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Diary Guidelines

Diaries are one of the unique features of SB Nation, so here's a brief primer.

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So what are these things? Well, they're a chance for readers to become more actively involved in the content of our site. While comments are great for one-liners and specific ideas related to a front page posting, diaries enable you to post links to new stories and add your own commentary. But quality counts, so be mindful of that.  Matt at Blog-a-Bull put together a good primer here, so that's the best place to start.  Here are the keys according to Matt, who knows a lot more about these things than we do:

So I thought I'd write up a quick tutorial on how to make your diaries sparkle with substance. I like everyone having the chance to write up their own say, but this isn't going to turn into some two-bit message board, damnit. So some pointers:

  • Format your diary: Nobody wants to read a bunch of garbled unorganized text. Brother site Bleed Cubbie Blue has a nice write-up on the formatting tags that this site uses. Keep in mind you can also use standard HTML tagging if you know that syntax.
  • Link your sources: We're all part of one big happy internet family, so if you're going to quote a source, please provide a link to it. And learn the formatting so you can effectively quote and link the sources.
  • Don't duplicate ideas: If you see someone already posted something similar to what you were thinking, just add a comment to that post instead of creating another separate diary. Similarly, if you have an off-topic point feel free to start a new thread.
  • Use a relevant title: That way people can more easily follow the conversations happening on the site. Don't use vague diary titles like 'I have an idea', and 'trade'.
  • Aside from that, keep it clean and on point.  We're not looking to censor anyone, but foul language and mindless drivel won't be published.

    FanPosts are user-generated blogs-within-the-blog. We ask that members abide by our community guidelines and keep things respectable. Thanks.

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