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Nov 20, 2008 | 11:16 AM
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Hey everyone. Carlos the Web Producer here. I'm really glad to read all the blogs you have posted (whether I agree or disagree, that's another story).

However, there is something that has concerned me that I want to address to everyone. I've noticed a lot of you posting a portion or an entire article from another news organization (e.g newspaper, AP wire service, television/radio website). This is prohibited and cannot be posted on our website.

If you would like to post an article, make a link to the article. Do not repost. The globe looking button with a chain link is the one you can use to make this link.  Here's an example using a news story from the AP posted on Yahoo!www:

Hey! Read this article about money for the jobless. It's really cool.

Notice I didn't repost the article, just linked to it. That's fine. Do that as much as you want. But, if you post an article in part or in total that is copyrighted, I will delete it without notifying you. It is a violation of our Blogging Policy.

Thanks for blogging.

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Katbird read my blog view my photos
Nov 20, 2008 | 11:27 AM

Thanks Carlos.
I am guilty of doing that.
My apologizes.
dbinracine read my blog view my photos
Nov 20, 2008 | 11:47 AM

Sorry Carlos I know I have done that in the past as well, but have been better about it of late, what if I have a story and have permission from the author as well as the original news outlet to post? should I add that it has been approved or still just link?

Thanks Deb
Logical read my blog
Nov 20, 2008 | 12:04 PM

Carlos,

Thanks for your hard work. Great Job!

I have a question, off topic. Wy do my posts get cut off sometomes? Is there something I should be doing to prevent this?

Any help is appreciated.
Basher51 read my blog view my photos
Nov 20, 2008 | 1:07 PM

Good job, Carlos. Yeah, I've done it too.
adoseoftruth read my blog view my photos
Nov 20, 2008 | 2:05 PM

Who hasn't?????

Won't do it again. Just didn't realize it was against the policy. I have just always been careful to make sure I indicate were I got the post from.............
F0x6Fan read my blog view my photos
Nov 20, 2008 | 4:27 PM

Oops! my bad.
milhollywood read my blog
Nov 20, 2008 | 7:58 PM

Not to get all cocky, but I think I already knew that.

If any others haven't, I think that's OK. It's better to know now than not at all.
loripav read my blog view my photos
Nov 20, 2008 | 10:05 PM

Sorry, I will remove my stuff if you didn't do so already.
dangle read my blog view my photos
Nov 20, 2008 | 11:03 PM

Same here milhollywood.....

Although I thought adoses way of indicating the source was "legal".
F0x6Fan read my blog view my photos
Nov 20, 2008 | 11:52 PM

no comment from rasguy24?

lol
witiwebprod2 read my blog view my photos
Nov 21, 2008 | 10:32 AM

Some of you had some really good questions. Here's my attempt to answer these questions.

1) What if I have a story and have permission from the author as well as the original news outlet to post? should I add that it has been approved or still just link?
ANSWER: If you got approval, you need to courtesy the source. However, make sure you clearly state in your blog post that you got approval from the source. Best thing to do is create a link to the site versus reposting content.

2) Why do my posts get cut off sometimes? Is there something I should be doing to prevent this?
ANSWER: There is a limit to the number of characters your post can be. Once you reach that limit, it won't accept any more. If you are writing some extremely long, try to break it down into separate blog posts based on topic. Usually that will help.

The most important thing is to be careful of copyrighted materials. You never know when an organization will crack down. We don't want you to get in trouble (and of course we don't want to be in hot water either).
aaro-nf read my blog view my photos
Nov 21, 2008 | 4:46 PM

thanks for the warning carlos. great job on the posting of this blog. thanks for having me as a member of the blogging family.
17DaisyJewels read my blog
Nov 23, 2008 | 11:16 PM

Thanks Carlos - I don't think I have - just started blogging again but will ensure I don't
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