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November 14th, 2009
08:52 pm
[sandoz_iscariot]

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Scans_Daily 2.0: Closed
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[info]scans_daily 2.0 on Insanejournal has closed. You can now find [info]scans_daily on Dreamwidth. Please be sure to read our FAQ!

Any questions or concerns can be directed to dailyscans@gmail.com.

Thanks so much to all our members who made S_D 2.0 such an awesome place. Hope to see you on Scans_Daily 3.0!

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November 13th, 2009
06:01 pm
[schmevil]

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Migration: Checking in
About half of you have made your way over to our new digs at DreamWidth. Scans Daily DW now has 646 members! If you're definitely following us to DreamWidth, do try to set up your account before the move.


Scans Daily IJ will be closing for good, on Saturday November 14th, at 9 PM EST/GMT -5.

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November 10th, 2009
08:04 pm
[schmevil]

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Migration Timeline
By now you will have (we hope) heard that Scans Daily IJ will be taking up residence at DreamWidth. This will be the community's permanent home. Reasons for the move are outline in previous mod posts, available here and here. Outlined below is our rough timeline for the migration. We've built in some buffer time, in case comments or entries go astray during import.

1. Mods post a link to the invite code generator. Today.

Existing members should be able to see the post under the mod tag on both comms. New members, please email us at dailyscans[at]gmail[dot]com. Don't request a code at SD_Invite - we're saving those codes for after the migration.

2. Members use the invite code generator to create a DreamWidth account. Throughout the week.

Early birds, please take advantage of all of DW's excellent FAQs, to play around with your account's options, and to make yourself aware of LJ -> DW code changes. When Scans Daily DW is opened, we will be posting links to DW FAQs, all of our old FAQs and some new ones being written by mods and volunteers.

3. Scans Daily IJ is closed. Late night Saturday.

After Scans Daily IJ has been closed, a memorial post will go up, directing people to our new digs at DW, and celebrating our time on IJ. You will still be able to comment on old entries, but posting access will be limited to mods.

4. ScansDaily DW is opened. Mid day Sunday. Monday at the lastest.

Posting access will be granted to all members, as soon as we've ensured that the import has gone through without issue.


That means that yes, there will be a period of downtime while we import all the bajillion entries and comments from IJ to DW. We will have a moving day party post in NoScans, to tide us over.


Miscellaneous

- The icon space at DW has been upped to 15 for free accounts.

- The invite code system is currently under discussion. There is a possibility that the site will eventually do away with it. This will not affect migration, but is of interest to some members.

- DW is working on a fix that will allow open-id owners to edit imported posts and comments.

- We are still looking to put together a Delicious Tag Archive, in order to protect our entries from tag vandalism, and to archive more detailed metadata than journal-site tags are able to. If you'd like to help us get this project off the ground, please join SD_Volunteers.

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03:08 pm
[schmevil]

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Dreamwidth Migration!
Judging by all the Dreamwidth invite spam posts we were getting for a bit, it looks like most of you have figured out without us needing to tell you that yes, indeed, we are moving to Dreamwidth. More than half of you who voted said that you would certainly come with us if we moved to Dreamwidth, and we got many, many enthusiastic comments and suggestions -- thank you all so much.

Now it's time to hammer out some logistics. After some back and forth with the Dreamwidth admins and a look at the mod team's to-do list for the move, we're ballparking the Great Scans_Daily Move Party for this weekend.

It's been confirmed that Dreamwidth will give the mod team link to an invite code generator that will provide us with enough codes to move the whole community (and then some). When we have this url, we will provide the link in a locked post to both communities. If you need an invite to get a Dreamwidth account, all you will need to do is follow the link, click a button, and receive an invite code to create your account.

If you really want to set up an account right now, you have several options:
- You can buy an account. One last reminder: anyone who wants to buy a paid account is advised to do so by October 31st, before the price hike.
- You can go to sd_invite and ask us to send you a code from our donation pool.

The corollary of this is that if you have codes you're willing to donate, it would be fantabulous if you'd go over to this post and send them to us so we can keep the pool going. People have been incredibly generous so far. Thank you so much, everyone.

Note: A number of people donated codes before October 24th, when we first found out and announced that there would be an invite generator to get the community started. We don't want to just assume without asking that you still want to give us your codes under changed circumstances, so we've contacted you to confirm your donation. If you haven't already, pease let us know. Even if you've changed your mind, we still very much appreciate the offer.



ETA: The invite code generator is now active. Existing members please refer to my follow up post. Prospective members, please email us at dailyscans[at]gmail[dot]com. I've responded at SD_Invite but will be screening those comments momentarily. Thanks!

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October 23rd, 2009
06:21 pm
[schmevil]

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Proposed Move: Update!
[Mirrored here on NoScans_Daily.]

First off, thanks for all the feedback!

We've been in contact with Dreamwidth admin again and many of the concerns you guys raised in our previous posts have been resolved.

Before we get into that, a few of you have asked why we didn't have a direct poll in our previous post. We were trying to be clear that this is a proposal we are all very strongly behind, but that we wanted to hear from the community before any final decisions were made. We're sorry we didn't emphasize that more clearly.

The invite code poll is only and exactly what we say it is: a headcount, to find out how many people would need codes if and when we move, and whether there are people out there to donate codes. (People have been far and away incredibly generous -- you guys are awesome!) Members who vote in that poll do not get any kind of "extra voice" in the decision to move -- they're helping us figure out how many codes we need, and that's it.

Yesterday, we didn't poll because we were laying out our initial proposal -- we had a solid moving plan, but it was still a plan created amongst ourselves with just a little bit of input from Dreamwidth. What we were interested in wasn't strictly the numbers (although we took into account the tenor of responses) so much as perspectives we hadn't considered. We didn't need a tally; we needed people who would say, "No, that's a terrible idea because of x," or "That's great, but I'd like to know whether you thought of y." That's exactly what we've been hearing, and it's been very helpful. We have a better idea of what issues concern you the most, and we're going to try and address them now. Read more... )

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12:50 am
[skalja]

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[Admin] Proposal for a new home
[Mirrored at noscans_daily.]

Moving to Dreamwidth

In recent weeks, the mod team have been discussing options to make our particular corner of the internet more secure and user-friendly. Since our TOSing at LiveJournal, the community has regrown here at InsaneJournal. However, there still remain a number of issues with our new home - not least that we have no guarantee we won't get suspended from InsaneJournal just as we were from LJ. InsaneJournal was only ever intended to be a temporary home while we explored other options. Our search has been suspended over the past couple of months, but we've finally had the space to get back to it, and our top choice by a long shot is Dreamwidth.

We're now in discussions with the Dreamwidth admin and this is why we feel it's important to bring you guys to the table and get the input of the membership on a very important decision. Read more... )

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September 26th, 2009
02:09 pm
[schmevil]

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Tags are back on
We've turned the tags back on. Members can now add and edits tags on new and existing entries. Much thanks to those of you who provided us with lists of tags to add. We've had to leave many entries untagged, so if you've kept track of your posts, please do tag them now. Otherwise the mods, wranglers and interested members, now have to go through and back-tag all the missed entries.


Profile | FAQ | Memories | Tags | Suggestions | Requests

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September 21st, 2009
03:00 am
[schmevil]

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Requests
Time once again for you to pester your fellow SDers with requests.

Once a month we will have a requests post where members can ask for certain scans to be posted. Other members seeking inspiration can look through the requests and fulfill someone's dream. Posting a request is no guarantee of its being filled, but request posts will be archived so that members can look through comments from previous months and answer them if they so desire.

The most recent request post will be linked to in the community's profile.

So Scans Daily, what do you want?



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September 20th, 2009
10:34 pm
[sandoz_iscariot]

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Spoiler Policy Reminder
Hi all, a quick reminder of our spoiler policy: "Spoilers. Generally speaking, information that gives away the plot or the "fun stuff" about a story. Practically speaking, everybody has slightly different definitions of what spoils a story for them, so here's our policy: all inside content of a comic two months old or younger is a spoiler. All solicitation information is spoilery. However, comics covers are not spoilers."

So please remember that when discussing the events of a current issue, solicitation, or preview, keep spoilery info (ex.: "When we last left the Justice League, they were in the clutches of Egg Fu's Matter Eater Ray when Jean Grey came back from the dead to save them!") behind a cut. Thanks!

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September 14th, 2009
05:02 pm
[schmevil]

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Tag Trolling
The Van Lente controversy has brought us an influx of new members and anons. Which is great, but we've also had another round of tag trolling. For the time being, tags are maintainer-only.

What does this mean?

Only [info]skalja, [info]angelophile, [info]sandoz_iscariot and myself have the ability to add, delete or edit tags, for new and existing entries.

We ask that members add a list of tags to the body of their posts, so that the mod team can C&P them into the tag field.

Anything that the team misses during the down time, will be caught up via backtagging by mods, wranglers, and other members.

We will keep you posted.

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September 6th, 2009
01:56 pm
[parsimonia]

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Mod Post: Reminders and an Announcement
First of all, some reminders about posting:

  • Remember to keep making sure that any images outside of an LJ-cut are 300x400 pixels or less, so just remember to either check your sizes or use our handy-dandy LJ-cut code as provided in the posting guidelines. (Images outside of the cut should also be free of spoilers and should be Safe For Work, while we're at it.)

  • Another thing I'd like to remind everyone about is "NSFW" posts. "Not Safe For Work" means just that, something that might be inappropriate or questionable for viewing in the work place. Please remember that this does not just apply to porn or nudity, but extreme violence and gore as well. NSFW posts should be friendslocked, tagged, and say somewhere either in the post title or above the LJ-cut that it is NSFW, as people watching the group on the feeds can't see cut text.

  • As always, I encourage you to read the posting guidelines again if you need a refresher.


  • We've also got an announcement to make, as some changes are a-foot!

    Long story short, my life and schedule are changing a bit, meaning I won't have the time/attention to devote to being a moderator here at scans_daily anymore. Thus, I am stepping down.

    However, not only do you still have our other lovely and hard-working mods, we now have an awesome new moderator stepping up! Please join me in welcoming our newest evil overlord scans_daily mod, [info]sandoz_iscariot!

    And since I'm no longer a mod, I'd better add a scan for legality:

    Be good, stay cool, say no to drugs, stay in school, look both ways before you cross the street, stay alert, stay safe, and don't do anything Batman wouldn't do! =) ♥

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August 19th, 2009
06:40 pm
[schmevil]

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Resources
At Scans Daily we recognize that not everyone starts from the same place in discussions about privilege and discrimination. We have put together a list of resources to help us navigate this difficult area. Additionally, we've included some netiquette and slang guides, and other helpful links.

LJ Communities | The 101s | Privilege | Conversation



This list is only a start. If there is a resource you would like added to, or removed from this list, please let us know. We consider this project a work in progress to be updated and revised on a semi-regular basis.

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August 18th, 2009
09:51 pm
[parsimonia]

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Mod Post: Volunteer Recruitment
Greetings good citizens of scans_daily!

We need your help! The moderating team is interested in recruiting some volunteers to fill the following positions, and we want you!

Volunteer openings:



Some of you now might be thinking to yourselves: "Golly! I think I've got what it takes! But how do I apply for the volunteer position(s) of my choice?"

Happily, it's easy! All you have to do is send us an e-mail at dailyscans[at]gmail[dot]com!

Be sure to include the following in your e-mail:
- The position(s) for which you are applying
- Tell us about any relevant experience or skills you possess
- Your username (this is especially important so that we can recognize you over here)

We are proud of scans_daily and are happy to see it continue on and grow, and we appreciate your effort and enthusiasm! Volunteer for scans_daily and we will love you forever.

Thanks,
The scans_daily moderating team


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August 12th, 2009
04:11 pm
[schmevil]

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Requests
Time once again for you to pester your fellow SDers with requests.

Once a month we will have a requests post where members can ask for certain scans to be posted. Other members seeking inspiration can look through the requests and fulfill someone's dream. Posting a request is no guarantee of its being filled, but request posts will be archived so that members can look through comments from previous months and answer them if they so desire.

The most recent request post will be linked to in the community's profile.

So Scans Daily, what do you want?



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July 12th, 2009
01:19 pm
[schmevil]

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Wednesday Comics mod post / Requests!
Posting guidelines for Wednesday Comics

[info]kingrockwell asked, so for everybody: You can post up to 1/3 of an issue, and up to 1/3 of each ongoing story. This is to prevent someone posting the entire Wonder Woman run in one shot, after Wednesday comics has finished its run. This breaks down to five strips from each issue, and only four from each strip.

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Time once again for you to pester your fellow SDers with requests.

Once a month we will have a requests post where members can ask for certain scans to be posted. Other members seeking inspiration can look through the requests and fulfill someone's dream. Posting a request is no guarantee of its being filled, but request posts will be archived so that members can look through comments from previous months and answer them if they so desire.

The most recent request post will be linked to in the community's profile.

So Scans Daily, what do you want?



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July 8th, 2009
06:18 pm
[schmevil]

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Posting guidelines
We've updated the community's posting guidelines to help our newer members find important info faster. Oldbies don't worry, the substance of the rules hasn't changed. We've just moved things around, added more FAQs, and text boxes with the HTML for posting images, using lj-cuts, and spoiler/blackout text. Those of you who are struggling with your codes can now C&P them straight from the profile.


Profile | FAQ | Memories | Tags | Suggestions | Requests

Current Music: Rod Stewart - Do You Think I'm Sexy (yes, really :p)
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June 14th, 2009
01:13 pm
[schmevil]

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Requests!
Time once again for you to pester your fellow SDers with requests.

Once a month we will have a requests post where members can ask for certain scans to be posted. Other members seeking inspiration can look through the requests and fulfill someone's dream. Posting a request is no guarantee of its being filled, but request posts will be archived so that members can look through comments from previous months and answer them if they so desire.

The most recent request post will be linked to in the community's profile.

So Scans Daily, what do you want?

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And don't forget, we're doing a resource exchange here. So if there's something you've been itching to ask your fellow posters, but were afraid to look like a noob, here's your chance.

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June 13th, 2009
04:28 pm
[schmevil]

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Scans Daily Resource Exchange
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Thanks to [info]icon_uk 's One Perfect Moment theme, SD 2.0 has seen its busiest week yet, with +200 posts, and 51 posts on Tuesday alone! (So far. There's still time to get your OPM posts in - post people, post!) Round of applause for [info]icon_uk , everybody.

One Perfect Moment brought a bunch of new (and nearly new) posters out of the woodwork, so I thought now would be a good time to do a resource exchange. Veteran SDers! Here's your chance to share all your hard-earned scanning, posting and general Scans Daily knowledge. *points to soapbox* Climb up.
  • What image hosts do you recommend?
  • Which ones should we stay away from?
  • What hosts are good for adult content?
  • Any scanning tips for noobs?
  • Any image editing tips for noobs?
  • What are some good places to find public domain comic scans?
  • What are some good places to find comics on the cheap?
  • What does every noob need to know about Scans Daily?
And, you know, whatever other burning questions SD can come up with.

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June 6th, 2009
04:05 pm
[rabican]

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An apology, and some ground to cover.
(cross-posted to noscans_daily)

I'd like to start this post by apologizing to the members of this community, particularly those who are fans of color, for having dismissed the impact of [info]cissie_king's words in her post on NoScans Daily last Friday. I failed to recognize people's legitimate complaints in my private response to [info]box_in_the_box, and although my words weren't meant in harm, this did not mitigate their hurtful and racist effects.

As a whole, the moderation team would like to apologize for the manner in which [info]box_in_the_box was banned. He was on his last chance in terms of conduct, but banning him for his response to [info]cissie_king had the effect of silencing his protest to [info]cissie_king's hurtful words. This, too, was a racist action, and its consequence was that many of our members became worried and feared that their speaking out against discrimination, in that post or elsewhere in the future, would be silenced as well. When encountering instances of racism (or any other kind of discrimination), we have to be more understanding and flexible in our moderation, and realize that the reaction to discrimination can be full of anger and hurt, and rightfully so.

As a result of the discussion coming from [info]cissie_king's post and the mod post we made last Saturday, and concerns raised by members on the community and elsewhere, we're making some changes. We understand that there's been confusion and worry about the rules and our methods of moderation overall, and we hope that the improvements we've made will better serve you all and make for a happier, healthier community.

We can't realistically guarantee that the community is an entirely safe space, completely free from any and all discrimination or prejudice, but our aim is to make it a safer space for everyone. Unfortunately, we haven't been doing the best job of it. After reading many of your comments, having longer discussions with some of you, and talking to some of the moderators of [info]debunkingwhite and [info]foc_u - and thank you, everyone who took the time to speak with us - we're enacting some policy changes that we hope will help us continue to strive toward making NoScans Daily and Scans Daily safer spaces.

As moderators it should be our responsibility to provide members with information or resources about discrimination to offending commenters/posters, and take the appropriate discplinary measures when necessary, and so we're in the process of compiling a list of resources that the moderators plan to use as tools in future situations where issues relating to privilege, discrimination, prejudice and oppression are raised.

There were also a number of concerns raised last week about warnings and discipline. This included worries about the lack of transparency in the system, the new double-ban policy, concerns about a lack of even-handedness in the moderation and confusion over how much venting is acceptable under community rules.

All of these issues, as well as the status of [info]box_in_the_box and [info]cissie_king's membership are addressed in this post. Since it gets rather long, we've divided it up into different sections, each of which has its own lj-cut.


New community ethos. )
Warnings and ban system. )
Current status of those banned on Friday. )
On venting, and 'sanitization.' )
Fair and Even-handed Moderation. )


We hope that you'll embrace these changes and work with us in continuing to make [info]scans_daily and noscans_daily fantastic communities for comic enthusiasts. We know the past few months - from the suspension of the old community on LJ and onwards - haven't been the easiest, but if anything, you've all proven its resilience, given how vibrant and energetic the new communities have become.

Once again, we are sincerely sorry for any hurt, worry, anger or confusion we've caused. We thank you for your patience and kindness, and we are tremendously thankful to be part of Scans Daily and NoScans Daily, and the great community of people that you are.

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May 30th, 2009
01:56 am
[schmevil]

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Anti-Racism and the Golden Rule
x-posted to NSD

Dear members of Scans_Daily and NoScans_Daily,

One of the things that we love about scans_daily is that we don't shy away from controversial subjects. This is a good thing, and one of the many things that make our community great. Subjects like race, gender, sexuality, or even your favourite comic or character, can spark passionate discussion and debate.

But in order to maintain our community as a place where people feel comfortable having these discussions, we all must adhere to our community ethos: Criticize arguments, art, writing, but do not make insulting, offensive or passive aggressive remarks to or about people. This includes people both inside and outside of the community. Read more... )

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