From time to time we at Newsvine HQ like to remind the Community of certain rules that, if followed, help ensure that Newsvine remains a fair and equitable place for everyone.

Newsvine is excited to announce Wonderful World, a community hub where 'good news' stories from both the Wire and the Vine will be featured.

Newsvine is a relatively young site, so we don't have many annual traditions. But one of our favorites is the Cinderella Bracket, our own lightweight take on the traditional NCAA Tournament Bracket.

It's been awhile since we launched Newsvine Groups. As we ramp up toward launching newly-redesigned groups, I'd like to solicit feedback on the most desired features for Newsvine Groups V2.

About an hour ago, we quietly launched the ability to connect your Newsvine account to your Facebook account via Facebook Connect. This is phase one in an ongoing project to allow various other social sites you may enjoy to integrate better with your activities on Newsvine.

The Newsvine team would like to recognize the exceptional work of Shawn Gordon, in independently compiling and publishing the first-ever Newsvine book: The Unofficial Vine.

The integration of msnbc.com discussion on Newsvine is undergoing a significant change today.

Beginning today, we are rolling out a completely rewritten comment system. Some users may notice the changes immediately, and others may notice the new stuff several days later.

In an effort to get the conversation tracker working with pagination, we recently released some changes that enable the "new" links to traverse from one page to the next.

The Newsvine Team is happy to introduce Tyler Adams as Newsvine's newest team member and Community Moderator.

On behalf of the Newsvine Team, msnbc.com, MSNBC Television and NBC News, I would like to show our appreciation to Miss Dev, for her amazing work in making Newsvine DNC 2008 coverage a complete success.

Without Dev's selfless hard work, creativity, inspiration, attention to detail, persistence and willingness to roll with the punches, our coverage of the DNC would not have been possible. Of the many things Miss Dev did, here are just a few that stood out as well above and beyond the call of duty:

• Finding Newsvine DNC HQ - a charming house with wifi (that also came with a car!), and stocking it with Colorado-brewed beer and vodka.
• Properly preparing us for our visit to Denver.
• Always being our eyes and ears on the ground.
• Churning out amazing articles day after day, while covering the convention, protests and security in Denver while also juggling 9-5 work!
• Spending 3.5 hours out in the 95+ degree Denver heat to get our press credentials.
• Handling all forms of logistics about where to meet, eat, drink, sleep and write.
• Being a good sport about being separated from the rest of us at Mile High.
• Inspiring her own Mom to also participate in Newsvine DNC coverage!

In addition to bringing Viki, Killfile and me to the DNC, Dev also successfully brought the DNC to thousands of people across the world, in the way that only she can do. She did this by consistently writing fantastic, honest articles that explored complex issues and problems facing ordinary Denverites, as well as America at large. The topics she covered were largely left unexplored by the media, which is why msnbc.com decided to feature the following stories written by Miss Dev directly on the Cover as well the Politics Section.

The Democratic Hypocrisy, or A Person's A Person

I Was There

The "Greenest" Convention

(In)security in Denver

Visiting Denver : A Local's Guide to Her Home City

All that she has done for us, and for Newsvine, goes far beyond being an amazing Newsviner and Citizen Journalist. She is, quite simply, an amazing person. Dev's work at the DNC has paved the road in many important ways for other Newsviners to cover future events that continue to shape our world.

Please join us in recognizing Miss Dev's amazing work, tireless commitment and her unparalleled all-around contribution to Newsvine's mission and purpose, by celebrating her Random Act of Vineness award.

- Calvin

On August 15th I announced the resurrection of an old favorite, the Last Viner Standing contest. It generated some discussion, we came up with some ground rules and Calvin chimed in and offered some prizes from Newsvine.

Random Acts of Vineness are usually handed out for solitary moments of greatness on the 'Vine, but every so often, a member of the community will make just as big an impact with a million smaller moments.

I am very happy to announce that after several months of planning and collaboration between Newsvine users and staff, msnbc.com, NBC News and convention organizers - Newsvine will be sending several of our best contributors to both the Democratic National Convention and the Repub …

Over the last several months, the Newsvine Staff has been working with the folks at msnbc.com on a new form of "message board". We're calling them "Question Boards" and they are designed to achieve the following things:

Tonight at 10PM PDT, Newsvine will be offline for about 20 minutes, followed by a few hours of "read-only" activity while we move our site to a new facility.

The Newsvine Team would like to recognize the work of JFXGILLIS in his recent article, Correctly Political: Liquid Lunch with Donald Rumsfeld.

If you tried to use Newsvine late Tuesday afternoon, you may have noticed that you couldn't. We experienced a power outage at our data center and it took longer than expected to recover from.

Building communities is a tricky task, especially online. All hosts can really do is provide an environment with an ideal set of benefits, and ideal set of guidelines, and hope the right sorts of people show up.

The corporate world can no longer ignore a surprising and powerful new trend emerging among US consumers. A radical shift in spending behavior is taking shape and you and I are at the core of it.

This week on NBC Nightly News, we're presenting a series on alternative and complementary medicine called "The Mind-Body Connection," in which we take a look at growing trends such as medical clinics that look like high-end spas, the practice of Tai Chi and a new emphasis on "min …

The increasingly jittery U.S. economy has had an impact on every facet of American life, from rising food prices to the outcomes of presidential primaries. On Wednesday, the Fed cut interest rates for a seventh straight time, but the aggressive drive to lower interest rates appears to be over. Some questions that remain are: what will it all mean for consumers? Are we likely to see some relief from soaring gasoline and food costs?

I'm Steve Liesman, CNBC Senior Economics Reporter. On Friday, May 2nd from 12:30-1:30 PM ET, I will be answering Newsviners' questions here on this thread, in an attempt to break down some of the biggest 'economic indicators,' and to answer your most pressing questions about the economy. Feel free to start submitting your questions in advance.

For those of you visiting us here for the first time, please know that Newsvine is an interactive web site designed for members to participate in thoughtful discussions about news-related topics. Feel free to take a look at the Newsvine Code of Honor, it's a short list of standards that existing members hold themselves to here.

A decade after it first approved devices for laser eye-correcting surgery, the Food and Drug Administration is taking a closer look at grievances from Lasik surgery patients, including blurred vision and dry eyes.

I've been covering events in Iraq for NBC News for more than five years. On Tuesday, April 15 from 7:00-8:00 PM ET, I'll be answering questions posted here by the Newsvine community, as well as offering my own status report on the war. Feel free to weigh in on our ongoing coverage here, and to submit your questions below.

Hello Newsvine! [Newsvine Tom here with blog post #2] We're open!