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post #1 of 7
7/30/08 at 12:54pm
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Definition: According to Princeton's Wordnet, news is defined as "information about recent and important events".

Things that might fall into this category are:
  • An announcement about a new game
  • Intel/AMD's latest roadmap
  • A new record overclock.
These are all things that either were not heard of before, elaborate on or confirm things we thought might happen, or are otherwise important for an overclocker to know.

Things that might not be considered news:
  • Anything that is not from a reputable source (reputable sources being any of the plethora of News/Review sites out there, a company rep, official email, etc)
  • Retailer sourcing
  • Anything relating to your personal hardware. This includes, but is not limited to, unsubstantiated rumors, your personal experience with something, information from a source that cannot be confirmed, etc.
  • Video Game Reviews
A good question to ask yourself is "If somebody else told me this and then told me the source, could I reasonably believe it?" If the answer is no, this is probably because your source is not trustworthy enough for the type of material they are reporting.

So, now you've decided what you have is news.

How do you go about posting your news?

All the information you need can be found in this thread. Pay close attention to your title (it should include a proper source tag and should adequately describe your news) and the content of your post itself. As you are adding content to the most frequently viewed section of the site, it is crucial that you be as professional as possible.

Thank you for reading, and please enjoy the News sections here at Overclock.net!
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10/20/08 at 6:48pm
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3/4/09 at 8:22am
Guys, anything that doesn't fall into news for overclockers will get thrown into Off Topic.
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3/5/10 at 5:44pm
Please keep this in mind
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post #5 of 7
6/24/10 at 7:31pm
This is especially important to read for technology & science news, as it is harder to decide what is and isn't news.
For the most part, articles on the BP oil spill are not relevant unless the oil spill has been stopped, and with that we need a detailed article on how it was closed off.
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post #6 of 7
1/27/13 at 4:07pm
Bump again.

In light of the recent surge of smartphone/tablet news, there has been a growing number of editorial/opinion articles, being published. These however, maybe news to them but being an opinion article, they don't constitute as news on overclock.net.

If you wish to post them, you can do so in the relevant sections provided for smartphones & tablets but please don't post them in the industry news section.
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Any further questions, feel free to PM me

Cheers
post #7 of 7
4/30/13 at 7:54pm
Analyst reports aren't news nor are editorials. Please don't post them in this section.
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