Frequently Asked Questions



How do I get the most out of JAPUNDIT?

The first thing you should do is take a few moments to register. This will give you access to all of the different features of JAPUNDIT.

After registering, you will be able to:

  • Submit new stories
  • Vote for Upcoming News and Published News
  • Comment on Upcoming New and Published News
  • Edit stories you have submitted

But remember… You cannot really do anything until you register.


How do I include an image in my post?

In the "Story's URL" box on the "Submit Story" screen, enter the URL where the photo is located.

A thumbnail of the image you uploaded will appear with your story.

Readers can click the thumbnail to view the full size image.

The above will link the title of your story to the URL of the image, so it is a good idea to include a link to the story in the text of your post. Go here to find out how to do this.


How do I include a video in my post?

In the "Story's URL" box on the "Submit Story" screen, enter the URL where the video is located.

A thumbnail of the image you uploaded will appear with your story.

Readers can click the thumbnail to view the.

The following are the types of videos you can include in a story: Youtube, Metacafe, Revver, Veoh, iFilm, Google Video, Yahoo Video, Sapo


How does the voting work?

Whenever someone submits a news story, it is automatically given one vote (because it is assumed that the person submitting the story is voting for it) and placed into the Upcoming queue. There it will stay until it gets 6 votes, which will cause it to be promoted to the main Top Stories page.

You still can vote for a story after it has been promoted to the main Top Stories page. The more votes a story has, the higher up it will appear on the Newest, Top 24h, Top 7 Days, Top 30 Days, and Top 365 Days pages. (You can vote for stories on these pages, too.)

Remember, that you need to be logged in to vote, and that only one vote per person, per story is allowed.


Why should I vote?

Voting is the fundamental activity on a social bookmarking site like JAPUNDIT.

By voting, you help to determine which stories make it to the main Top Stories page, and how stories will be ranked on the Newest, Top 24h, Top 7 Days, Top 30 Days, and Top 365 Days pages.


How many votes does a story need to be promoted to the Top Stories page?

Right now, 6.

However, we reserve the right to raise or lower this number as the number of JAPUNDIT active members changes.

We also reserve the right to promote a story manually as we see fit.


Can I post articles from my own site or blog?

By all means. As long as what you post is related to Japan or other countries of East Asia and is not spam, the source is really not important.


How do I go about getting my site listed in the JAPUNDIT blogroll?

At JAPUNDIT, we are big believers in reciprocal links.

If you want your site to be included in the JAPUNDIT blogroll, simply give us a link in yours and drop us a line at contact(at)japundit(dot)com to let us know about it.

If your site already is linking to JAPUNDIT and you don't see it in the JAPUNDIT blogroll, drop us a line at contact(at)japundit(dot)com and we will add you immediately.


How do I go about getting my podcast listed on JAPUNDIT?

At JAPUNDIT, we are big believers in reciprocal links.

If you want your podcast to be included on JAPUNDIT, simply give us a link on your podcast page and drop us a line at contact(at)japundit(dot)com to let us know about it.

If your podcast page already is linking to JAPUNDIT and you don't see it here, drop us a line at contact(at)japundit(dot)com and we will add you immediately.

JAPUNDIT reserves the right to remove links to podcasts that are not longer active.

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