Can I Contribute?
In short, yes. If you have something to say (on a relevant subject), then we want to hear it. For the moment: that means sending an email to submissions@amateurtheology.org. We’ll then make sure it’s not going to get anyone in trouble and edit the post and schedule the post in for publication. There are some basic guidelines that we’d really like submissions to take, in order that the blog can maintain a somewhat consistent feel.
- Don’t go on too long. That will be a part of the editing process. Ideally you shouldn’t need more than a few paragraphs. Sometimes a complex issue will take more than that to convey your meaning, but it’s not recommended. I really will edit.
- Be willing to propose ideas you’re not certain about. Stimulating discussion usually means not waiting until you have the final answer for people, but instead offering the incomplete idea and allowing others to further refine thoughts.
- Reference others. If your idea about something was triggered from another blog, link to them. If you’re not so sure about how to do that: let us know where you want to link to and we’ll handle the rest. But it’s nice to credit people when you steal their ideas.
- Play nice. Sure, the ideas are serious, but that doesn’t allow you to be anything other than loving towards people. Respect other people’s rights to be more right than you (or perhaps even wrong). Submissions which are in any way discriminatory or defamatory will be deleted without hesitation.
This blog is only starting out, and we badly need people to contribute the content for the concept to work. So please do: it’ll make me look good.
Geoff Matheson
Amateur Theology Administrator
