Zeropaid News Concerns

**Jorge** · August 17th, 2003, 04:40 PM

News mods

I recently recieved an email from a member who was concerned about the lack of news that is published on zeropaid.com.

As a relative newcomer to ZP I must say that the possibility of current news was the thing that initially drew me here.

Since then, I've found much more to like but I have to admit puzzlement at the paucity of current news stories pertaining to file sharing related issues.

I agree. Not only have I seen a recent lack of p2p news being published but also a lack of technology/music news published. Zp is a portal site and we do encourage the publication of non-p2p news. Zp staff also encourage users to post relevent stories on tips & tricks, cool technology and music technology news. However the most important news here is p2p information, this should not be overlooked.

I've submitted a few relevant stories and had a couple make the cut, but I cannot figure why so many stories are ignored. I submitted one today which was the lead story in the NY Times technology section concerning The New Napster, but it wasn't put in the ZP news section submitted by anyone. Why pass on good stories?

He does have point. Most visitors visit the site more then once a day and even more then once an hour. So current up-to-date information is key in Zp performance.

Lets figure out how we can get more stories published daily while keeping important stories from not being overlooked.

Thanks for your time.

jorge

**MP3guy** · August 17th, 2003, 05:07 PM

I could not agree more. Ive recently began using both google news search and boycott.riaa.com for current p2p-RIAA stories since most updates go un reported on Zeropaid. Ive also had numerous news articled ignored when submitted.

**shawners** · August 17th, 2003, 05:27 PM

I posted news before, and when i submit it, it looks funky like all the lines and sentences are run together, i did mostly copy and paste, and it shows no paraghraps, and with the link wrap it was too much for my mind to boggle.. and i submitted news about things and a few days later someone else submits it, and it goes in. So i figure most people submit it and get passed so they may say, "why bother". Mostly i come to zeropaid to get news from saving me time to go to six websights to get the same content.. IT saves time if i could read what the big thing going on without having to search for 6 websights relating to p2p.

Kooperman · August 17th, 2003, 05:35 PM

Yes, I've noticed that the way a news story is submitted apparently has no resemblance to the story I may have pasted in the submission box, at least in terms of page layout. Everything is in one monstrous paragraph. Is this the way the story actually gets to the news mod? If so, no wonder so few are accepted.....the work involved in cleaning the submissions up would be very time consuming.
By the way, who are the news mods? If there is a list of them somewhere I've managed to avoid finding it.

**Ken17625** · August 17th, 2003, 05:43 PM

Yes, I've noticed that the way a news story is submitted apparently has no resemblance to the story I may have pasted in the submission box, at least in terms of page layout. Everything is in one monstrous paragraph. Is this the way the story actually gets to the news mod? If so, no wonder so few are accepted.....the work involved in cleaning the submissions up would be very time consuming.
By the way, who are the news mods? If there is a list of them somewhere I've managed to avoid finding it.

You have to format it using HTML.

**aqlo** · August 17th, 2003, 05:56 PM

The newsies are running sort of thin right now
http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthre...threadid=13723

dubstylee has an idea about using the forum software for news comments
http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthre...threadid=13699
maybe they could use it for the news too
sort of blurs the distinction between news and dialogue though

**wonderboy2005** · August 17th, 2003, 06:04 PM

another great reason to switch the news software.

**shawners** · August 17th, 2003, 06:20 PM

if i have to edit news to html format, thats too much work required for it not to be passed on and posted on zeropaid. I like to just copy paste it, and be done with it. Just cause it may be user friendly, dont mean we have to throw our xp's out and give in to the penguin dude.

**phalkon30** · August 17th, 2003, 06:26 PM

Although nothing really came of it...I tried to jump start the news in THIS THREAD

I was also told (don't remember by who) to not post anything not p2p related, I can try and change that though

As far as the system used.....I haven't been doing as much work because I don't have the time! Its too hard to post something...editing comments isn't much better. Basicly, I think you would have more news, and better moderated comments if you went to a new news system, possibly an extension of the forums.

Some news mods need to be removed, and new mods added also. I think sockfulloflove would like to help out (if I remember right), he knows html and runs a p2p site with another member.

If you do stick with the current news system, please think about some of the suggestions I made in THIS THREAD

Kooperman · August 17th, 2003, 06:35 PM

phalkon, you really hit the nail on the head with your comments in that thread. Some change has to be made in the submission process to allow the news mods to both have a life and be a news mod.

**phalkon30** · August 17th, 2003, 07:02 PM

It would be cool if I could post news also....its giving errors

insert into news (id, title, submitting_user_id, article, date_submitted, num_comments, status, filename, homepage) values (0, 'GLT Poliane 2.09', '137442', 'GLT Poliane 2.09 has been released!

This new version is for correct some urgent bugs.

GLT Poliane is a web-based p2p that share only mp3 files.

If you don't tested it yet, do it now!
Are only 181KB the full download... and is free of adware/spyware/popup banners.

download it at http://www.gltpoliane.com/baixar.php

Www.GLTPoliane.com', '2003-08-17 21:28:43', 0, 'LIVE', '08172003d', '1')

**PuNiShErKiLl666** · August 17th, 2003, 07:17 PM

I could be a news mod.. really. Im on all the time (I dont have a life) I post alot of my own stories (Not here cause nobody appreciates them)
I have had gotten good remarks at my sites about my news postings and I know alot of HTML (Well duh) so I could help out.