Questions Postings

Know what? It's kind of a pain for people to gain "team" status so they can post topics. So, let's try this way: if you want to post a question, post it as a comment to this blog post.

Changes to LWV website

1. I've posted info on how to make a tax-deductible bequest to the LWV Education Fund (it's on the Local League portion of the website).
2. The calendar is now more interactive. I'm still happy to be the main person responsible for posting events there, but for times I'm out of town, like May 13-21, I thought it would be a good idea to let Board members and committee chairs post also. I've sent those people the password they'll need to log in and edit the calendar. Bit of trivia: an interactive website that a lot of people can easily edit is called a wiki.
   
3. Wiki interactive sites for various local LWV committees are also in the works. That way, committees can tell people who they are and what they're up to. --Hey, maybe some of these LWV-MO studies, like the Charter Schools study and the Immigration study might be able to do some collaboration by way of a wiki! Save on postage and in-state long distance charges!
   
4. If this wiki thing takes off, I could see the wikis taking place of this blog at some point. Seems like it's sort of tricky to get logged into Blogger to post topics.
   

How to Post a New Topic

You are encouraged to post your own topics on this blog. The way Blogger works is that you must be added to a list, or "team" of people with topic-posting privileges. ANYONE can comment, but only "team" members can post their own topics.

To be a "team" member, you can be member of the League of Women Voters, or not - it doesn't matter. The only criterion is that you have a topic or question you want to raise.

If you'd like to get topic-posting privileges, please send Rachel an email at brekhusr@gmail.com. Include your name and your email address and say you'd like to post a topic.

Introductory Remarks

This blog is here to bring new/prospective and experienced League of Women Voters members together in an interactive online forum. It is meant to supplement the website at
http://lwv.columbia.missouri.org/ and make it easier for us to learn from one another. At this point, it's a grand experiment. For those of us new to blogging, it's an introduction to this mode of communication. For those of us new to League, it's an introduction to the LWV and how it works as an organizational avenue of citizen involvement in civic life.
I'm leaving the blog open for anyone to comment on - if this becomes a problem, I'll limit postings to group members only.
To post a comment:
Go to the article/thread you want to comment on. Click where it says "Comments" at the bottom. Type your comment in the large Leave your comment box. Where it says "Choose An Identity," choose Other. Please fill in your name in the Name blank; anonymous comments will not be accepted by the moderator. You may leave the Your Web Page blank empty. Fill in the random letters in the Word Verification blank and submit the comment. Right now, this is a moderated blog requiring the the moderator approves all posts. This may change in the future.