Welcome to the Past Initiative

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
01/15/2015 at 17:48 • Filed to: Past Initative, Oppostielock Master Control, Satire

The world is changing. But things aren’t changing at Oppositelock.

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I’m heading up the the Past Initiative, which is a project to bring Oppositelock into closer collaboration with Bring a Trailer and Rennsport, plus a handful of boutique sites like Regular Car Reviews, Hemmings, Barrett-Jackson, and more. These sites already share an obsession with engineering, technology and the world of yesterday. Now it’s time to bring them together, and build a habitat for slipstream journalism that combines speculative wonder with skepticism and hard truths.

I’ll be serving as the editor-in-chief of Oppositelock, and nobody is going to become editor-in-chief of Rennsport. The two sites, along with Planelopnik and our diagonals, will be collaborators within the greater universe of the Past Initiative. Some editors and writers will be shared across the sites, and we’ll be working together on a lot of story packages. But the sites will also retain separate identities, with separate commenter communities.

My goal for the Past Initiative is to produce original reporting, must-read explainers, and smart analysis. I want our sites to have clear opinions — even if they piss everybody off — and distinct voices. And I also want us to be experts in the topics we cover.

2015 is going to be a year for stories with depth. I want everyone in the Past Initiative working on longer, reported articles. That means getting out of the news hype cycle to do explainers on a regular basis, giving our readers and communities the fundamentals they need to understand the rapid pace of innovation that happened decades ago. Put another way: To get to the stars, we first need to understand how people built a Saturn V rocket way back when.

I also want us to hit stories that are hard for other media outlets to cover. We’re an independent media source; we’re not owned by some VC or media megacorp. I want us to investigate everything from the real conditions of jet-age designers and kit car piracy, to rebuilding carburetors, spy shit, and anything else that’s too hot for places like The Truth About Cars or VWVortex to handle. We don’t answer to corporate investors. We answer to the public, and to ourselves.

I can’t wait to see what we remember.

DISCUSSION (38)

Chris Clarke > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 17:53

Can you just turn this into a Mad Libs so we can all make one?

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 17:53

I remember when i was a kid my grandfather has a W111. Loved that thing to death.

HammerheadFistpunch > Chris Clarke
01/15/2015 at 17:55

please?

Slant6 > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 17:56

What does this mean for everyone on Oppo who writes maybe one long interesting article a year and the rest of their posts are GIFs, Craigslist finds and rants? I like the idea of the Past Initiative but what is to become of the Oppo we know and love?

For Sweden > Chris Clarke
01/15/2015 at 18:01

The world is changing. But things _____ changing at _____.

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I'm heading up the the _____ Initiative, which is a project to bring _____ into closer collaboration with _____ and _____, plus a handful of boutique sites like ____, _____, _____, and more. These sites already share an obsession with _____,

_____ and the world of _____. Now it's time to bring them together, and build a habitat for slipstream journalism that combines speculative wonder with skepticism and hard truths.

I'll be serving as the editor-in-chief of _____, and _____ is going to become editor-in-chief of _____. The two sites, along with _____ and our diagonals, will be collaborators within the greater universe of the _____ Initiative. Some editors and writers will be shared across the sites, and we'll be working together on a lot of story packages. But the sites will also retain separate identities, with separate commenter communities.

My goal for the _____ Initiative is to produce original reporting, must-read explainers, and smart analysis. I want our sites to have clear opinions — even if they piss everybody off — and distinct voices. And I also want us to be experts in the topics we cover.

2015 is going to be a year for stories with depth. I want everyone in the _____ Initiative working on longer, reported articles. That means getting out of the news hype cycle to do explainers on a regular basis, giving our readers and communities the fundamentals they need to understand the rapid pace of _____. Put another way: To get to the stars, we first need to understand _____.

I also want us to hit stories that are hard for other media outlets to cover. We're an independent media source; we're not owned by some VC or media megacorp. I want us to investigate everything from the real conditions of _____ and _____, to _____, spy shit, and anything else that's too hot for places like _____ or _____ to handle. We don't answer to corporate investors. We answer to the public, and to ourselves.

I can't wait to see what we _____.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 18:05

PUT ME IN, COACH! I'M READY TO PLAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!!!!!!

For Sweden > Slant6
01/15/2015 at 18:07

As long as your content remembers the past, it may be selected for The Past Initiative.

Chris Clarke > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 18:08

hysterical

Slant6 > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 18:11

oh, so this isn't replacing Oppo? I was confused. So this is kind of like FP Jalopnik except more sources and based on the past.

For Sweden > Slant6
01/15/2015 at 18:11

The Past Initiative is so much bigger than any one website

Hoccy > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 18:12

Hey, I might write something Volvo related.

For Sweden > Hoccy
01/15/2015 at 18:13

The Rally Takeover is one of the diagonals of The Past Initiative. I look forward to the amazing things we will discover.

HammerheadFistpunch > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 18:14

Boy. today started slow, but its going now!

crown victor victoria > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 18:14

...time is a flat circle?

j.davism5 > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 18:18

Begin this with a re-post of the original SR20 rule thread, and bring back the Gimmi Dump.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 18:21

The world is changing. But things be changing at Oppositelock.

Image via tittays.

I'm heading up the Titties Initiative, which is a project to bring titties into closer collaboration with titties and boobs, plus a handful of boutique sites like, Bazongas, Bewbies, Funbags, and more. These sites already share an obsession with titties, side boobs, and the world of bras. Now it's time to bring them together, and build a habitat for slipstream journalism that combines speculative wonder with skepticism and hard truths.

I'll be serving as the editor-in-chief of Side Boobs, and Party-vi is going to become editor-in-chief of Wet Shirts. The two sites, along with Bazongas and our diagonals, will be collaborators within the greater universe of the Titties Initiative. Some editors and writers will be shared across the sites, and we'll be working together on a lot of story packages. But the sites will also retain separate identities, with separate commenter communities.

My goal for the Titties Initiative is to produce original reporting, must-read explainers, and smart analysis. I want our sites to have clear opinions - even if they piss everybody off - and distinct voices. And I also want us to be experts in the topics we cover.

2015 is going to be a year for stories with depth. I want everyone in the Titties Initiative working on longer, reported articles. That means getting out of the news hype cycle to do explainers on a regular basis, giving our readers and communities the fundamentals they need to understand the rapid pace of B.O.O.B.S . Put another way: To get to the stars, we first need to understand titties.

I also want us to hit stories that are hard for other media outlets to cover. We're an independent media source; we're not owned by some VC or media megacorp. I want us to investigate everything from the real conditions of small boobs and fake boobs, to really fake boobs, spy shit, and anything else that's too hot for places like Oppo or Jezebel to handle. We don't answer to corporate investors. We answer to the public, and to ourselves.

I can't wait to see what we fondle.

Party-vi > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
01/15/2015 at 18:25

I'm Party-vi and I approve this message.

Stef Schrader > crown victor victoria
01/15/2015 at 18:26

http://www.timecube.com/

Time is a cube!

JustJim > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 18:35

Sounds cool Ill see what I can come up with.

Stef Schrader > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 18:35

So, to fill in:

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Please, post your crazy when it's done. Haha.

For Sweden > Stef Schrader
01/15/2015 at 18:36

Time is a hypercube

Dusty Ventures > Stef Schrader
01/15/2015 at 18:36

Time is a Timbit

505Turbeaux > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 18:36

I am in. I see more out of the news cycle shit to report on than you even knew existed. Just need time to write it out...dear EIC

505Turbeaux > Party-vi
01/15/2015 at 18:38

Did you get yourself disbarred...ex-esq?

Party-vi > 505Turbeaux
01/15/2015 at 18:41

we're running for office, so I have to pretend to be an every-man

Nibby > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 18:43

Remember when Oppo was called off topic?

For Sweden > Nibby
01/15/2015 at 18:43

Remember when F-Series pickups were rectangular?

505Turbeaux > Party-vi
01/15/2015 at 18:43

Ah...Nietzsche would be disappoint with that. Party can into overman

Nibby > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 18:50

*salivates*

crown victor victoria > Stef Schrader
01/15/2015 at 19:10

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crown victor victoria > crown victor victoria
01/15/2015 at 19:11

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crown victor victoria > crown victor victoria
01/15/2015 at 19:11

OOO!

Brian, The Life of > crown victor victoria
01/15/2015 at 19:54

It's a series of tubes!

Wait ...

TotallyThatStupid > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 20:22

Yes, please. Sign me up.

Leadbull > For Sweden
01/15/2015 at 20:25

Subblogblog would like to be a part of the Past Initiative.

Agrajag > For Sweden
01/16/2015 at 09:24

Amazing.

RallyWrench > For Sweden
01/16/2015 at 13:31

Perhaps The Rally Tookover can do in-depth reporting on the cars, characters, and events of the much more interesting past.