You can now post to your Journal directly

[Elad]

If you have a Journal and it is turned on, you should see a new checkbox in the post form which allows you to add your post directly to your Journal as you post it.

We have also added a "Post to your Journal" link to everyone's Journal, which you can find at the top of the right column when viewing your journal. This link will ask you to pick a forum and will then also automatically add the post to your journal. Please note that this functionality also adds your post to the discussion forum in the forum that you choose.

[Cerridwen]

1. Saw that. Thank you! n/t

[Elad]

2. kick n/t

[Hissyspit]

3. Great! Thanks. n/t

[laheina]

4. Yay!

That is completely awesome!

Thanks Elad. :)

[Adelante]

5. I have a question, Elad

I've seen Journals with photos, but when I have a photo in the discussion post and click add to my journal, the image does not appear on the Journal entry, same with links. What am I doing wrong?

God, all these new stuff is terrific. Thank you so much. :)

[Orsino]

6. Um, is is possible to post *only* to the journal yet?

The post form seems to insist that I choose a forum to which an entry will also post. If I read your announcment correctly, that's all the functionality you've just created...?

[Elad]

7. The problem with that idea is that it would prevent anyone from

commenting on your post. We debated this for awhile, and got some feedback from the members, and decided that at least for now, we're not going to provide such functionality. We don't see any reason why just about any topic can't be posted to the discussion board (especially since we have so many different forums now), since basically the discussion board just acts as the medium for people to comment, just like you would on a traditional blog.

[TahitiNut]

8. I assume (hope) that DU Rules apply every bit as much for such entries?

In assuming that, I also assume that the removal of such posts behaves in the same way?

[Elad]

10. Yes on both counts n/t

[SoCalDem]

9. The only problem is that in fast-moving forums,

topics get locked so fast,people might want to comment, but if they don't see it right away, it's locked before they get a chance.. I think that's the rub that most people have with the "post"
feature.

It's no biggie to me, but I think that's the feature people seem to want ..Is there any way to override the lock for "journaled" posts only ?

[Elad]

11. That is a downside

However, there are plenty of topic forums that move much slower and cover just about every conceivable topic. You don't have to post in GD if you want the thread to remain open for a long time.

[SoCalDem]

12. True dat..

but then no one sees it:P

You know we just want you to work miracles for us :loveya:

[Orsino]

13. That is an advantage a traditional blog will retain, then...

...over the current system.

What we have is still super-cool.

[ComerPerro]

22. True, but what if I wanted to post to the journal like a blog, perhaps

to log somewhere, officially, my thoughts on a certain subject.

For example, my comments and views on the Duke rape case...

I'd like it archived somewhere on DU (in my journal) but don't want to waste space in the forums by creating a new thread...

Seems so self-absorbed to create a thread just for a journal post.


Maybe I misunderstood the purpose of DU Journals.

I dunno, I just think it would be cool if DUers could have a journal that functions more like a blog, the advantage being that they are all centrally located on DU.

Might make the experience more personal, and help posters get to know each other better...

[hwmnbn]

14. Excellent ....

it streamlines the process. Do you guys stay up all night thinking up these improvements?

Congrats to everyone who devises the beautiful schemes. :thumbsup:

[frankly_fedup2]

16. I love the new journals and how they work. I just wish I could post on my

journal other things then what I posted just on DU. Is that possible?

Also, if you guys stay up all night, you are paid pretty well from this site. I mean everyone could always use more income, but this is your jobs now . . . am I wrong? The reason I say that is, I read sometime over on FR that the guy that runs that pays like $200 thousand a year just to run the site (unreal amount of money), so either he is rich from something else and burns his money on FR, or things have worked out really well for him with FR. Kudos to entrepreneurship!:toast:

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[Carni]

17. Thank God LOL

Thanks for helping some of the more post challenged amongst us...I have probably only ever originated about ten topics in my entire 3 year stay here on DU!

I am lazy... I just answer other people's topics!

[kpete]

18. Elad

Need help on "my number of posts" It has been stuck on "20" for weeks, never changes. What can I do?

[bills]

19. Elad

Why I am not able start New Post.

[Norquist Nemesis]

20. You have to have a minimum number of posts first. n/t

[bills]

21. You have to have a minimum number of posts first. n/t

Thank you.