Kapetanov Dnevnik 2 - Captains Log 2

Day 4,124, 03:30 • Published in United Kingdom Serbia • by Kapetan Uks






Dan 4,124-ti, još 2476XP do nivoa 47 / Day 4,124, 2476XP left to lvl 47

Srpski - English version below!

Nešto se razmišljam, kako bih ja - da me pitaju - malo prodrmao ovaj novinarski modul... Palo mi na pamet nekoliko stvari, pa reko' da podelim sa širom publikom:

Prvo i prvo, novine ne učestvuju u ekonomiji! Nemojte da vas zavaravaju endorsmenti - bakšiš se nikad i nigde ne oporezuje, pa ni ovde.
Moj predlog bi bio da se pretplata na novine naplaćuje, makar nešto minimalno i da deo love odlazi u državnu kasu preko poreza. Ovim bi se nešto umanjio i uticaj sub4sub akcija (koje inače bacaju MM medalju u potpuni besmisao).

Drugo i drugo, zašto ne bi postojala novinarska udruženja? Kao što politički modul ima stranke a vojni ima jedinice, tako bi i novinari mogli da imaju udruženje sa svojim zajedničkim misijama i zadacima.
Drugo i drugo tačka pet - misije novinarskih udruženja bi mogle da budu na dnevnom ili nedeljnom nivou, recimo da udruženje skupi određeni broj glasova, komentara, pretplata ili bakšiša; ako uspe, celo udruženje dobija neki bonus, a ako ne uspe, plaća porez (u razumnim okvirima!)

Treće i treće, moglo bi da se omogući i zapošljavanje u novinama - možda honorarno? Novine bi mogle da unajme nekoga kao lektora, urednika ili istraživača (da pravi dodatne intervjue, skuplja informacije vezane za članak, kontaktira sa eAdministracijom itd), a cene rada bi se razlikovale po tome da li je unajmljena osoba samostalna, deo istog udruženja kao i list za koji radi, ili deo drugog udruženja.

Četvrto i četvrto, zašto ne dobijam obaveštenje kad izađe novi članak u novinama na koje sam pretplaćen?!?

Peto i peto, možda sitnica, ali: kada vidimo Top5 članke, moglo bi da bude prikazano ime novina a ne igrača koji ih vodi; takođe, ne bi škodilo ni da se vidi broj endorsmenta (kao što se vidi na mobilnoj aplikaciji).

Što se tiče samih članaka...
Ima nekoliko "sitnica" koje bi, mislim, relativno lako mogle da se ubace:
- Da se (ponovo) omogući menjanje veličine, boje i fonta slova!
- Audio klipovi koji se aktiviraju makar na klik!
- Menjanje veličine slika u članku, eventualno BB kodom
- Brojač čitalaca - ako je mogao neko da napravi to nezavisno, eRepLabs mogu da ga ubace još lakše!
- DUGME ZA UZVIK ČLANKA NA ZIDU PRIJATELJA!!!

Formatiranje članka bi moglo da bude malo spretnije. Recimo, ako već postoje kodovi za bacanje teksta levo, u sredinu i desno, kao i oni za kolone, zašto je toliko teško da se zapravo članak napiše u dve kolone??!.
Isto tako, mnogo bi pomoglo ako bi pregled članka dok se piše bio realističan - kada se članak izda, neki put* ne bude formatiran baš kako je izgledao u pregledu.
*čuj, neki put

Ekstravagancija - kad nekoga ne bi mrzelo, bilo bi vrlo korisno da članci zapravo imaju strane ako je potrebno. Kao neko ko ume da izbaci poslovični TL😉R, mnogo bih cenio da sajt ne tera sve prisutne na beskonačno skrolovanje.
Ekstravagancija 2 - a zamislite da članci imaju tabove sa različitim verzijama?! Recimo, verzija sa slikama i bez (ili sa tekstom i bez); verzije na različitim jezicima (umesto "zida teksta" koji će biti u ovom članku); i tako dalje...

To su neke moje misli o novinarskom modulu za sad - pišite šta bi još i kako moglo da se poboljša; takođe, ako neko ima način da se ovi predlozi dostave odgovornim licima, slobodno priložite!


English

So, I've been thinking - if someone asked me, how would I shake things up in this journalist module... A few things came to mind, so why not share those with a wider audience:

First of all, the newspapers don't participate in the economy! Don't be fooled by the endorsements - tips are tax free anytime and anywhere, including here.
My suggestion would be to charge for newspaper subscriptions, at least a minimal sum, and to tax that money. This could diminish, if only a bit, the influence of sub4sub actions (that, btw, make the MM medal completely pointless).

Second of all, why would there not be organizations for journalists? As the political module has parties, the military module has units, so too could the journalists have unions with their missions and tasks.
Second point five of all - the missions of journalists union could be daily or weekly, for instance, to gather a certain number of votes, comments, subs or tips (endorsements); if the union meets the goal, it could be rewarded with a bonus, and if not, it should pay additional taxes (within reason!)

Third of all, working in a newspaper could be possible - maybe part-time? A newspaper could hire someone as an editor, a lector or a research journalist (to conduct additional interviews, gather information relevant to the article, contact the eAdministration etc), and the work would be priced differently if the person is a freelancer, a member of the same, or a different union than the paper they are working for.

Fourth of all, why don't I get a notification when there's a new article in a paper I am subscribed to?!?

Fifth of all, maybe a small thing, but: in the Top5 articles we should see the name of the newspaper, not the owner; also, it wouldn't hurt to show the number of endorsements (as it is in the mobile app).

About the articles themselves...
There are a couple of "trinkets" that could be introduced relatively easy IMO:
- To make it possible (again) to change the size, colour and font of the letters!
- Audio clips, activated at least by clicking on them!
- Resizing images in the article, maybe by BBCode
- Reader counter - if it could've been made independently, it would be a piece of cake for eRep Labs!
- A BUTTON TO SHOUT THE ARTICLE ON THE FRIENDS WALL!!!

Formating could also be a bit more competent. For instance, if there already are codes for left, center and right alignment, as well as those for columns, why is it so difficult to actually make an article in two columns??!
Likewise, it would be of great help if the preview would be realistic - sometimes*, when the article is published, it's not formated the way it looked in the preview.
*yeah, righ, sometimes

An extravagance - if it wasn't a chore for someone, it would be very useful for articles to have pages, if need be. As a journalist who is in habit of publishing an occasional TL😉R, I would very much appreciate if the site would not force everyone involved to infinite scrolling.
An extravagance 2 - imagine if articles had tabs with different versions?! Like, one with and one without images (or with and without text); tabs for different language versions (instead of the "wall of text" this article will be); and so on...

Those were some of my thoughts on the journalist module for now - write bellow what else, and by what means, could be improved; also, if anyone has the means to forward these sugestions to those in charge, feel free to contribute!

EDIT!
Ovo je moj post na forumu - u suštini govori isto što i članak, ali je forum možda bolje mesto za detaljnu raspravu i podršku.

This is my forum post - essentially says the same thing as this article, but the forum might be a better place for detailed argumentation and support.

https://forum.erepublik.com/index.php?/topic/5789-journalist-module/

EDIT.2

Mael Dunbar, prijatelj iz eHolandije je napravio dobar korak u širenju ideje u svom članku:
Mael Dunbar, a friend from eNetherlands, made a good effort to spread the idea in his article:
Support for the journalist module! erepublik.com/en/article/2692498

Od velikog značaja bi bilo ako bi se još ljudi na ovaj način uključilo u akciju!
It would be of great value if other people would join in the action in this way!

Oživimo novinarski modul! / Let's revive the journalist module!

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