Archive:How to:blog


 * Use your real name
 * Register with whatever username you want
 * Use your real name in the first and last name boxes
 * Set identity on blog to "First Last" (Login -> Profile -> Identity on blog)
 * Use "more" tag on long or graphic-heavy entries (button that you can click on in the "post" or "edit" pane)
 * Graphics should be an FC.o-recommended format
 * Use trackback
 * Use links as appropriate
 * Text style conventions: names, dates, etc.
 * Layout style conventions: what HTML / CSS tags to use / not use, how to use them, etc.
 * Content conventions: what "is" a blog post and what isn't -- i.e. what to write about (and what not)
 * Launching FC.o campaigns
 * Major media write-ups of FC.o or chapters
 * NOT: local events of only local significance (write these in your local blog)
 * NOT: your personal musings / ramblings (write these in your personal blog)
 * There's a grey area here...
 * NOT: pipe dreams, complaints, internal disputes, name-calling
 * NOT: news stories without the FC.o context / "spin"
 * Accentuate the positive: what's being done that's good? How are people fighting for what's right? How can you get involved / help out?