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Blog Questions |
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| Q. What is
a blog ? |
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A blog is a regularly
updated personal record of thoughts, ideas and opinions - similar to a
diary or journal. It can contain the author's take on recent events,
on things of interest, or can read as an editorial or article on a
given subject. There is no set topic for a blog, and every one is
unique to the author. It is up to you what you write about, your blog
is effectively your own personal web page on Unexplained Mysteries. |
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| Q. How do
I view the blogs ? |
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To view the full blog
list, click the "Blogs" option in the menu at the top of the forum or
the "Member Blogs" option on the left hand menu of the main site. You
can search for specific blogs, change the order and filter the entries
to find those you wish to view. |
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| Q. How do
I create my own blog ? |
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To make your own blog,
you first need to activate it. This can be down by going into 'My
Controls' and clicking the 'My Blog Settings' option on the top left
hand side - then click "Activate Your Blog". Once your blog has been
activated, you will see a 'My Blog' option on the forum at the top
which will take you straight to it. Note that you must be registered
in order to have a blog. |
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| Q. How do
I add a new entry ? |
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Click 'My Blog', then
on the right hand side you will see a number of options. Click "Add
entry" to write a new blog entry. Remember that if you add the entry
as a "draft", you will need to "publish" it before it will publicly
appear on your blog. |
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| Q. Can
other members post comments on my blog entries ? |
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Yes, however if you do
not wish to allow member's to comment, you can disable the option from
"My controls". Only registered users will ever be able to post
comments in blogs. |
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| Q. What is
'guest commenting' and why is it disabled ? |
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commenting is an option that would allow unregistered users to post
blog comments. This is disabled for the same reasons as forum guest
posting, allowing unregistered users to post is a big invite to
spammers and also makes it very difficult for the moderators to keep
track of and revoke access to troublesome users. |
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| Q. Does my
blog have to be about the unexplained ? |
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No, it's your blog and
you can use it to write about anything you like. The usual forum rules
apply however, so offensive, racist, hatred related blogs or blogs
relating to anything illegal are not allowed. Blogs containing
offensive language or written in ALL CAPS are discouraged also. |
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| Q. I've
written a new entry but it's not appearing, why ? |
| Make sure to
'publish' your new entry, new entries can appear as 'draft' by
default. |
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