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02-23-2008, 08:08 PM
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Nope, afraid not.
You're a big kid now, so it's time you knew some facts of life. You see, when an editor and a thread love each other very much, they want to make an article together. The editor places a message in the thread-writer's PM box, and if the writer is receptive, the post gets edited and formatted for the front page and within a few days is delivered, screaming and covered in bodily fluids.
All disgusting metaphor aside, quality content is the heart and soul of 230grain.com. The posts and threads that exemplify this principle through their attention to detail, exceptional in-depth analysis, and pretty, pretty pictures deserve to be showcased on the front page as the face of 230grain.com.
When our crack editorial team detects a potential candidate for a front-page article, they set down their crack pipes and tap out a disjointed, semi-coherent PM to the originator of the article, inquiring whether or not the writer is interested in seeing his or her article on the front page (and receiving a nifty title badge so that all may know of his or her honor). If the poster agrees, the editorial team goes into the sound-proof editorial dungeon, taking with them the article, four gallons of turpentine, a can of sardines, a blow torch, three sticks of gum, a case of beer, and a single live goat. Several days later they emerge, tired and slightly sticky, with the edited and formatted article in hand. The goat is never seen again. This edited article is posted on the front page and the cycle of life continues.
Due to constraints on editorial time and access to goats, not all posts deserving of the front page end up there; furthermore, there are many posts unparalleled in their level of information and writing skill that just don't fit the structure of an article. It pains the editorial team greatly to have to pass over any post, but it's worth it to be able to recognize a few of the exceptional contributions of our members. You are what make this forum great, and you are the ones who write our front page.
And that's where articles come from.
Nope, afraid not.
You're a big kid now, so it's time you knew some facts of life. You see, when an editor and a thread love each other very much, they want to make an article together. The editor places a message in the thread-writer's PM box, and if the writer is receptive, the post gets edited and formatted for the front page and within a few days is delivered, screaming and covered in bodily fluids.
All disgusting metaphor aside, quality content is the heart and soul of 230grain.com. The posts and threads that exemplify this principle through their attention to detail, exceptional in-depth analysis, and pretty, pretty pictures deserve to be showcased on the front page as the face of 230grain.com.
When our crack editorial team detects a potential candidate for a front-page article, they set down their crack pipes and tap out a disjointed, semi-coherent PM to the originator of the article, inquiring whether or not the writer is interested in seeing his or her article on the front page (and receiving a nifty title badge so that all may know of his or her honor). If the poster agrees, the editorial team goes into the sound-proof editorial dungeon, taking with them the article, four gallons of turpentine, a can of sardines, a blow torch, three sticks of gum, a case of beer, and a single live goat. Several days later they emerge, tired and slightly sticky, with the edited and formatted article in hand. The goat is never seen again. This edited article is posted on the front page and the cycle of life continues.
Due to constraints on editorial time and access to goats, not all posts deserving of the front page end up there; furthermore, there are many posts unparalleled in their level of information and writing skill that just don't fit the structure of an article. It pains the editorial team greatly to have to pass over any post, but it's worth it to be able to recognize a few of the exceptional contributions of our members. You are what make this forum great, and you are the ones who write our front page.
And that's where articles come from.