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Posting
Guidelines
Ponder whether your article/comment will add value to our community.
Hold to our guiding principles: To injure no one, but to bless all, and Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Stay on the topic. We reserve the right to move or delete your off-topic comments.
Restrain from inappropriate languages (vulgar, rude, sexually-oriented, etc.)
Restrain from attacking article writers or posters ad hominem.
Restrain from posting copyrighted material. You are responsible for it.
Restrain from promoting your business. If you want to offer your products or services to the community, please contact us about advertising on the site. We are considering having a members marketplace at some point in the future.
How to start a topic (thread) with reference source:
Check for duplication by doing a search for the title of the article you are about to post.
Go to the forum on which you want to post (The list of the forums is on the side bar.) If it is a news item, pick a sub-forum on ‘News Forum’ page.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page. You will see “Create new Topic” headline.
If the title is too long, truncate it without changing the text in the middle so others can find it when checking for duplication.
Excerpt the text of the article. Your excerpt should consist of at most 300 words (or no more than half the article).
Fill in the information, content and the initial comment. The initial comment cannot be blank. Topic tags are keywords.
Click “Submit” when you are done. You will have 5 minutes to edit your topic.
How to start a topic (thread) without reference source:
Go to the forum on which you want to post (The list of the forums is on the side bar.)
Scroll down to the bottom of the page. You will see “Create new Topic” headline.
Fill in the information, content and the initial comment. The initial comment cannot be blank. Topic tags are keywords.
Click “Submit” when you are done. You will have 5 minutes to edit your topic.
How to post a comment:
Scroll down to the bottom of the topic (thread). You will see “Reply to: [Topic Title]” headline.
Fill in your comment.
Use the “Quote” button to quote a previous reply.
URLs from YouTube and Twitter will automatically display as Video and Tweet, accordingly.
Click “Submit” when you are done. You will have 5 minutes to edit your topic.
How to create ping list:
Go to ‘Ping List’ forum (The list of the forums is on the side bar.)
Fill in the name of the ping list in the ‘Title’ field, the date and the purpose of the ping list in the excerpt field. Topic tags are keywords.
Pick the ‘Ping List’ from ‘Forum’ drop-down list.
Click “Submit” when you are done. You will have 5 minutes to edit your topic.
Members will subscribe to your topic (thread) if they are interested in being notified (pinged).
To ping your list, add a reply (comment) to your topic (thread).