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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 on duty, your contribution will not be missed. | 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 on duty, your contribution will not be missed. | ||
=Article submission process= | ==Article submission process== | ||
Clicking on "Submit a new article" in the site's left navigation panel will open the [[Special:Newarticleassistant|new article assistant]], a form where the author inputs basic information about the article. | Clicking on "Submit a new article" in the site's left navigation panel will open the [[Special:Newarticleassistant|new article assistant]], a form where the author inputs basic information about the article. | ||
==Basic information== | |||
===Basic information=== | |||
* Title: an informative headline like in a professional newspaper. Only the first letter of the headline and proper nouns are capitalized, and the title must contain a verb. | * Title: an informative headline like in a professional newspaper. Only the first letter of the headline and proper nouns are capitalized, and the title must contain a verb. | ||
** Example: Explorers of the Sky sells 141,771 in first day | ** Example: Explorers of the Sky sells 141,771 in first day | ||
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** Example: Platinum boxart | ** Example: Platinum boxart | ||
==Source information== | ===Source information=== | ||
* Type: Most articles are of the Bulbanews type; that is, they are written by a Bulbanews account holder. | * Type: Most articles are of the Bulbanews type; that is, they are written by a Bulbanews account holder. | ||
** Bulbanews | ** Bulbanews | ||
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**If the source is external, the link would be a URL to the source. | **If the source is external, the link would be a URL to the source. | ||
==Discussion information== | ===Discussion information=== | ||
* Type | * Type | ||
** Options are None or Bulbagarden Forums. If the article topic has a forum topic, select the latter. | ** Options are None or Bulbagarden Forums. If the article topic has a forum topic, select the latter. | ||
* Link | * Link | ||
** For None, leave this field blank. For Bulbagarden Forums, enter the five-digit thread number (at the end of the thread URL). | ** For None, leave this field blank. For Bulbagarden Forums, enter the five-digit thread number (at the end of the thread URL). | ||
==Blurb== | |||
===Blurb=== | |||
This, in most cases, will be the lead sentence or sentences of the article. These sentences should give the most important and relevant information of the article. In journalism/inverted pyramid style, this information is generally the who/what/where/when/why/how angle. | This, in most cases, will be the lead sentence or sentences of the article. These sentences should give the most important and relevant information of the article. In journalism/inverted pyramid style, this information is generally the who/what/where/when/why/how angle. | ||
* Example: According to a Media Create weekly rating, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky sold 141,771 in its first day on shelves. The game ranked above Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes and Mario & Luigi RPG 3. | * Example: According to a Media Create weekly rating, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky sold 141,771 in its first day on shelves. The game ranked above Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes and Mario & Luigi RPG 3. | ||
* Example: The Secret Key will be available over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and at Toys "R" Us stores in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It will be available via Wi-Fi from April 20 to May 12 and at Toys "R" Us stores from April 19-26. | * Example: The Secret Key will be available over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and at Toys "R" Us stores in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It will be available via Wi-Fi from April 20 to May 12 and at Toys "R" Us stores from April 19-26. | ||
==Article text== | ===Article text=== | ||
The article itself, with the blurb text first. | The article itself, with the blurb text first. | ||
=See also= | ==See also== | ||
* [http://knol.google.com/k/holly-bowen/bulbanews Google Knol — Bulbanews] | * [http://knol.google.com/k/holly-bowen/bulbanews Google Knol — Bulbanews] | ||
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