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It started with the following replies to the article "How Many Lives," a lovely poem by RYD from his book Passing Moments. I've copied below the initial comments regarding the MoT site on Ning:
Re: How Many Lives? - a poem by RY Deshpande
Re: Re: How Many Lives? [posting poetry on Ning]
Yes, let's do it. I don't think it's too early to do so.
I don't know how to create a new tab on Ning. So, I've just implemented another way of doing it, via an RSS/XML link to a new subcategory on SCIY:
CULTURE>LITERATURE>..Poetry>RY Deshpande
Here's how to use it:
1) Post each poem as a normal article on the SCIY Webzine site. In the Categories frame on the Post Article page, deselect the Main Page, then scroll down the Category list to CULTURE/LITERATURE and select the CULTURE/..Poetry and CULTURE/..Poetry/RY Deshpande subcategories.
2) Then, and this is important, go to the "I would like to: Publish this article using:" item at the bottom of the Post Article page, and use the drop-down menu to select "a date in the past." Then use the Month drop-down menu and choose the month prior to the current month. E.g., if the current month is Nov, select Oct. Then do your normal Preview and Save to publish the article.
3) Following steps 1) & 2) will prevent the article from appearing on the Main Page or in the Recent Articles list.
4) A link to the article with your Article Title will soon appear on the Mirror of Tomorrow page.
Let me know how this works for you, ok?
~ ronjon
I don't know how to create a new tab on Ning. So, I've just implemented another way of doing it, via an RSS/XML link to a new subcategory on SCIY:
CULTURE>LITERATURE>..Poetry>RY Deshpande
Here's how to use it:
1) Post each poem as a normal article on the SCIY Webzine site. In the Categories frame on the Post Article page, deselect the Main Page, then scroll down the Category list to CULTURE/LITERATURE and select the CULTURE/..Poetry and CULTURE/..Poetry/RY Deshpande subcategories.
2) Then, and this is important, go to the "I would like to: Publish this article using:" item at the bottom of the Post Article page, and use the drop-down menu to select "a date in the past." Then use the Month drop-down menu and choose the month prior to the current month. E.g., if the current month is Nov, select Oct. Then do your normal Preview and Save to publish the article.
3) Following steps 1) & 2) will prevent the article from appearing on the Main Page or in the Recent Articles list.
4) A link to the article with your Article Title will soon appear on the Mirror of Tomorrow page.
Let me know how this works for you, ok?
~ ronjon
Re: Re: Re: How Many Lives? [New Tabs on Ning]
That’s a way out and I’ll pursue it. But that
leaves the fundamental problem with Ning unsolved. It is necessary to
have freedom to introduce tabs depending upon the user’s needs.
Presently we’ve in essence only two—Forum and Photos. But there can be
many other creative activities, particularly when we begin to visualize
tapping the socnet potentials and possibilities. Video, educational
sessions, science demonstrations, music, dance, drama, choreography,
fiction, yoga classes, presentation of history, live debates, etc.,
etc.—the whole world of arts and sciences can open out and there has to
be scope on the platform for working these out. Will it be possible to
approach Ning with some of these suggestions and explore to what extent
they can entertain these ideas? But I think it will be good if it
happens.
RYD
RYD
I'll continue the discussion here with replies to this article.
~ ronjon
RYD