Getting Space Station 13 into Within BYOND
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:45 am
This is a discussion about how we can get Space Station 13 mentioned in upcoming editions of Within BYOND.
Within BYOND is something of a "Highlights" news column that is released on a twice monthly basis, and features and promotes developments about BYOND updates, BYOND resources, and BYOND games that use an original IP. BYOND Within can be accessed from the BYOND pager, website, and forums, and by my rough ability to estimate, gets about 200 views. Recently, there has been some interest in getting Space Station 13 featured in Within BYOND. I stated my reasoning for not pursuing the inclusion of updates regarding Space Station 13. While I still feel this reasoning is valid, I have come to the conclusion that it is a bit draconic of me, given Space Station 13 has alot of work put into it as an open source project, and it really shouldn't be punished for that, as it should be something that is encouraged.
So with that being said, I would like to propose a way to get coverage of Space Station 13's developments into Within BYOND. I still have a problem with playing favorites between the many different variations of the game, so if a member of the community would conduct the write-up for Space Station 13 of a branch for Within BYOND, something that I could append a "Contributed by [SS13 member key]" on, I feel that would be a happy medium, where coverage is provided, but without playing favorites. This would practically be the equivalent of the member posting a write up in the comments section of Within BYOND, with the benefit of being in the original post.
Hundreds of game update examples can be found in the announcements section of the BYOND forums regarding how game updates for Within BYOND (and its predecessor, BYOND and Within) are typically written. In this case, the post should contain the name of the variation of Space Station 13, along with a link to their website (ideally the page with information about the game, or server links), and not contain any direct BYOND:// links to servers. The post should not be excessive (these are briefs and highlights on updates, typically less than 100 words) and contain links to dev/change/update logs of the prior two weeks (if available), be well written, a short description of the game, or what type of game it is, and may contain mild humor and appropriate language (anything PG or less is more than likely acceptable). No HTML will need to be provided. A link to a screenshot of in-game play should ideally be included. I reserve the right to change or exclude any or all parts of anything sent to me.
Submissions may be sent via email to jam[REMOVE][email protected] and are due a day prior to publication of Within BYOND. Within BYOND is published the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, so submissions would be due the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. As tasks of this kind sometimes go, I may receive multiple submissions for the same branch, in which case we will work collectively to work that into one submission for publication.
Also, this isn't just for the /tg community, if you follow any other Space Station communities, feel free to share this with them. As long as they meet the following requirements (and assuming this idea doesn't become excessive, in which case we'll have to stop, or do something different) they may be eligible to do a submission as well. The branch must have active development, openly share their source code, have their own website with available servers, and be universally utilized (The last requirement is subject to interpretation, as I don't want coverage on every twig, just the trunks).
I'm not an active member of any Space Station community 13, and I've made some assumptions in writing this, so I apologise if they are incorrect. This is the best way I could figure to provide coverage of Space Station 13 (as full coverage could fill its own Within Space Station 13 newsletter!) in a reasonable manner, and we'll see how it goes. If you have questions, you can email me at the address provided above, as I may not always actively follow this post or forum.
Thanks. I found some wet floor signs:
Within BYOND is something of a "Highlights" news column that is released on a twice monthly basis, and features and promotes developments about BYOND updates, BYOND resources, and BYOND games that use an original IP. BYOND Within can be accessed from the BYOND pager, website, and forums, and by my rough ability to estimate, gets about 200 views. Recently, there has been some interest in getting Space Station 13 featured in Within BYOND. I stated my reasoning for not pursuing the inclusion of updates regarding Space Station 13. While I still feel this reasoning is valid, I have come to the conclusion that it is a bit draconic of me, given Space Station 13 has alot of work put into it as an open source project, and it really shouldn't be punished for that, as it should be something that is encouraged.
So with that being said, I would like to propose a way to get coverage of Space Station 13's developments into Within BYOND. I still have a problem with playing favorites between the many different variations of the game, so if a member of the community would conduct the write-up for Space Station 13 of a branch for Within BYOND, something that I could append a "Contributed by [SS13 member key]" on, I feel that would be a happy medium, where coverage is provided, but without playing favorites. This would practically be the equivalent of the member posting a write up in the comments section of Within BYOND, with the benefit of being in the original post.
Hundreds of game update examples can be found in the announcements section of the BYOND forums regarding how game updates for Within BYOND (and its predecessor, BYOND and Within) are typically written. In this case, the post should contain the name of the variation of Space Station 13, along with a link to their website (ideally the page with information about the game, or server links), and not contain any direct BYOND:// links to servers. The post should not be excessive (these are briefs and highlights on updates, typically less than 100 words) and contain links to dev/change/update logs of the prior two weeks (if available), be well written, a short description of the game, or what type of game it is, and may contain mild humor and appropriate language (anything PG or less is more than likely acceptable). No HTML will need to be provided. A link to a screenshot of in-game play should ideally be included. I reserve the right to change or exclude any or all parts of anything sent to me.
Submissions may be sent via email to jam[REMOVE][email protected] and are due a day prior to publication of Within BYOND. Within BYOND is published the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, so submissions would be due the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. As tasks of this kind sometimes go, I may receive multiple submissions for the same branch, in which case we will work collectively to work that into one submission for publication.
Also, this isn't just for the /tg community, if you follow any other Space Station communities, feel free to share this with them. As long as they meet the following requirements (and assuming this idea doesn't become excessive, in which case we'll have to stop, or do something different) they may be eligible to do a submission as well. The branch must have active development, openly share their source code, have their own website with available servers, and be universally utilized (The last requirement is subject to interpretation, as I don't want coverage on every twig, just the trunks).
I'm not an active member of any Space Station community 13, and I've made some assumptions in writing this, so I apologise if they are incorrect. This is the best way I could figure to provide coverage of Space Station 13 (as full coverage could fill its own Within Space Station 13 newsletter!) in a reasonable manner, and we'll see how it goes. If you have questions, you can email me at the address provided above, as I may not always actively follow this post or forum.
Thanks. I found some wet floor signs: