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On December 10th, 1999 NikeTalk officially opened to the public. Though I doubt our population exceeded two dozen after that first day, we soon developed a reputation as the online home to the most knowledgeable sneaker fans on the planet.
Fifteen years represents a lot of history - and it's high time we acted to preserve that knowledge.
To celebrate our community's 15th anniversary, we're giving away three of the new NT fitted caps as part of our NikeTalk history project.
NikeTalk has always been, and will always be, a forum-based online community, but, when we relaunched on our current platform, we had the opportunity to add a new tool to make our community a better and more organized resource for sneaker fans: our article system.
Forum threads are perfect for persistent, fast-moving, and constantly evolving conversations - but we all know how challenging it can be to find specific information buried within a 300+ page discussion topic. That's where articles come in to play.
Imagine an encyclopedia of sneaker knowledge, continually updated by NikeTalk's expert contributors. An article about the Air Jordan V can list and link to individual articles about each specific colorway and release. An article about [article="8706"]Scottie Pippen[/article] can showcase every shoe worn during his legendary career. Articles can exist to cover every aspect of sneaker culture - or even document the history of our own community.
Those of you who choose to help contribute to this new storehouse of knowledge this week will be entered to win one of three NikeTalk fitted caps. (Public release to be announced later this month.)
Here's how it works:
To enter, simply create or contribute to any relevant article by noon EST next Friday, December 12th.
Your article or contribution should be at least 250 words in length and must conform to NikeTalk's community rules. You may cite external sources, but plagiarism is strictly prohibited. To make these articles as useful as possible, including links to related content on NikeTalk (forum threads, image galleries, other articles) is encouraged.
You're free to contribute to as many articles during the entry period as you wish.
We'll have access to a full edit history, so anyone who tries to do something abusive (like deleting someone else's articles or replacing them entirely) will be eliminated from contention and, if necessary, banned from the site.
On December 12th, our team will choose two users who have, in our opinion, made the greatest overall contribution to NikeTalk's articles to receive a NikeTalk fitted cap for free in his or her preferred size.
We will also randomly choose one winner from among everyone who has made at least one qualifying contribution.
Thus, those who submit the best content have the best chance to win, but everyone who contributes something of substance will be eligible.
Full contest rules are available here: http://niketalk.com/a/win-a-new-niketalk-fitted-cap-contest-rules
Not sure what to write about? Here are some ideas:
Need help getting started? Check out our [article="7508"]Article Tutorial[/article] .
Articles are waiting to be created in our Shoes Wiki, Athletes & Endorsers section, and How To area. There's even a Miscellaneous Articles section, for those of you eager to create a guide to NikeTalk's slang or .gifs.
Good luck, everyone, and stay tuned to find out when you can purchase the new NikeTalk fitted cap, avaiable exclusively from ecapcity.com later this month.
Fifteen years represents a lot of history - and it's high time we acted to preserve that knowledge.
To celebrate our community's 15th anniversary, we're giving away three of the new NT fitted caps as part of our NikeTalk history project.
NikeTalk has always been, and will always be, a forum-based online community, but, when we relaunched on our current platform, we had the opportunity to add a new tool to make our community a better and more organized resource for sneaker fans: our article system.
Forum threads are perfect for persistent, fast-moving, and constantly evolving conversations - but we all know how challenging it can be to find specific information buried within a 300+ page discussion topic. That's where articles come in to play.
Imagine an encyclopedia of sneaker knowledge, continually updated by NikeTalk's expert contributors. An article about the Air Jordan V can list and link to individual articles about each specific colorway and release. An article about [article="8706"]Scottie Pippen[/article] can showcase every shoe worn during his legendary career. Articles can exist to cover every aspect of sneaker culture - or even document the history of our own community.
Those of you who choose to help contribute to this new storehouse of knowledge this week will be entered to win one of three NikeTalk fitted caps. (Public release to be announced later this month.)
Here's how it works:
To enter, simply create or contribute to any relevant article by noon EST next Friday, December 12th.
Your article or contribution should be at least 250 words in length and must conform to NikeTalk's community rules. You may cite external sources, but plagiarism is strictly prohibited. To make these articles as useful as possible, including links to related content on NikeTalk (forum threads, image galleries, other articles) is encouraged.
You're free to contribute to as many articles during the entry period as you wish.
We'll have access to a full edit history, so anyone who tries to do something abusive (like deleting someone else's articles or replacing them entirely) will be eliminated from contention and, if necessary, banned from the site.
On December 12th, our team will choose two users who have, in our opinion, made the greatest overall contribution to NikeTalk's articles to receive a NikeTalk fitted cap for free in his or her preferred size.
We will also randomly choose one winner from among everyone who has made at least one qualifying contribution.
Thus, those who submit the best content have the best chance to win, but everyone who contributes something of substance will be eligible.
Full contest rules are available here: http://niketalk.com/a/win-a-new-niketalk-fitted-cap-contest-rules
Not sure what to write about? Here are some ideas:
- Articles about specific sneaker models or signature lines.
- Articles about sneaker technology. (Nike Shox, Foamposite, Reebok Instapump, L.A. Gear Catapult, Converse React Juice.)
- Articles about athletes or endorsers.
- Articles about famous sneaker ad campaigns. (Mars Blackmon, The Fun Police, Bo Knows, Grandmama Johnson)
- Timelines charting the evolution of a sneaker line and/or an athlete's career
- "How to" guides to sneaker cleaning and maintenance, customization, or purchasing. (e.g. How to choose the ideal basketball shoe for your body type or position.)
- Best practices to recycle unwanted/used sneakers (e.g. where to donate unwanted/used sneakers, or creative uses for unwearable shoes.)
- Category rundowns and recommendation lists (e.g. 2014's best running shoes, 10 best kids' sneakers under $100)
Need help getting started? Check out our [article="7508"]Article Tutorial[/article] .
Articles are waiting to be created in our Shoes Wiki, Athletes & Endorsers section, and How To area. There's even a Miscellaneous Articles section, for those of you eager to create a guide to NikeTalk's slang or .gifs.
Good luck, everyone, and stay tuned to find out when you can purchase the new NikeTalk fitted cap, avaiable exclusively from ecapcity.com later this month.
