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Should all public posts go on the RDVP frontpage?
Currently, every public blog post appears on the rdvp.org frontpage. Does that make sense?
I've been talking to some people about this and wanted to get others' feedback on the idea that you would like your posts to become public (that is, other people should be able to view them without logging in) but that you would not necessarily want them to show up on the RDVP public homepage. My specific example is detailed project progress that our guidelines had suggested we leave off the frontpage. There are pros and cons to adding an option such as this and I list some below. I hope people have opinions about this and that we can work out a decision using this forum (as Vi has recently asked us to do).
Why should fellows be able to decide whether their public posts go on the RDVP frontpage:
- If posting about a project, it allows us to get very detailed in our descriptions because we know readers will be interested in our project
- Allows us to invite people to casually check out our project pages without having to login
- Encourages us to take our progress reports and personal/project musings to the collaboration site as opposed to some other site dedicated only to personal/project posts
Why should all public posts go to the RDVP frontpage:
- All projects and fellows are part of the program, so even if the content is project-specific or personal, it should be highlighted on the frontpage.
- If we don't do this, there will be no posts to the frontpage.
- It makes creating a post more complicated