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-While some folks on the [[Newsies Team]] may wish to simply send their posts to the Yahoo! Group, and allow others to post their items for them, it's much easier on everyone if all team members learn to use the WordPress system.
+Our website is built in [http://www.wordpress.org WordPress], a blogging and "Content Management System" software. Simply put, WordPress makes it easy to update our website, and anyone can learn how to use WordPress in about 15 minutes.
-WordPress is the world's most popular blogging system, and it's on the of the simplest Content Management Systems on the planet. Pretty much anyone can learn how to use WordPress in about 15 minutes.
+This tutorial assumes that you are a new, or inexperienced, member of the Newsies team.
-Below, you'll find some "prerequisite" things you need to do to make sure you're ready to help on the team, and also some links to tutorials that ensure you're ready to work with WordPress on our site.
 ==Logging in to the system==
-Please use the URL provided by the Newsies team to log in to the system.
+Upon joining the team, you will be provided with a URL to log in to the WordPress system. If you don't receive it, simply e-mail the Newsies Yahoo! Group and request assistance finding the log in page.
-If you were a member before November, 2010, you should have received your user name and password automatically from the system when it came online in that month.
+===Note===
+If you were a UFOP: SB118 member before November, 2010, you should have received your user name and password automatically from the system when it came online in that month.
 If you joined after November, 2010, you should have received your user name and password after you graduated from training.
 ==Your Display Name==
-When you log in to the system and look to the upper right-hand corner of your screen, you should see your user name a link to "Log Out." The user name displayed in that location is the same user name that will be displayed any time you post something on the news. As such, you'll want it to be descriptive enough so that people know who you are, when you post.
+When you log in to the system and look to the upper right-hand corner of your screen, you should see your user name listed. The user name displayed in that location is the same user name that will be displayed any time you post something on the news. As such, you'll want it to be descriptive enough so that people know who you are, when you post.
 To change your display name, follow these directions:
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 #* It's best to use your primary character name here, i.e.- '''Tristan Wolf'''. Whether you use your rank is up to you.
 # Click '''Update Profile'''
+==Understanding the Queue==
+After you've written a post, it will not actually appear on the website immediately. Instead, it enters a queue where it will be reviewed by an Editor on the site. The editor will review your post, proof-read it, and then schedule it to be posted automatically on a convenient date. We try to post one piece of news a day, at least.
+You should be aware that if you've written a "feature length" article that it may be held for over a week, or more, to be used when the site is particularly low on news content. This often happens at the end of the month, so we sometimes hold longer pieces for those "dry spells" when good content is needed.
+On the other hand, if you've written a piece which is time sensitive (i.e.- it references current events OOC or IC), then you'll want to e-mail the Newsies Yahoo! Group and notify the team that there is a time sensitive piece waiting in the queue to be reviewed. That's the '''only''' way an editor will know to review your piece and schedule it in a timely fashion.
 ==Creating and Editing Posts==
-Ready to create a new post? Check out this video to learn more about how it works:
+Once you're ready to create a new post, you can view the video below to learn more about how to the nuts-and-bolts of posting work:
 * [http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/15/writing-and-publishing-a-post/ Writing and publishing a post]
 ===Important note===
-Pay special attention in the video to previewing how your post will look, once it's published.
+Pay special attention in the video to previewing how your post will look, once it's published. You should see a button on the right-hand side of the "Posting" page that says "Preview," and you should use that before submitting your post to be reviewed.
-Before publishing any post, make sure that there are no special fonts in your text. This is only important if you've copied and pasted content into the post window. WordPress will save the same formatting you had wherever the text came from, and you'll want to make sure to remove that extra formatting, so that our posts all appear uniform in nature.
-==Pre-Submission Check-list==
-Before you submit your post, please check the following:
-# Have you followed all the rules and guidelines on the [[Newsies Team: Style Guide|Style Guide]] page?
+After clicking "Preview," a new window will pop open to display your post. Review the content and formatting of your post, looking for these issues:
-# Have you added only '''one''' category to your post? If there's more than one, please remove the category that least describes your post.
-# Have you checked "Yes" in the "Post to Twitter" option of the "Twitter Tools" box? (See [[:File:Wp-twitter-tools.jpg|this image]] for clarification.)
-# Have you [http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/05/embedding-photos-video-audio-into-your-posts/ included an image] in your post?
-# Have you clicked the "Preview" button to ensure that the post looks right?
-==Posts not showing up automatically?==
+# Grammar and spelling
-Most people are set to "Contributor" status on the system, which means that all your posts will be reviewed before they're posted on the main news. This allows us to review posts for quality standards. Once you've submitted three good articles, you'll be moved up to "Author" status, where you'll be able to automatically publish your posts.
+# Proper formatting of the image in your post
+# Unusual fonts or font sizes
+#* This is only important if you've copied and pasted content into the post window. WordPress will save the same formatting you had wherever the text came from, and you'll want to make sure to remove that extra formatting, so that our posts all appear uniform in nature.
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