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Good News Wednesday: The Day That Newsvine Stood Still

Last week, I ran an article about the problems that Newsvine was having with moderation, bad behavior, trolling, and gang voting. All the hot button issues, wrapped up into one neat article, that could have spelled trouble within the first couple of posts.

Newsvine Groups V2

It's been awhile since we launched Newsvine Groups. As we ramp up toward launching newly-redesigned groups, I'd like to solicit feedback on the most desired features for Newsvine Groups V2.

Random Act of Vineness: Shawn Gordon

The Newsvine team would like to recognize the exceptional work of Shawn Gordon, in independently compiling and publishing the first-ever Newsvine book: The Unofficial Vine.

New Community Moderator, Tyler Adams

The Newsvine Team is happy to introduce Tyler Adams as Newsvine's newest team member and Community Moderator.

Announcement: New Community Moderator TBA

I am sorry to inform the Newsvine Community that Emily has left the company to pursue other endeavors. I will let her speak to what those are exactly, if she chooses to. Prior to introducing the person who is taking her place, I will be handling all moderation on the site.

Introducing "Question Boards"

Over the last several months, the Newsvine Staff has been working with the folks at msnbc.com on a new form of "message board". We're calling them "Question Boards" and they are designed to achieve the following things:

Some Things Matter

Recently I was involved in yet another smackdown on the Vine. I took exception to some careless remarks against the Roman Catholic Church, to which I nominally belong.

Are Your Comments And Articles On Newsvine Doing Anything?

At the end of the day -- after you've spent lots of time on Newsvine, Digg, Mixx, Readdit, and other sites where you can read articles and post comments, do you really feel like you've made the world a better place? If not, are you ready to take your comments to the next level?

How YOU Can Affect msnbc.com Coverage

Hello Folks! It's been awhile since I've written a non-Newsvine Cyborg article, but I thought that I'd point out a recent article that flew under my radar (and apparently, all of yours'), Mike Stuckey's "An inside look at the Gut Check America project".

A Discussion on Race Relations - Share Your Views
Source: msnbc.com

At the end of the day, says one, there's 'only one human race'

New Community Moderator

I would like to introduce Emily, Newsvine Team member #7 and Community Moderator.

Best Things in Life Are Free

You taught mankind that pen is mightier than the sword; that variety is a spice of life; that in absence the heart grows fonder; that beauty is in the eye of the beholder; that good things come in small packages; that the first step is always the hardest; that practice makes perf …

NAFF. is open for new members :- OldFogey - Please Step Up. It Couldn't be NAFF without You

As a direct result of the recent poll some of us have identified a need for a new group to cater for the many varied needs of the ...ahem...more experienced citizen journalists who frequent this wonderful virtual community which is newsvine. To that end I have created NAFF.

The Average age of a Newsvine Columnist is? Poll - Please participate.

I did the best search I could before writing this article. I wanted to make sure that I wasn't re-visiting a stale topic. My checks came up blank, using tags and text searches so I decided to go ahead with it.

Newsvine is now 'The Man' - Get used to the potshots. There'll be more!

It seems that Newsvine has suddenly become 'The establishment'. Disgruntled 'ex-contributers' will now feel more emboldened, (embiggened :¬)) and so much more justified, in attacking the newly turned traitor for no other reason than the perceived turning. The vindictive, foul mo …

A Newsvine Education?

I have to admit it. I've been learning a lot during my limited time on the Vine. I joined as a mostly fundamentalist Christian. Yes, a conservative (with occasional liberal leanings). This has not changed.

If I Only Knew the Real Me: Thoughts on Assholishness

I'm not sure how best to put this. I am an @!$%#. No, wait -- that's too strong. I have assholish opinions. Much better. I can't possibly be offended by that, because, somehow, it's less personal.

Specialise or Generalise - After Less than one month on the Vine - The answer is Simple.

Looking around on Newsvine I see that some contributors do actually specialise - to an extent. When I joined (Just a few weeks ago) I was sure that I wanted to concentrate on all things European, indeed, my tag line read 'Bringing Europe to your desktop'.

VikiBabbles Video Up On MSNBC
Source: MSN

Video footage of the broadcast featuring Newsvine Correspondent VikiBabbles.

MARRIAGE (why did i get married)

2006 I decided that iwas going to get married to the man that I had been dating for a while. Little did I know that this man would be my worst nightmare. and i would forever old him in my heart as my enemy.

Killfile Interview On MSNBC - Video
Source: MSN

Here's a direct link to the video of Killfile's interview on MSNBC.

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