i dont know if "newsletter" is the right word though, since its more than that.. youll notice when i start on my ideas
so for this, i can do the interviews, research, i can write everything down (i hope) [and dont worry. my grammar is a lot better when its for something formal like this!], and take care of the basic lay-out. BUT i need some effort from all of you guys. i'll explain while writing down the ideas. youll quickly see this is somewhat of a community effort
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main articles
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so these here are the main articles that are pretty much obligatory in my opinion, and will be posted on the first pages of the letter.
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(I suck at titles for this XD suggestions for titles are always welcome!)
- Enter the Limelight, [name]!
* Here we find out more about a member or a teacher (maybe both), through an interview. Questions that would be asked are obvious ones, like what drew the person to Elfpath, the first impressions, big changes and why they stay, regardless of all the personal or painful things we often talk about and deal with.
* Maybe the victims could be chosen depending on the happenings around the site, or the person in question (birthday, end of a class type [introductry, semi-advanced, advanced], ... )
* What do you need to do? well, be willing to be interviewed. If the people are chosen depending on the happenings, id like to know the reason a certain person would deserve being chosen (like the birthdays or pregnancy, or...)
- What's new?
* A must-have topic! Here, new updates pertaining to the site, classes, or whatever are discussed here. If its big, and part of Elfpath, it goes here.
* what would you need to do? Obviously, if theres something big going on, TELL ME!
- Grab your popcorn...
* Another must-have story! In this one, an interesting, thrilling, moving or amusing topic is discussed. either something a member personally experienced, or something that happened anywhere in the world.
* What would you need to do? Be willing to share! if you have a story, feel free to tell me. If you know of a story that is not personal, but say, appeared in the news or something, tell me too. i can do the research myself if its something like that.
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Semi-important stuff
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Things that are still pretty important or standard. Appear after the main articles, or on a small space in front, or in between stories.
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- Featured Technique!
* Here, a random technique gets some special attention. Readers get to read about abilities of maybe basic level, or something very advanced. They get to know how it works, why its used, and get to see proof, if there is any (if there isnt, we could include stuff like "this technique is often utilised in ... religion, or ... sport, yaddayaddayadda).
* What would you need to do? Nothing much. If theres anything you could give me as proof, by all means do share!
- Did you know that?
* Small, but another standard must-have. Here i'll try to write down a few small, but interesting thingies about members, teachers, the site, techniques or certain happenings.
* What would you need to do? Share! If theres a funny detail you know about, something interesting that would be a perfect fit, share it!
- State of The Art!
* With each new letter, i will try to find someone who made an interesting artistic.. something. Be it a drawing, a poem, a dream, an idea, present it to me and together we'll discuss the meaning of it or the story behind it.
* And you? Obviously, if you recently have made or dreamt or thought of something and feel like sharing, do so!
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Small stuff
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Here go smaller things like credits, birthdays, special moments,... that deserve a quick notice, but cant be transformed into a topic.
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- Special thanks to...
* pretty much standard. Self-explanatory too.
* You dont need to do a thing
- Rejoice!
* Small article displaying birthdays, special moments, holidays,... that happened in the month (or 2 weeks) that the current letter was made.
* You need to share with me if there was a special joyful moment.
- Last Respects.
* Here we display the more sad moments like a death, accident,... that happened in the month (or 2 weeks) that the current letter was made. We also could place a small text like they are engraved in tombstones (like "forever peaceful, at last" or anything like that)
* Again, simply share.
-Quotes Galore!
* Yep. The funny moments in Skype or on the forum, engraved into history forever.
* Share funny quotes or conversation pieces that deserve to go here
-Congratulations!
* Just like on the forum. Lets give the students some applause, now shall we? :3
* you dun need to do a darnest thing
ALSO NEEDED:
someone who knows how to code an e-mail newsletter. I can use Microsoft Publisher, but i dont know how to send it with hyperlinks and the special format more professional authors use.
MORE SUGGESTIONS XD also, feedback on those already made is always welcome :3
