[Meta] Introducing SkinTalk: official discussion threads hosted by users!

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Hey everyone!We’re excited to announce SkinTalk - a new series of user led discussion posts!We’ve been planning on having official discussion posts for a while now - all the way back before I was a mod! Wednesday is already text-post only to encourage discussion, but with the Skin Talk threads we’re hoping it’ll be a true Discussion Wednesday :)What is SkinTalk?SkinTalk is a series of official discussion posts hosted by ScA users. In addition to the great discussion posts that are already being posted on the sub, we thought it’d be nice to have an official series that focuses on in-depth topics, so that we can dive a bit deeper into all things skincare!Here's how it works: each Wednesday the person in charge of SkinTalk that week makes a post about a topic they’re interested in. It can really be anything, as long as it relates to skincare or beauty in general - for instance setting healthy goals, current skincare trends, marketing tactics, ethics in consumerism, etc. They make a post that’s thought-provoking, interesting or maybe just fun - but most importantly, it should spark discussion and encourage people to participate in the comments.So if there’s a topic you’ve been thinking a lot about and would like to dive into, this is your time to shine!How do I sign up or help out?If you’d like to host a SkinTalk thread, comment here or send us a modmail. You could pitch your topic if you already know exactly what you want to talk about, but if you just have a vague idea of what you’re interested in, that’s okay as well! We’ll figure out how to make it into a thought-provoking thread together :)As for the post itself, this series is pretty freeform and open to interpretation - we only ask that you write a brief (or not so brief) overview on your topic and include a question for users to answer. We’d like to give priority to more in-depth topics, as we think those will add a lot of value to the sub. But we do want to have a good balance, so we’re planning to schedule some lighter topics in between!If you have suggestions for a cool discussion topic, but you wouldn’t like to host it yourself, you can help as well! By sharing your ideas, you can contribute to the SkinTalk threads even if you don’t want to make a post. Someone else might be inspired by your idea and create a great post. It’s all about that teamwork!More infoWe’ll be scheduling SkinTalk threads for the coming two months at first, to see how it goes. After the two months are up, we’ll post another Meta thread to have a chat about how things are going, brainstorm for some new topics, and invite more people to sign up to host!We’re setting up a SkinTalk wiki as a resource. It’ll have information about how to make a post, the post schedule, and a list of possible topics for inspiration. The wiki will be linked in the sidebar when it’s ready!If you’re interested in hosting, would like to suggest a topic, have a question about how it works, or have general feedback about the SkinTalk threads, let us know in the comments!We hope you like it :)
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