Announcement PF Insights: The Official PF Blog

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PF Insights, the new official blog of Physics Forums, is now live and aims to provide a diverse range of casual and technical commentary on science and math topics. The blog will feature contributions from community members, covering everything from personal experiences at research facilities to reviews of popular science books and tutorials. The team is actively seeking additional writers with at least a bachelor's degree in a science field, though exceptions may be made. Community engagement is encouraged, with suggestions for topics and a request section planned to help guide content creation. The blog has already gained attention and positive feedback, showcasing the community's rich knowledge and insights.
  • #91
dextercioby said:
Keep them coming, guys!
btw, we're always looking for new writers :)
 
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  • #92
When I click on my "Insights Author" badge in my profile page, I go to a page with the following message:
Nothing Found Sorry, the post you are looking for is not available. Maybe you want to perform a search?
I don't have a plan to write anything for now, but this doesn't feel right!
 
  • #93
Shayan.J said:
I don't have a plan to write anything for now, but this doesn't feel right!
Yeah I need to fix that
 
  • #94
15 away from 300 Insights! Contact me if interested in writing!
 
  • #95
Suggestion: make the "Insight Author" badge in the forum
link to that author's insight-author page (which lists their insights).
 
  • #96
robphy said:
Suggestion: make the "Insight Author" badge in the forum
link to that author's insight-author page (which lists their insights).
We had that for awhile, but there is an issue with members that have spaces. Spaces aren't allowed in wordpress accounts so it would become a broken link. I couldn't find a workaround so I removed the link.
 
  • #97
Is it more than replacing all spaces? str_replace(" ","-",$username)
 
  • #98
mfb said:
Is it more than replacing all spaces? str_replace(" ","-",$username)
I'd have to create a little addon as that isn't allowed in templates, but I might rather do an htaccess rewrite.
 
  • #100
Shayan.J said:
When I click on my "Insights Author" badge in my profile page, I go to a page with the following message:
Nothing Found Sorry, the post you are looking for is not available. Maybe you want to perform a search?
I don't have a plan to write anything for now, but this doesn't feel right!
I just figured it out! The problem is, I changed my username. So when I click on my badge, my current PF username is sent but my wordpress username is still my old PF username.
 
  • #102
Added a complete link sitemap for general browsing
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/sitemap/
 
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  • #103
Greg Bernhardt said:
Added a complete link sitemap for general browsing
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/sitemap/
Will there be a link in the INSIGHTS tab?
 
  • #104
Borg said:
Will there be a link in the INSIGHTS tab?
At the moment it's in the nav inside Insights. Do you think there should be one for the forums drop down?
 
  • #105
I continued to look around and saw that it was on the Articles page. So, if even I could find it, it's probably easy to find. :wink:
 
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  • #106
Been thinking of writing an Insight? Now is the time with our yearly awards coming in two weeks!
 
  • #108
I have redone the menu and categories for Insights. The old way you could either select a category like math or a format like tutorial. The problem was you couldn't select math tutorials. Now you can!
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights

Insights is such a great resource. I hope everyone is reading and sharing what they find!
 
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  • #109
What is the policy regarding an Insight submission that covers similar ground (perhaps with similarity in language and style) as the author's blog, or a document that they have posted to arXiv etc?
 
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Swamp Thing said:
What is the policy regarding an Insight submission that covers similar ground (perhaps with similarity in language and style) as the author's blog, or a document that they have posted to arXiv etc?
No problem whatsoever as long as the content is not exactly the same.
 
  • #111
Greg Bernhardt said:
No problem whatsoever as long as the content is not exactly the same.
Gotcha. Thanks.
 
  • #114
2,500,000 visitors have read a PF Insight!
 
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Over 4,000,000 visitors have read a PF Insight!

Message me if you're interested in writing!
 
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  • #116
Greg Bernhardt said:
Do you think there should be one for the forums drop down?
YES!
 

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