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How to Send News

You can find more information about “This Week in GNOME” (short TWIG) in Felix’s blog post.

1. Work on something GNOME related.
2. You have finished your work, and think other people should learn about it.
3. Join the #thisweek:gnome.org Matrix room.
4. Ping “TWIG-Bot” and write a short message in which you share what you’ve been working on.
5. The bot picks up your message and saves it.
6. Every Friday we publish a new issue on thisweek.gnome.org with all the collected news.

FAQ

How can I customize my name that will be used later for the blog post?

The bot uses your Matrix account name. If you only want to change the name for TWIG, you can use the /myroomnick <Name> command in the #thisweek:gnome.org room to change it.

I want to change how my project appears in the blog posts. / How can I add my project?

All project definitions are listed in the hebbot config.toml file. If you want to edit the information for your project, please open a merge request!

Do I need Matrix to share news?

Yes - the bot uses several matrix exclusive features (such as message reactions, or images / videos) that are not compatible with IRC (or would not work with an IRC bridge).

Are there rules for which news are accepted and which are not?

We try to keep the whole concept as simple as possible, and therefore without a fixed set of rules. Ultimately, it is always a case-by-case decision whether we accept a news item or not. But the following rules of thumb can give you a rough feeling if we will include your news in the next blog post - or not:

• It must be news about GNOME or a relevant technology (e.g. Flatpak).
• It must be about significant changes, such as feature addition or a breaking change (e.g. updates that only contain updated translations are not considered newsworthy enough).
• It should not promote unrecognized modifications (e.g. third party GTK themes).

If in doubt, please don’t hesitate to tell us your news! We try to collect as many news as possible!

I want to change the message I submitted. Can I edit the original submission I sent?

Yes, just edit the submission in your Matrix client, the bot will pick up the changes.

If you have any further questions, you can contact us in #thisweek:gnome.org.