Easy Guidelines for Posting to the Research Forums

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In order to post to the Research Forums, you'll need to have a picture hosting service such as photobucket which can be found here. Once you have created an account, upload the photos you wish to add. My photobucket images are organized by sub-albums--one for each publisher. You will find the sub-album feature located under the Upload button on the add page. Once your images are added, they are given a url address in the Direct Link box located under the image (2nd option). Now you are ready to create an entry.

The standard entry looks like this:

First image (ideal width = 700px / Max width = 800px)

Title:
Item Code:
Type:
Copyright:
Author(s):
Artwork:
Cartography:
Place of Publication:
Printer:
Format:
ISBN:
Cover Price:
Mass: g
Dimensions: length cm, width cm, thickness cm

Additional image(s): (ideal width = 700px / Max width = 800px)


Additional credits:

Some information may not be available. If you do not have a scale, don't worry. Just do the best you can with what you have available. In order to add an image click on the Img button just below the title bar and then paste in the url from photobucket. Then click the Img button again. Follow the image with the bibliographic information and the entry is finished. You can preview your entry by using the Preview button at the bottom of the screen.

If you wish to modify your entry at a later date, you can always use the Edit button at the top right of your entry, just like in any other forum.





Here is an example of a standard entry:



Title: The Court of Ardor in Southern Middle Earth
Item Code: #2500
Type: Supplement for the MERP fantasy role-playing system
Copyright: 1983 by Tolkien Enterprises
Author(s): Terry K. Amthor
Artwork: Gail B. McIntosh and Charles Peale
Cartography: Peter C. Fenlon, Terry K. Amthor
Place of Publication: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Printer: Kaminer & Thomson, Charlottesville
Format: 52 page softcover, stapled, plus color map
ISBN: n/a
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 214g
Dimensions: length 28.2cm, width 21.7cm, thickness .4cm

Additional image:



Additional credits:

Editor: Peter C. Fenlon
Cover Graphics: Richard H. Britton
Special Contributions: S. Coleman Charlton, Brenda G. Spielman, Howard Huggins, and Betsy Carwile
Production: S. Coleman Charlton, Peter C. Fenlon, and Terry K. Amthor
Typesetting: USI Graphics