diff --git a/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md b/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..32605c3b2 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/newsletter-changes/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ ++++ +title = "Newsletter Changes" +date = 2024-05-02 +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 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]. + +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]), 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 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. + +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