THE FAQ

[spuzz.livejournal.com]

Updated: April 4th, 2008
About This Community

What is this community?
What is the purpose of the community?
Who runs this?
Who are the editors?

The Editions: Basics

So how exactly does this work?
When do you post?
Can I comment on entries?
Why are the comments being screened?
I left a comment and no one responded to me. Did you ignore me?
Who posts on what day?

The Editions: Content

What are fic criteria?
What about self pimping?
What constitutes news and tidbits?
What does not constitute news and tidbits?
What if I put something under 'friend's only' and one of the editors is on my friend's list?

Credits, Pimping & Feedback

Who created the icons? Where are the pictures from? Can I use them?
Who created the header? Can I use it?
Who created the layout?
Can I pimp you guys out?
Can I give you guys feedback?

How To
How do I recommend a link for the newsletter?
How do I file a complaint?



About This Community

What is this?

This is The Sunnydale Herald. A fandom newsletter that posts every day (save Sunday) with notable tidbits from fandom journals in Buffy and Angel.

The purpose of this journal is:

a. Encourage fandom members to try out new pairings, explore new fics, participate in their community, and meet new people.
b. Increase the amount of feeback given to fics, vids, etc.
c. Increase awareness on issues, questions, polls, and commentary happening in the community.
d. Inform fandom members on various new events (such as communities)

Who runs this?

spuzz runs this crazy thing and is the creator.

Who are the editors?

Your editors are chrisleeoctaves, menomegirl and lostakasha

The Editions: Basics

So how exactly does this work?

Each editor has a unique way of finding notable things to put up on each day. Either trolling through friend's lists and community lists or finding links from rec journal and news sources, or reading from the reading journal sd_herald. When enough information is gathered, and the editor deems the links suitable it will be combined in a entry and posted.

When do you post?

Everday save Sunday and selected holidays. Times vary according to the editor who is posting.

Can I comment on entries?

Yes. You can post your opinion on the entries or corrections of course are always welcome. Also if need be, you have a interesting tidbit or news to post you can always comment on the most recent entry.

Why are the comments being screened?

For several reasons, one being that we want to encourage people to comment and rec themselves and screening might entail less embarrasment for the reccer if done so. Another is to keep the journal page clean and neat, and the third reason is to not make our reccing of a fic redundant if people can just read it in the comments.

I left a comment and no one responded to me. Did you ignore me?

No. All comments are read by the editor for that entry as well as spuzz and probably all the other editors. If they do not respond, that does not mean they did not read your comment.

Who posts on what day?

chrisleeoctaves : Mon & Tues
menomegirl : Wed & Thurs
lostakasha : Fri & Sat

The Editions: Content

What are fic criteria?

Fics are purely on editor's personal opinions, but we try for a nice small quantity of good fics to post and for you all to read. But we do make sure that it has the basic components of good fic, like spell check, beta, characterization and a detailed header. Please note however that we only post a selection of fics for the day, not every fic.

What about self pimping?

Email the editors your fics, we'll take a look at it. If you don't want constructive crit and are afraid of getting turned away, don't send it. The editors are assuming you want feedback, don't expect to automatically get put on the update list. There are a wide variety of tastes within the small groups of editors so you'll get some opinions. But we can't read everything, and we won't try. We are normal people with jobs and some of us try for social lives also.

What constitutes news and tidbits?

Updated fics, icon posts, new interesting discussions or memes, a small selection of fics, new groups or communities, news pertaining to the actual show, garnered from sites.

What does not constitute news and tidbits?

Gossip. We will not post any personal information from fandom members, nor will we post about the latest fights or cattiness in the fandom. Anything that is not current or posted on that day.

What if I put something under 'friend's only' and one of the editors is on my friend's list?

We will not post anything put under friend's only. As this was only meant for friend's of that person. Only if fics, discussions etc. are posted outside the journal, or made public will we post it in the edition.

Credits & Pimping

Who created the icons? Where are the pictures from? Can I use them?

spuzz created the icons from caps provided and credited by The Freeze Frame Network. Being that they are personalized to the editors and/or the Sunnydale Herald itself, I'm not sure why you would want them, but no you may not use them if you are in no way affiliated with su_herald

Who created the header? Can I use it?

spuzz created the header using a cap provided by The Freeze Frame Network. Being that the header is personalized to the Herald, I'm not sure why you would want them, but no you may not use them if you are in no way affiliated with su_herald.

Who created the layout?

The layout was created by minty_peach.

Can I pimp you guys out?

We love pimpage. So feel free to advertise. One way to advertise is if you find something and are commenting on it, link back to the Herald.

Can I give you guys feedback?

If you find something you really like, think we are doing something well or bad, comment or email us. We would love any feedback and opinions. However please be respectful to the editors. This is not their job or their life. they only have so much time. Please be aware of this when leaving a comment. Any and all direspectful comments will be deleted.

How To

How to Post a Rec

A. Via Comment:

1. double check to make sure your link hasn't been post in the previous two days at the most.
   
2. make sure your link is relevant to the buffy/angel community at large. meaning: is it fic, meta, icons, news etc...that has btvs/ats at the core?
   
3. post the link in your comment
    i. copy/paste your url into the comment space. leaving it in raw format (without a href-ing it) is the most helpful.
    ii. relevant information must be included: title/number of icons/subject of meta/news, poster/author
   
4. hit reply.

If the editor does not respond to your comment, that does not mean they did not recieve your rec. Each editor reads every comment posted and chooses to respond or not.

All comments are screened.

B. Via Email:

1. email at sunnydale_herald@yahoo.com not spuzz@livejournal.com. please include relevant subject line such as link for [insert date here] or recommendation for the herald.
   
2. make sure your link is relevant to the buffy/angel community at large. meaning: is it fic, meta, icons, news etc...that has btvs/ats at the core?
   
3. post the link in your email.
    i. copy/paste your url into the comment space. leaving it in raw format (without a href-ing it) is the most helpful.
    ii. relevant information must be included: title/number of icons/subject of meta/news, poster/author
   
4. hit send.

How do I file a complaint?

A. Via Comment: not recommended. the editor's will send you directly to the faq (what you are reading right now) or spuzz so it is better to jump to the next recommendation: email.

B. Via Email: email spuzz@livejournal.com or tomorrowismine_today@yahoo.com. spuzz is the manager, creator and maintainer of the herald and will be able to help. Please read and follow the directions below.

1. please include relevant subject line that is appropriate. problem with sunnydale herald or question about sunnydale herald are both good starting points.
   
2. please explain your situation/problem carefully and clearly and please include any and all details needed to help resolve the issue in the first email. this will help cut down the amount of time it takes for it to be resolved.
   
3. if you swear, rant, or become otherwise abusive spuzz will not respond and will choose to willfully ignore your email. be respectful.
   
4. allow for three-five days at the most for a response.