Jason & Jon,
I'll be contributing to the Meet Blog. What do I need to set up for an
account?
Walt
In article <17415.199.64.0.252.1146863771.squirrel@janor.ath.cx>,
dml@bleazard.net ("Jason Bleazard") writes:
>
>
> Okay, we're going to try something different with the meet report for the
> national meet. Usually what happens with the meet report is some poor sap
> volunteers to write it up, then about six months after the meet is over when
> people start harassing him for the report he has to try to track down
everyone
> who took pictures and figure out from memory what happened.
>
> This time, we're going to try using a blog (which I know is a stupid sounding
> word, but it's short for a web log) to keep track of all national meet
related
> events. The address is http://dmlmeet.blogspot.com/
>
> This is where we need your help. We're asking for everyone coming to the
> national meet to report any events on this blog. This is not a place for
> brainstorming of ideas, or discussion about what to do at the meet, or asking
> questions. The DML is the place for that.
>
> Rather, the blog is a place for reporting of any events related to the meet.
> This is the place that anyone can go who wants to read "The Story of the 2006
> National DML Meet." Maybe DML members who can't make the meet, our families
> and friends, or just anyone on the web who wants to read about it. If you
> remember the BBQ updates that Tom likes to post to the DML, that's the sort
of
> thing that would be perfect to include in the blog. Having them there will
> keep them separate from the rest of the list traffic, and make it easier for
> non DML members to read.
>
> When I say events "related to" the meet, I'm hoping we can even include all
of
> the preparation work. Tom and Josh, if you want to post regular progress
> reports on your various wrenchfest projects, that would be an awesome thing
to
> have documented. Or, if you just want to say "I got my camping gear out of
> storage today that hasn't been used in 10 years" that's fine too. As long as
> it's related to the meet and contributes to the story of what's involved in
> pulling this off, it's fair game. Remember we'll be looking back on this in
> five or ten years and saying "yeah, I remember that!"
>
> Once we get to the meet, I want to keep this updated with the events at least
> on a daily basis. Some information is good, more is better. Blogger will
> even allow pictures to be uploaded, although for entire image galleries it
> would probably be easier to find a different place to hold them. More than a
> couple of images per post gets a little clumsy. This blog will act as the
> live meet report while the meet is going on, and then it'll make it a whole
> lot easier to write up the full meet report once the dust settles and we're
> all back home. Jon wants to print up a coffee table book as the meet report
> this time, which I think is a great idea. Let's make the job of getting this
> book together as painless as possible. It'll be much easier to remember
> everything if we record it as we go. With WiFi access back at the
campground,
> I'm sure we'll all be able to find a few minutes every night to post an
> update.
>
> If you're willing to help out with this effort, let me or Jon know and we'll
> set you up as a contributor to the blog. The drawback to using a service
like
> Blogger is that you'll need to have an account on their system before you'll
> be able to post. I don't think this is a big deal, but if you have a problem
> with it let us know and we'll see what we can figure out. There's nothing
> that says you have to use your real name, so you can always make something
up.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Jason Bleazard http://drazaelb.blogspot.com Burlington, Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
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