The TMP FAQ
Here lies Frequently Asked Questions (and some answers) regarding this website.
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Hobby News
- What is Hobby News?
- Hobby News is the news section of this website. It's where we publish stories about news in the hobby.
- What qualifies as news?
- Our goal is to cover anything that is of interest to miniature wargamers. That includes:
- announcements of new companies
- new products
- new issues of hobby publications
- changes in company ownership
- companies going out of business
- distribution changes
- major updates to hobby-related websites
- new books of interest to wargamers
On a slow news day, we may run almost any story... but when things get busy, we have to run the most important stories first, and other stories go into the backlog.
- What's the best way to submit news to TMP?
- The best way is to submit news via our online submission form here. You will receive a confirmation email when the story is successfully submitted, as well as an estimate of when the story will be published.
- How do I submit pictures with an online submission?
- There are three ways:
- If the picture exists online somewhere, you can include the picture's URL with your story submission. We'll download the picture and put a copy on our server.
- Alternately, reply to the confirmation email and attach the pictures. Don't change the heading, and it'll sort right to where we'll see it.
- Or just email us, and hope we connect the email to the story in time...
- Can't I just submit a news story by email?
- Yes, you can. However, we usually process online submissions first, since they are already "in the system."
- I have a mailing list - can't you just get the news from there?
- Let us know the details of your mailing list, and we'll subscribe and monitor it for news. However, on a busy news day, we might not have time to sort through the email for news...
- I'm having a sale - is that news?
- We only run "sales" news stories under these conditions:
- if it's a really fantastic sale (i.e., 50% off) or otherwise unusual
- if the products involve TMP advertisers
- if it's a very slow news day...
- Will you run stories about upcoming game conventions?
- We'll run one "announcement" story for any game convention. We'll run update stories only if:
- your convention is an advertiser, or
- it's a slow news day...
- I don't speak English so well - will you fix my English for me?
- If we can figure it out, yes.
- I've got news - can I send in a story, even if I'm just a "fan"?
- Yes - just make it clear in your submission that you're not representing the company, and let me know where you got your news from.
- Should I sign my name at the bottom of the story?
- No - it already appears at the top.
- If something is important, SHOULD I CAPITALIZE IT?
- No.
- When I file a story with your online submission form, how do I know which areas to select?
- Select the areas which the story is relevant to. For example, if your story is about the release of medieval miniatures, check "medieval."
- My story is about WWII figures, but I also make science-fiction figures. Should I select "science fiction" too?
- No.
- I want everyone to read my important news story. Can I select all areas?
- No.
Graphics
- How many photos should I submit for a news story?
- Two
- How large should they be?
- Try to keep the file size of each photo under 30K.
- What about photo sizes?
- Photos should be no larger than 350 pixels in width and height.
- What if my photos are too big/large?
- Send them anyway - I can resize them.
- I'm an advertiser - can I run more/larger photos?
- Yes - you can have up to four photos per story. Maximum dimensions for a headline photo are 400 pixels wide by 450 pixels high; other photos may be up to 550 pixels wide.
- But I need even more photos!
- Doesn't hurt to ask...
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