- Use spell check & punctuation (Firefox has a spell checker but look out for ’save and continue editing’)
- Start with an abstract of about 60 words. When your post is on the front page or in one of the archives the first 60 words will be shown. If you use an image in your abstract, make sure it is small and that you have less than 60 words (you can always check how it looks and change when necessary)
- No more in posts, this is no longer necessary and is better for our rss feed
- Only write in English, unless it is a Dutch topic (possible compromise: do English ‘optional excerpt’ – scroll down below ‘write post’, with note – [rest of article in Dutch])
- Try to have a very clear, explicit title. Also, use paragraphs and an accompanying structure of argumentation (introduction/excerpt, argument, conclusion) where possible
- Preferably there is a relevant image in your post (but make sure images do not break the design).
- Copying and pasting from MS Word (or most other programs) messes up formatting. The best way of getting rid of formatting is to use a simple text editor first (Windows: Wordpad, Mac: Text Editor)
- We should avoid becoming a link dump. If you have an interesting link or video, also describe why it is interesting for our blog. We prefer critical, descriptive posts.
- Accompany your posts with references, sources, and links
- Do not swear (to me this one seems obvious, but I’m open to contrary arguments).
- Keep our blog ‘alive’. It’s always nice to see a lively blog, so try discussing others’ posts by commenting on them, or referring to them in your own posts. Also comment on blogs in link and trackback list!
- koffie
How To
- How to left align an image in the text: add
style=’float:left’
to the <img> tag
- How to right align an image in the text: add
style=’float:right’
to the <img> tag
- How to resize an image: add
width=”10%”
or add
width=”x px”
to the <img> tag. This will scale your image.
- How to do footnotes: open and close the footnote like below, and it will be generated automatically
(( your footnote text here ))
- Multiple authors: when you want to add a second author to a post, go to write/edit post. At the bottom there is a section called ‘Custom Fields’. Select ‘other_author’. Fill in the name of the second author. Save the post. Repeat this step for each additional author.
- How to update a blogpost:
<update> this is my update text – Michael (added: 10/10/07) </update>