We’ve been busy working away at some more features that will hopefully continue to strengthen the community here at Velominati. This is just a small release, centered on the community.
First, we’ve introduced a new badge for community members who have contributed one or more Guest Articles; they’ll be posting with the same v-emblem that notates the closing of an article.
The second is a bit of an experiment, but here’s the idea: Since Velominati is more about the community than the Articles; over the past year we’ve noticed that some members have a tendency to consistently contribute in an intangible but significant way. While everyone here is important and appreciated, we felt it would be nice to honor those who set themselves apart for their role in the community.
Starting next Sunday, the Keepers will select a member whom we feel deserves some recognition. Nominations will of course be accepted, so send them here; you may also nominate someone in-line in response to their post with the usual +1, but it’s always possible we might miss it. Penalty points for nominating yourself, but it won’t necessarily exclude you. We’ll be posting the nominee on the Keepers page, and they will post for the following week with a super-secret, yet-to-be-revealed badge. We’ll see how often we switch this up, but we’ll start with targeting a weekly nomination, every Sunday. Anyone qualifies, and anyone can be nominated multiple times. It doesn’t hurt to ingratiate yourself; send donations and cookies to the Frank Fairness Fund. If this turns out to be polarizing and not community-building, we’ll roll it back. And prescribe a lengthy mediation on Rule #5.
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@minion
wtf are you on about re: the Giro podium champ?
But thanks for the really stirring photo of your national mascot, a flightless bird. Don't you wish you guys had kangaroos too?
@Marcus
That's why I nominated you.
@Steampunk
I mean YOU
Do we have a jersey for the Follower who repeatedly makes posts so long that they could be a separate article? We might need to have one of those, just sayin'...
The Long-Winded Jersey?
@Ron
No, but I was thinking about adding one for pulling a Ron, except I don't have a picture of you.
Ah ha ha. That's pretty funny. I have to pick up a V-jersey before a submit a pic!
Anyway, I thought it was a pulling an Oli jersey these days?
No, because doing an Oli is only a mild form of Ronning - it's not worthy of a title.
Thanks for asking. The weather this spring has been terrible. Cold late and then very, very wet. It's also been a killer at work. And I've been suffering from a bit of an inflamed hip, which is making riding uncomfortable. (I'm telling myself to Rule V it as I write this). All this to say I'm a little off my targeted pace, but should clear 1000km this week. And my sabbatical (year leave) kicks in on July 1.
Thanks to the folks here who contacted me off-site and were added to my list of sponsors. I've been asked to put together some stuff on families commuting by bike (my kids ride to school) for a health and transportation fair the city of Hamilton is putting on next week, and was encouraged to bring some stuff on Bikes to Rwanda; hopefully, I'll be able to recruit some more sponsors"”more of them adds value to every kilometer I ride.
I nominated myself to get onto the podium of the Giro in the final week after Contador spanked the rest of em like crying babies. Figured I had about as much chance of getting there as the rest of my VSP picks.
It's not only our national mascot: it's the logo for our air force as well.