Frequently Asked Questions

What is Greenzapoppin?

Greenzapoppin (Beta)... is a user-driven news and information service for the green world.. You're in charge (sort of). You're the author, contributor, writer, editor... all that and more, right here and right now on Greenzapoppin.

What kind of articles or content can I submit to Greenzapoppin?

Greenzapoppin may only be used for submitting relevant and appropriate content related to... well... Green.. Any other content may and most likely will be removed and violating member accounts may be deleted and banned. We know that sounds harsh, but it has to be that way. Some people just don't play by the rules. Some examples might include:

• Blog Posts
• News Articles
• Press Releases
• Product Reviews
• Informational Content (instruction, technical, etc)
• Content from other green-related websites
• Other green-related content from non-green-related websites
• And plenty of other stuff we haven't listed here

Just keep this rule of thumb in mind... Your submission must be published somewhere on the Web, and it just has to be relevant and appropriate. The rest is up to you... and we're here to help you.

How can I submit a story?

You can use the “Submit Your News” button at the top of the sidebar to recommend either your own green-related articles or content, or other green news and information you’ve found and want to share with others. Here are the steps...

  1. Click "Register" (top menu)
  2. Enter basic info.
  3. Confirm your account by clicking the link in the email that will be sent to you.
    (If you're already registered, you can skip steps 1-3)
  4. To post content (which must already be published on the Web somewhere), click "Submit" from the menu or the blue "Submit Your News" button.
  5. Enter the URL (web address) of the news, blog post, press release or other relevant item and click "Next"...
  6. The title should have already been filled in from the URL but you can edit it to make it cleaner if you like.
  7. Enter your description which should be no more than 500 charactures or so (can be the first paragraph or really anything you want, but clear enough for the reader to quickly determine their interest.
  8. Select your Category
  9. Click Next to confirm or re-edit.
  10. Your done...(max 5 posts per day per user).

IMPORTANT: New (first) submissions go into moderation automatically. Once approved by one of our moderators, your future submissions will appear on the site without needing approval.

I submitted an article/content, so why is it not showing up?

If it’s the first article/content* you’ve submitted to Greenzapoppin, then your submission will be pending moderation. Once one of our moderators approves it (we’re automatically notified by email), it will appear on the Latest page. From then on, all stories you submit will go straight into Latest without anymore need for approval from the moderators. This is a necessary measure to prevent spam. In the case your story doesn’t appear, it is possible that it was considered spam, not appropriate or green-related content, or otherwise against the Terms of Service. Please contact us for further clarification.
(*or subsequent content until the first one is approved)

Why did my comment disappear?

The most likely reason for your comment not showing is that it went into a moderation queue and needs to be approved by a moderator.

How big can my description be?

Greenzapoppin will truncate your description to a maximum of 200 characters on the listing pages. The system will block very large submissions of text. Keep your description brief and to the point for best performance... generally under 500-600 characters. You can add a maximum of 3 links to your description, however clicking the title link on the summary page of any post will take you to the original content web page (i.e. yourwebsite.com/story).

I have other questions, what do I do know?

We'll be adding more here during our Beta launch period but until then you can also ask a question directly by contacting us.