Introduction to Using this Blog

This blog space is an experiment in creating a shared workspace. You received and followed the link I sent, and then opened to this page.

Normally only one person has access to "post" to a blog, and this post is viewed by any interested person, who can then "comment". Blogger or blogspot, however, allows multiple post contributors, any of whom may write a new post, or comment a previous post. Contributors are added by the originator of the blog by invitation.

Under a different set of options, this blog is set to "anyone can view", but is not listed for search purposes, so it cannot be found unless the address is known to the seeker.

I would like to use new posts for new topics, and comments to continue a topic. However, any contributor can start a new topic for any reason, such as merging or splitting topics, or just because the comment train has gotten unweildy.

Viewing blogs and comments turns out to be as easy as following an internet link. Anyone who wishes to comment or post will need a Google identity, and to sign in. Then commenting or posting is as easy as following a few links, writing, and sending. The learning curve is not steep for comments or posts, and only slightly steeper if you want to start your own blog. Depending on your comfort with these things, allow 5 to 15 minutes to create a Google identity, 5 to 10 minutes to familiarize with commenting, a day (to request and have me send an invitation) to become a contributor, and 5 to 10 minutes to become familiar with posting.

If there are any needs or wants respecting the format, I can make adjustments. I can also put graphics on the page.