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Hi folks -
I made a brief mention of this project before the February server crash, and things got a bit jumbled after then, but I wanted to (re-)announce the launch of the Casebook Blog Platform. As of today you'll start seeing "Most Recent Blogs" on the left-hand side of every page, just above the Most Recent Posts and Most Popular Forums listings. This will give you a list of the most recently posted blog entries from the Casebook Blogging Platform.
So far we've got six folks signed up as bloggers, but there's an open invitation to anyone who's interested to set up and mange a blog of their own. You don't need any technical knowledge (if you can post on these forums, you can post on the blogging platform). Each blog is a miniature website that is 100% controlled by its owner - they control what gets posted, and they control what comments are allowed to be published by the reading audience.
There are no real restrictions on each blogger apart from:
1. A fair percentage (75%+) of the posts you make must have some connection - however tangential - to either Jack the Ripper, Victoriana in general or true-crime in general. You can publish serious posts, funny posts, in-the-news posts, or just about anything you want.
2. No hate-blogs or slanderous material is allowed.
Apart from that, you're king of the castle and can decide how things are run on your site.
My hope is that this will offer a few things on the Casebook:
1. A place where folks can develop and maintain topical conversations on specific subjects, without having to worry about threads getting hijacked by loud/obnoxious users. They control what gets posted and what comments are published, so they can control the tone and direction of each conversation.
2. A central hub where researchers can showcase their findings, theories or comments, instead of having their material scattered across multiple forums/threads. Each post can be cross-referenced by category and subject matter, and can be easily referenced. Hopefully this will also help get some more exposure and recognition to those researchers who find tons of great stuff, but whose posts are often drowned out by more popular/contentious threads.
If you're interested in setting up a blog, or just have questions about the process, please drop me a line at spryder@casebook.org. And you can check out some of our current blogs via the "Most Recent Blog" links on the left-hand column of every page.
And if you have any comments or suggestions on the blogging platform itself (as a reader or as a blogger) please let me know!
Thanks -
- Stephen
I made a brief mention of this project before the February server crash, and things got a bit jumbled after then, but I wanted to (re-)announce the launch of the Casebook Blog Platform. As of today you'll start seeing "Most Recent Blogs" on the left-hand side of every page, just above the Most Recent Posts and Most Popular Forums listings. This will give you a list of the most recently posted blog entries from the Casebook Blogging Platform.
So far we've got six folks signed up as bloggers, but there's an open invitation to anyone who's interested to set up and mange a blog of their own. You don't need any technical knowledge (if you can post on these forums, you can post on the blogging platform). Each blog is a miniature website that is 100% controlled by its owner - they control what gets posted, and they control what comments are allowed to be published by the reading audience.
There are no real restrictions on each blogger apart from:
1. A fair percentage (75%+) of the posts you make must have some connection - however tangential - to either Jack the Ripper, Victoriana in general or true-crime in general. You can publish serious posts, funny posts, in-the-news posts, or just about anything you want.
2. No hate-blogs or slanderous material is allowed.
Apart from that, you're king of the castle and can decide how things are run on your site.
My hope is that this will offer a few things on the Casebook:
1. A place where folks can develop and maintain topical conversations on specific subjects, without having to worry about threads getting hijacked by loud/obnoxious users. They control what gets posted and what comments are published, so they can control the tone and direction of each conversation.
2. A central hub where researchers can showcase their findings, theories or comments, instead of having their material scattered across multiple forums/threads. Each post can be cross-referenced by category and subject matter, and can be easily referenced. Hopefully this will also help get some more exposure and recognition to those researchers who find tons of great stuff, but whose posts are often drowned out by more popular/contentious threads.
If you're interested in setting up a blog, or just have questions about the process, please drop me a line at spryder@casebook.org. And you can check out some of our current blogs via the "Most Recent Blog" links on the left-hand column of every page.
And if you have any comments or suggestions on the blogging platform itself (as a reader or as a blogger) please let me know!
Thanks -
- Stephen
I sent you an email but haven't heard anything back so I'm not sure if it got there as I'm having alot of computer problems or you are just busy.
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