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'''EarthMC Live''' (also known as '''EMCL''') is a world-wide EarthMC news outlet founded by DoctorSnakes on 24 April 2019. It was the most popular paper during 2020 and 2021, read by hundreds of readers, but it was surpassed in popularity and activity by [[The Blockbuster Insider]] in later years. | |||
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|area_server=World-wide | |||
| | |image2=[[File:Emcl3.png]] | ||
| | |founded=24 April 2019 | ||
| | |owner=[[3meraldK]] | ||
| | |discord_server=https://discord.gg/vZydXRm | ||
| | |status=Active | ||
|type=Public | |||
|industry=News | |||
|founder=DoctorSnakes | |||
}} | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Prelude === | |||
DoctorSnakes joined EarthMC in 2019. Fascinated by the politics, culture, and phenomena, but disappointed by the lack of a proper broadcasting service, he founded EarthMC Live on 24 April with his future long-time partner, [[EternalFlavour]]. According to his later statement, the then-leading news outlet, The Blockbuster Insider (TBI) was very sporadic in reporting the latest news and they rather focused on in-depth articles than live news stories, which was the crucial missing element for them. | |||
=== Beginning === | |||
EMCL was launched 2 days later at 22:00+0. One of the first outstanding quirks was live queue update, introduced on 28 April. EMCL was probably the first newspaper to introduce subscriptions. Within two days, EMCL reached 100-member milestone. In May, activities of the outlet were extended by polls, interviews and registries of scammers and shops. By the end of May, the server hit 500 members, surpassing TBI to become the largest news organization. | |||
=== Peak of popularity === | |||
EarthMC Live quickly climbed the ladder of fame, gaining renown for their unique way of reporting news, actually getting to the root of EarthMC politics and events around the entire world. Reporters would volunteer to post various stories which would be read by hundreds of viewers. On 2 June, conflict news was introduced, where specific impactful wars could be highlighted on their own text channels. A day later, "faction news" launched for EarthMC's new world of the [[Factions]]. On 19 June, EMCL released their own Discord bot, developed by [[TCCGPlayz]] and [[Warriorrr]]. Member growth was still steady; by 22 July server reached 700 members. Meanwhile, TCCG's bot introduced commands like /town or /nation, which would become an ultimate inspiration for [[EarthMC Stats]]. | |||
=== Golden era === | |||
The EMCL bot went public a few days after release, reaching 50 servers by 24 August. 14 August saw the launch of minor news reporting for more frequent posting. On 5 September, the EMCL's World Expo was announced - an annual event hosted in an elected nation for other countries to present themselves to the audience. On 12 October, EMCL broke the barrier of 1,000 readers. At this point, EMCL dominated the news industry, being the only outlet at a time to be such a relevant and respected source of news. | |||
=== EarthMC Live Bot === | |||
On 12 December, EMCL bot suffered a security breach - "about 90,000 messages have been leaked". Leaked chat logs included private chats from all nation Discord servers, which gave the bot administrative permissions. TCCGPlayz accused Aceshooter, another bot developer, of coding the backdoors behind his back. As a result, TCCG open-sourced the bot. The backdoors were removed by the next day. | |||
On 1 February 2020, TCCG's bot was replaced by a new one, the aforementioned EarthMC Stats. This one was coded by Warriorrr and Owen3H as the alternative. | |||
=== Mid-Nova times === | |||
EMCL's manager [[Wystery]] was banned from EMC on February 21, effectively placing him out of the position. A day later, the server reached a documented milestone of 1,400 members. On 27 April, a registry of alliances was added to the bot, pretty much part of the back-bone of how [[mega nation]]s and [[alliance]]s work to this day. Mostly through the rest of year, except for hosted Expos, nothing unique happened. | |||
=== Decrease of activity === | |||
By the end of 2021, activity began to continuously decrease. Fewer reporters were posting news less frequently and readers would engage less in reacting and talking in chats. On 27 November, the French news section, which once enjoyed considerable popularity, along with a dedicated channel for battles, were archived. On 19 February 2022, editorials were introduced - a way for regular readers to send over their own papers on a specific topic, allowing them to express opinions. From 1 April to 5 April, a commitment by the r/place community to draw EMC's logo was initiated by [[3meraldK]] and EMCL was the only considerably huge server to advertise it. As a result, the logo has been completed by a few dozen players, but it was short-lived due to other projects taking its place. | |||
=== End of the run === | |||
=== | Activity decreased drastically a few months after Terra Aurora took the place of Terra Nova. The Blockbuster Insider once again gained momentum since many years of stagnation and returned to reclaim the throne. On 27 July, another member milestone was recorded; this time it was 1,958 members. The member count never reached 2,000 and more people started to leave the server than join it. | ||
=== Stagnation era === | |||
In 2023, dedicated channels for sports news and photography were added. At the end of 2023, there were "over 16,000 messages, 1,100 new readers, 665 news, 184 breaking news, 63 maps and 30 new reporters". Stagnation began with the year of 2024 - the yearly recap stated 3x less breaking news, 2x less news and maps, and 8x less messages. Literally nothing happened in 2025 except of a few dozen reported news. | |||
=== Revival === | |||
On 17 April 2026 at 18:00+0, the Editor Board member 3meraldK published an announcement of promising to revive the newspaper. It was caused by the shutdown of Terra Aurora and launch of Terra Nostra pre-release on the very same day. Postulates included "competition with TBI, more press and speech freedoms, modernization of rules and restructuring the hierarchy." EarthMC Live bot was revived to serve as a subscription service, now separate from the standalone EarthMC Stats. By that day, member count was 1,500, meaning that 400 users left since 2022. | |||
=== New Chief Editor === | |||
DoctorSnakes was inactive for a prolonged period of time, at least since 2022. There was also a shortage of active Editors and journalists. 3meraldK along NFISH2021 tried to keep the server somehow alive. After the 2026 revival, 3meraldK took the de-facto role of Head Editor and EMCL started to gain the initial momentum it needed to resurrect from the dead. HQ was planned to be built in Berlin in April, but it never actually succeeded. On 19 April, the server hit a milestone of 1,500 members once again. Subscriptions for events like the Vote Party were added the same day. In following months, 3meraldK reworked all the protocols, roles, restructured all news channels and staff, keeping it simple and modern. | |||
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On 6 June, DoctorSnakes officially stepped down in favor of 3meraldK. On 30 June, Sino-Japanese news section was released with Nanamipolaris as its head and only active journalist. On the same day, EMCL Radio was announced, but only one broadcast has been produced to date. Messages from the media channel were now being forwarded to the main news channel. On 18 July, a milestone of 1,700 members was reached. On 22 July, a website was launched to help Chinese players read Sino-Japanese news and bypass the Chinese firewall. On 6 August, EMCL reached 1,800 members. | |||
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==== Late Nights with mishprsu | == Originals == | ||
=== Late Nights with mishprsu === | |||
[[File:EMCL arensburg.png|thumb|The EMCL Studio in [[Arensburg]] (Terra Nova), where Late Nights with mishprsu is recorded]] | |||
Podcast where the host had interviews with special guests from all around EarthMC. It was made and presented by [[mishprsu]]. The recording was done at the EMCL Studio in [[Arensburg]], [[Terra Mariana]]. | |||
=== Sino-Japanese section === | |||
A [https://earthmc-live-news.fly.dev custom-made website] made for Chinese players from QQ (Chinese communicator) and EarthMC who can't access the Western internet. | |||
=== Employee of the Week === | |||
A competition held by Editors to reward the most engaged journalist from the entire last week(s). They were rarely awarded gold as an incentive. As of September 2026, ~120 competitions were concluded. | |||
=== EarthMC Lmao === | |||
An annual April Fools' event during which the #earthmc-lmao news channel is unhidden, allowing reporters to post funny meme news about anything. It debuted in 2022. | |||
[[Category:Organizations]] | [[Category:Organizations]] | ||