"Blog is short for weblog, a frequent and chronological
publication of comments and thoughts on the web."
- Wikipedia
"A
weblog is a journal (or newsletter) that is often updated daily and contains all
information that the person maintaining the BLOG
(Blogger) wishes to share with the world."
- Wikipedia
"A blog
is often a mixture of what is happening in a person's
life and what is happening on the Web, a kind of hybrid
diary/guide site, although there are as many unique
types of Blogs as there are people."
- Wikipedia
Members may write Blog entries (a
journal) on various topics pertaining to their travels
and experiences from visiting public properties,
and also about issues of the day that effect you or
pertain to public properties, photography,
photography equipment, the website, workshops
and other member's Blogs! It's whatever you would like to
write about with a focus on photography and visiting
public lands, and this is one where we, as a unique
community of public property visitors, may help others
who would like to know more about parks, wildlife
refuges, forests, trails, and nature photography.
All Bloggers are asked to maintain the
uniqueness of MyParkPhotos and write entries pertaining
to the theme of "public lands" and their visits to these
properties as much as possible, however, entries outside
of this topic will help to personalize your Blog and are
certainly welcome.
How do I start a Blog on MPP?
If you are already a registered member,
simply login and click Add/Edit Blog in your MyAdmin
section (Located below your name).
If you are not currently a member,
become a Blog member today for free
and begin your MyParkPhotos Blog today!
After logging in and clicking on
"Add/Edit Blog"...
1)
First, if you have not already done so, add a
personal Title for your Blog and click "Create!"
You may change this title at anytime simply by typing
over the current title and clicking "Create!" again.
2) Create
personal Chapters
(or
folders) for your Blog entries and determine who will be
eligible to view the Blog entries for each particular Chapter by clicking on
Edit Access. If you simply want to have one
journal, you may ignore this step.
For instance, a new Blog entry by Sam is
automatically set to "default" access (All Visitors
may view and comment on his Blog entries),
however, other personalized Chapters that Sam creates may be given
limited access to either "All Members only" or "Specific
Members only", depending on whether or not Sam chooses to
limit access to either all or a few members.
To set access for a Chapter click on
"Edit Access", select one of the following; All Visitors, All
Members, or Selected Members only, and click
"Set rights". If you chose to limit those who may
view and comment on entries in a specific Chapter to Selected
Members only, you must now click on "Select User", choose
a current member, and click "Add User". That
member may now view and comment on your entries in that specific Chapter.
Repeat this process to add as many members to
that specific Chapter as you would like.
Chapters with limited access are
displayed only in a member's Blog gallery and are not
displayed in the "Member Blogs" section of the
website.
3) To
write a Blog entry, simply click on
"Add New Blog Entry". Select a Chapter, create a
title for this specific entry, add your text up to 5000
characters, and you may also add up to three images at 125 x 125
pixels. Click "Save" to post the entry.
a) Selecting a Chapter: The
"default" chapter is for a normal Blog
entry and may be viewed and commented by any member.
b) Adding a 125 x 125 pixel
thumbnail and linking the image to a Internet address:
Currently all photos added through this feature must
have been cropped to these defined measurements.
To add a thumbnail, click on "Browse" and search your
computer's files and select the file you would like to
upload. Add an appropriate title to your thumbnail,
and then type in a web address to the "Link" field.
c) There are also Chapters designed
for all Bloggers to post a Blog entry such as "Critique Corner". To add a
Blog entry to these community Chapters, select a
community Chapter and write a Blog entry as normal.
If you are participating in the Critique Corner, add a
similar thumbnail as your registered photograph (must
be a MPP member) and link the thumbnail to your
photograph in your gallery.
4) Blog entries may be
edited or deleted at anytime by clicking on Edit entry or Delete
entry. Note: Deleted entries cannot be
recovered once deleted.
What new features are available?
-
The ability to create Chapters in your blog and save
a Blog entry into a specific Chapter for easy display and discussions.
-
The option of adding a link to your
thumbnails.
-
Added a feature that displays the
number of comments a particular Blog entry has
received. 10/07/06
More features coming soon and we
certainly welcome any
comments and suggestions by members and
visitors to the site!
