What's in a Blog?

[The_Doc_Man]

I notice from the home page that we have a BLOG section - but it is blank for me. Whassup with that? Do we actually have NOBODY who has ever blogged on the forum?

 

[Ranman256]

It's an ancient demon from the 1st Age that fought Gandalf the Grey and....wait...
that was something else.

 

[isladogs]

In case you hadn't noticed, the Resources section is also empty.
IIRC, both of these were new areas @Jon planned to develop after the software change...but nothing there so far

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Actually, I had noticed that. Just wondering.

 

[Jon]

I made this post asking for feedback:

New Blog section on main site

I am creating a space on the main site for those who wish to showcase their talent. The idea is to have an area for those wish to place a Blog post there. My initial thoughts are there should be a minimum article length, and standard template format for each article. You get to put a bio section...

www.access-programmers.co.uk

Only @Minty replied so I dropped the idea due to lack of interest.

 

[NauticalGent]

Only @Minty replied so I dropped the idea due to lack of interest

Pity. Some of our members here would be perfect for that feature.

 

[Minty]

I killed it, I'm sorry

 

[NauticalGent]

I think the issue is most of the potential bloggers that come to mind have their own websites and this feature would be double work. That is of course assuming that the blogs would be about Access tips and tricks. If some chose to blog about their own personal journey with Access, there are a few folks here that I would be interesting in reading...

 

[NauticalGent]

Here is one of the most informative Access Blogs I have come across:

Access' Little Secret - Classes and WithEvents

A blog about Access development, VBA frameworks, Classes and Events, Libraries and more.

jwcolby.blogspot.com

 

[Isaac]

I think the issue is most of the potential bloggers that come to mind have their own websites and this feature would be double work.

That's a good point. The super-bloggers all have their own spot already. However, could AWF establish some kind of syndication.....like all the news sites do with AP ? Hmm, that's probably a crazy idea, disregard...

@Jon I, for one, thought the idea sounded absolutely beautiful. I imagine a very well-written blog article would generate plenty of links-in from folks referencing it around the globe. The reason I didn't respond is only because I know none of those well written blog articles would be done by me. Unfortunately, prolific posting does not equal good writing and I'm well aware

I've bookmarked plenty of blog articles, ranging from Ben C. to Nate O (RIP) and many others, esp. sql server ones. There's definitely a possibility...