Tuesday, May 27, 2008

How In the Heck Do I Comment??

Its really easy.

First, click on "comments".

A box will pop up with a blinky cursor indicating the place to type. Write something really profound and deeply insightful. Ha! Just kidding. Say whatever you want to share with the rest of us.

Next you will have to type a few weird looking letters into a box. This is to prevent spam from creeping into our blog. Most automated systems will not be able to recognize squiggly letters so their ads for whatever new gadget will not make it through to our comments and junk it all up.

Last, you must choose an "ID".

If you already have a Google account for something else, you can use that ID and password. Just click that little bubble and fill in your stuff. You can also create a Google ID if you want, just for the purpose of our blog. This will let you set up a profile and help people get to know you better. You can also make your own blog if you do this.

If you have no Google ID and do not want one, thank you, you may choose "Name/ URL". Here you can just sign your comment with your name and be done. Very easy, but you will not get to set up a profile for others to see your interests and the like. Mind you, you don't have to use your first and last name, or even your real name if you want to feel more private. A nickname will be enough to let us know who you are.

Last, you can always choose "anonymous", but for heaven's sake please don't. The whole point of commenting is to get to know each other. Be brave, be bold, reveal yourself! Jamie Hackney put your clothes back on, we just want you to claim your thoughts not streak around the neighborhood!!

A little bonus... If you decide to make a Google account and establish a profile, your commenter name then becomes a link to your profile and (if you take the leap!) your own blog. Try it out by clicking on a name and learning a little something about another GROW friend.

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