Montgomery County, MD Green Party Blog is open for business

A blog (short for weblog) is an online conversation between members of a community.  Once you have registered, you can add your own articles on the website, and comment on other's writing.

Read the articles and feel free to join in the conversation.  All are welcome to join the conversation.

Read

• The articles are here (bookmark the link): http://www.mdgreens.org/montgomery/blog
• Main articles are typically called Posts.
• Responses are called Comments
• You will see along the right side:
  • A monthly calendar with dates highlighted (highlights indicate articles were added that day
  • Links to other blogs and groups
  • A search box, to search for articles and posts.  Try searching for Howe.
  • A link to register.
  • A link to the RSS feed for those who use RSS aggregator software.

Comment

• To leave a comment to a post, just register using any Register link you find. Here's one for you to use: Register now! (It's very minimal: Username, email, first and last name are all we need.)  You'll receive an email with the password. 
• When you get the email, login. (The link is in the email if you need it.)
• Change your password!  It's probably a good idea to change your password now to something you'll remember.
  • At the bottom of the right side, there's a link to Site Admin Click it.
  • Click Users at the top of the screen and you will see your profile.
  • Enter a password in the bottom two boxes and click Update.
• Go back to that article and leave a comment.  Check your spelling, and click the submit button.  Your comment will immediately appear, and the original author will get the comment in an email and can comment on the same page.
• If comments are objectionable/offensive/etc. they will be deleted by the Admins.  Be polite.  The world is watching.
• The dialog has begun!

Post

• In keeping with the Grassroots philosophy of the Greens, we'll start off by allowing anyone to post new topics.  If this becomes unworkable, we can restrict this later.
• If posts are objectionable/offensive/etc. they will be deleted by the Admins.
• To start a new topic (or thread), login, and use the Site Admin link.
• Click Write at the top of the screen.
• Write your article. 
• Check your spelling!
• Select as many categories from the checkboxes on the right side as you think make sense.
• If you're not finished, you can click the Save and Continue Editing button.
• If you're finished, click the Publish button.  Your post will appear at the top of the home page as the most recent Post.
• You'll get emails telling you when people respond.