Manual - 'Help' - Pages for 'Old Gleaner' Web
(Page is under construction - Last addition 02/15/09)
- Documentation and instructions for utilizing The
Old Gleaner Web sites.
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Bloggging Information
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Glossary
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Mail / List Servers
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Photo Album
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Murphy's
Law/ IPIO
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WGSF
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Blogging Tips
By admin on Jan 11, 2009 | In Blogging Tips
The blogging format has become quite popular on the internet
for the exchange of information, including feedback on topics of
interest.
Several menus are provided to easily choose one of the
topics or categories, and utilize the system to conveniently add
comments to the post(s) in an Internet Browser, rather than through
email.
MENU LOCATION
The Blog selection menu ( Which Blog?)
is located at the top right corner of the page(s). For
example:
<<Blog Selection Menu
<< Post and Page Menu
The blogs available to the public are listed;
Click on the "WGSF Blogs"
link to read and post blogs about WGSF Television.
WGSF
Blogs Information
CATV
19 Devotional
Gleaner
Other links may also be available.
Post and Page Menu
There are two types of Blog Posts, selected by the writer
or administrator:
Regular posts will be found under the Home menu. Each
new post will be added to this list and displayed.
Particular posts may be located by using the Search utilities
Page posts will appear as a separate menu listing;
These Page Posts will show a single, fixed post on the listed topic:
<< Page Menu
Search Aids
Blog Interactive Calendar
Each blog has an interactive calendar to enable searches of
that blog's archives.
To show all posts for a chosen date, click on:
- For a month - Click on the month name at the top of the calendar.
- For a given date - Click on a highlighted date number.
(Only highlighted dates contain posts.)
- For previous year - Click on << arrows.
- For the next year - Click on >> arrows.
- For the previous month- Click on the < arrow.
- For the next month - Click on the >
arrow.
SIDEBAR MENUS 
The Information Blog
layout has two sidebars - boxes and menu lists - that contain
information about the posts and files available in the pages.
Sidebar 1 has a calendar and links to quickly show you:
* Recently
* Archives
* Categories
* Latest comments
Also a search utility, a list of Categories in the Information
Blog pages, Blog Utility links, and links to some major contributors
to these blogs.
Sidebar 2 contains quick links to the Contents (posts)
(articles) on the blog.
Try out these different menus so that you become familiar with
locating posts and information in the blogs.
If you have questions or comments, please send an email
to the Blog administrator.
Tag Search Some blog posts
have Tags listed at the bottom of the post.
This example has several Tags related to televison. To search for
that tag topic/word, click on the desired word, and all of the pages
containing a similar tag will be displayed.
Members or User Groups
Membership allows you to LOG IN and post comments
or feeedback on any of the topics open for discussion.
How To Register
To Register to become a regular contributer, a MEMBER or USER,
or
This page will open.
On the How To Register page to go to the registration
form where you see
Click
HERE to REGISTER
(or click above)
This form will open for you.
*Enter a Login name (your User
Name)
*You will be prompted to choose a password;
enter it twice.
*Enter your regular email address.
*Click on the REGISTER box
The Registration Utility system will send a password
to your email account.
Click on the highlighted URL (LINK) in the e-mail
and follow the directions to VALIDATE your email address.
Note: You are not officially Registered until you VALIDATE
your email address.
This process is utilized to block spammers from sending
junk mail.
Log Into A Blog
If you are a registered MEMBER or USER - you should see a
menu like this on the Blog:
('About WGSF' Blog shown as an example - The menu items
will vary)
Home Announcements How To Register
Photo Album Contact Log
in
Click on Log in
A log in form will open.
Enter your login name (user name) and password and click the
login button.
Lost Password? That happens!
( See why that happens - Here!)
Click on "Lost password" on the Login
form. Fill in the requested blanks and the system will mail it to
you.
Classification Privileges for User Groups
The default user group classifications on the WGSF Blogs
are:
* Administrators: Users in this
group have full access to the entire backoffice installation (management
of the blog parameters).
If
you have a need to change your User/Member privilege classification,
contact the Blog Administrator.
* Basic Users: The default group
for new users. They have no access to the backoffice other than
what is given to them by specific blog permissions.
* Bloggers: They can view the
"Login" link from the main page of their blog, they can also view
the Antispam tab and the file manager (but they cannot upload files
by default). They also have their specific blog permissions.
* Privileged Bloggers: They can
view the "Login" link from the main page of their blog, they can also
view (but not modify) all the blogs on the site, the Stats tab, the
Users & Groups tab, and the Settings tab. They have full access
to the Antispam tab and they can add/upload files to the file
manager. They also have their specific blog permissions.
Posting
To A Blog
- Read! - Anyone with an internect
connection and a browser may read an open (Public) blog page.
- Feedback: Comment! Send your comments about
the topic in the post. (Any Reader can send comments this way.)
- There are three options controlling permission to post
comments or feedback to published (readable) posts:
- Comments:
- Always allow comments on every post
- Comments can be disabled on each post separately
- Never allow any comments in a particular blog
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If the Feedback/Comment
option is enabled, Click on 'Feedback' at the bottom of
the post, type in your comment in the 'Comment'
text box, and click 'Send Comment'.
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Indicates that Comments are permitted for this post. >>
Indicates that no comments have been posted. >>
Enter your name and E-mail address in the proper blanks;
If you have your own website, you may enter your URL address. Otherwise,
leave it blank.
Type in your comments for the post in the 'Comment text: box;
When you have finished typing, go to the Options at the bootom of the form:
- The Preview button will show you what your post
comments will look like when they are posted to the blog.
Proof read post. - Use the Window menu or navigation
button (arrow) to go back to the Feedback form where you were typing.
- The Auto-BR Option tells the blog software to insert
a line break - a space between lines. It is OK to leave it as-is.
Click the other boxes if you wish to enable users to be able contact you.
Your name and address will not be shown on the blog(s).
- Remember to click the Send Comment button!
The Blog Administrator will be alerted by e-mail about your post,
and review it.
The Blog Administrator reviews all posts and comments, and may choose
from these options:
View... Edit ... Deprecate
Delete! No Comment
The Blog Administrator may:
- Edit the post to make it more acceptable for publication;
or
- Deprecate the post: It is retained in the files, but
becomes invisible to visitors to the blog; or
- Delete the post. (Blip! It's Gone!!)
- Publish the post; The blog software Saves
the post to the on-linefiles,and 'Pings' the internet to alert browsers
(Google, etc.) that a new message has been posted.
This particular post has been received as a Draft.
It has not been Published and made visible to Readers of the
Blog: They have no clue that it exists!
The Blog Administrator may set the visibility to Deprecated
status; again, the post will not be visible to visitors to the blog.
This Blog Administrator display shows that two posts are
Published and visible;
Three posts were examples that were included in the Blog Setup/Installation
Software , and initally had Published status and visibility.
They were Deprecated so that the Blog Administrator
could still view them for future reference.
With SPAMMERS, SCAMMERS, and PHISHING attacks, These options become very
necessary.
Write a New Post
Registered MEMBERs or USERs have the option of writing and
publishing a post to the blog without first going through the Blog
Administrator.
First, Log In to the Blog;
What you see depends upon your User Classifications Privileges:
(At this point, I can not be specific, as my Administrator classification
allows me to see and manage everything; I am not sure what you will see!)
Look for the word "Write" - Click on it.
It should open up a composition form, like this:
Example:
(I have used the post entitled, "General Discussion - WGSF Blog"
to demonstrate what the form looks like for that post.)
I recommned that you start with the "Simple" option!
For starters - K.I.S.S.! - Keep it simple!! Gain experience
and confidence before using the more advanced features on-line.
- Type in the subject Title: for your post:
- Select the Category that your post will be linked to (click
on the cirlce in 'Main'
- Type your Post message. Words that are misspelled or
not in the Blog dictionary will be underlined in red.
- Use the menu options to Write, Preview,
Edit, and Save (post) your comments.
- The Post will be 'Pinged" to alert the Web browsers (Google, etc.)
when you Save it.
- Look over the post: Proofread!! Make a mistake? Click
on Edit and returnto this form.
- Edit, Preview, and Save again. (It will
not 'Ping' on edits.)
Congratulations! You have written a Post to a Blog. You are
a Blogger!
Mail Server or
ListServer
An electronic mailing list (sometimes written as elist
or e-list) is a special usage of e-mail that allows for widespread
distribution of information to many Internet users by inserting only
one name, the List or Group name, into the addressee (To) blank.
It is similar to a traditional mailing list — a
LIST of names and addresses, or a Group Mail list.
A Mail List or ListServer typically refers
to four things:
1. A list of e-mail addresses;
2. The people ("subscribers") receiving mail at those
addresses;
3. The publications (e-mail messages) sent to those addresses;
4. A reflector, which is a single e-mail address
that, when designated as the recipient of a message, will send a
copy of that message to all of the subscribers.
The list of subscribers, or list members, is stored at
a site remote from your computer, on a Server.
When the ListServer receives an e-mail, it searches the
mailer database, and sends each subscriber (member) a copy of the
e-mail.
The subscribing member will only see the name of the message
originator (person sending it) and the name of the List.
(No long lists of everyone receiving the
e-mail)
Types of mailing lists
1. Announcement list, which is a one-way only form
of messaging and can only be "posted to" by selected people.
This may also be referred to by the term newsletter.
2. Discussion list, in which any subscriber may
post.
On a discussion list, a subscriber uses
the mailing list to send messages to all the other subscribers,
who may answer in similar fashion. Mailing lists of this type are
usually topic-oriented (for example, politics, scientific discussion,
joke contests), and the topic can range from extremely narrow to "whatever
you think could interest us". (They are similar to Usenet newsgroups,
but utilize standard e-mail procedures.), and share the
same aversion to off-topic messages. The term discussion group
encompasses both these types of lists and newsgroups.
On both discussion lists and newsletter lists precautions
are taken to avoid spamming. Only an approved member or subscriber
may post to the "Oldgleaner" mailing lists. These are private
lists, which means that the list of members is not available to non-members.
The "Oldgleaner" lists require an approval from
the list owner (admin) before one can join.
Joining a mailing list is called "subscribing"
and leaving a list is called "unsubscribing".
Subscribing to a Mailing List
Subscribe to a mailing list by filling out the on-line
form. You will be sent an email requesting confirmation, to prevent
others from gratuitously subscribing you. Follow the directions
in the e-mail to confirm the subscription.
Note: The list owner
or administrator (admin) may subscribe or unsubscribe
a member. The admin may also block or deny posting privileges to provide
security to the list members.
There are two ownership roles associated
with each mailing list. The list administrators are
the people who have ultimate control over all parameters of the mailing
list. They are able to change any list configuration variable available
through the administration web pages.
The list moderators have more limited permissions;
they are not able to change any list configuration variable, but they
are allowed to tend to pending administration requests, including approving
or rejecting held subscription requests, and disposing of held postings.
Of course, the list administrators can also tend to pending requests.
Security
An attempt by a non-list member (i.e., a Spammer) to post
to the list email address will trigger an alert to the List Administrator
or Moderator(s) who them may (sometimes) approve the distribution,
or delete the email and/or deny the addressee from even that limited
access.
Digest Options
Members are provided the option to receive each individual
e-mail as soon as it is received and processed (Non-Digest)
or Digest, where the e-mails are held for a specified time
before being delivered. All of the day's (or selected time frame)
messages are then sent in one long email, bundled together. This works
for some people on very high volume lists, but, consider that the
Digest option may delay delivery on time-critical messages,
and is not recommended on low-volume mail lists.
Mailing to a ListServer List
Prepare your e-mail message as you normally do, in your
regular e-mail agent. Insert the address name of the Mailing
List in the To: blank.
If you wish to send the same e-mail message to persons
who are not members of the mailing list, that is OK, but their name(s)
will appear in the e-mail header - unless you use the BCC addressing
option (Preferred). Additional names are not addressed by the ListServer
reflector.
Managing Your Membership
If you ever want to unsubscribe or change your options (eg, switch to
or from digest mode, change your password, etc.), visit your
subscription page.
E-mail Footer
Mail processed through a Mailing List or ListServer
will display the name of the Mailing List, the URL to generate
a new e-mail, and a URL to visit the Mailing List Management
page.
You can also make such adjustments via email by sending a message to:
your_mail_list_name-request@oldgleaner.com
with the word `help' in the subject or body (don't include the
quotes), and you will get back a message with instructions.
You must know your password to change your options (including changing
the password, itself) or to unsubscribe.
(Keep the e-mail that you receive with your subscription confirmation)
There is also a button on your options page that will email your current password to you.
Message Archives
A Mailing List Archive is a collection of past
messages from the electronic mailing lists. The archives often
include searching and indexing functionality. The "Oldgleaner"
archives are directly associated with the mailing list.
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Murphy's Law
A very necessary
and oft-quoted axiom - an accepted truth, dictum, truism, principle;
maxim, adage, aphorism - Simply put, it states:
If anything can go wrong, it will . . . At
the worst possible moment!
IPIO
There is a corollary known as IPIO - The
Innate Perversity of Inanimate Objects.
That is the nature of the final screw to fall into the
device being reassembled. Or, a slice of bread to fall buttered-side
down.
The 'watched pot' that doesn't boil, or the printer/copier
that can sense that you are in a hurry, and jams!
Computers are very sensitive devices. And the corollary of GIGO
is also TRUE:
GIGO - Garbage In, Garbage
Out. What you enter matters!!