FAQs

Q: Who is The Vicar?

A: The Vicar is a tireless evangelist for all things rockular and rollable, ministering to the musical and media needs of his parish from the rocking vicarage in the heart of rural England. Of course, as a hip young gun slinger you'll be familiar with the Vicar's work and you hardly need us to tell you his name, now do you?

Q: Who writes all the Rocking Vicar stuff?

A: At the moment there are two permanent members of the vicarage: Terence Dackombe and Magnus Shaw who selflessly give up, literally, minutes of their time to ensure your weekend Vicar fix is ready. We also have a smashing bunch of occasional contributors who help us out. The poor fools.

Q: Can I write something for the Vicar?

A: We thought you'd never ask. If you have something unusual or poignant to say on the subject of beat music, media, cinema, theatre or rodents drop it in the vicarage letterbox and there's a very good chance we'll publish it.

Q: How much will I get paid if you publish my stuff?

A: Not a penny. You may find it hard to believe but nobody has ever been paid for any of the material written for the site or emailer. It's not that kind of project. Sorry.

Q: How do I receive the Vicar's emailer?

A: You just subscribe on the right. It's absolutely free and arrives at some point during your weekend.

Q: Do you want to know about my band?

A: If you're Robert Plant or Robert Smith, yes. Otherwise, probably not. There are loads of sites perfectly designed to help you promote your music, but this isn't one of them. We prefer to bang on and on about music and gubbins people know quite well. Good luck, though.

Q: Can I read the Rocking Vicar on my iPhone or Android device?

A: You can. And we're currently updating the RV mobile experience. Point your mobile browser to:

http://www.therockingvicar.co.uk

Q: Is the site connected to The Word magazine?

A: It's complicated. The idea for the site certainly sprang from some of the brains behind that fine publication and it now involves the endeavours of some other people. But we're certainly chums with The Word and from time-to-time we publish stuff by Word scribes.

Q: Are you on any social networks?

A: Yes, we're on Twitter and there's a very old MySpace page. The Twitter feed is updated throughout most days. The MySpace page just sits there. You can follow us at @ROCKINGVICAR

Q: Will the Vicar be doing anything else?

A: We now have a weekly podcast. Other stuff may follow. If you have any ideas, or can help, do let us know.

Q: May I leave feedback on articles I read on The Rocking Vicar?

A: Yes, indeed. More recent pieces have a comments box in the right-hand sidebar. You are free to leave your feedback there.

BUT here's the deal: all comments must be approved by the parish moderator before they appear. This is to protect readers from spam, ignorance and other sins. If you intend to use the facility for spamming or trolling, you are wasting your time as your bile or unpaid advertising simply won't appear.

Decent, intelligent folk are very welcome. You know who you are.