Generic Message For New Writers

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Toast said to type this up for us to C/P when people are new to The Smog.


Thanks for your interest in writing for The Smog! We'll work on getting you access to Article Workshop as soon as possible. You can discuss the progress of your article(s) on #thesmog (on synirc) with other writers, however keep in mind [B]this is the only place you can discuss your article(s)[/B]. If you have any questions, feel free to PM any of The Smog Staff, otherwise enjoy your time writing for the webzine. :)
1) Get your stuff done on time. If there's ever a situation that comes up, talk with The Smog Staff, and we'll make accommodations. The key here is communication; we need to hear from you if something is up that will prevent you from meeting the deadline. Try to get your stuff done in two weeks if possible, in order to give the GP/HTML/art team time to get everything done.

2) Don't leak any of our stuff until the release happens. This includes art and any other information. If you ever want feedback on your work or have questions, you can join us in #thesmog on IRC (if you don't have IRC, you can PM me or another staffer on the forums and I'll give you a link).

If you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask The Smog Staff. When you post your thread in the Article Workshop, you need to set labels for it. You'll need to set the issue's number too. For the tags that say WIP, Grammar, etc, those are the stages your article are in. Since you'll ideally be working on the article after posting your thread, mark it as WIP. When you finish, move it to Grammar and get it checked twice by other people. Afterward is the HTML stage and someone will put it into HTML code. Your article will eventually get art done for it and it'll be complete!

This is in AA so that it's more convenient for us and we're the only ones who can see it anyway so screw whatever Bummer thinks, imo.
 
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Our QC team's been reupholstered! Tag relevant users if there might be something to add or if you're unclear about approving an article in their area of expertise:

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OU: TGMD, Valentine, Valmanway
UU: CoolStoryBrobat, Hairy Toenail, dodmen, IronBullet93, Hikari
RU: atomicllamas, Arikado, Spirit
NU: Zebraiken, Raseri, Quite Quiet, Montsegur
Doubles: Stratos, Audiosurfer, Level 51, finally
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