How Do I Contribute Website or CRYPTOLOG Content?

We need you to submit content for our Website and CRYPTOLOG!

Content Sought

Our Association is certainly about camaraderie, reconnecting with shipmates, and reunions and we need articles, links, and downloadable files that address these subjects.

Articles

We are also about the legacy of our Navy and Navy cryptology in defense of our nation and our national interests. We can tell these stories without violating security restrictions or flaming others. We're looking for stories — Sea Stories, too — of Navy cryptology in our conflicts, from World War II to today, of Women in Cryptology, of surface, subsurface, and airborne cryptologic direct support.

Guidelines

Copyright	Authors of articles published on this website retain copyright to their materials.
Politics	We do not publish partisan political statements or politically-charged content.
Content	Good Navy sarcasm and humor are fine. What is not fine are: profanity, insults, racism, or sexism. Decisions by the Web administrator and CRYPTOLOG Editor regarding violations of these standards are final. You may, of course, protest the decision. Good luck with that.
Images	Ensure that you have the copyright permission to use any images you submit. Caption your images—this is easy to do if you use the content editor; if you embed images in a document file, include the captions in the file and also send the image files separately from your document.
Book Reviews	We welcome your review of books whose subjects relate to the U.S. Navy, U.S. Navy cryptology, the history of cryptology, U.S. history, and so forth. Please include an image of the book cover with your article. Include all relevant publishing information (ISBN, Publisher, Publication date, and so forth).
Sea Stories	YES! Send us your sea stories.
Formats	If you submit an article, use these file formats: .doc, .docx, or .txt. DO NOT submit a PDF document for CRYPTOLOG. The software used to create a PDF is not compatible with desktop publishing software.
Editing	The Web administrator, CRYPTOLOG Editor and will review and edit your website or CRYPTOLOG article for grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Review	Authors must submit any content containing information of or references to their U.S. Navy cryptologic service or experience for formal Pre-Publication Review. Authors must submit to the administrator a copy of the results of the Pre-Publication review before their article will be published online or in CRYPTOLOG.

Web Links

If you have a website user account and have been assigned Author access rights, you can submit a link to another Website for inclusion in our Links section.

Guidelines

Politics	We do not publish partisan political links or politically-charged content.
Relevance	Check the link categories we have set up—in most cases, links you submit should “fit” in one of these. If you want us to set up another category, please email your suggestion to the administrator.
Non-Commercial	We do not publish links to commercial Websites—that is, those whose primary purpose is to sell content (blogs), services, or retail items—because the U.S. NCVA will not endorse products or services.
Source Content	We do not publish links that include insults or profanity or that promote racism or sexism. Decisions by the administrator regarding violations of these guidelines are final. You may, of course, protest the decision and whine about political correctness. The administrator is a Chief and Chiefs are never wrong.
Review	All submitted web links are reviewed by the administrator to ensure compliance with these guidelines and to assign them to the proper category.

Reference Files for Downloading

Members may offer reference files for others to download from our website. These files must be relevant to the U.S. Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association, its purposes, and Navy cryptologic history. Each submitted file is reviewed prior to publication on our website.

Guidelines

Politics	We do not publish partisan political statements or politically-charged content.
Content	We do not publish reference files that include insults or profanity or that promote racism or sexism. Decisions by the Web Administrators regarding violations of these standards are final. You may, of course, protest their decision and whine about political correctness. But the Web Administrators are Chiefs and Chiefs are never wrong.
Images	Ensure that you have copyright permission to use any images you submit. Caption your images—this is easy to do if you use the content editor; if you embed images in a document file, include the captions in the file and also send the image files separately from your document.
Formats	If you submit a file, you can use these file formats: .pdf, .jpg, .png, .gif, .doc, .docx. NOTE: Documents (.doc, .docx) will be converted to PDF documents prior to publication as downloadable files.
Review	The Web administrator will review files submitted for publication to ensure compliance with these standards. Content authors must submit any content containing information of or references to U.S. Navy cryptologic service or experience for formal Pre-Publication Review. Authors must submit to the Webmaster a copy of the results of the Pre-Publication review before their article will be published online.

Procedures

Submit Articles	Login to the Website. Select either the CRYPTOLOG Editor from the CRYPTOLOG Contacts menu. Fill out the form. Click the Upload File… button—a Windows Explorer pop-up window appears. Find and select up to three articles on your device to send. Complete the Captcha challenge. Click the Send button.
Submit Web links	Login to the website. Open the Contact form for the administrator. Enter the URL link and a brief description of the content in the Message section of the form. Complete the Captcha challenge. Click the Send button.
Submit Files	Login to the website. Open the Contact form for the administrator. Click the Submit Files link at the bottom of the form. Select the files you want to upload from your computer. Complete the Captcha challenge. Click the Send button.