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The contests and activities on this site are constantly changing! Almost every day there is something new and exciting to view and participate in. The ideas are endless. Some succeed, some manage to get along, while others, unfortunately, are left behind and forgotten. My goal as your Contest & Activity newsletter editor is to provide each of you with the tools it takes to create a great success.
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Recipe: Groups
Below is a "recipe" for making an elimination contest. Feel free to get creative with the recipe. Some of the best things come from expirementing with recipes. We wouldn't have chocolate chip cookies if someone hadn't decided to expirement with putting chocolate into sugar cookies, now would we?
Ingredients:
Upgraded Membership
1 Group
1 Forum
1 Static Item
Common interest
Preparation Instructions:
Create the group item. Do not worry about details yet. Then, create the static item and forum, making them group only accessible. Once again, do not worry about details yet. You are creating the items to have the numbers handy. Make sure you think of a descriptive title that conveys what the group is all about.
Edit the group item. In the body of the group, give a detailed description of what the group is for, who is invited, and how to join. It is an option to link the forum in this area, and any future group items, to give nonmembers a chance to see what the group can participate in. In Section 5 of the edit page, there is a place for the welcome letter. Enter the item numbers of your static item here.
Edit the forum. Include a link to the group if you wish, and list any rules you have for discussion amongst the group. Also include any important links for the group (group rules, other group forums, or group activities).
Now edit the static item. This will be your welcome letter. Be sure to greet the new member to your group in your letter. Reiterate what the group is all about and include a link to the group forum and any other important links (refer to the previous paragraph).
Finally, add your first members and begin discussion in the forum. 
Cooking Time:
This is a no-bake recipe,  No cooking time required.
Reccomendations:
 Discuss the group with others before creating it. This ensures that you have interest in the group and will help you in finding the first members.
Browse through the groups that are already made. You can see how they are set up and also make sure that there aren't too many groups with your same idea already.
Be active in your own group! When the group leader loses interest in their own group, the group members notice the neglect and eventually lose interest themselves. |
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Question of the Month:
What does it take to be listed in your newsletter?
-- DragonBlue 
If you wish to have an item highlighted in this newsletter (or any other newsletter) your best bet is to make use of the mini survey available at the bottom of every newsletter or click on the link located at the end of each editor's pick section. These items are recorded and saved for all newsletter editors to access. As an editor, this is usually the first place I check for highlighted items.
I am usually unable to find enough highlighted items from the submissions alone, and I often check the Writing.Com plug pages for more items to highlight. Not only can making use of the plug pages possibly get you a spot in the newsletter, simply plugging them onto the page gets you exposure.
Finally, I do not choose just any contest or activity to highlight. When I open a contest to see if I want to highlight it, I immediately look at the presentation. Does it look cluttered or organized? Is it well thought out? Are the rules clear? Is it original? Does the author make good use of WritingML? I am not looking for a truly exceptional, never been seen before contest, just one that is well organized, well run, and looks interesting.
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Contests & Activities: October 11, 2006 Issue [#1306]
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