Lay people can become genuine and proper reporters and send pictures to the BBC website. The occasion: the anti-war demonstrations that are to take place globally over this weekend.

Readers can take pictures with their MMS phones or with regular digital cameras and send them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. The only condition, the Beeb's BBCi arm is laying is that the pictures have to be full pictures (640x480 pixels), mentioning the name of the photographer and the context in which it was shot. BBCi is seeking the protesters' viewpoint as they take out marches against any military action against Iraq.