what we’re looking for
We're looking for about 150 words on a pub, answering the basic question: what's it like? It doesn't have to focus on any particular aspect (eg beer or food), it's just whatever strikes you as remarkable - or otherwise - about the pub. It's the kind of things a knowledgeable friend might tell you about a place you don't know.
What we need
To send in your reviews, there’s an online form, but before you do that, here's a brief list of what we’re looking for. We also have a downloadable form in Microsoft Word or PDF format to help you gather the information to write your review.
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Pub details: name, address, postcode, phone number
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Review (about 150 words)
Your “pint” rating (see below)
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Location details: District, city (if appropriate), county (if appropriate).
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Pub features and facilities: eg Sky TV (how many screens, how big), pool table, outdoor seating, nearby tourist attractions. The full list is on the form.
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Your alias - a pseudonym that identifies you as the reviewer of a particular pub, without giving away your real name.
Examples
You're probably familiar with our style, but you may find it helpful to use the "Pick me one" function to see a few pubs at random - it will give you a good cross-section of reviews from the site.
Ratings
The pub’s “pint” rating is designed to help people understand our opinion of a pub at a glance. A brief description of each rating is listed below, a fuller explanation appears on the ratings home page. Most pubs are two or three pinters; only very rarely are pubs five or zero pinters - every rating has to be justified/explained by the review.
5 pints – pub perfection
4 pints – a very good pub
3 pints – a good average pub
2 pints – an average pub
1 pint – weak in some areas
0 pints – one to be avoided
Fancyapint.com editorial policy
We don't guarantee to publish every review we receive and, in the first instance, we're looking to see if your writing style, appreciation and understanding of pubs fit with ours. For this reason, we ask for a minimum of three reviews before we publish anything by you. Once you've submitted three reviews, and providing they meet our criteria, we'll publish them on Fancyapint.com.
We will not publish anything we deem to be: libellous, racist, sexist, tastless, tacky or just plain boring. We don't publish personal rants and we can spot PR a mile off, so if you have to get something off your chest, do it somewhere else.
Photos
If you submit photos, you can do so by email, but it's probably easier if you use the photo uploader. Contact us for the password, as we don't take unsolicited uploads.
Copyright
You retain copyright on anything of yours we publish, but you give us the right to publish your work as we see fit. You can see our full copyright agreement is here.
Payment
We don't pay our reviewers for their reviews: our reviewers are all volunteers who spend a lot of time - probably far too much - in the pub. If you fit the bill, send us your three (or more) reviews today.