The M Book

the m book The story of misual.com

Original version: 8th August 2007

Updated: 20th February, 2009

Content● the guild and the guardian● submission/edition guide● not so frequently asked questions

The Guild and the Guardian● Aug 9 2005: misual.com began it's life as a news

aggregator website running on Drupal.● Aug 2006: misual.com moved to Wordpress as a

community blog.● April 2007: Benjamin, the founder made misual.com

his personal blog.● Aug 9 2007: Benjamin gives back misual.com to the

community to be entirely managed by a group of creatures called The Guild and The Guardian.

What do they do?● They write, edit, format and publish stories.● The Guardian co-ordinates the group.

Name thembenjaminfather_sphinx (the guardian)GoldmemberSandmanspikeyRTPANancyThe_Chhamanator

Submission/editing guideline● This section provides guidelines on how you should

submit and edit stories.● It's a guideline and not a hard and fast rule.● Please follow them as much as you can, we will take

care of the rest

Title● Keep it short and simple.● Should describe the content as best as possible

Paragraphs● Break your article into small paragraphs for better

readability● Leave a blank line between paragraphs

Source● Always mention the source of the content submitted.● This includes images.● If it is from another website, make sure you

provide direct link to the article● Do not copy the entire article and quote the lines

you want to highlight instead

Image● Make sure the image is resized to a fixed width of no

more than 433 px● Do not hotlink images.● Use image hosting site such as imageshack.us

instead.

Category● Pick category that best matches● Default is ‘whatever’● ‘more than words’ is for articles (something fairly long)

Scope● Anything as long as it's not offensive● Not posted already (use search)● Already posted but you want to present a different

view/opinion

Breaking● Remember to break long content using

<!--more--> tag● Just hit “more” button on the editor● Use your own judgment on where to break● Leaving just a few lines after break does not make

sense.

Slang● Avoid/minimize the use of slang● Because it is immature● And because people are more likely to search with

the proper spelling

Punctuation● We do not expect perfect punctuations.● We expect just two things :● Begin sentences with capital letters● Use single period to end your sentence

Comments● Remember, you are responsible for your comments● Always try to give comments related to the topic● Constructive comments are always better than

destructive ones● Don't make up stories and figures to prove your point● Avoid flame wars (aka attacking other users)● NEVER reveal other people's secrets or write

comments that could be construed as such● Be nice. Others have feelings too

bad! This is undesireddo u know the difference between God....and a neurosurgeon…? god doesn't think he is a neurosurgeon.....

Good! This is desiredQ:Do you know the difference between God and a neurosurgeon?

A:God doesn't think he is a neurosurgeon!-http://coolsig.com/mini_jokes1.html(coolsig.com)

Can I join the group?Sure. We would be glad if you know a little bit of HTML and some sense of humour :-)Drop a mail to father_sphinx@yahoo.comOr you can use the contact form.

How can I become a Guardian?The current Guardian may nominate someoneor ask for a vote, call for a volunteer

My new post has not appeared....● It is future posted. Will appear sometime in the future● It is objectionable, unfortunately● Something crucial in the guideline such as source,

citation is missing● The creatures are busy. Drop a mail to

father_sphinx@yahoo.com or use the contact form.● Check whether the guardians have added a

comment at the end of your post.

ContactUse the contact form.This is found under Pages.

That's all folks!Please send feedback tofather_sphinx@yahoo.comor use the contact form at misual.com