Forum:CT:Replacing CUSWFN with a blog

So as you know from here, it’s been discussed by users such as myself and Darth tom, who created the first version of this proposal, that the Completely Unofficial Star Wars Fanon Newsletter (CUSWFN) should be replaced with a blog. Like with the original proposal, which has since been retracted, that’s what this is about, although this proposal includes some additional options and is a bit more all-encompassing.

There are basically five options here: 1) get rid of CUSWFN and replace it with Tom’s Blogger blog; 2) get rid of CUSWFN and replace it with my Word Press blog; 3) get rid of CUSWFN and replace it with NOTHING; 4) keep CUSWFN and get a blog anyway; and 5) keep everything the way it is now, as in keep CUSWFN and do NOT have a blog.

There are no oppose or neutral votes. Voting for one option basically votes against another anyway. Since this type of vote may take awhile and require a lot of discussion, it will last for two weeks, until Sunday, November 29, with the option of closing it after one week if there is a clear overwhelming majority for one option over the others. If the votes are close, it will stay open for two weeks. All matters of the voting policy apply. Please be civil. - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 21:49, November 15, 2009 (UTC)

Vote
Please vote only once and in only one category. Your votes should be cast beneath the necessary explanatory text.

Choice 1–Blogger (0)
This choice is to get rid of CUSWFN and replace it with Tom’s blogger blog proposal. In the interest of trying to not be longwinded, I’m simply going to direct you here. You can read all about Tom’s Blogger blog proposal in the introduction, because he said it better than I can. You can view his test blog here.

Choice 2–Word Press (1)
Choice 2 is, like with choice 1, about getting rid of CUSWFN. However, instead of replacing it with Tom’s Blogger blog, I’ve put together a blog from Word Press. It’s a lot better looking, in my opinion. It’s not as goofy like I think Blogger is. It’s sleek, it’s professional, and I really like the layout of it. I think it looks great, and I think it’s the best way to go on this one.

You can find the test blog here. I’ve chosen a skin template and added a pretty snazzy header from Episode III to match it. I’ve also put together five test blog postings about things going on here at the wiki. This basically shows you what the active blog would look like were it to be approved.

I’m still working on customizing the sidebar a bit, but that’s irrelevant to this proposal. The theme and all that can also be changed in the future. This blog, as it stands, is basically just to give you an idea as to what it would look like so you can have a test blog to view.


 * 1) Brandon Rhea Alliance Starbird.svg (talk) 21:49, November 15, 2009 (UTC)

Choice 3–No CUSWFN, no blog (0)
As the title states, voting for this choice means you want to get rid of CUSWFN. You also do not want a blog.

Choice 4–Keep CUSWFN and a blog (0)
As the title states, voting for this choice means you want to have both CUSWFN and a blog, meaning users would work on both.

Choice 5–Keep CUSWFN, but no blog (0)
As the title states, this choice essentially means you want to keep things the way they are now. We’d keep CUSWFN, but we would not get a blog to go along with it.

Discussion
Please keep all discussion in this section. - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 21:49, November 15, 2009 (UTC)