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1. Site Navigation 1.1 How can I see all messages from the many sections in one easy to read format? Click 'Messages' and then View all message boards at once http://groups.msn.com/crabstreetjournal/funstuff.msnw?all_topics=1 You can then click the << Back 1 Month | Back 1 Week | Forward 1 Week | Forward 1 Month >> Navigation system to go back or forward a month or week. This way you can keep up with new messages in the one screen
rather than visit the individual message boards. 2. How to submit content to the magazine 2. 1 How to submit content to the Calendar Crabs photos How to Submit a CalendarCrab CrabbyPhoto CalendarCrabs is a competition in which you can enter high-quality photos of your hermit crabs. The photo with the most votes receives 'Calendar Crab' status and will appear both on the home page of the Land Hermit Crab Owners Society and in the Society's 2004 calendar. Preferred File Types: JPEG (.jpg) and GIF (.gif) We prefer photos to be sent in .jpg or .gif format. If you don't have a program which can convert to these file types, there are several free programs which you can downloard. ACDSee is one that I use. The above two types are preferred, both because they are easier to add to the site, cross-platform (Mac<->PC and other reasons relating to site update. Other formats accepted (but not recommended unless necessary) Bitmap (.bmp) TIF (.tif) Photshop Document (.psd) Copyright Information We prefer that you do not put copyright information on your photos, but send them as original form. It is essential that you include the following information, which we will add to each photo: Your Name: (first name is ok!) Description: eg. Ruby Email address: eg. you@crabstreetjournal.com 2.2 How to submit a product review How to submit a Product Review
Product Review: [Name of the product] Reviewed by: [Your Name, email address]
Description:
[What the product is, how it works, what it does, details about colour, benefits of use etc] Weight or volume: [eg. Widgets HC Food weighs 10.5 ounces] Price in US Dollars: [eg. $5.99] Manufactured by: [eg. Tetra]
Manufacturer website: [eg. www.tetra-fish.com] Distributor Details(If known): [Eg. PetProducts
1234 Address St, Town, City, Country
Phone:
Fax:
e-mail:]
Available At:
[eg. Pet Stores, PetDiscounters.com]
Reviewer's Comment: [eg. I found this product to be...] Pros: [eg. The benefits of the NightLights are the soft illumination and day/night cycle helps to provide the hermit crabs with a realistic cycle within captivity] Cons: [eg. Not available at every store, but may be purchased online. Handle carefully, the filament is very delicate and the bulbs may need to be replaced if mistreated Rating (1-5)/5 Photo Uploaded Yes/No OR
COMMENTS on REVIEWS If you would like to comment on a product that has already been reviewed, please reply to that message with Name: [Your Name/ID] Email: [Your Email]
Location: [Country, State] Comment: [eg. I have been using this product for six months (6 mo.) and...] 2.3 How to submit a 3. Who pays for the webhosting and domain name 3.1 Webhosting The Crab Street Journal Magazine's site is hosted at a cost of $USD8 per month.
It allows for 1000MB and 5Gig Data Transfer/Bandwidth 3.2 Domain 4. Fundraising and how can I help contribute? 4.1 Fundraising for The Crab Street Journal online magazine is currently in the form of our Cafepress Store. We have just added a donations button through PayPal and in the near future by donations made through online stores and by sponsorship in conjunction with our directory of hermit crab products and services. 4.2 Where can I find the store?The main address is http://www.cafepress.com/crabstreet You can also find the store by visiting the Magazine's website at http://www.crabstreetjournal.com and clicking on 'shopping' or the store items on the main page. 4.3 Why was the store created?The store was created to raise money to support the magazine, The Crab Street Journal. At present it goes towards covereing the cost of domain name, webhosting and expenses associated with competitions and purchasing software to run the site. The hope is that one day we can afford to hire someone to publish a print version.Unfortunately at the moment we have nowhere near enough funds to do so. If you would like to volunteer to take on the task of layout of the print version please let me know. 4.4 How does the store work?The store is powered by Cafepress, a company which will print your designs on their products, process the orders and send its store owners the commissions raised. Images must be added to an image library, and one or two images are added to each product which will later be screen printed onto the product 'on demand'. Eg. Mary A. visits the crabstreetjournal cafepress store and likes the Large Mug with the words 'I'm always a little crabby before my first cup'. She clicks on the product and orders it, pays for it with her credit card, and finishes the check out process. Cafepress bills her credit card, posts the item out to Mary A. and adds the commission raised (usually $2-3) to the crabstreetjournal store's 'cafecash'. Cafecash can be used to pay for the cafepress store, or a check can be sent out to the store owner. 4.5 How can I help? You can submit photos, sayings and graphics for the store by sending a messag to the messageboard http://groups.msn.com/crabstreetjournal/cafepressstore.msnw and/or adding an image to the store pictures folder http://groups.msn.com/crabstreetjournal/cafepressstore.msnw
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