On request of the authors here on my weblog I will be adding a forum. They would like to have a place where they can discus things and make fun without bothering anyone. A forum can be a perfect place for that.
As I listen to the authors here on my weblog 🙂
I suggest two make a forum with two area’s. One public area where anyone who wants to participate in the ongoing threads can do so (with a good Captcha, or anything alike, to block any spam). And the second area should be completely private with only access for the authors, so they (we) can discus subjects that are more private, for whatever reason this may be.
There are two options to do this.
There are WordPress plugins to have an forum. Big advantage of this is that everything is integrated into WordPress. So no messing around with the users and security. Everything adjusted to the layout of the used theme.
On the other side I could install a full forum-package aside of WordPress. This will most likely lead to many more features and control on everything.
Let me ponder on that a bit and try some things.
To the authors here on my weblog: Thank you for being such nice people *smiles*
Great initiative Rob. I really like the idea.
And thank you for all doing this for us 🙂
Awesome Rob. I like it as well.
I also like the list with interesting weblogs & blogs that you added. I have also some weblogs that I follow. I will add them later today to the list (if we are allowed to add to that list of course).
Ah, you already noticed the new list. I’m not surprised *smiles*.
Of course you are allowed to add new entries to the list of weblogs and blogs. I would even love it if you and the others would do so.
But the page needs yet a bit more attention. There should be a nice header-picture. Maybe tonight I will try to make something in Photoshop.
Also there should be an introduction to the list that gives some explanation about it.
Currently the list is sorted alphabetically, maybe when there are enough entries that should change to grouping by subject. Don’t know about that one yet.
But as said, feel free to add new entries. If I look at the professions, interests and hobby’s of our group here it might become a very nice collections of all kind of weblogs and blogs. And that would be very nice.
Oh, when it is weblog or blog in Dutch please add that to the description (as I already have done with a number of entries that I have added).
Have fun and enjoy!
I believe I saw already a “forum menu’, but now it is gone again. So I assume Rob is already working on it *smiles*.
Another thing I like that if this forum is active that all our communication will be more focussed here. And I like that, because it means I can say farewell to Facebook. I never liked Facebook really and lately even less. So this is a good move!
Oh, I think we should keep everything, private or not, in English. Mel should be fully part of this!
Duh, I really cannot do anything here without being noticed, uh? *SMILE*
But you are right, the forum software is installed. I changed the rights so visitors don’t have access yet. I will change tomorrow the rights so the authors-group have access to it.
Feel free to have a look at it, but don’t post/change anything yet.
There is still a lot to do, but it will be fun :-).
And what you say about Facebook Jennifer, I hear almost the same from Patricia.
Oh, exactly for the reason you mentioned Jennifer, English will be mandatory in the forums. Exceptions where Dutch or any other language is required for whatever reason should be discussed on forehand.