Did you ever hear an interesting lecture and tell yourself "That would go down well on Unwelcome Guests"? If so, we'd love to hear it, especially if you've got a plan for an episode of the show. This page explains how you can make and propose an episode plan for our studio. As well as an idea for an episode, you should have at least one piece of content of significant size (say, at least 25 minutes) which is new to the show.
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[hide]Making an Episode Plan
The easiest way to make an episode plan is to view one of the other episode plans in the studio (click on edit), and copy the source text. Theses are created using a bit of mediawiki magic, but copying an existing template is fairly self-explanatory. You just update the text fields, "|summary=...", "|description=..." etc. and mediawiki should do the rest for you.
Use "|content=" for content you feel should definitely be in the episode, and "|contributors=" for voices which should definitely be heard. "|possiblecontent=" and "|possiblecontributors=" are there for voices which you'd like to suggest but are less sure about.
Choosing A Page Title
To keep the studio tidy, please choose a title of the form "A123 - Your Title Here", where 123 is in sequential order after the other episodes in the studio, and the text following it is the proposed title of the episode, which should match what you put in the "|title=" section of the episode plan.
Posting the Episode Plan
To post the episode plan, just type the name of it into your browser, e.g. http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/A101 - My New Episode Plan. This will result in your being told that there is no such page, and asking would you like to create one. Click on this link, paste your plan into the text box provided and hit submit to post it. You should see the page appear - if you see some junk and curly brackets, likely the episode template lost its magic smoke (e.g. the brackets don't balance properly).
Episode Image
If you didn't change "|image=", it'll appear with the image of the episode you copied it off. Each episode plan deserves its own image. If you changed the |image= field to a unique name, you should see a small red piece of text instead of an image. Click on this and follow instructions to upload an image. Of course, you'll need to find one first. It is worth spending time to find a good picture, as it will help people get your vibe. Try Google Image Search if you haven't got a suitable image handy.
If You Get Stuck
Ask for help on the [[mailing list