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<div style="font-size: 135%; line-spacing: 115%;">To submit an article, one may use the '''[[Special:Newarticleassistant|new article assistant]]'''. However, please read through the rest of this page before doing so.</div>
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<div style="background: #ffe; border: 1px solid #aa8; padding: 0.2em; margin: 0.25em 0; text-align: center;">'''Warning''': repeatedly submitting duplicate articles may lead to a [[Bulbanews:Blocking policy|block]].</div>
Bulbanews is a news service that '''you''' can contribute to. The lifecycle of an article is very simple:


= Fields =
{| cellpadding="10" style="background: #f8f8f8; border: 1px solid #999; padding: 0.25em; margin: 0.25em auto; font-size: 200%;"
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| style="border: 1px solid #a88; background: #fcc;" | Draft submitted
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| style="border: 1px solid #88a; background: #ccf;" | Editorial review
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| style="border: 1px solid #8a8; background: #cfc;" | Article published
|}
 
Unlike most news services, your submissions to Bulbanews are '''immediately visible''' to all and are included in updates to the front page (under the heading ''developing stories'') -- so even if there are no editors [[Bulbanews:Editor availability schedule|on duty]], your contribution will not be missed.
 
<div style="background: #f8f8ff; border: 1px solid #88a; padding: 0.2em; margin: 0.25em 0; text-align: center;">To submit an article, use the [[Special:Newarticleassistant|new article assistant]].</div>
 
=Fields=
The following are brief explanations about each field in the new article assistant.
The following are brief explanations about each field in the new article assistant.
; Title
; Title
: The title of the article (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Titling articles|manual of style]].)  
: The title of the article (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Titling articles|manual of style]].)  
: The title should use capital letters only where necessary - sentence case titles, such as ''Nintendo reveals DS online plans'' or ''Pokémon movie 8 premiers in Japan'', are preferred.
: The title should use capital letters '''only where necessary''' - sentence case titles, such as ''Nintendo reveals DS online plans'' or ''Pokémon movie 8 premiers in Japan'', are preferred.
; Tagline
; Tagline
: An ''optional'' secondary title (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Titling articles|manual of style]].)
: An ''optional'' secondary title (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Titling articles|manual of style]].)
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: A summary for the article for use in feeds and on the front page (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Summarising articles|manual of style]].)
: A summary for the article for use in feeds and on the front page (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Summarising articles|manual of style]].)


== Source ==
==Source==
: ''See also: [[Bulbanews:Crediting sources]]''
 
; Type
; Type
: If the article is original content written for Bulbanews, select '''Bulbanews'''
: If the article is original content written for Bulbanews, select '''Bulbanews'''
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: If the article is an original piece, fill in the link the author's user page; otherwise, the full URL to the original report; though if [http://tinyurl.com/ TinyURL] has been used, only the ID is required
: If the article is an original piece, fill in the link the author's user page; otherwise, the full URL to the original report; though if [http://tinyurl.com/ TinyURL] has been used, only the ID is required


== Discussion ==
==Discussion==
: ''See also: [[Bulbanews:Linking to discussions]]''
 
; Type
; Type
: If there is a related thread on [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net Bulbagarden Forums], select '''Bulbagarden Forums'''
: If there is a related thread on [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net Bulbagarden Forums], select '''Bulbagarden Forums'''
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: If linking to Bulbagarden Forums, fill in the thread ID (not post ID); otherwise, leave blank
: If linking to Bulbagarden Forums, fill in the thread ID (not post ID); otherwise, leave blank


==See also==
=See also=
* [[Bulbanews:Editor availability schedule]]
* [[Bulbanews:Editor availability schedule]]


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