How Do I Get an Article on the Main Page?

The new vBulletin software uses a CMS (Content Management System) as an opening page. On the main page, you will see articles. Articles start out as a regular post, then get promoted to articles.

I have grabbed a few posts and promoted them so the main page would not be bare. I would like to have more articles on the main page.

What qualifies?

Any thought provoking news about Dodge City, upcoming events, recipes, restaurant reviews. Posts with pictures, videos or other graphics are key and will likely get promoted to an article.

To get your post promoted to an article:

• Post a thread in the forums about an interesting topic, written in your own words.
• Make the thread/post thought-provoking.
• Include a picture or video in the post (even if you have to grab one from the internet)
• Posts about area news or events are preffered.
• The post should be at least a couple of paragraphs.
• The post should be about a current/upcoming topic or news that would interest local or area readers.
• The post/thread should be properly formated (no premature carraige returns)

Then one of the mods will most likely stumble upon it and promote the thread/post to an article. Blog posts can also be promoted.