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Take a look at the Sample
Review guidelines and suggestions below.
Then, go to the Online
Review Form. It's so easy. Fill it in, and submit it online!
So,
you need to write a review for our newsletter, do you?
Follow the guidelines below and you won't have any trouble writing a great review.
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| Facts
to always include in reviews |
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What
category is your product in? (graphics, utility, etc.)
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Product
name and version
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Product
cost, rebates, special offers, etc.
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Company/manufacturer's
name
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Company
URL, phone, or contact information
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Special
system and hardware requirements
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Use
simple terms to tell about what you liked.
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Use
simple terms to tell about what you didn't like.
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What
is your overall recommendation? Should others buy and use
the product or not?
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| How
to submit reviews and articles |
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Reviews
and articles should not exceed 600 words.
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Submit
reviews or articles as WordPerfect documents, or in ASCII
text (such as Notepad) either as an e-mail attachment or on
a floppy disk. (Please do not send Word documents due to the
high risk of macro viruses!)
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Reviews/articles
should be submitted by the monthly meeting date. (If the review
is going to be delayed for some reason, please inform the
editor and discuss your proposed schedule.)
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Please
do not format the text by adding underlines, boldface, indents,
justifying type, or use more than one typeface. Also, please
do not double-space after periods, or use all caps. In addition,
be sure the vendor's name and product name are spelled correctly,
as well as the text in the article.
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Send
one copy of your review to Linda Gonse at editor(AT)orcopug.org,
and to Terry Schiele at reviews(AT)orcopug.org, if
e-mail is used. If snail mail is used, send to Linda Gonse,
22655 Valley Vista Circle, Wildomar, CA 93595-8334, and to
Terry Schiele, 2355 Camino Del Sol, Fullerton, CA 92833. You
can also bring your review to a meeting and give it to Linda
and Terry. Only one copy of a non-review article is needed.
Direct it to Linda Gonse. It's best to provide printed copy
and a floppy disk of the document.
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| Suggestions
for interesting reviews and articles |
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Program
installations are not interesting, unless they are unique—for
instance, it took eight hours to install, you needed a doctorate
degree, or a rabbit’s foot and special incantations. Write,
instead, about what happened after the installation.
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Write
for other users. Ask yourself, "What would my friends be interested
in knowing about the product and my experience?"
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Use
personal pronouns, such as you and I, not "one" or "a person."
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If
you have a scanner, send a JPEG or GIF of the product (from
the box, manual cover, etc.) with your review or article.
Or, you might find a product image you could send on the manufacturer's
web site.
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After
the review or article, please include a couple of sentences
about yourself: the type of work you do, how long you’ve been
in the club, why you joined a computer group, and anything
you think is interesting about yourself. It could be that
you just bought a new computer, or you built your first computer,
or you just started using a computer, or you just moved to
Orange County, etc. (If you have a photo of yourself, it would
be great if you would include it. We can use it alongside
your review. Members like to see who is doing the review!)
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Still
have questions? Write editor(AT)orcopug.org
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