As most people realise one of the cool features on this site is that everyone - literally, EVERYONE - can post up their own content in the form of blogs.
To date there have been well over 500 blogs posted. And as a result its all got messy and chaotic. Also a lot of you have been posting up stuff as 'blogs' that isn't really blog material at all. The actual blogs are getting lost in amongst the morass! So, as Skyrim releases into the big world world, we need to get a grip and lay down some guidelines.
So, lets be clear what we DON'T want in blogs.
1. Blogs which just say things like 'I bought Skyrim today, and I'm now taking it home'. That's NOT a blog, its a Status Update. So post it as a Status Update.
2. Blogs which just ask a question. For example we get blogs saying stuff like 'What race are you going to play?' or 'Which Guild will you join?'. They are NOT blogs, they are Discussion Topics. If there are not already discussion topics open on that topic, then wait until the new Groups are created and post up discussions in the relevant group.
3. Blogs which ask people stuff like 'how are you today?' or 'what are you doing to pass the time?'. They aren't blogs either - they need to happen in our Chat Room sessions.
4. Blogs which do nothing more than post photos or videos. We have a dedicated Video Gallery and Photo Gallery to handle videos and photos.
5. Blogs which repeat or recycle information already posted. We are getting a HUGE amount of repetition. Before you post a blog, make sure that someone else didn't already post the exact same information!
So from now on we are having a change of approach with blogs...
Blogs will be for meaningful content. If you want to record your in game experiences, or you want to post a detailed game guide, or you want to write a character backstory, then use the blog feature. In other words, blogs need to have real actual content that adds something to people's experience of the game, not just random stuff that comes into your head.
If you ignore these guidelines and post up just anything as a blog, then don't be surprised if a Blog Host comes along and deletes it!
Later today I will be creating lots of new Groups - see my post last night for details - where there will be facilities for adding discussions, content, photos etc on the various Guilds, Factions and areas of Gameplay. You will be able to join as many of these as you like, and start getting stuck in straight away...
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And thanks a bunch, Paul, I appreciate this. This will give blog hosts more things to monitor.
So whilst we will obviously need to look t... more
the membership obviously desires a method for general communication;
the only method thus far provided to serve this purpose is the blog feature;
the blog feature is the single most highlighted for... more
I'm MUCH more receptive to that than someone telling me in the comments to t... more