Why the Offbeat Empire usually ignores current events
At least once a month, some sort of big “hard news” story will intersect with an Offbeat Empire site, and I’ll get emails about it. Mark Zuckerberg gets married. A terrible school shooting happens. A state will have a marriage equality vote or ruling. And most often, the Offbeat Empire sites will ignore it. Not always, of course. I did a quick post about Mark Zuckerberg’s wedding because I liked the message it sent about a wealthy couple making the choice for a simple wedding. We did a brief post on Offbeat Families about the Newtown, CT shootings because several readers begged us to.
But for the most part we don’t touch hard news stories, and here are a few of the reasons why…
Hate-reads and how for-profit sites work
Let’s say you don’t like an ad-supported website. I mean, REALLY dislike it so much that you feel compelled to regularly read it, but also wish it would stop existing. (This is often called hate-reading.) Here’s what NOT to do…
FIX TYPO: How to report errors on Offbeat Empire websites
Did you know you can submit corrections to typos and other errors you may find on the Offbeat Empire’s websites? Here’s how!
My Pinterest drinking game
Go to Pinterest’s general weddings page ONE DRINK: When I see a pin from Offbeat Bride TWO DRINKS: When I see something that makes me want to write a WTF post Surely there are more rules. Help me?