Patrick

Welcome.

Welcome.

Thanks.

Hmm... that isn't your old username. (You just signed up for it. ) What was your old name then?

It'll happen eventually. This thread shouldn't be taken too seriously.

Well, its gone now.

Hello everyone. I have made the Articles forum public. Please start to submit your articles as you complete them. Please read the Article Guidelines fully. http://www.karateforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4831 Thank you... I hope that this feature is a success.

I changed the stats page a bit. http://www.karateforums.com/forums/statistics.php Refined some of it and added a new category - Most Active Topicstarter. Thanks.

50 is a little much. I could probably do it... but in a watered down way. A bunch of people on my buddy list more or less. Lets just do it naturally.

Oh, monkeygirl, ending two weeks ago I was ill for a month. Hope you get better. Phenomenon, J. 20 just isn't that much, it needs to be upped.

Welcome.

this?! We need to set a time and all be online to change that stupid line, I am getting sick of reading it.

Sure, we could try that.

There is no strict schedule. However, if we don't get at least 2-3 articles each week, the feature will cease to exist. I am confident that it will be a success, however.

On the issue of payment, this is a volunteer position. You will not be paid. The benefit that could be received is the experience of writing, if you wish to pursue that field. Besides that, there is nothing that I can offer writers.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Great.

I decided to combine the Feedback forum and the Announcements forum and just make it one big forum full all stuff KF! Thanks.

You can put anything that you want.

Well, as I said above go ahead and get started. I'd like to get to a point where we'd be able to make a new article available every two-three days, right from the start.

I have added a small, but nice, new feature. In your profile editor, you can now list the Styles that you study and they will be displayed in your public profile. http://www.karateforums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=editprofile

KickChick, Yes, some of your posts could be articles I imagine. Maybe you want to take them and adapt them to an article format and add a little to them. Kensai, Hmm... maybe. Who is your Sensei? Someone of prominence on an International basis? National basis? How many 2nd Generation Masters are there? You could PM me these details. --- Also, if anyone out there has an idea for an article based on what I have said, please get started. You will need time to write your article, reread it and make it perfect. Thanks for the positive responses thus far.

Generally, there would be no "how often." They can be about anything in the Martial Arts. Some sort of major MA news, an Interview or an editorial of some kind. Generally, news articles would have to be at least 500 words and content articles would need to be more 750-1000 words plus. Words shoudln't be used as a guideline, like "when I get to 750, I am gonna stop." You should get to that minimum and continue in order to create a complete article. Is that specific enough? If anyone has any questions, I would be happy to answer them.

Hey, I want to gauge interest on those that might be interested in producting original, quality content for KarateForums.com. This would be part of an "Articles" section. I want to find out how many people would be interested in doing this and feel able to (most people probably are). Thanks.