Welcome to Cool Solutions

Submission Guidelines

Ready to jump in and make your presence known at Cool Solutions? Here's how you can get involved and get started earning those delightful Novell Rewards points :

• Submit a Tip or Article
  •    Submission Guidelines
• Participate in the Forums
• Comment on Articles
• Apply to Become a Contributing Member

How to Submit a Tip or Article for Publication

To submit content for publication on Cool Solutions you first need to become a member of the community. Membership is free and easy. Just click Create New Account, and follow all the instructions.

Once you've created your Novell Login account and logged into Cool Solutions, you simply click Create Content found near the top of the left column. Choose "article" to submit an article or tip. If you have images you'd like to include, just click File Attachments and follow the instructions.

The information you submit will be queued up for our editors to review. If we have any questions, we'll contact you.

Submission Guidelines

There’s nothing like advice from someone who has been there, done that, and we are eager to read your contributions.

What are we looking for? Here are a few guidelines that will help you know how to prepare a submission that we can use:

• Technical accuracy. Doh!
• Be specific, and be educational. Tell us exactly how you did something specific - don’t just tell us that you did something cool.
• If you’ve learned something NOT to do, tell us about it. The School of Hard Knocks is often better than an MBA program.
• Pictures help a lot. Give us all the help you can in understanding exactly what you’re talking about. (You can just upload them by clicking File Attachments during the Create Content process.
• Numbered steps and bulleted lists are easy to write and easy to follow. Use them whenever it makes sense.
• Submissions must be original work of submitter.

KISSES OF DEATH

• Don’t try to sell something. If you are a vendor with something to sell, we have a Shameless Plugs section for you. Use the Contact Us link in the footer to send us items for that section.
• Don’t send us SPAM.
• Don’t be mean. Bad-mouthing a competitor, your employer, or anyone else is just plain rude, and has no place in our community. (You can say things that are critical, but you have to be civilized about it.)

For complete details about what Novell can do with your submissions, be sure to read the fine print in the Terms, Conditions, and Notices.

If you have any questions about the submission process, or you have difficulty with it, just use the Contact Us link and we'll be happy to lend a hand.

Best of all, you will earn Novell Rewards points every time we publish one of your submissions, and you can save them up and redeem them for some excellent prizes (stuff like iPods, cool gadgets, even a Hawaiian cruise!). If you have the need for instant gratification, you can redeem your points right away for things like Novell t-shirts.

Post Questions and Answers in the Forums

The Forums are teeming with experts who know things you need to know. They're also teeming with people who want to know what's in your head. Whether you're looking for answers, or you're feeling helpful, or you're working to enhance your reputation in the industry, you should pop in there and get involved.

Be sure to read the Acceptable Use Policy before you start posting, so you'll know what to expect.

You'll earn Novell Rewards points for your forum answers too, so don't be shy.

Comment on Articles

Agree or disagree passionately with something you read on Cool Solutions? Don't just sit there - post a comment, and rate the article while you're at it. The more feedback we can get about the stories we post, the better. Not only can we correct mistakes and clarify confusing pieces, we can also make sure that you get more of the stuff you like, and less of the stuff that leaves you cold.