Posting guidelines
Title
I'm sure many of us have heard our elders nag non-stop about first
impression. First impression is extremely important because it affects the
way someone else views us. Similarly, the title of our posts are the first
thing that catches our readers' attention, and they're also the first thing
our reader will form an impression of! The title of our post sets the tone of
the entire post and also the attitude our readers will have while reading
the post.
You could try out the following to see the effects of different titles on a
reader's feelings! The following titles refer to the same video. Do compare
between the two and feel the difference for yourself ^^
1. EXO interview inkigayo
2. [ENGSUB/ 1080p] 130603 EXO Interview on Inkigayo
I'm sure you felt more inclined to watch the video with the second title
because it said 'engsub' and '1080p'
Likewise, our readers need all the information they can and they can get
that from the titles of our posts :)
When posting videos that are HD (720p/ 1080p), please do indicate the
the definition (720p/ 1080p) in the title in square brackets, [ ]. E.g. [720p].
You can leave this out for videos that are not at least 720p.
This also applies to videos that have been subbed, in which case we tag
[ENGSUB] at the very front of the title.
An example of a HD Engsub-ed video will have the title [ENGSUB/
1080p] EXO ...........
We have other tags we use for various other purposes, which are as
follows:
[ARTICLE]
[EXODICTED'S ANNOUNCEMENT]
[FANTAKEN]
[FULL]
[INFO]
[NEWS]
[PREVIEW]
[RUMOUR]
[SCANS]
[TRANS]
[TUTORIAL]
[UPDATED]
[WRITER'S NOTE]
I can't remember the rest but I'll update once I do!
Another important thing is to include the date (yy-mm-dd) of the event
(e.g. Music Awards, photos of EXO spotted at airport, performances etc)
which you're posting about! For example, EXO attended the Seoul Music
Awards yesterday (140124) so a post on that would be entitled [XXX]
140124 EXO....... Seoul Music Awards.
I understand that it wasn't a must to include the date before, but let's
make this a good habit to have from now on, yeah!
Body
Please remember to include a 'header picture' at the top of your post
before you begin posting! The 'header picture' will appear in the post
preview when readers visit our blog ^^ We have different 'header
pictures' for different types of content, and the pictures can all be found
here:
[Link]
So look for one that matches the type of content you're posting
(e.g. video, article etc) and upload (not paste! It doesn't appear
on the post preview if you paste it) the header picture to the top
of your post! ^^
Crediting
Please provide proper credits if you're using material that is not
your own! We don't wish for anyone of us to be caught in any
incident regarding improper crediting so remember to provide
proper credits, guys!
This is especially important for photos, videos, translations and
articles taken from another site!
Signing of
This I must emphasise that every one of us follow strictly! Please
end your post in the following manner:
Shared (or written, compiled etc depending on the action
you'd taken) by xxxxx@[Link]
TAKE OUT WITH FULL AND PROPER CREDITS. DO NOT
HOTLINK! <-- Red, bold, small font size, Helvetica
Now put everything together and you'll get a post that
looks something like this:
[ENGSUB/ FULL] 140123 EXO Showtime Episode 9
[Header pic] (according to the type of content you're posting)
V
I
D
E
O (or other content)
Video/photo credit: (if applicable)
Translated by: (if applicable)
Original article: (if applicable)
Shared by _____@[Link]
TAKE OUT WITH FULL AND PROPER CREDITS. DO NOT HOTLINK!
[UPDATE]
Editing/ proof reading/ beta reading
Before you publish your post, please read it through and check
the spelling and grammar! It's ok if English isn't your first
language, because you can always send your draft to our Editors
for them to look through~ ^^
Our Editors are:
Tina
(Twitter: @tinathebrainy Askfm: @tinathebully Mail: portuguezt
ina@[Link])
Soon Ning (Twitter: @yeolporn /
Email : sning2000@[Link] / [Link]: @soonning /
Line: Soon Ning.)
Elysha ([Link].125@[Link])
Jaimie (puppyloverjd@[Link])
Feel free to send them your drafts for editing~
Labeling
Please click 'labels' on the right hand side of the page and select
the labels that describe your post! E.g. Translations, EXO, EXO-K,
EXO-M etc
That's all I have for you guys so please take note of the above
points and update the titles and/or content of your respective
posts ^^
Thanks for reading and have fun updating, guys!!! ^^
Lynette/ Krissypoo
