New staff, slight role update for Austin, editing comments, and perhaps a new video player

I’ve got a bunch of site news to share with you guys. Since there’s a lot to talk about, I’ll get right to it…

1) We’re adding two new editors to the site, Patrick and Elliot. Both of them will be providing additional editorial content. Basically, you can expect to read a number of reviews and articles from them in the future. Patrick’s first review will be going up later today and Elliot will have something for us very soon.

2) Starting next month, Austin will be taking over the site on Tuesdays and Thursdays from about 5 – 8 PM EST. However, during that period, I’ll probably have some posts scheduled that will go live on the site at a specific time. Austin will still continue his weekly “What do YOU think?” articles, but his slightly updated role will help free up some time for me. You might also see him posting news here and there, similar to what happened yesterday.

3) This is probably something that should have been available a long time ago, but it’s finally here – The ability to edit your comments. Guest commentators will be able to edit their comments for up to 15 minutes while registered users will be able to edit their comments indefinitely. With this new system, you’ll also be able to send in a request for your comment to be deleted. I’m sorry that these features haven’t been available in the past, though I’m glad we are finally able to include them on the site!

4) Last but not least, I’d like to discuss the possibility of introducing a new video player. Even though I’ve already posted a topic about this on the forum, I’m interested in bringing this news to the attention of all site visitors:

Since you guys are the ones who really power Nintendo Everything, I feel like feedback is something that’s very important for the growth of the site. Also, before I go ahead with anything major, I believe it’s necessary to hear what you guys have to say.

With that said, a new type of advertising opportunity was presented to me. If we go through with it, a short video ad would sometimes play before you watch video content. Here are the benefits:

– We wouldn’t need to host the videos ourselves, thus saving bandwidth and space on the server
– Unlike our current video player, you will be able to embed/share videos with others
– An ad wouldn’t play ALL the time (I can set limits on ads)
– It could provide the site with a bit of additional revenue, which always helps to maintain the site, etc.
– The player would not be used all the time, as we will still post videos from sites such as YouTube

Like I said, I’d really like to know what you guys think about this. I’d rather not go through with this unless I have your support!