The Way Forward
Posted: Tuesday, 02 December 2008 |
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It's being so cheery keeps you going, eh Calum? But I agree, some publicity would be necessary to attract new lifeblood. A link from 91热爆 Scotland would be a big help.
Jill from EK
There's nothing to stop the individual bloggers setting up their own blogs with Blogger (probably easiest) or Wordpress - except, maybe, for a lack of technical knowledge. I suspect that is the reason why most joined IB anyway. I hope to be blogging once I get up there but will be using Wordpress in conjunction with my own website. Individual blogs do lose the 'network' aspect although it's easy to create links. One way to continue the idea is to do what Angus Nicolson has done and allow (vetted) contributors to post to the same blog. I suspect that most of the IB'ers are not technically computer savvy (and probably don't want to be) and just need someone to set things up and hold their hands for a while, Why not get in touch with Silversprite who has his own Wordpress blog from Berneray and also - I think with his wife - runs a web design company. Surely there's somebody who has the technical knowledge? The domain name islandblogging.co.uk is available which will cost you 拢8.99 (plus VAT??) for two years and a webhosting account will cost around 拢3.50 a month (that's what my Webhost charges for their intro account). It does go up as the pound is falling!! If you don't want to pay or can't figure out how to share the costs you might get someone to donate some web space (might even be me!). Heck, with a bit of help (Silversprite?), I might even be able to set it up alongside my own website for nothing. I'd happily pay for the domain name and donate the space but would need to check bandwidth and might need some help setting up the Wordpress bit. Regards to you all, Les Ellingham
Les Ellingham from Stafford now, somewhere in the Western Isles soon
Les Ellingham a.k.a. The White Knight. The islandblogging domain name would be fabulous!
Jill from EK
Les before doing anything check out IBHQ blog and see what others are trying to do on the Wordpress.com solution. It's great to have more than 1 group actively seeking a solution but they need to stay in contact with each other so as not to get into competition.
Barney from Swithiod don't get the lines crossed
Barney, just making the offer, I don't intend to plough ahead with anything until I know whether it is wanted/worthwhile. I see that someone has already set up island-blogging.co.uk but it doesn't seem to be what I had in mind which would be a WordpressMU setup allowing individual blogs within a framework much as it works now. Trouble is that there doesn't seem to be an easy way to contact the individual IB'ers other than leaving messages such as this which is not really satisfactory. Les
les from Stafford now, somewhere in the Western Isles soon
Islad blogging has been very successfull in many ways but one of its failings has been the lack of representation from local people. It would appear that a lot of the blogging is done by incomers to the lslands (of whom I am one) you know, the sort of people who use that awful expression "off-island" ....... Dont know if it is the usual case of local people being too busy with ordinary life to have the time for it, or else if it just another example of incomers having the loudest voices. Who knows? It's been fun, but I accept the limitations of the format and it had to end some day. Be good, have fun, stay safe online! Cheers MM
Mountainman from Mull
Hi Les, yes, there is a new site. It is bretty basic at this time but the initiator has a lot of other things to do as well as blogging. My advice is to migrate to the new site and have patience while it gets organised. The intention seems to be to end up with a structure similar to this IB but it may take some time.
Barney from Swithiod behold the dawn of a new era
"migrate to the new site" - where is it, Barney? Can you give us a map? :-)
Jill from EK
Jill, island-blogging.co.uk
Barney from Swithiod thank God its friday
Blimey, teh SF is eating up 95% of my comments these days, for teh second time I try to reach Jill, it is http://island-blogging.co.uk/, Good Luck and read you there, Barney
Barney from Swithiod savaged by the SF
Calum, are you coming over to join us on island-blogging.co.uk?
Arnish Lighthouse from Stornoway
You must! You're a Progenitor...at least, I think that's what you are...
Flying Cat from not going over without calumannabel
Calum. should move over to the other site, naturally (you've better!) # Calum. as Progenitor (capital P even!), eh FC? I guess it is possible. After all, Moses in his old age (or was it dotage?) did it: no reason why Calum, Lord of the Fank, should not be one.
mjc from IN, USA
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