Friday, April 24th, 2009

FAQ

General

What’s BAOA about?
Blogging About Oracle Applications (BAOA) is a blog about Oracle…and it’s applications. It’s a multi author blog of the Oracle Applcations team of Logica Netherlands.

Who’s writing, when, about what and how often?
There’s only one answer to this question: you should subscribe via email or via a RSS reader and stay up to date with the latest post.
Just fill in your email address at the right sidebar or click the Subscribe via RSS link!
When subscribing via email, don’t forget to activate your subscription via the activation mail!

Do you accept guest posts?
Yes. Anyone interested in the tags and categories of this blog is welcome to submit a guest post, which will be moderated first…just to make sure it fits within the scope of this blog ;)
Just send us an email via the contact form and we’ll setup an account for you.

Writing a post

How do I get started as a (guest) blogger?
This quick tutorial should get you started fast, once you’re logged in.
If you need to write a draft first, check out this video tut.
And don’t forget to select the appropriate category and tags.

How do I insert/embed media files in a post?
Yet another step-by-step video tut. Should you get any issues when uploading, don’t hesitate to contact us.

My article is too long for the frontpage. How do I slice this?
See this video tut for usage of the ‘more’ tag.

Profiling and promoting

Can I get a photo/image/avatar along my name also.
Just get your self a gravatar and your picture will be shown automatically, also on other blogs as long as you identify yourself with the same email address.

Individual author RSS feeds
All BAOA bloggers/authors have an individual RSS feed link, which can be used to show their individual posts on another blog/website or via a RSS reader.
Get the individual RSS feeds via the authors page, to promote your own posts!

Use the BAOA logo in your signatures
Everything about Oracle...and it's applications!
Make sure you link back to the mainpage of the blog: http://bloggingaboutoracleapplications.org