MND Author’s Guide to Posting and Submissions

MND allows approved Authors to post content directly to our blogwonksâ„¢ database. That way you will always have editorial and legal control over your own content – as well as publication metrics** so you can learn all about your audience.

Where will my website be located?

Your site will be available at http://mensnewsdaily.com/author/your-user-name/

Alternately, you may choose:

http://blogwonks.com/author/your-user-name

http://mndnet.com/author/your-user-name

How do I get a Username?

First, Register as a Subscriber with MND/Blogwonks. (If you have already registered to post comments, you can skip this step because you already have a Username.)

Choose your Username carefully because you cannot change it later!

After you have registered as a Subscriber, the MND editorial staff will subsequently enable your Author account.

Do you have any criterion for determining which Subscribers are offered the role of Author?

Yes, we do.

Writers who have pre-exisiting blogs (eg., blogs on WordPress, Blogger/BlogSpot.com, MT, TP, DC, LiveJournal, or a customizable RSS feed) are given first-priority for admission to our database as BlogWonksâ„¢ Authors.

We will also consider new writers, or writers who want to learn the art of blogging for purposes of contemporary political or social criticism. (Topical writers on any subject of interest to ordinary Men are also welcome – including sports, technology, financial, relationships, dating, psychology, film, whatever.)

Does MND discriminate on the basis of ideology?

MND routinely publishes opinions that do not reflect its core values – except that of free expression and common human courtesy. Clarity, brevity, and reason trump ideology every time! But this publication does not support or condone “hate speech” in any form, up to an including any use of blatantly derogatory language or any calls for violent, sinister, or other illegal or unethical activity.

How do I become an Author?

If you are interested in becoming a BlogWonksâ„¢ Author, please decode and send an email to: mike(dot)lasalle(at)gmail(dt)co m. Please indicate “BLOGWONKS AUTHOR APP” in the title . Be sure to include a link to your blog or preexisitng work. Blogwonks editors will respond to your application usually within 24 hours.

If you are approved as a BlogWonksâ„¢ Author, you will then have the ability to post your articles directly to the blogwonks database, where they will become instantly available to the public via on our domains blogwonks.com and mensnewsdaily.com:

http://mensnewsdaily.com/author/your-user-name/

http://blogwonks.com/author/your-user-name/

Unique branding for blogwonks.com users is coming very soon!

I am an Author. How Do I Login?

Each page on the MND website contains a LOGIN and POST button, located in the navigation bar.

username: your-user-name
password: your-password

Note: Usernames and Passwords are cAsE and Sp Ace sEnsiTiVE.

To post your articles, use the | login | post buttons located on each page of MND/BlogWonks.
When you post, please do not make any changes to the category settings etc. (Note: You also have an option to turn comments for your article ON or OFF by toggling the check boxes in the right hand column of the post window.)

Each of your articles is associated with a place for public comments. As an Author, you may turn comments off for your own article.

How do I turn Comments off?

In the right hand column of the post window, you will see a section called DISCUSSION.

You should see a minus (-) sign next to the word “discussion”.

(If you see a plus sign (+), click on it to display the subsections.)

The DISCUSSION category shows two subsections: ALLOW COMMENTS and ALLOW PINGS.

ALLOW PINGS should always be CHECKED.

However, if you want to turn off comments for your posts, you can unclick ALLOW COMMENTS.

Comment “edits” are not allowed.

How do I see my article once it has been Published?

You can always find your latest articles by visiting your blog’s home page, available here:

http://mensnewsdaily.com/author/your-user-name/
http://blogwonks.com/author/your-user-name/

Your home page will show your Username at the top of the page, and an archive of your past articles and posts in the left hand column. Other customizations are coming soon.

** In development.

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