Author Topic: Blog (Read 9230 times)

Robert Harvey · « **on:** November 15, 2011, 08:33:43 PM »

http://guntoters.com/blog/
For the Authors in the blog:

Please keep it clean; it will be read by the public. The blog is open to everyone including the search engines.
I do not mind you putting a link with your name, etc., to your website (within reason).

We want it to cover the topics that our forum covers.

We want it to be informative.

Please do not copy someone's articles and paste them then publish them, as this would violate copyright laws.

If you want to rewrite something and make it your own, that is fine.

No bashing other forums.

We will edit this post and add more info to it as time goes.

rdpG19 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 16, 2011, 05:16:53 AM »

Thanks, we got a new Forum, now we have a new Blog, cant beat that1

Tadrian · « **Reply #2 on:** November 16, 2011, 05:46:34 AM »

Neat!

Coastie · « **Reply #3 on:** November 16, 2011, 06:20:06 AM »

Yup, never had a blog on the udder site....but here... yippee yahoo!

I only hope that it draws in the public, and you know we need to get the word out there that there is such a blog. So recommend, everywhere (every website) you visit you leave the blogs URL there: http://guntoters.com/blog

SARGeek · « **Reply #4 on:** November 16, 2011, 07:01:22 AM »

Lovin' this place more & more. What a great community we're building here!

Taurian · « **Reply #5 on:** November 16, 2011, 07:30:19 AM »

With another site that I submit articles, I send the MS WORD version, a PDF version (for layout reference) and supporting images via e-mail

The site editor then takes my article, converts it to Word Press, and then publishes the article.

Will this same capability be available here? Will I be able to retain the formatting (for example, font, font size and spacing, image formatting, etc.) as I would in the original article.

Will I be able to respond to comments about the article that readers would make?

dpenguin · « **Reply #6 on:** November 16, 2011, 08:06:40 AM »

Please note, too, that it is possible that Administrators and Editors could edit your blog posts for spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.

Quote from: Taurian on November 16, 2011, 07:30:19 AM

With another site that I submit articles, I send the MS WORD version, a PDF version (for layout reference) and supporting images via e-mail

The site editor then takes my article, converts it to Word Press, and then publishes the article.

Will this same capability be available here? Will I be able to retain the formatting (for example, font, font size and spacing, image formatting, etc.) as I would in the original article.

That can be done, yes.

Quote

Will I be able to respond to comments about the article that readers would make?

Certainly, as a comment on the same post

SARGeek · « **Reply #7 on:** November 16, 2011, 08:17:20 AM »

Should we register again or do out current GunToters username & password work there as well?

Coastie · « **Reply #8 on:** November 16, 2011, 08:20:56 AM »

Quote from: SARGeek on November 16, 2011, 08:17:20 AM

Should we register again or do out current GunToters username & password work there as well?

No, you need to register, and a temp PW will be emailed to you...

SARGeek · « **Reply #9 on:** November 16, 2011, 08:22:03 AM »

Ok. Thanks Coastie!

Coastie · « **Reply #10 on:** November 16, 2011, 08:28:43 AM »

This is also covered (as will be future new blog-topics) in the How do you do this, that and the other help board.

Taurian · « **Reply #11 on:** November 16, 2011, 08:48:44 AM »

I just posted my first blog at the blogging site! Too kuhl!

I hope that you enjoy reading it.

Coastie · « **Reply #12 on:** November 16, 2011, 08:57:39 AM »

Quote from: Taurian on November 16, 2011, 08:48:44 AM

I just posted my first blog at the blogging site! Too kuhl!

I hope that you enjoy reading it.

Not only read it, but also (edited it) a widdle...

SARGeek · « **Reply #13 on:** November 17, 2011, 08:01:30 AM »

Ok folks, you asked for it.

In point of fact, I was honored to be asked to write for the blog and so it is with some nervousness that I've posted my first article.

Let me know what you think

DangeRuss · « **Reply #14 on:** November 17, 2011, 08:13:54 AM »

Quote from: SARGeek on November 17, 2011, 08:01:30 AM

Ok folks, you asked for it.

In point of fact, I was honored to be asked to write for the blog and so it is with some nervousness that I've posted my first article.

Let me know what you think

Very well written good job!!

Russ

DangeRuss · « **Reply #15 on:** November 17, 2011, 08:22:55 AM »

Quote from: Taurian on November 16, 2011, 08:48:44 AM

I just posted my first blog at the blogging site! Too kuhl!

I hope that you enjoy reading it.

Very well written TAURIAN, sorry for your loss.

Russ

Coastie · « **Reply #16 on:** November 17, 2011, 08:38:14 AM »

It was enjoyable reading your blog post Taurian, and am sorry for your lost!

Please keep up the good work!

Taurian · « **Reply #17 on:** November 17, 2011, 09:39:56 AM »

Quote from: SARGeek on November 17, 2011, 08:01:30 AM

Ok folks, you asked for it.

In point of fact, I was honored to be asked to write for the blog and so it is with some nervousness that I've posted my first article.

Let me know what you think

Very nice write-up and I left a comment on the blog. Actually, I left two because I stutter.

SARGeek · « **Reply #18 on:** November 17, 2011, 11:21:02 AM »

Thanks for the kudos guys. I'll try to make them worth reading.

Coastie · « **Reply #19 on:** November 17, 2011, 12:17:36 PM »

y-y-yo-you s-st-stu-stut-stutt-stutte-stutter?

I-is -it -b-bb-ba-bad?

Coastie · « **Reply #20 on:** November 17, 2011, 12:24:29 PM »

Sorry about the above, just kidding around.....and that after sitting here typing up instructions in the How to board.

Also this AM I posted (or waz it last night

) the blogroll that SARGeek mentioned to me yesterday. It was easy SARGeek, and something you could have done, after seeing your wonderful blog; but I understand....you will have to learn...

Anyway the blogroll is a list of websites we guntoters use, and it was adapted from the national firearm training folder and other places. If you have any suggestions for that, PM me because I locked it and only want forum mods to edit there.

Taurian · « **Reply #21 on:** November 17, 2011, 01:51:42 PM »

Quote from: Coastie on November 17, 2011, 12:24:29 PM

Sorry about the above, just kidding around.....and that after sitting here typing up instructions in the How to board.

Also this AM I posted (or waz it last night ) the blogroll that SARGeek mentioned to me yesterday. It was easy SARGeek, and something you could have done, after seeing your wonderful blog; but I understand....you will have to learn...

Anyway the blogroll is a list of websites we guntoters use, and it was adapted from the national firearm training folder and other places. If you have any suggestions for that, PM me because I locked it and only want forum mods to edit there.

Thanks, Coastie.

To view the Blogroll, click the News: Check out our new BLOG! link at the top of the page.

Once in the blog, click Guntoter Blogroll links in the menu bar.

Enjoy!

p.s. I especially like the Rate Your Risk - http://www.rateyourrisk.org/ site. Very informative.

Coastie · « **Reply #22 on:** November 17, 2011, 02:15:02 PM »

Thanks taurian!

Coastie · « **Reply #23 on:** November 19, 2011, 07:57:00 PM »

Well we got our first SPAM in the blog tonight (Sat.) The "comment" was someone who read the blog, supposedly, but his name and links in the comments all pointed to his business, selling cameras. There wasn't a name, just the link for his camera store. I deleted the post.

If that was one of our members, please note that comments that only have web links on them, no names or such, will be considered as SPAM, as the dashboard picked it up as that and automatically notified the mods.

Also from what I've seen the blog is taking off, thanks to all of our authors. as Robert H (our forum creator and Admin man) mentioned the other day, all members who register at the blog (yes you will need to re-register to use it) will automatically be able to post their stories and comments. Give a shout to the mods if you need assistance.

Take care and I'll see you on the forum!

rdpG19 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 20, 2011, 06:07:57 AM »

Glad I saw this post, finaly figured out where the blog is and registered. Now I've got more reading to do..

Taurian · « **Reply #25 on:** November 23, 2011, 08:35:25 AM »

Several blogs have been added. I sure would like to see more, as I know we have some good writers amongst us.

Coastie · « **Reply #26 on:** November 23, 2011, 08:56:22 AM »

They're coming....

Coastie · « **Reply #27 on:** December 07, 2011, 11:57:21 AM »

I was in the Blog this morning (working as a mod/editor) and saw some comments, which I deleted as they appeared to be SPAM, but it asked for more Blogs...

So those of you who can write, write!

If some of you members, want to write, but don't have Blog author-ship, we can easily fix that. I know some of you can write - I've seen your posts on the USCCA. See any mod for more info. There's also a How to do it article on Blogging...

Coastie · « **Reply #28 on:** February 23, 2012, 01:51:47 PM »

On Blog comments, please post any you have in English. Any other language will be deleted as SPAM. Thanks!

oldranger53 · « **Reply #29 on:** April 03, 2012, 12:41:56 PM »

Quote from: Coastie on February 23, 2012, 01:51:47 PM

On Blog comments, please post any you have in English. Any other language will be deleted as SPAM. Thanks!

Ok Coastie! Will use English! Any words or phrases I may know in any other tongue would be slang or cursing anyway! HEHE

Coastie · « **Reply #30 on:** April 03, 2012, 01:42:44 PM »

I know you will. But for some reason we get reams of comments in polish...and they go into the trash, hence the reason for the E n g l i s h comment. Slang is okay as long as it's English...