Blogging

I am new to blogging, and I have discovered that some of you who are posting comments (Thank you very much!!) are as green as I am. So, I have spent this morning on the "Help" page of Blogger learning some new things.

I have changed the "Comments" to open in a new window. At the bottom of that window, you will see some boxes to check. One of them is to send me an e-mail when you post a comment. That is up to you. I will see them faster if you do, because I do not spend all day at the blog site.

I have also taken away the "Moderate Comments" aspect. Your comments no longer go through me first; they go immediately to the blog. I am not able to edit them or to choose whether to post your comments.

If you find a "Post" that intrigues you enough to comment, you might want to send that particular "Post" along to a friend on your list. Click on the white envelope icon at the bottom of the particular post you are interested in. Each "Post" has its own set of icons, links, and comments. So pay particular attention.

Because of the timing of the server, and our different locations around the world, your comment may not always appear in an exact order that would make following the thread of conversation easily identified. Therefore, it would benefit all readers if you would refer to the particular comment that you are addressing. Since many of you have chosen to use "Anonymous" as your ID, it is not possible to just say, "I disagree with anonymous..." It would be better if you referred to the particular statement you are commenting on.

You can do this easily by highlighting the piece of text from their comment, pressing Ctrl+C on your keyboard, then moving into your comment area and pressing Ctrl+V. The text will appear where you have your cursor.

Those of you who have more experience with blogging could help us out today by posting your comments on how we can make our experiences more meaningful.

Tell us about your blogging experience, whether you are a newbie like me, or an old-timer on the blog scene.