Submit A Post

Rules & Guidelines

You are invited to make posts about pretty-much any subject which may be of interest to local residents / subscribers, but advertisements* are not allowed, and controversial subjects will be carefully considered. * (See here for advertising information).

Posts should take the form of (complete) articles rather than simple questions…
As a general guideline, articles should be around 100 words minimum.
(General questions and comments can be posted here).

Once your post is added you can (and should) monitor for comments and answer any where possible/applicable.

Please use this facility responsibly:
Anybody making offensive posts or attempting to post advertisements, will be banned from contributing articles (and – for serious abuse – comments too)!

(See also our: Website Terms & Conditions).

How To Submit A Post

1. Log in to the admin’ section (opens in new window).

2. Near the top of the left-menu is a section called "Posts" and – within that section – the option to "Add New"… Click That.

3. Add the title in the top field and post content in the large box beneath…

…Use "Visual Mode" and click the "Show/Hide Kitchen Sink Icon" to see more formatting options.

…Ignore everything else except:

4. Choose your category from the list on the right.
If it seems appropriate, you can submit to multiple categories. If you don’t see a suitable category, just submit to "News" or "About Us", and I will create a new category to suit.

5. Ignore "Tags" (not used on this site).

6. Scroll back to the top and use the "Preview" button to preview your post, and the "Submit for Review" Button to submit it… (You can also "Save Draft" posts and complete them later, and you can include notes for me at the foot of your article – I’ll edit them out before posting).

7. Note: Your post will remain in the queue awaiting my review / authorisation.

Submissions – History

In December 2007, I created a facility for users to submit articles for inclusion in the blog via a form, which was situated on this page (see this post).

Late in 2009, the form/facility "self-destructed" (the software supplied wasn’t capable of coping with the number of articles submitted), so I came up with a better solution.

This new solution (above) is available to all registered users (with sufficient authorisation).