IF and only if I apply to be an intern, I'd like this to be my job. I just don't know how to do it. This advise is very helpful.
Been here for so long but I never contributed to the community. </3
Not to hijack the thread , but whenever staff talks about doing this sort of thing as a staff led project , the fact remains that staff has tried it a few times in the past, and it doesn't work. The issue is; nobody in staff has just one job.
In addition to generic staff responsibilities , there's also the regular maintenance , posting, and projects that staff members are expected to do. Everyone, from security to content, to maintenance , to the admins themselves, does a little of everything. It can get very overwhelming , especially if you have a life outside of Iwaku.
And that's the problem with newsletters and monthly updates ; they have to be scheduled , consistent , and -- they're a ton of work. A TON of work. When you add that to other responsibilities , they're ultimately just not feasible , especially as
@redblood says , with our rotating staff changes. I was there for the rise and fall of the Iwaku newsletter , and its death wasn't a surprising one. As staff, if I can speak for the whole staff, we prefer sporadic PSAs / Updates which are less pressure , less formalized , and just as helpful. They inform the community of our current wants / needs / desires / wishes without having to cut in too much to everybody else's work.
A long tirade that hopefully doesn't take away from the spirit of this post - but that's why we don't do newsletters anymore. I cobbled his mostly together by what I've heard expressed by other staff, but I definitely don't speak for everybody. Just outlining what I see as the reasons why we don't do this anymore ! :)
