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Pelican File Update    view story
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Stephanie Roberts - - PelicanFile
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 The Pelican File has been updated with new features allowing ways for readers to interact and have a voice. We will continue to provide daily links to politics and public policy headlines from all the major U.S. newspapers. Additionally, you can now post your comments on any topic or on the reporting of an issue. Login or register on the right to get started. Click on the blue Pelican File Update link above to learn more. |

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- Post basic comments

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- Use hyperlinks in your posts.
- Other users can view your profile.

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- Your posts can be viewed on the Home page!
- Bold, italics and underlines in your posts.
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- Post text boxes like the one above.

This website is viewed by tens of thousands of visitors per month. Post your comments today!

by ThePelicanFile on 6/26/2005 3:11 PM


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Cool new feature

Ms. Roberts… you don’t know me… but you will. I think it’s great that I can have a way to start controversy and post comments with my extremely liberal opinions. I already love this site because lets face it, it’s awesome. Anyway thanks a lot for adding this fun new feature, I’m sure you’ll be seeing my opinions once in a while…

-Is this movie in 3-D? -No but your face is.
by Yourson on 6/26/2005 12:10 PM
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Two Questions

I love your site – I have been using it at work for about a year. And I am really pleased you have started this area for me to post on all the different news topics. I have two questions (only one of which is serious):

1. Do you have a filter to keep the far-right republican nut jobs from posting on your site?

2. Why do you have different blogger levels?

The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet. ~ Mark Twain

by Trojan on 6/27/2005 8:25 AM
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Re: Two Questions

One of the reasons we started a blog is to enable intelligent discussion on a broad range of public policy topics. Some people know a lot about the Court while others may be more knowledgeable about Congress. We believe adults learn by discussion and interaction, even with “far-right republican nut jobs.” With clear, creative and convincing posts, a blogger may gain a better understanding of different points of view – even if the blogger’s opinion is not swayed.

Unfortunately, there are several issues which can limit the usefulness of our blogger comment area.

Comment spam is both annoying and aggravating. Comments like “You’re right!” with a link to “make her happy” or “lower your mortgage rate” websites have no useful purpose (and not just because you don’t know what makes us happy). These comments will be deleted and the user will be blocked from making future posts.

Which gets us to the blogger ranking reason. The more posts you make, the more posting privileges you will receive. A new user cannot post hyperlinks. As you establish yourself as a credible blogger, you will have the ability to post links and use other advanced features. Blogger rankings give us the ability to better moderate the site.

I hope this answers your questions – even the one that was not serious!



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2.      If you have a different point of view than is expressed in a posting, keep your opinion fact-based and free from personal insults.
3.      Keep the language clean, free of profanity, racism, bigotry, etc.







by ThePelicanFile on 6/27/2005 10:16 AM
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Re: Re: Two Questions

Thanks

The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet. ~ Mark Twain
by Trojan on 6/28/2005 12:32 PM
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