Lexington TAB Online

Potentially Useful Site Information from Long Ago

As I was browsing the archives looking for the old site rules, I came across some potentially useful technical information about how to use this site -- coincidentally, it was in the same post as the site rules. I updated it a little (as to dates and such) so it wasn't quite as confusing. :-)

"Until further notice, here's some general information about this site.

• At the very top of this page is a silverish bar. That's the search feature. Oddly enough, clicking on either "search this blog" and "search all blogs" results in searching for your keyword in all the blogs. I don't know why, but it does. It's weird like that. To search, type in your keyword(s) in the white area.

• To the right of the page is a sidebar. That is the menu. At the top is a general description of TAB, it's purpose, the website, and the purpose of the website. This general description will probably change in the near future, when the website gets more "off the ground."

• Underneath the description is a list of links under the heading "Previous Posts," with links under it. These links go to...you guessed it, previous posts. Clicking on one will display that post in the main window. The list will grow as more posts are added.

• Underneath the "Previous Posts" links is the heading "Links," with various library-related links under it. These links will not display their contents in a new window, so make sure your browser's "back" button is working!

• Underneath that is the heading "Archives." After a certain number of posts are made, the older ones stop showing up under the "previous posts" section (which only catalogues the latest 10 days' worth of posts) and go into the archives. The archives are labeled by month and year; this month's posts will go into the "September 2005" archive section.

• Underneath that is the heading "Contributors." These show various links, which show who's a member of the TAB site. Clicking on the links display their Blogger.com profile (if they've written one) and all blogs they're a member of on Blogger.com.

• Directly under this post, there are several links. One displays the time. Clicking on the "time" link will lead to a page with just this post on it. That is the "permanent link" page. Like the "previous posts" section, the main page will only display the most recent posts. Linking to the main page to show a particular post may not display the post you want after a certain time; linking to the "permanent link" page will always show that post.

• To the right of the "permanent link" is a link that says "[x] comments." This link will take you to a pop-up window. That is the comments page, which displays all comments on that particular post and gives you a form for you to add your own comments to the post. Administrators have the ability to edit or delete posts, or delete comments, which violate our current "site rules."

-- Laura W.

posted by Laura Webb @ 10/04/2005 12:29:00 PM