So you think you have something particularly insightful to share with everyone? We think that's swell. But since everyone can't write or take pictures/video as well as you can, we have to have some kind of screening process. That's why we want you to email a SUMMARY of your fantablous article, video, photography, art, or other ideas to Roman Trevino at submit@uncleboise.com. Keep the summary short and make it good, because Roman suffers from ADD and has a lot of things to do.
If Roman likes your ideas, he'll give you a more personal email address and tell you to send your best stuff there. If your stuff gets past our crack panel of editors, you just might see your name and handiwork on the site. We might not make you famous, but we can at least try to make you infamous.
Keep in mind that even we have standards. As you try to sell your ideas to Mr. Trevino, keep these UB restrictions in mind:
- This site is about Boise and everything that is unique about it. We don't care about your brother's dinosaur poop collection in suburban Fargo. However, if your brother has a hamster electricity farm in the North End, we probably need to know about that. That is, unless your brother happens to be Richard Gere.
- No nudity. If you'd be too embarrassed to show that picture to your mom or your kid, then please don't show it to us. We blush easier than Captain Mikey's grandma when we all celebrated her 85th birthday at the Torch Lounge...
- No profanity. For those of you that don't know what that means, let us translate: no swearing. Except for ass. We like the word ass, especially when it's in the form of a compound adjective. After all, you can say that the car that blew your doors off on I-84 was really fast, or you can say it was a fast-ass car. Big difference, huh? And huge is a great word, but when you say huge-ass, it brings a whole new dimension to the term.
- This is a forum for experiences and fun, not a place to get your hate on. Unless, of course, you're hatin' on a certain former U.S. senator or other public figures who deserve it. So don't try to get us involved in personal matters between you and your former hair stylist. Everyone gets a bad haircut now and then, so just let it go.
No, we will not pay you cold, hard cash for your great stuff, at least not until you have proven yourself worthy of an official Uncle Boise staff position. But you just might get yourself an Uncle Boise t-shirt, g-string, or big foam finger that you can use to impress your friends. If your stuff is really fantastic, you could even be invited to an Uncle Boise staff meeting so we can buy you a brew or two.
There's a lot of cool stuff and good people in this here neck of the woods, so get out and soak it all in. Just make sure you tell us about it later.
Cheers,
The Uncle Boise Staff
