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RPMN Technical Questions

Deadorcs (Randall Walker) here from Initiative or What? If this post is more appropriate elsewhere, please feel free to move it. What I'm wondering is, if there's a way to feed my current blog to this site so that I don't have to do a bunch of copy/pasting or rewriting for this site.

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Randall Walker on October 24, 2009 at 8:34pm: Well, I found a workaround if it turns out you can't import your own blog. The workaround is this: import your own blog using the rss feed on your profile page. Then, when someone clicks on your profile page, they can view your most current (or up to 3 full length or 5 header) blog entry. Holler up if anyone else has any better solutions.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ray Welt on October 24, 2009 at 10:24pm: If you go to the "Add Apps" on the left of your page, there are many 3rd party applications you can add. On about page 28 or so, there's one developed by Ning called "My RSS." With that, you can add five different feeds. It basically works the same as the RSS feed on your page already. The benefit is that you can add more than one feed. The drawbacks are that it's not readily apparent to viewers of your page, and you don't have the option of feed description or anything. I think it's meant more for adding feeds from other sites that you can check while you're logged in here.
It is another option, but I'd still recommend the feed you already found.

Randall Walker said:
Well, I found a workaround if it turns out you can't import your own blog. The workaround is this: import your own blog using the rss feed on your profile page. Then, when someone clicks on your profile page, they can view your most current (or up to 3 full length or 5 header) blog entry. Holler up if anyone else has any better solutions.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Questing GM 1 day ago: I added My RSS and then just dragged it from the sidebar to the center page.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Joethelawyer on October 24, 2009 at 10:52pm: Hi all. 2 questions:

Can a regular IRC chat client be used to access the chat room function here? We would need some sort of a server/port address to do so.

How do you get the badge to show up on a blogger site? Assume I'm a full blown technical retard when writing your explanation...

Thx!

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Permalink Reply by Joethelawyer on October 24, 2009 at 11:07pm: figured out the badge thing. all you do is copy the code, and in blogger use the add a gadget feature to add html/java script. paste the link into the box. save. easy; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Berin Kinsman on October 24, 2009 at 11:23pm: The best/only way is to use RSS. If oyu look at how I have UncleBear ported to my profile page, you'll see an example.

The advantage of this is that it only gives a snippet, then the read has to click through to your blog to read the whole post. This drives the traffic to your site, and not just here.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Berin Kinsman on October 24, 2009 at 11:24pm: Sadly, no. it's site-specific code.

Joethelawyer said:
Hi all. 2 questions:

Can a regular IRC chat client be used to access the chat room function here? We would need some sort of a server/port address to do so.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Levi Kornelsen on October 25, 2009 at 10:03pm: Can items be imbedded on any of the pages?

Notably, I'm thinking about google docs and presentations, and (possibly in future) waves.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mike 1 day ago: I'm trying to figure out a way to show recent activity related to threads or posts or new comments on your page. For instance I get emails when new discussions or threads I am following get new replies but is there a way to send it into a feed on my page?; ▶ Reply to This