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What are the sections of the newsletter? |
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Written by SM
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Thursday, 12 July 2007 |
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There are anywhere from eight to ten different sections in every issue of Ubique's Monthly. We'll try our best to break them all down for clearer understanding. Not every issue contains every section, as we do not always collect enough shared information to include in the newsletter to fill those sections up. Again, we need your contributions to be able to provide anything. Here's the list: - The Blurb: in the blurb, the editor in chief tries to set the theme for the newsletter of the week. She has a tendency to ramble, though, and an overview isn't always presented. Unless you really like to read, most people generally skip over this section.
- Top Story!: this section of the newsletter is reserved for articles that do not always fit the role-playing scene. Sometimes we're in touch with the outside "real" world, and that means there's sometimes a big story to share concerning it. This section may also cover role-play related organizations and sites, but only from an objective and completely player written perspective. Think journalism!
- Storyline Spotlight: every so often we receive multiple accounts from multiple people covering the same games. In these rare instances, we try to compile everything into one major article. In even rarer instances, players do that work for us and submit a super huge retelling of events that had happened in play-land. From global events to just plain exciting storylines that a lot of people and characters were involved in!
- This Just In: not every storyline is written about in extravagant fashion, and that's where this section comes into play. Here we collect small one to two paragraph articles coverning storyline activity that has progressed throughout the month. Did your characters have a birthday bash? Did someone get married? What do you have to share?
- In Other News...: this section is devoted to individual character updates. We keep a large list of character names and known active screen names that are presented alphabetically for easier perusal. Only characters we received updates for during the week get listed in the newsletter, but we keep track elsewhere. The IWA knows.
- Classifieds: got a website to show off for your character or scene? Looking to hire some help moving a storyline along? This is our advertising section that's usually full of links for readers to browse through and find something to get involved with or not as they so choose.
- Announcements: did we miss your birthday? Is it coming up? How about your characters? They should have birthdays and anniversaries too, you know. This section of the newsletter is reserved for just those such happy fun day shout-outs to all your fellow players and friends.
- Final Thoughts: this is always placed at the end of the newsletter, and is once again a section devoted to the Editor in Chief's random ramblings. Most people also skip over this, but it does happen that SM has important things to say in this section. So read!
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 January 2008 )
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