DOs and DON’Ts of blogging (here)

Syntax and Form:

1. Use proper capitalization and spelling. Please try to use Canadian spelling. 2. Don't use all caps of course. PLEASE 3. Paragraphs are nice. Titles are nice. Don't forget them
4. Please…. try.. to avoid…trailing periods…
5. Type like you are writing a letter to you dear old Grandma. She'll cane you for not using the Queen's English. Keep it simple and clear.

Media and cut/paste:

1. Don't embed MP3 files please. It's in bad taste to force sound on a viewer. Wastes bandwidth as well.
2. Embed only your pictures. If you want to link to another site's picture that's agreeable.
3. Let's try and keep it to JPG files. TIF, GIF, PNG are unacceptable. JPG is the photo standard.
4. Keep the photo size to 1024 pixels wide. The site has real estate for 1280 but we need the sidebar. The site will resize pictures to suit people with CNIB monitors, but 1024 is the max width please. Just like most other photo sites.
5. Use a space (carriage return) before and after a picture. It's easier to read.

Content:

1. Let's keep this site photography related.
2. Keep in mind it's a family site.
3. Don't post anything you would not yell out at a dinner party.
4. SEARCH. See if it has been posted before. Use Google to see if this is an old internet thing and we've all seen it before.
5. If you want to post humour, please keep it photo related. I would err on the side of "don't".

My blog is not the most shining example, but have a look to see how I keep mine "clean" and mostly on topic. If I've missed anything, please post a "comment" at the bottom. Don't forget to look and see if anyone has commented on a post. Also, never fear editing soomething to fix a speeling error or whathave you.

http://www.jasonhollister.com