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Help Shape 'GSoM Rules + Community Guidelines 2.0'

My golden people- here's your way to help shape Version 2.0 of the GSoM Rules and Community Guidelines!

For your reference here's the original version of the GSoM Community Guidelines.

"Ask not what GSoM can do for you, ask what you can do for GSoM..." or something like that.

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My personal goals for the FanPosts + FanShots + discussions in the comment sections + overall community (somewhat of a word association here):

  • intelligent and provocative commentary that's superior to your run of the mill message board
  • respectful- this means of people's unique differences and also demonstrating that you've actually taken the time read their thoughts 
  • well articulated thoughts that don't read like a text message or Tweet
  • diverse voices
  • fun/ humor 
  • friendly environment
  • passion
  • family show
  • better signal : noise ratio- more seems to be better for the game threads, but less 1-3 word or 1 sentence mini-thoughts in the comments sections of articles/ FanPosts/ FanShots in favor of substantive and well formulated thoughts
  • creative

 

Some things you might not notice since they're done behind the scenes:

  • About 40-50% of submitted FanPosts are hidden for one of several reasons: 1) they're rehashing/ repeating topics that are being discussed in several other spaces like the front page or the FanPosts, 2) they aren't substantive and probably took less than 3 minutes to construct, 3) they're poorly composed with terrible grammar, spelling, mechanics, etc., or 4) they're simply "Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web." -- NOTE: What a FANSHOT is. We try to send warnings when we can, but honestly this is very time intensive process for us.
  • About 25% of the titles on submitted FanPosts/ FanShots are re-written. (e.g. "KOBE BRYANT COMING TO Wariors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" >>> "Trade Idea for Kobe Bryant", etc.). This really isn't that hard.
  • About 5-10 comments are hidden everyday because they're trolling, combative, or contain profanity.

 

 

Please feel free to even propose actual sections, snippets, or even entire draft for the GSoM Rules + Community Guidelines 2.0 in the comments. My fellow writers and I obviously and unfortunately only have a finite amount of time we can pour into this hoops passion (or obsession?), so actually helping us construct this handbook of GSoM would help us out a ton. A TON. A TON. It will also ensure it goes live much faster.

I'm thinking if the community composed a "Welcome to GSoM" type guide in wiki-fashion that's required reading for anyone who posts FanPosts or FanShots or comments  would be really helpful. The community could always direct newcomers or people who haven't adhered to various aspects back to the guide. Hopefully less folks think they're being intentionally singled out this way- it's always frustrating to hear when someone says that, because it's honestly not the case.

I would really like this to be grassroots effort. If this doc is cultivated organically it would be infinitely more meaningful, useful, and have an infinitely greater long-term impact.

1 Dub. 1 Luv.

Please Rec this FanPost to keep it at the top of the FanShots so we can keep this discussion going as long as needed.

This FanPost is a submission from a member of the mighty Golden State of Mind community. While we're all here to throw up that W, these words do not necessarily reflect the views of the GSoM Crew. Still, chances are the preceding post is Unstoppable Baby!