an introduction
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 @ 7:06 AM
an introduction for the purpose of this blog should be made clear.
this blog is a part of
SAJC's bloggers' club(c) (name pending)
and will thus be home to my thoughts and musings on themes set by
bloggers' club.
as a member of this prestigious co-
curricular activity, there are some rules that i, as well as every member should abide by.
firstly, and most importantly, to refrain from any negative comments on sensitive subjects (
eg, race, religion)
secondly, the use of foul language is not allowed. AT ALL.
that also means no
substitution of words for other words that you want. (
eg, fish, frog)
do not decapitate these innocent words.
(while
singlish/improper
English is not foul language, it is strongly discouraged unless they are there specifically to prove a point or as a quote)
thirdly, to post relevantly and intelligently according to the freestyle theme that you have decided yourself and the committee has approved, or the theme that has been set. (there is a minimum of once per week and a word limit that has not been decided at the time of this post)
what are the
requirements to join
bloggers' club?
good language/writing skills?
nope! of course, a basic proficiency in the
English language is expected, but if you are more comfortable in, and wish to post in, another language, we welcome you. (though we need editors then!)
beautiful writing is not necessary. this is a BLOG, for purposes of SELF-EXPRESSION and your writing style
doesn't really matter. what really matters is a good attitude and willingness to learn(:
a blog?
well, duh.
it;s not called
bloggers' club for nothing.
there is a school blog as well as an individual blog where you will be expected to post according to themes assigned.
outstanding articles will be chosen every week and placed on the school blog.
with
reference to the types of posting, there is
1)
freestyle.
you get to choose your own theme/set of themes based on your own interests.
submit your
proposal to the committee and they will decide if this is appropriate/acceptable.
the decisions made by the committee is final.
but you can ask why it was rejected and how it cam be improved(:
2) thematic.
the Vice-president and editor-in-chief of
bloggers' club will set themes for the month/week(undecided) and, if you do not have an accepted freestyle theme, you are expected to post something with pertinence to the theme.
it can be a general commentary, a short story, a news-related thing, poem, whatever.
let your c
reative juices flow!
and, if you want to post more than once a week, GO AHEAD. and it doesn't even have to be according to the theme!
of course, no matter what you're doing, all posts will be edited by the editorial committee.
spelling, grammar, appropriateness of tone and language etc, as well content will be edited.
that does NOT mean that you need not check your posts (that's what
Microsoft word's spell check is for).
the process
1)theme is set
2) write!
3) send to editors!
4)editing takes place!
5)
approval/rejection (explanations will always be given)
6)comments will also be gives, so final changes take place
7)post!
8)editors will check again just in case.
that should be all(:
WELCOME TO BLOGGERS' CLUB(:
iBLOG
and proud of it(:
& I wake up to a beautiful day
