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The Newsletter Team creates a weekly newsletter for the fleet, with quick reference information about what's happening. Team members can reference the information below on how to create a newsletter. If you are interested in joining, contact (Lieutenant) Cadet [[Segolene LeMarnix]] through the forums!
The Newsletter Team creates a weekly newsletter for the fleet, with quick reference information about what's happening. Team members can reference the information below on how to create a newsletter.


==Timing==
==Timing==
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Each newsletter should contain the following:  
Each newsletter should contain the following:  


 
# Fleet events
# Upcoming chat dates
#* These should be listed with the events happening soonest at the top
# Status of the Top Sims Contest (i.e.- vote ending/beginning, etc.)
## Poll of the Week
# Writing Challenge remaining time for each round
## Caption Competition
# Upcoming special events
## Next Fleetwide Chat
 
## Featured Bio Contest
 
## Top Sims Contest: remaining time for each round, etc.  
This week's Community News headlines, with links to each article.
## Writing Challenge: remaining time for each round, last winner, etc.
## Upcoming special events
# Community News
#* This is an index of the past week's articles with the titles and links to each. Most recent first.
# Full text articles
#* Full text of each article with the title and date. Most recent first.
#* List taken from: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ufopsb118
#* Copy list from the location and "Keep Text Only" - remove +0000
#* Copy News Titles
#* From that page open titles into new windows and make short links for the Newsletter
#* Copy full articles instead of shortened ones (add links for those in articles)


===Example===
===Example===
Happy Friday, fellow Trekkers!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ufop-announce/message/241
 
FLEET EVENTS
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Podcast: Podcast 2389-1 is released and can be found on StarBase 118 YouTube channel (http://goo.gl/z3NBj) and downloaded from Archive.org (current link).
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Writing Challenge: Intro on the challenge with dates. http://goo.gl/rJoL4
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Next fleetwide OOC chat is scheduled for Sunday, MMM DD. The time going forward will be as follows: 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 5pm GMT / 4am Monday UTC+11. Always check your time zone for accuracy/DST if applicable! Chat is always open on the site: http://www.starbase118.net/chat/
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Featured Bio Contest: MMM 2012's Featured Bio is "Name" (link to wiki) of the USS ???, being a winner of the Round ??. Nominations for Round ?? are closed; nominations for Round ?? (lonk to Forum post) are closing MMM 01. 
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Top Sims Contest: Round ?? voting started and closes Sunday, MMM DD, 2012 at 23:59 PM.**For voting for Round ?? and nominations for Round ?? (submissions for this round closes MMM DD), check here: http://goo.gl/zNZKN.
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>List of Fleet Activities that needs you can be found: http://goo.gl/hLoe9 - there's something for everyone, so don't be shy. **Any most current news from Fleet Activity list with link to Forum post
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Poll of the Week:  “Title of the most current” - link
 
 
COMMUNITY NEWS
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Community News team is working hard to bring us something new to read every day and keep us informed about happenings in the Fleet. If you like what they are doing, show them appreciation by leaving comments under the favored articles.
 
 
(newest at the top, oldest at the bottom)
# Strange Species: Eyas Wulfatine, a Pythron http://bit.ly/GIBWLN
# Writers Block? Knock Down the Barriers: http://bit.ly/FRevz1
# Two more donations! http://bit.ly/xYSBSJ
# New Academy Graduates http://bit.ly/xl5HMW
# Poll of the Week: From the Depths 3 - J.G. Hertzler http://bit.ly/FPAGQK
# Species Close-up: Ullian http://bit.ly/AjTFKp
# February Plot Summary: USS Tiger-A http://bit.ly/FPijep
# Donation thanks to Capts. Jaxx & Nicholotti http://bit.ly/y9SY0R
# The Proof is in the Captain: a profile of Toni Turner http://bit.ly/xFzo5M
 
 
 
FULL TEXT ARTICLES:
 
List taken from: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ufopsb118
 
Copy list from the location and "Keep Text Only" - remove +0000
 
Copy News Titles into the lest under (newest at the top, oldest at the bottom) in that order
 
From that page open titles into new windows and make short links for the Newsletter
 
Copy full articles instead of shortened ones (add links for those in articles)
 
==Often used short links==
 
http://goo.gl/HDNpV - mainpage
 
http://goo.gl/l9s1g - Forum
 
http://goo.gl/W0HCW - Top Sim Contest Forum
 
http://goo.gl/xK90Q - Writing Challenge Forum
 
http://goo.gl/nbYtF - Poll of the Week Forum
 
http://goo.gl/KYDnF - Next Chat Topic
 
http://goo.gl/VWvYl - Writing Challenge Hall of Fame
 
http://goo.gl/AozoS - Memory Book
 
 
http://goo.gl/od134 - Featured BIO Contest
 
http://goo.gl/4V5yy - Featured BIO Contest wiki page
 
http://goo.gl/ecTU8 - Ships Forum
 
http://goo.gl/ytLXy - Publicity Team Y!Group
http://goo.gl/N798p - Publicity Team wiki
http://goo.gl/SBip0 - Publicity Team Forum
 
http://goo.gl/Wh9ln - News Team Y!Group
 
 
 
Follow the crew on the USS Apollo Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/9GgXC)!
 
Follow the crew on the Avandar Google Group (http://goo.gl/oNrYN)!
 
Follow the crew on the USS Discovery-C Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/N2vcv)!
 
Follow the crew on the USS Drake Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/IiJV8)!
 
Follow the crew on the Duronis II Embassy Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/51o3O)!
 
Follow the crew on the Starbase 118 Ops Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/2MFD6)! 
 
Follow the crew on the USS Mercury Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/OVx0n)!


Follow the crew on the USS Tiger-A Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/5kko3)!
==Short links==
* http://goo.gl/HDNpV - mainpage
* http://goo.gl/l9s1g - Forum
* http://goo.gl/W0HCW - Top Sim Contest Forum
* http://goo.gl/xK90Q - Writing Challenge Forum
* http://goo.gl/nbYtF - Poll of the Week Forum
* http://goo.gl/KYDnF - Next Chat Topic
* http://goo.gl/VWvYl - Writing Challenge Hall of Fame
* http://goo.gl/AozoS - Memory Book
* http://goo.gl/od134 - Featured BIO Contest
* http://goo.gl/4V5yy - Featured BIO Contest wiki page
* http://goo.gl/ecTU8 - Ships Forum
* http://goo.gl/ytLXy - Publicity Team Y!Group
* http://goo.gl/N798p - Publicity Team wiki
* http://goo.gl/SBip0 - Publicity Team Forum
* http://goo.gl/Wh9ln - News Team Y!Group


==Snippets==
* Follow the crew on the USS Apollo Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/9GgXC)!
* Follow the crew on the Avandar Google Group (http://goo.gl/oNrYN)!
* Follow the crew on the USS Discovery-C Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/N2vcv)!
* Follow the crew on the USS Drake Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/IiJV8)!
* Follow the crew on the Duronis II Embassy Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/51o3O)!
* Follow the crew on the Starbase 118 Ops Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/2MFD6)! 
* Follow the crew on the USS Mercury Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/OVx0n)!
* Follow the crew on the USS Tiger-A Yahoo Group (http://goo.gl/5kko3)!


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Revision as of 19:22, 20 January 2013

The Newsletter Team creates a weekly newsletter for the fleet, with quick reference information about what's happening. Team members can reference the information below on how to create a newsletter.

Timing

Newsletters should be sent out once a week on Friday, whenever possible.

Content and Sources

Each newsletter should contain the following:

  1. Fleet events
    • These should be listed with the events happening soonest at the top
    1. Poll of the Week
    2. Caption Competition
    3. Next Fleetwide Chat
    4. Featured Bio Contest
    5. Top Sims Contest: remaining time for each round, etc.
    6. Writing Challenge: remaining time for each round, last winner, etc.
    7. Upcoming special events
  2. Community News
    • This is an index of the past week's articles with the titles and links to each. Most recent first.
  3. Full text articles
    • Full text of each article with the title and date. Most recent first.
    • List taken from: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ufopsb118
    • Copy list from the location and "Keep Text Only" - remove +0000
    • Copy News Titles
    • From that page open titles into new windows and make short links for the Newsletter
    • Copy full articles instead of shortened ones (add links for those in articles)

Example

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ufop-announce/message/241

Short links

Snippets

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