Please do. Please read our about page first. We’ll wait.

I only want to discuss or comment on post.
Please use the “comments” facility. You do not need to be logged in to do this.

I want to write a blog entry for you to approve for publication

Please register as a contributor. Details of how to below.

I’ve never blogged before and am nervous and unsure.

Please have a go at registering. Write your post, indicating within it the sentences you are unsure about and whether you’d like us to email you before publication. We won’t change your post for you before publication, but will make friendly suggestions so you can.

I don’t want to register as a contributor

That’s fine. Every now and then we accept a contribution via email (contributions at librariesinteract dot info), but this is mainly for special events to encourage new bloggers to get used to writing for a blog. Usually we want you to register.

How do I register as a contributor?

1. Go to the right sidebar and click on Register.

2. At the “register for this blog” screen:

2.1 Enter your username. (This will appear under your posts so choose carefully).

2.2. Enter your email address.

3. Select register

4. You wil see a box telling you that your registration is complete

5. Keep your browser window open and go to your email reader

6. Find a message from us. The subject line is:[librariesinteract.info] Your username and password. This contains your password.

7. Go back to the browser window and select the login button

8. At the “Word Press” box, enter your username and password.

9.Select the login button

10.You’ll see the Word Press Dashboard.

I’ve registered and have the “Word Press Dashboard” on my screen. Now what?

1. Poke around a bit and get to know what’s there.

2. Click on “Profile” to change your password or enter a bit of biographical information for public display. If you enter your real name, then this is what will show under “contributors” on the sidebar.

3. Select “write” to write a post.

4. Save the item as “private”, until you are ready for us to check it for publication

5. When you are ready for publication, save it as “draft”.

I’m on the home page, how do I write a post?
Go to the right side bar and click on “Site Admin”. The Dashboard will display. Please follow the instructions above.

Why do you check all posts ?
SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM.

When will my post appear?
We aim to get all posts approved within 24 hours of posting, but this is a labour of love, so often you’ll see it much quicker and sometimes (when we are out earning money to pay the rent) a little slower.

What if my post needs changing?
We’ll usually tell you first. As long as your post fits in with our “about” guidelines, we will usually approve it. We believe that it is up to you how you come across to others on a site like this. If you write a line in your post specifying you want our feedback first, we will email you.

Finally
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia License. Contributions are accepted on the understanding that the author agrees to this license for their posts, and in the knowledge that this blog is being archived by the National Library of Australia at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.arc-66939

OK, that’s all the legal stuff out of the way. We look forward to reading your posts.