As some of you know, Eye is an avid blogger with several collaborators. For those interested in stepping into the fray after reading David Austin's article (see page 6), we bring you the Eye guide to online journaling:
* Keep it simple. Sign up for a free blog at Blogger and you can choose a nice template and write without getting too bogged down in all the jargon of website production.
* Don't be timid. Blogging is easy and accessible to all ages on the most basic computers. Different Friends see blogging as a form of ministry and outreach, a place for their own points of view or an easy way of maintaining a Meeting news page.
* Speak truth to power. Published comment is no longer confined to newspapers - if you write about current affairs, you might want to send a link to your blog to your MP regularly.
* Be sensible, but not paranoid. Your blog is public so don't write anything you wouldn't say to a stranger or write to The Friend.
* Join the Quaker conversation: Quaker Quaker has the most comprehensive guide to the Quaker 'blogosphere', covering ministry, discussion and general Friendly chatter. Interact with other bloggers by linking to blogs you like or leaving comments on posts that speak to you.