Albert Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Last night we added a new feature to the forums: Blogs. You can create and manage your own blog here on AtariAge, and write about whatever you'd like. I've already written my first blog entry, which talks about the decision and work behind moving to new forum software. I see that a few other blogs have already been created as well. Once you've created a blog, you can use My Controls to manage it (the Blog-related links will be at the top). I encourage everyone who enjoys writing (whether it be about video games or other subjects) to check it out! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 what an excellent idea to further the community aspect of the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 18, 2005 Author Share Posted April 18, 2005 what an excellent idea to further the community aspect of the site. 839302[/snapback] I'm not really sure what to expect from the Blogs, but I figured it couldn't hurt to try them out. Still a few things I need to work out, such as enabling the "Friendly URLs" feature, which will allow you to use a much easier URL to access your individual blog. And also have fancier headers at the top of the page. May also allow people to strip off the AtariAge header for their blog, which is an option that's not presently enabled. At any rate, it gives me a place to rant about subjects, since I haven't setup a blog anywhere else on the web yet. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Hmmm...maybe I'll start posting in it alongside my blogger one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryGoddess Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Here's a fun blog feature! http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?a...blogid=1&eid=10 Say you had a party and want to post the party pics as well as post the fun story of how your best friend ralphed in your potted ficus tree? Create a gallery, fill it with images and attach it to a blog entry. Pretty neat huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Here's a fun blog feature! http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?a...blogid=1&eid=10 Say you had a party and want to post the party pics as well as post the fun story of how your best friend ralphed in your potted ficus tree? Create a gallery, fill it with images and attach it to a blog entry. Pretty neat huh? 839465[/snapback] Ficus trees are so hard to not want to puke on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Hey Al, Do you anticpate adding the ability for other users to leave comments on blogs or is it something you aren't interested in? I was wondering because I think you can control what kind of comments are posted, etc. I'm not sure but I think I saw some kind of option like that for blog options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryGoddess Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 You already can leave comments on blogs! Click on either the title of the entry or on 'Comments'. The Add Reply and Fast Reply buttons are right there on the bottom for your commenting needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 19, 2005 Author Share Posted April 19, 2005 Hey Al, Do you anticpate adding the ability for other users to leave comments on blogs or is it something you aren't interested in? I was wondering because I think you can control what kind of comments are posted, etc. I'm not sure but I think I saw some kind of option like that for blog options. 840191[/snapback] Yes, you can comment on blog entries, and I've already responded to a few (such as this one). ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 You can also choose to approve comments or not; I wouldnt worry about offensive or spammy comments sticking around for long anyhow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 You already can leave comments on blogs! Click on either the title of the entry or on 'Comments'. The Add Reply and Fast Reply buttons are right there on the bottom for your commenting needs. 840196[/snapback] I did not know this. I think it's a cool thing to have though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 19, 2005 Author Share Posted April 19, 2005 You can also choose to approve comments or not; I wouldnt worry about offensive or spammy comments sticking around for long anyhow 840201[/snapback] Yeah, considering that forum posts are not approved before they are visible to the world, I would not worry about approving comments in a blog. Anything inappropriate will be removed quickly enough. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Wow, I had no idea so many people were using this feature. Now I have something to read to kill some time tonight. Good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I started categorizing my entries. I have two entries for today, one on how I got into Atari and another standard entry that's more of a general topic discussion. I figure, It's more fun sometimes to talk about video games than other events in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcrowe Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 (edited) "And also have fancier headers at the top of the page. May also allow people to strip off the AtariAge header for their blog, which is an option that's not presently enabled." I know these blogs are provided for free, so we can't complain at all...just suggesting. I was thinking about using this as the blog for my indie mag. How about if we can replace the AA header, but we have to include a little AA circle logo in the design? "You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you." Others are already posting pictures. So, that's okay, even if we don't own the copyright? Could somebody explain to me how the font/size/colour things work? Even in guided mode, I can't figure it out http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?a...blog&blogid=81& Edited May 29, 2005 by sidcrowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 nobody would have noticed (about the images) if you wouldnt have opened your big mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcrowe Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 (edited) This early on? Oh, sure, I'm sure nobody would ever have noticed. All my fault EDIT: A few days later, I notice the tumbleweeds...... Edited June 3, 2005 by sidcrowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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