MDGarcia Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 We are now ready to move forward with allowing all folks to have their shot at running their own blogs hosted by Ad Astra. A couple of things to note: 1) We are running Wordpress in Network Mode. 2) Each of you will have a subdomain of yourname.adastrafanfic.net (ie: http://jespah.adastrafanfic.net) 3) You will also be given a Community address of @yourname (ie: @jespah) 4) If you do not have a trekfics.net email address, don't worry... it won't affect your blog and you can change it later. 5) Disqus is available for your comments. Please sign up for a free account at http://disqus.com -- otherwise, you will be spammed to death. This is no bueno. Ad Astra will not be responsible for spam-chasing on your blog.  We do that enough on the forums, as it is Now that you're read the guide, here's how to get your very own blog. 1) Go to http://support.adastrafanfic.com 2) Click on Submit a Ticket. 3) Category: Account Request, Priority: Low, Select a Site: Blogs 4) Subject: Blog Account Request - yourname 5) The message portion should look like this: I would like the following blog setup for me. - yoursite.adastrafanfic.net <- NOT changeable later. - youremail@address.tld <- changeable later. - Your Blog's Title (ie: My Blog Site) <- changeable later - You CAN (NOT) use my real name on this site. -- If NOT, please let us know what name you wish to use. 6) Click on Submit Ticket, after filling out the CAPTCHA portion. Please allow 24 hours for your new blog to be setup. If you run into any problems with your new blog, please submit a new ticket and make sure to reference your blog's URL when submitting! Do not use PM or reply to this post if you have problems. ALWAYS open a ticket! -- Please remember that blogs are a privilege, not a right. These are being provided for you at Ad Astra's behest. -- Please also read documentation at WordPress.org for more information on how to run your blog. Like LJ, this has a bit of a learning curve to it. MDg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntrepidSovereign Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 MDg... So, your AA blog just points to your main blog. Can we do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGarcia Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I'm actually going to delete that one. I needed a testbed for some of the stuff I was doing. I mean, if all you're going to do is redirect, no much point to having it, right? MDg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntrepidSovereign Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 True. I see your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekfan Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Oh boy! Looking forward to seeing this get going. I've already submitted my ticket, my excitement level=HIGH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGarcia Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I haven't had a chance to write some Wordpress KBs, yet. I'm expecting for the support site to get hammered by you guys. MDg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackenzie Calhoun Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Pass this one up; never understood the reason to blog, it's sort of like a daily biography of oneself... Sounds vain and a big waste of time... Lewis Black, my man, Lewis Black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGarcia Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Pass this one up; never understood the reason to blog, it's sort of like a daily biography of oneself... Sounds vain and a big waste of time... And you could've simply just said nothing and not signed up. MDg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLWalker Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Ln X. You are sorely testing my patience. I suggest you grow some social sensibility, because you do not want to sorely test my patience. Because I can go avenging harpy on your ass in less than three seconds and give you a vacation. Or just throw you out an airlock. Thank you, and have a wonderful day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Removed the comment, sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Fave Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Just to one and all - I has blogged. It actually proved very smooth and easy to do. Ok, I was totally intimidated by it all but went with the flow and it seemed to go all ok. Simply wanted to tell you all that and to publicly say a great big thank you to Mike for his work on this. Thanks Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLWalker Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Removed the comment, sorry about that. Thank you. Please be nice to the my site engineer; he is a spectacular man who puts a whole lot of unpaid effort into our home here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekfan Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 LOVING THE BLOG SITE. That is all. Awesome work MDG; really great set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGarcia Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Thanks TF. I wanted to let bloggers know that Ad Astra is now a member of the Elegant Themes community. We now get their premium, professional-looking blog themes available to all users. If you'd like to take a look at what they have, please visit this site: http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/ Should you see one you like, open a support request for it. It will be made available for everyone. MDg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Did a complete 180 turnaround, and got myself a blog. Doesn't hurt to try new things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jespah Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 It doesn't have to be all about oneself (and I try not to make it that way). I've been blogging for a good 4 years now, and I originally had felt it was kinda inane, but you can grow an audience and it is of interest to them. Different blogs serve differing purposes. I'm using Barking to talk about what I've been doing with regards to writing, and also how things all fit in, in order to try to give some context to what I do so that I don't just write up a huge topic here about that. I use a blog on SparkPeople to talk about weight loss and maintenance. I have a robot blog where I mainly give the robotic news, either about a startup I'm affiliated with, or about the industry in general. And I also have my own blog which is about career changing, that I should probably update as I'm looking for work again. In that one I talk about my own struggles, but also about the social media industry, plus any books I read about it, any wisdom I've gleaned in the (egad) decade I've been a Community Manager, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I'm just doing a general blog, covering all the things and themes of my life. I will post sporadically and see what happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPicard Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 I know I'm HELLISHLY late but I just signed up, too. (I hope I did everything right...) It just took me a while to decide. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowgirlcadet1701 Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Just signed up for a blog. Now I just hope I can figure out what to post in the darn thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
