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Contests & Activities: May 06, 2015 Issue [#6966]

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Contests & Activities


 This week: Be Precise
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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Letter from the editor


Be Precise


Give clear instructions and answer questions.


In building a contest or activity page, you will have some specific ideas in mind. Let those who want to participate know exactly what their tasks are in as few words as possible. Sounds like a tall order? Well, you're a writer. Put your mind to it. *Wink*

Some contests or activities are more involved than others, and that is a good thing. It builds community and can be a lot of fun. As you come up with your idea, ask yourself how much time others will have to invest to participate and what rules you want them to follow.

Give a clear set of guidelines that include:

*BulletG* Beginning and end date of the activity or round.

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*BulletG* Topic of contest or reason for activity.

Finally, if somebody asks you a question about your page as a forum post or email, answer as soon as possible. Aside from answering that member, ask yourself if that question was unique to that person or if it points out a flaw in your page, in which case you not only have to answer back to that member, but also edit your contest/activity page so it's more clear for everybody.




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Thank you each of you for the kind words. I've enjoyed writing this newsletter, and as today's issue shows, I can't fully turn away from it.


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