From aaa90cd4a184513d9e217810288dcd0efcb629fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Forest Anderson Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 00:55:56 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add newsletter changes blog post --- content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md diff --git a/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md b/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..98079c601 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ ++++ +title = "Newsletter Changes" +date = 2024-05-02 +transparent = true ++++ + +Hey everyone, it's been a while! As you've certainly noticed, the newsletter was +on a hiatus for a while. The reason was mostly maintainer burnout, which is also +why the newsletter of August 2023 was not published [until a few days +ago][august-news]. + +We're back now though! The community member Jan Hohenheim ([@janhohenheim]) has +taken up the main responsibility for reviving the newsletter. This includes +making changes requested by the community, and making sure the format is +sustainable for the long term. + +### Schedule Changes + +Thierry Berger ([@Vrixyz]), who has also decided to help with the project, has +come up with a new [monthly schedule][monthly_schedule] that we will try out: + +- 3rd of the month: Newsletter starts. A call for submissions is made on social +media and community Discord servers interested in receiving it. At the same +time, last month's newsletter is published. +- 3rd to 28th of the month: submissions are collected and the newsletter is + written. +- 28th of the month: Submissions are closed. New submissions go into the next + month's newsletter. +- 3rd of the next month: The newsletter is published. Any submissions not edited +in time will be moved to the next month or removed entirely. + +This more strict schedule should help with the issue of late entries and reduce +the pressure of editing by having a dedicated time for it with no incoming +submissions. The goal is to be more consistent and reliable in our publishing +schedule. + +### Community Survey + +This restructuring is also a good time to improve the content of the newsletter. +We've got some community feedback on our [Discord] already and would like to +hear more from you. It would be great if you could fill out [this +survey][survey] to let us know how we can improve the newsletter going forward. +The survey closes on the **28th of May**. + +### Future Steps + +Based on feedback we've already gotten, the steps for next months are: +- Add an email subscription option to the newsletter +- Setup a system for how to edit entries that are not ready before the +newsletter ships. We are currently looking into either hiring a part-time +editor, using generative AI to add a few sentences where needed, or simply +removing these entries. + +Additionally, we will be evaluating the [survey] results in the next newsletter, +so stay tuned for that. + +That's all for now. Have fun reading! + +[august-news]: https://gamedev.rs/news/049/ +[@janhohenheim]: https://github.com/janhohenheim +[@Vrixyz]: https://github.com/Vrixyz +[monthly_schedule]: https://github.com/rust-gamedev/rust-gamedev.github.io/issues/1417#issuecomment-1764534286 +[survey]: https://forms.gle/oeSb46twWsxRKYJe7 +[Discord]: https://discord.gg/game-development-in-rust-676678179678715904 From 64e15adc4dc24df12655e5da039931f71c304d96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Forest Anderson Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 10:03:18 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Change wording --- content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md | 33 ++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md b/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md index 98079c601..a3cfcc787 100644 --- a/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md +++ b/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md @@ -4,20 +4,22 @@ date = 2024-05-02 transparent = true +++ -Hey everyone, it's been a while! As you've certainly noticed, the newsletter was -on a hiatus for a while. The reason was mostly maintainer burnout, which is also -why the newsletter of August 2023 was not published [until a few days +*Please fill out [this survey][survey] before skipping this section! More info below!* + +Hey everyone, it's been a while! As you've certainly noticed, the newsletter has +been on hiatus for a while. The reason was mostly maintainer burnout, which is +also why the newsletter of August 2023 was not published [until a few days ago][august-news]. -We're back now though! The community member Jan Hohenheim ([@janhohenheim]) has -taken up the main responsibility for reviving the newsletter. This includes -making changes requested by the community, and making sure the format is -sustainable for the long term. +We're back now though! A couple of community members, Jan Hohenheim +([@janhohenheim]) and Thierry Berger ([@Vrixyz]), have led the revival of the +newsletter. This includes making changes requested by the community, and +improving sustainability for the long term. ### Schedule Changes -Thierry Berger ([@Vrixyz]), who has also decided to help with the project, has -come up with a new [monthly schedule][monthly_schedule] that we will try out: +Thierry Berger ([@Vrixyz]), has come up with a new [monthly +schedule][monthly_schedule] that we will try out: - 3rd of the month: Newsletter starts. A call for submissions is made on social media and community Discord servers interested in receiving it. At the same @@ -37,23 +39,22 @@ schedule. ### Community Survey This restructuring is also a good time to improve the content of the newsletter. -We've got some community feedback on our [Discord] already and would like to -hear more from you. It would be great if you could fill out [this -survey][survey] to let us know how we can improve the newsletter going forward. -The survey closes on the **28th of May**. +We've got some community feedback on the [Rust GameDev Discord][Discord] already +and would like to hear more from you. It would be great if you could fill out +[this survey][survey] to let us know how we can improve the newsletter going +forward. The survey closes on the **28th of May 2024**. We will be evaluating +the [survey] results in an upcoming blog post, so stay tuned for that. ### Future Steps Based on feedback we've already gotten, the steps for next months are: + - Add an email subscription option to the newsletter - Setup a system for how to edit entries that are not ready before the newsletter ships. We are currently looking into either hiring a part-time editor, using generative AI to add a few sentences where needed, or simply removing these entries. -Additionally, we will be evaluating the [survey] results in the next newsletter, -so stay tuned for that. - That's all for now. Have fun reading! [august-news]: https://gamedev.rs/news/049/ From 53108a8d3651672577fc8b2429dace8fc72f398f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan Hohenheim Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 17:33:36 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Improve "while" coming up twice --- content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md b/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md index a3cfcc787..32605c3b2 100644 --- a/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md +++ b/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ transparent = true *Please fill out [this survey][survey] before skipping this section! More info below!* Hey everyone, it's been a while! As you've certainly noticed, the newsletter has -been on hiatus for a while. The reason was mostly maintainer burnout, which is +been on hiatus for some months. The reason was mostly maintainer burnout, which is also why the newsletter of August 2023 was not published [until a few days ago][august-news].