To make things easier for people to post stories in the forums, and possibly even get some of you to write something up for the front page, we are changing the formatting requirements for Reality Bite related articles. The good thing is that it is very, very simple.
The Simple Method
Title - Just sum up the article in as few words as possible. Include a name, to help with searching (another topic entirely), but don't worry about ages or fitting in every single detail.
Body - A quick summary of article in your own words. This could be a single sentence or an entire paragraph - up to you. You want to include a quote from the article, fine - but not needed - just make sure if you do that it is marked as such. Always include a link to source article in your article.
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE
That's it. Pretty easy, eh?
Now, for those of you who would like to try a hand at front page articles, here's how:
The Front Page Method
Title - Just sum up the article in as few words as possible - preferably under 12 words. Get it out, but trim the fat.
Body - A quick summary of article in the first sentence, followed by a timeline of events, from beginning to end, using more that one source article. No block quotes from source article ever.
Do not copy and paste anything from source article unless you are quoting something someone said in the source article.
This article should be around 230 words at minimum, give or take. And, of course, and links to the source articles.
Also, if someone has already posted an article in a short format not meant for front page, feel free to re-write in the comments of that post in an attempt to do so.
That's it. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to ask.
The Simple Method
Title - Just sum up the article in as few words as possible. Include a name, to help with searching (another topic entirely), but don't worry about ages or fitting in every single detail.
Body - A quick summary of article in your own words. This could be a single sentence or an entire paragraph - up to you. You want to include a quote from the article, fine - but not needed - just make sure if you do that it is marked as such. Always include a link to source article in your article.
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE
That's it. Pretty easy, eh?
Now, for those of you who would like to try a hand at front page articles, here's how:
The Front Page Method
Title - Just sum up the article in as few words as possible - preferably under 12 words. Get it out, but trim the fat.
Body - A quick summary of article in the first sentence, followed by a timeline of events, from beginning to end, using more that one source article. No block quotes from source article ever.
Do not copy and paste anything from source article unless you are quoting something someone said in the source article.
This article should be around 230 words at minimum, give or take. And, of course, and links to the source articles.
Also, if someone has already posted an article in a short format not meant for front page, feel free to re-write in the comments of that post in an attempt to do so.
That's it. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to ask.
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