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A short and brief guideline for those who just joined Newsvine and for those who still haven't figured it out. If you will follow the rules below I can assure you that your time on Newsvine will be very pleasant.
Here we go :
1. Respect those who have more Vines than you do. Let them guide you but don't drag you.
2. Choose a screen-name that doesn't represent your ideologies.
3. Write only articles or seed only links which really have your interest. Don't write or seed just to have content.
4. Don't accept friendship requests without glimpsing at that person's page. That way your friend's list will be one without any bias.
5. Don't get mixed up in name calling. Just log off, take a walk and laugh about it.
6. If you receive personal mail through Newsvine think twice before you respond. Don't forget, it's not mandatory.
7. Stay away from issues that are none of your business. The less you know the better you're off.
8. Make sure you respect the Code of Honor.
9. Only copy materials to groups that are suited for that group.
10. Take at least two days a week a break from Newsvine. You will profit from it.
11. Avoid group forming. It leads to nowhere.
12. Don't write more than two articles a week. Too much at the same time will have an opposite effect. Same for seeding links.
13. Decide what your purpose is on Newsvine. If it's sharing ideas and knowledge gadgets like the leader board are a waste of time. If your goal is to be one the leader board it's a handy tool.
14. Don't expect anything when it comes to earnings. You write or seed here because you're passionate about it and if you're rewarded with a little bit of pocket change it's a bonus.
14. Be yourself, no matter what they say.
15. Don't use words or phrases you normally never would use.
16. Don't worry if your articles are not being noticed immediately. It's a big place here and it takes a while before your stuff will be picked up. Make sure you tag your articles in a decent way.
17. At the end of the day you could vote for some people that always vote your articles up. It's like returning a favor and part of the process of getting more attention through your work. Don't vote randomly though.
18. As long as you're capable to decipher reality from Newsvine you're good.
19. Make sure your comments are not longer than the article itself. Other people lose interest while going through the comments.
20. Stealing from one person is plagiarism but stealing from many is doing research......( sarcastic). Which leads me to tell you to make sure you use emoticons to express the way you meant something.
Enjoy your time and hopefully I was able to guide you off to a good start.
