Editing Rolling Stone (section)

==Website==
The publication's site at one time had an extensive message-board forum. By the late 1990s, this had developed into a thriving community, with many regular members and contributors worldwide. However, the site was also plagued with numerous [[Troll (Internet)|Internet trolls]], who vandalized the forum substantially.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rsjunior.proboards18.com/index.cgi?board=tribunal&action=display&thread=1085021884&page=19 |title=RS.com Castaways – Troll Tribunal |website=Rsjunior.proboards18.com |access-date=August 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211232740/http://rsjunior.proboards18.com/index.cgi?board=tribunal&action=display&thread=1085021884&page=19 |archive-date=February 11, 2008 }}</ref> The magazine abruptly deleted the forum in May 2004, then began a new, much more limited message board community on their site in late 2005, only to remove it again in 2006. In March 2008, the website started a new message board section once again, then deleted it in April 2010.

''Rolling Stone'' devotes one of its table of contents pages to promoting material currently appearing on its website, listing detailed links to the items.

On April 19, 2010, the website underwent a redesign and began featuring the complete archives of ''Rolling Stone''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://archive.rollingstone.com |title=Rolling Stone All Access |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617152701/http://archive.rollingstone.com/ |archive-date=June 17, 2012 }}</ref> The archive was first launched under a for-pay model, but has since transitioned to a free-with-print-subscription model.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://sub.rollingstone.com/allaccess/subscribe |title=Rolling Stone All Access-Subscribe to Rolling Stone |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105164155/https://sub.rollingstone.com/allaccess/subscribe |archive-date=November 5, 2012 }}</ref> In the spring of 2012, ''Rolling Stone'' launched a [[federated search]] feature, which searches both the website and the archive.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/search?q=wiki |title=Federated Rolling Stone search for 'wiki' |magazine=Rollingstone.com |access-date=June 20, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924225136/http://www.rollingstone.com/search?q=wiki |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref>

The website has become an interactive source of biographical information on music artists in addition to historical rankings from the magazine. Users can cross-reference lists and they are also provided with historical insights. For example, one group that is listed on both [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] and [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]] is [[Toots and the Maytals]], with biographical details that explain how the band coined the term "[[reggae]]" in their song "[[Do the Reggay]]".<ref>Rolling Stone. "453. Toots and the Maytals, 'Pressure Drop'" Rolling Stone magazine. Web. April 7, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2016. {{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/toots-and-the-maytals-pressure-drop-20110526 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 11, 2003 |access-date=December 16, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124103142/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/toots-and-the-maytals-pressure-drop-20110526 |archive-date=November 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>Rolling Stone. "380. Toots and the Maytals, 'Funky Kingston'" Rolling Stone magazine. Web. May 31, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2016. {{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/toots-and-the-maytals-funky-kingston-20120524 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 31, 2009|access-date=December 16, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120100834/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/toots-and-the-maytals-funky-kingston-20120524 |archive-date=January 20, 2017 }}</ref> For biographical information on all artists, the website contains a directory listed alphabetically.<ref>Rolling Stone. "Artists". Rolling Stone magazine. Web. Retrieved December 16, 2016. {{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists |title=Artists |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=April 30, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427033230/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists |archive-date=April 27, 2010 }}</ref>

===''Glixel''===
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In May 2016, Wenner Media announced plans to create a separate online publication dedicated to the coverage of video games and video game culture. [[Gus Wenner]], Jann Wenner's son and head of digital for the publication at the time, told ''[[The New York Times]]'' that "gaming is today what rock 'n' roll was when ''Rolling Stone'' was founded". ''Glixel'' was originally hosted on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s website, and transitioned to its own domain by October 2016. Stories from ''Glixel'' are included on the ''Rolling Stone'' website, while writers for ''Rolling Stone'' were also able to contribute to ''Glixel''. The site was headed by John Davison, and its offices were located in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/business/wenner-media-to-launch-glixel-website-as-lifeline-for-gamers.html | title = Wenner Media to Launch Glixel Website as Lifeline for Gamers | first = Sydney | last = Ember | date = May 22, 2016 | access-date = December 16, 2016 | work = [[The New York Times]] | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170524225143/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/business/wenner-media-to-launch-glixel-website-as-lifeline-for-gamers.html | archive-date = May 24, 2017 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.adweek.com/fishbowlny/wenner-media-to-launch-gaming-site-glixel/376116 | title = Wenner Media to Launch Gaming Site 'Glixel' | first = Chris | last = O'Shea | date = May 23, 2016 | access-date = December 16, 2016 | work = [[Adweek]] | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161222080216/http://www.adweek.com/fishbowlny/wenner-media-to-launch-gaming-site-glixel/376116 | archive-date = December 22, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> In June 2017, ''Rolling Stone'' closed down the ''Glixel'' offices and fired the entire staff, citing the difficulties of working with the remote site from their main New York office. [[Brian Crecente]], founder of [[Kotaku]] and co-founder of [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]], was hired as editorial director, and ran the site from the main New York office.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-07-03-glixels-san-francisco-office-closed-team-laid-off | title = Glixel's San Francisco office closed, team laid off | first = James | last = Batchelor | date = July 3, 2017 | access-date = July 3, 2017 | work = [[GamesIndustry.biz]] | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170703134332/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-07-03-glixels-san-francisco-office-closed-team-laid-off | archive-date = July 3, 2017 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Following the sale of ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s assets to [[Penske Media Corporation]], the ''Glixel'' content was merged into the routine publishing of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', with Crecente remaining as editorial director.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/brian-crecente-variety-video-games-editor-1202745878/ | title = Brian Crecente Joins Variety as New Video Games Editor | date = April 6, 2019 | access-date = April 12, 2019 | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | archive-date = April 26, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190426021926/https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/brian-crecente-variety-video-games-editor-1202745878/ | url-status = live }}</ref>