as they tried to achieve too much at once. Another problem was low demand. Hopefully, if we can make cross-wiki deliveries, and if Wikia allows the newsletter some promotions, we can get a solid base of readership, and thus also a solid base of editors. Wjxhuang,  the 888th Avatar  {Talk} 00:12, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I usually don't visit or care about Autocreated wikis, but for something this awesome, I can make an exception. Beep21 16:15, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, I don't think that blogs should be used. Instead, the articles should be done wiki-style. Beep21 18:31, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes... I think it should be resurrected to. If required, I'll help too. Also, there is a new feature called the Talk Page Messaging that might be modified to a list of subscribed users, and it will send out a message: The new Daily Edit is online. Tedjuh10 - Talk 20:13, 18 August 2009 (UTC)