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You don’t have to if you don’t want to…

Written by

Shannon Larratt

…but all the cool people are doing it…

Anyway, I’ve turned registration on. Other than I guess protecting your username and letting you add some text about yourself it doesn’t do a lot… However, it does make it easier for me to turn you into a guest blogger (I have to change that “about me” link into an “about us” link!). I’m looking for anyone who can write interesting stories and commentary about things BME-ish, or post interesting pictures, trivia, whatever — contact me with your idea! The more the merrier.

(That said, it’s not a free for all so please do not be offended if I don’t accept all offers).

Comments

7 responses to “You don’t have to if you don’t want to…”

  1. Matt Volatile Avatar
    Matt Volatile

    I just got another entry written… I hope it’s up your street.

  2. Jets Avatar
    Jets

    You’ve seen examples of my writing, so I thought I’d try 🙂

  3. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    I’ve always wanted to be a guest blogger.

  4. hh Avatar
    hh

    awesome! i look forward to what others bring to the table.
    shannon, everyday is something more i look forward to from you,
    but i think i’ll be exciting to see what others have to share.

  5. starspring Avatar
    starspring

    I occasionally come up with some fun stuff for the modified community. If I have something worth sharing I’d be honored to spread the info ’round here.

  6. aus Avatar
    aus

    Can you make an option so we are logged in automatically when we come to the site. I never remember to log in to post under my “proper” username.

  7. broken_wings Avatar
    broken_wings

    Hey Shannon, for samples of my writing you could check out the linked submissions on my iam page….

    I really really really want to be a guest blogger. Could it be about anything body mod related?

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