Your Benevolent Dictator's Blog

As everyone might have noticed by this point, we have a few new features here in BudoSeek, and Blogs are one of those.

Although I would love to give everyone the opportunity to have their own blog, due to wanting to keep clutter to a minimal and be able to maintain some quality control, I have restricted the number of individual members who may have their own blog. Afterall, it should be a reward for long time members who have proven themselves as loyal members or assumed some level of responsibility for helping me maintain the site. There will be certain individuals who have some particular expertise who may be invited to host a blog, but that will be decided later. For now, all members of my moderation staff have the ability to have their own blog, but to reward those long-term members, members with at least 1200 posts will be able to create and post to their own blog. So if you happen to have 1200+ posts and you would like to host your own blog, please send me an email, and I will be happy to add those permissions to your account.

To get started with your blog, just click on the Blog button in the navigation toolbar, and then click "Create New Post" button. Your blog is creates and you are ready to go. You can also customize your personal blog somewhat. So feel free to personalize your blog and make it your own!

One thing that I ask of all bloggers is that they set the permissions in their blog so that it is not "private". Otherwise, you'll end up with a very limited audience! So once you create your new blog, please do the following:

1. Go to Blog Settings
2. Then go to Permissions & Privacy
3. Once there, please set your permissions to the following:

Default Entry Options

-When posting a new blog entry, I would like to...

* Allow comments to be posted - Check this one!

-Members on your contact list may...

* View your blog - Check this one!
* Leave comments on your blog entries - Check this one!

Members on your ignore list may...

* View your blog - Check this one!
* Leave comments on your blog entries - leave this one unchecked

Other members may...

* View your blog - Check this one!
* Leave comments on your blog entries - Check this one!

Guests may...

* View your blog - Check this one!

As far as what you might blog about, well that is up to you. Everyone has their own expertise, talents and interests. So feel free to discuss whatever you like, and it does not necessarily have to be related to martial arts.

If you have any questions about this new feature, please let me know. Since this is new, there will undoubtedly be a few bugs here and there, and we can usually sort them out together.

Thanks everyone, and Happy Blogging!!