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Category Archives: Writing for the Web
Best 404 Evah
There’s something of an art to a proper 404 page. You want to let the user know that she’s taken a bad step, and you want to help her find the correct path again. There’s a bit of professional pride … Continue reading
Eight Years Ago Today
I began this blog as a way to learn about blogs and blogging for instruction and scholarly interaction and outreach. My first post is here, on blogging and what it is and what it might be good for. I began … Continue reading
On The Use of Sources, Citations, and Links
As educators, we spend a great deal of time trying to teach students how to research, how to use sources, and, perhaps most importantly of all, how to tell a good source from a bad one. I know how to … Continue reading
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Yog on Online Moderation
James D. Macdonald, SF author and exceedingly experienced online moderator (remember Yog Sysop? That’s him) offers some rules for moderation under the heading: Here’s what moderators need to know: a) Sure, there’s freedom of speech. Anyone who wants it can … Continue reading
Blogging as Conversation
Tor, my favorite fantasy/sf publisher, has just gone public with their new Web site, one that has been re-designed with community engagement with content as a core principle. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, an editor at Tor, and one of the founding … Continue reading
