Here are some ways to make this site more useful to you. If you want to know where to start, or are having trouble with the site, please read through this note to see if any of your questions are answered. If you’re still wondering about something, or want to make a suggestion, then post a comment at the bottom of the page. If you’re not sure how to post a comment, then keep reading!

POSTING

There are two types of contributions you can make to the site. The first is when you create a new entry, and it’s called a “post”. The second type is when you comment on an existing entry, and it’s called (not surprisingly) a “comment”.

For this site, a person must be registered in order to create a post. All registered people automatically have the ability to create posts. If you want to register on the site, click here. You will provide a username you’d like to use, along with an email address. A confirmation email, complete with password, will be sent to that address. Simple!

Ok, you’ve received your confirmation email and have successfully logged in to the site. In the sidebar on the left of any page, you’ll see a link called “Create New Post”. Click it and you’ll be presented with a form with many options. There are three things you care about: title, content, and categories. Give your post a meaningful title so others will know what you are talking about. Add some content. Now look at the list of categories on the right. Check any category to which your post relates. You can pick more than one; you might choose both “Fun” and “Summer Picnic”, for example. You can save a draft, preview your post, or publish it — just use the appropriate buttons on the right.

But let’s say you want to comment on a post. First, click on the title of that post. You’ll be taken to a page where you can see that entire entry, as well as any comments already submitted. At the bottom is a place to provide your own thoughts. If you aren’t logged in, you’ll need to give your name and an email address when you submit the comment. These comments will not be visible to others until they are “approved” by the site administrator (at the time of this writing, it’s me, Darren). If you are already logged in, the site knows who you are and your comments will be available to everyone immediately.

WHAT TO POST

Any post or comment is welcome, provided it keeps with our intent of sharing information about MPE’s graduation and associated activities. You don’t have to be a Team Leader to post, nor do you have to be a member of a team to post or comment on that team’s topics. The purpose, again, is to share information about the upcoming graduation, so post already!

WHAT’S NEW?

How do you know when something has been posted? There are a number of ways. In the sidebar on the left of every page is a section for Recent Posts and Recent Comments; they’ll give you the last five entries of each type. Keep an eye on those and you’ll see what’s up.

If you are the one who created a post, you’ll be notified via email whenever anyone comments on it.

Lastly, there are RSS feeds for posts and comments; the links are in the sidebar. If you want to know how to use RSS feeds, then Google is your friend.

What did I miss? Let me know.