Authoring Instructions

The content Editor of this blog is Curt Wechsler.
Email technical problems or questions to; info@firejohnyoo.net

The "501c3" "non-profit status" of our "fiscal sponsor" bars this website from endorsing political parties and candidates.

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Create a new entry or

Edit your entries

 

Instructions for Login and Entry Composing, Categorizing, Publishing, Editing your "Entries"

It is essential to understand as an Author on this blog, blogs are usually a reverse chronological list of "Entries". The most recent post is at the top of the list. There is a limit on how many "Entries" are displayed on the homepage. Once "Entries" are pushed off the bottom of the list (as new entries are added to the top), they can only be found in monthly archives and within the "Categories" navigation in the sidebar. Please pay careful attention to the Categories section of the instructions below or your posts may not be found.

Login

• When you click the links above (or if you have them bookmarked in your web browser), you will first go to a login screen. Your username is your first and last name with a space in-between and the first letters capitalized as usual. Your password is the email address you use with the Fire John Yoo Coalition.

Composing

It is strongly advised to not to compose your entry in the web browser but in MSword or your favorite text editor to spell check and save a copy. Then copy and paste it into the "Entry" "Body".

• There is a handle at the bottom of the "Entry" editor) that lest you grab and pull with your mouse to enlarge the area to compose.
• The "Create Entry" screen has two sections on the left and right side with stuff you must do or areas to leave alone. This is not so different from web email. On the left starting at the top:
  • Create a title.
  • Leave the "Format" pull-down alone.
  • BODY and EXTENDED tabs are between the Title field and the button bar. It is important to split your entry so we have a brief chunk followed by a "read more" link on the homepage. The link goes to your complete article which includes that first brief chunk sewn together with the rest.
  • BODY: The text you put here will be the brief chunk that appears on the homepage. It is good to put any introductory information here. You can just use the first 40 to 60 words or a synopsis.
  • EXTENDED: Put the rest of your article here. Don't repeat what you put in the BODY tab section. The two parts are sewn together on the entry's webpage.
  • Create your Entry using the formatting buttons in the editor. Then you can do some formatting and make some links with the editor buttons.

• If are HTML saavy, click the <A> button on the far right of the editor button bar.
• Don't click the "Save" button yet.
• In the right hand column, leave everything alone except (see below)

Publishing

Publishing > "Status" pull-down menu button

• Select either "Published" or "Unpublished (Draft)". Leave the "Scheduled" option alone. This menu determines what happens when you click save. If you select "Published" and then click the "Save" button, your "Entry" will be instantly published to the public homepage of firejohnyoo.net. If you select "Unpublished (Draft)", your work will NOT go up on the public website. It will be saved for safety, further editing and future publication.

Categorizing

Categories

Selecting "Categories" automatically generates the navigation links for the blog website. The Webmaster creates these "Categories" in conjunction with the Coordinating group

If you don't follow the instruction for Categorizing your entries, your work will not be found by people searching this website.

• There are two kinds of "Categories" you must check off select.

1. Everyone in this Coalition is on a Committee AKA "Group". These Groups are listed in the "Categories" as ACADEMIA Group, GOVERNMENT Group, LAW Group, MEDIA Group, TRIBUNAL Group. You need to select the group you are part of. Each Group can thus have its postings found in a separate section of the blog.

2. Categories not followed by the word "Group" are the Topics we are organizing this blog under. If you are writing about the history and organization of Tribunals - or discussing how we are going to do our Tribunal, "Tribunal" the Category you want to select

(You can add and change "Categories" later if you choose to edit an "Entry" you have composed and saved.)

• Now you are ready to click the "Save" Button.

Instructions for Editing or Publishing a Saved Entry
If you have created and saved an Entry as "Unpublished" and are ready to go back to it and make changes or publish it, go to click the "Edit your entries" link near the top of this page. Login in and you will be taken to a page listing Entries on the firejohnyoo.net blog. "Unpublished" Entries are flagged on the left with a small yellow pencil. Published entries have a green bullet. Click on your "Unpublished" entry title to make changes.

• To "Publish" an "Unpublished (Draft)", on the right side under "Publishing" next to "Status", change the pull-down menu button to "Published" and click the "Save" button on the bottom left.

Deleting Posts
To have a post deleted, email: info@firejohnyoo.net

Instructions for Including a Picture in Your Post

(Pictures appearing in firejohnyoo.net blog postings must be 500 pixels wide or less .jpg)

Save a picture from another website by right clicking it or Control+clicking it to get a "contextual" menu and select save image. Pay attention to where you put it on your computer.