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This page is for those who wish to submit something to SDM.  This can teach you alot, but be fearful because when you read this, you are endangering years of english class lessons that did nothing for you. 

Alot of people have come up to us and mentioned the SDM mentality.  At first, none of knew what the hell that was all about, so we asked.  To tell you the truth, the definition we got was far from tangible so we had to learn the hard way.

How we came across it was when a couple of our die hards tried writing pieces in the real world and discovered that when we attempted to adapt the SDM style of writing to what we were doing, it didn't work.  Let's cut this story short.

SDM is the ECW of ezines.   We are reckless, extreme, take things to a different level every chance we get, and don't bullshit our readers (for the most part).  In the same vein, we like to think of our style as an MTV style of ezining, like the movies.  Quick, to the point, and no hostages left wondering.  With that, let's get onto it.

  1. Bluntness is the most important thing.
  2. Most of our articles are, at the most, two paragraphs.  Most teachers would have you believe that a decent argument cannot be done in such a brief amount of time.   BULLSHIT.  Cut out the introduction, throw the reader into the pot and eliminate the closer, you've got two (possibly) three paragraphs.
  3. Sentence structure is an absolute hinderance.  While you should use commas, periods, and all of that other crap, you needn't obscess over them.  If you think it works, go with it.
  4. While no caps has become a fad, we don't care.  If that's what you feel like, then do it.
  5. Get a point.  Superficiality has no place here.  If you're going to write something for SDM make sure there's a purpose.  Fuck that, write what you want as long it's not racist or advocating terrorism or other possibly illegal acts (but discussion is always possible).   If it's superficial, then it can't be all that negative, right?  Who cares?
  6. Be vicious.  One of these days, we hope to hold training courses on how to attack a topic and leave it there hinging on a band-aid.  This is our trademark way of handling things.  It can't be described in words, but we felt the need to mention it.
  7. As a rule we don't like to set out and offend folks with controversy, but we won't run from any topic that may do so.  Rule of thumb around here:  Fire only kills the magnet.  If you can figure that out, then you are ready for us.
  8. Have no fear.  Don't worry about who you might piss off by being candid.  Like we've said, don't try to piss folks off, honesty will do that for you and if you can overcome the truth, then you have a 75% of laying down something decent.

note: occasionally we run articles that "defy" our rules.   this is because you can't defy the conventions if you attempt to become the establishment.  ergo, no one is defying us, just spicing up the difference.

If you learned something, good.  If not, it was never meant to be.  Either way, be thankful, you just read some age old secrets.

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