About Cloud9
Cloud9 (wiki) is a sports news aggregator and website, which contains both original reporting and articles from other sources.
Any player can post articles to Cloud9 — you can think of it as being similar to the Pacifican News Network, but for sports and with a bit more structure. You’re certainly not required to post your sports news on Cloud9, but it can be a central hub for sports scores and headlines in the same way PNN is a hub for headlines and articles from different countries.
Getting Started
You can find templates to get started with Cloud9 below. Where to make your post depends on what you’re posting.
The Main Cloud9 Feed
The main feed is where the latest headlines and scorelines are reported. It’s kind of like a combination of PNN and Stream, but for sports. You can find templates below for headlines and scorelines to post on the main feed.
Outlets
Different Cloud9 outlets provide coverage of specific countries or sports leagues, such as international football or Gianatlan sports. Outlets are a good place to post longer articles. You can always link to your ‘full coverage’ in an outlet from the main feed.
Rules and Guidelines
I hate to be that guy, but there are a few rules/guidelines which I’d appreciate just to keep things organized. They should be pretty common-sense already, but just to clarify:
- Please use the headline and scoreline templates for the main feed. (Think of it like the equivalent of Stream’s post template.)
- The outlet and article templates are optional. Depending on your preference, you can:
- Create a Cloud9 outlet with the outlet template and publish Cloud9 articles with the article template.
- Create a Cloud9 outlet with the outlet template and publish third-party articles with your own formatting.
- Create a third-party outlet for a news outlet of your choice and publish third-party articles with your own formatting.
- As usual, if you want to write articles about someone else’s country, make sure you get their permission.
Cloud9 will remain available for all players to use. In the event of any sanctions or restrictions, I’ll make the IC adjustments needed to ensure anybody who wants to post on it still can.
Templates
Article
Use this template to create a new article by Cloud9. Replace all text in ALL_CAPS_AND_UNDERSCORES.
Code
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<span style="font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -0.025em; color: #29b8ff;">Cloud9</span> OUTLET_NAME
---
# ARTICLE_TITLE
ARTICLE_CONTENT
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Cloud9 International Football
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Outlet
Use this template to create a new topic for a Cloud9 outlet. Replace all text in ALL_CAPS_AND_UNDERSCORES.
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<div
style="
--font-sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';
--heading-font-family: var(--font-sans);
--font-family: var(--font-sans);
width: 100%;
font-family: var(--font-sans);
--brand-color: #29b8ff;
--card-border: 1px solid var(--primary-200);
--card-shadow: 0 1px 3px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1),
0 1px 2px -1px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1);
--card-border-radius: 6px;
--card-padding: 12px;
"
>
<div
role="navigation"
style="
background-color: #4d4d4d;
color: #fff;
display: flex;
border-radius: var(--card-border-radius);
padding: 10px 16px;
"
>
<div style="display: flex; overflow: scroll; color: #e9e9e9">
<div
style="
margin-right: 24px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
font-size: 1.2em;
"
>
<a href="https://thesouthpacific.org/t/cloud9/2255"
><span
style="
font-weight: 900;
letter-spacing: -0.025em;
color: var(--brand-color);
"
>Cloud9</span
></a
>
</div>
<div style="margin-right: 24px; display: flex; align-items: center">
Football
</div>
<div style="margin-right: 24px; display: flex; align-items: center">
Cricket
</div>
<div style="margin-right: 24px; display: flex; align-items: center">
Basketball
</div>
<div style="margin-right: 24px; display: flex; align-items: center">
Tennis
</div>
<div style="margin-right: 24px; display: flex; align-items: center">
More
</div>
</div>
<div
style="
margin-left: auto;
width: 32px;
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4d4d4d00 0%, #4d4d4dff 80%);
transform: translateX(-100%);
flex: 0 0 auto;
"
></div>
<div style="display: flex; flex: 0 0 auto; margin-left: -32px">
<div style="margin-left: 12px; display: flex; align-items: center">
Watch Now
</div>
<div style="margin-left: 12px; display: flex; align-items: center">
<strong>Log In</strong>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<section>
# OUTLET_NAME
The latest news and scores about OUTLET_NAME.
[Latest Article ➔](LINK_TO_OUTLET/last)
</section>
</div>
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Scoreline (standalone)
Use this template to post an update about a new sports game. Replace all text in ALL_CAPS_AND_UNDERSCORES.
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Code
<div
style="
--font-sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';
--heading-font-family: var(--font-sans);
--font-family: var(--font-sans);
border-radius: 6px;
box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1),
0 1px 2px -1px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1);
border: 1px solid var(--primary-200);
overflow: hidden;
max-width: 600px;
margin: 0 auto;
"
>
<div style="padding: 0 12px; overflow: auto">
SPORT_NAME • [COMPETITION_NAME](URL_OF_COMPETITION_PAGE)
<div style="text-align: center">
# TEAM_1 SCORE_1–SCORE_2 TEAM_2
Full-Time
</div>
</div>
</div>
Example
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Scoreline (with link to article)
Use this template to post an update about a new sports game with a link to a longer article about it. Replace all text in ALL_CAPS_AND_UNDERSCORES.
Code
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<div
style="
--font-sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';
--heading-font-family: var(--font-sans);
--font-family: var(--font-sans);
border-radius: 6px;
box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1),
0 1px 2px -1px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1);
border: 1px solid var(--primary-200);
overflow: hidden;
max-width: 600px;
margin: 0 auto;
"
>
<div style="padding: 0 12px; overflow: auto">
SPORT_NAME • [COMPETITION_NAME](URL_OF_COMPETITION_PAGE)
<div style="text-align: center">
# TEAM_1 SCORE_1–SCORE_2 TEAM_2
Full-Time
</div>
</div>
<div style="width: 100%; background: var(--primary-200); padding: 0 12px; overflow: auto">
[View full coverage ➔](LINK_TO_ARTICLE)
</div>
</div>