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Frequently Asked Questions   Revision: 001231-02:46. Email farl@sketchwork.com for corrections and updates. Last updated: 14-02-2002 [DD-MM-YYYY] by Inoshiro TABLE OF CONTENTS KURO5HIN.ORG MISSION KURO5HIN.ORG SCREENSHOTS ACCOUNT QUESTIONS Do I need an account? How do I sign up? How do I log in? Should I ever log out? How do I modify my account? What happens if I lose my password? ARTICLE SUBMISSION QUESTIONS What kind of articles should I submit here? How do I submit an article? What goes into writing an article? What should I really pay attention to? How can I get help with writing articles? How are articles sorted? What section/topic should I use? How do I know when my story gets posted/dumped? What do I do if my story gets posted/dumped? How do I make editorial changes to submitted stories? If I want to resubmit, how can I see what I did wrong? What are diaries? ARTICLE MODERATION AND READING What is the moderation queue? How do I respond to a poll? What are all the links on the right side of the article? COMMENTS What are comments? How do I submit a comment? What are trolls? What is comment rating? What are mojo, karma, and trusted users? What are the comment viewing options? OTHER ASPECTS OF KURO5HIN.ORG How can I easily navigate the site? How do I get to the Front and Sections? What are hotlists? How do I search Kuro5hin.org? #KURO5HIN AND IRC What is #kuro5hin? What are the basics? How do I join the chat? What are some simple rules for IRC? THE KURO5HIN.ORG STORE Why a store? LEGAL ISSUES What is your privacy policy? Who retains copyright and ownership? What are Kuro5hin.org's rights? Who is Mrs. Edna Graustein, of Kansas City, MO, and why does she own all the comments? What do you do to the bad guys? SOME (RANDOM) FACTS ABOUT KURO5HIN.ORG How long has Kuro5hin.org been around? Who is Rusty and why does he do this? Who else is involved in the site? What is the K5 cabal? Where does Kuro5hin.org get its name? What bridge is in the logo? May I syndicate from this site? What are Inoshiro's Security Matters? What is the Essential Linux Bookshelf? What is Scoop? What about THE OTHER SITE? Who should we thank for this FAQ? So now what?

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