[MYU]

*** IMPORTANT ***
The Pen Review sub forum is specifically for reviews of writing instruments (although fountain pens are the focus, you are free to review art pens, ballpoints, rollerballs, mechanical pencils, etc). Please do not post open questions here. If you have a pen related question, ask it in the brand or region specific sub forum, or in the general writing instruments sub forum. If you have a request for a certain pen review, post it in the request topic "here".


"So, what is a pen review all about, you might ask?"

A pen review should contain thorough details about a particular pen, personal experience of ownership, and at least a few images showing pen details. If personal images aren't possible, then embed one or more images from sources on the Internet (it's very easy to do--use the http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/public/style_images/1/folder_editor_images/rte-image-button.png icon and supply a URL). As they say, "a picture is worth a thousand words." Of course, if they are copyrighted photos please obtain permission before using (and at least credit the source as well).

In the past, there have been postings in the pen review forum that do not follow these basic principles. Now, I would not go so far as to be strict and say that someone cannot post a "mini" review or "quick impression" write-up. Understandably some people can get quite excited about a newly acquired pen and want to share the enthusiasm, without having yet written a full review. If posting something like this, please be sure to return with more details to fill out the review. The better your review is, the more hits it will get, the more popular on FPN you will become. :)

There is a detailed pen review guideline provided in an adjacent pinned posting within the forum. This is a suggestion guide, not a rule, but following it will make your review more enjoyable and informative for all (plus, you'll receive a lot of praise and admiration from the FPN membership!). So, please make use of it.

Also, please refrain from posting external links to your reviews hosted elsewhere. It is OK if the review content, or bulk of it, is posted on FPN. Postings that only contain external links will not be linked to the review index. Sorry.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. And last but not least, a BIG thank you to all of the members who have made pen review contributions! Without your input, the database would be minuscule in comparison to what it is today. Let's keep it up and ultimately it will become the leading source of diverse fountain pen information on the Internet (nice to be a part of that, right?). :D

REMINDER: Please post pen related questions in either one of the brand sub forums or in the Writing Instruments sub section. Requests should be posted to the Pen Review Request topic.

This post has been edited by MYU: 07 November 2009 - 07:51 PM