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Re: Editors' Communication Thread

@joeylucia

I've set the status of your "One week of Bitcoin" post back into draft since it seems like you only have a short intro pasted in there.

If you are intending to write a multi-part article, this should be clear to your readers and each part should itself be of article length.

Kindly take a look and set it back to ready when you're done.

http://letstalkbitcoin.com/dashboard/blog-post/edit/447

Thanks, Andrew

Re: [SUBMISSIONS EDITORS WANTED][5,000LTBc per column]

@adam please flag @rotalumis if you'd like to be added to the system, it might take a few days to get back to you.

Yes, I'm working my way down the list of people who applied and adding people in. We're still figuring out the system, though, even as we get people started editing, so adding everyone at once will just be chaos.

We're getting organised on Trello.com and you will need an account there to participate. If you could create that before hand and post your Trello username when you apply, it will speed things up when I get to you. "

@BtcBandit @ademczuk @joeylucia @lainfinity @edd @Paws1t1veEV @shopnhowler @exhaustedcover @muchhustle @AdiaAir @TheAnarchistBlockchainQueen @frankenmint @popinjay @Nill1188 and everyone else who already applied, please edit that post to include your Trello name. Thanks!

Re: [SUBMISSIONS EDITORS WANTED][5,000LTBc per column]

@dgiors @Rodyland @bitteractor @bandg @William

Please create accounts on Trello.com if necessary and post your handles here. We'll be using Trello to keep track of who is doing what and the status of each blog post.

Once you're in, I'll assign you some test pieces to edit.

Re: Editors' Communication Thread

@mjroncone @rotalumis @btcbandit @dhimmel

I have added both btcbandit and dhimmel to the editing trello. Also added these five articles.

Might be easier to just transition it to Trello so we can see it all done real-time without searching through posts.

Edit -- Just in case, I've claimed Bitcoin Roundup #1

Great stuff!

Editors' Communication Thread

@mjroncone @btcbandit @dhimmel

We've got some more editing work and since we don't have PMs yet on the platform, I've started this thread so we can communicate and get set up on Trello: https://trello.com/b/HiTd2pdS/ltb-editorial

I've added Mike to the editing trello. btcbandit and dhimmel, please let me have your trello account names. Until then, we'll keep track here.

These are the posts that are currently marked as "ready" and urgently need to be worked on. Please reply to this post with a link to the one you are editing and "Status: EDITING". Also check for other replies before you take on work. Once you've edited a post, please edit your reply to reflect "Status: EDITING DONE".

Thanks!

http://letstalkbitcoin.com/dashboard/blog-post/edit/439

http://letstalkbitcoin.com/dashboard/blog-post/edit/440

http://letstalkbitcoin.com/dashboard/blog-post/edit/443

http://letstalkbitcoin.com/dashboard/blog-post/edit/445

http://letstalkbitcoin.com/dashboard/blog-post/edit/447

Re: The Red Pill Episode

It's funny how I've managed to avoid this thread for so long because I somehow thought it was about an episode I hadn't caught up with yet.

I've been writing the first blog post for Crypto for Change about this very topic: getting people hooked on crypto. It's in draft, so here's a sneak preview.

In order to reach the masses and get them hooked on Bitcoin and crypto, we need to talk to them in terms they can understand and relate to. Maybe we need to shift the focus away from the technology as a marvel in itself, towards its world-changing practical applications. It is obvious that people take a much deeper interest in something they think will help them achieve their own goals. It is one of those obvious things we tend to forget about.

Instead, we crypto-advocates all too often sound like the hardware store sales guy who keeps going on about the wonderful lawnmower they received this week, when you live in an apartment block and just need some fittings to hang a shelf.

People already have their passions, their wants, their needs, their fires. Instead of trying to get them to care about cryptocurrencies, maybe we need to pour a little crypto-scented oil onto those fires and make them burn hotter.

This is the idea behind the Crypto for Change blog that I am starting on the Let's Talk Bitcoin Network. My aim is to reach out to people who want to make change happen and show them how they can use crypto-related technologies to achieve their goals.

Re: The Tech Translator: Welcoming the less tech-savvy to join our ranks

@coinconomics I have your handle jotted down from the days of the old forum to invite you to contribute to the Crypto for Change blog I am starting up and haven't got down to messaging you yet. Looks like I wasn't wrong in my judgement, hehe.

Here's a kind of summary from that link:

"The blog’s mission is to document in one place the evolving potential for change that crypto-technologies have and to spread the message far and wide. There are so many people out there who are just as hell bent on changing the world as we are and they need to discover and learn to use these exciting possibilities through writing that is as clear and non-technical as possible."

I think that the way to get the general public interested in crypto, DACs and everything we're doing is to focus on how it all relates to the things people are already passionate about and the problems they want to solve. I've got a post about this coming out in the next few days.

Anyway, let me know if you want to talk about the possibility of teaming up.

Re: Chief Economist of The World Bank, Kaushik Basu on bitcoin

Badmouthing the competition is the oldest trick in the book.

Re: ATTENTION: LTB Distributed Workforce - Assemble!

Trello: @rotalumis

Re: [NEW SHOW FORMING - APPLICANTS NEEDED] Thinking with Tokens!

I'm applying for one of the host roles. Let's get this fascinating discussion out there to more ears.