How do I setup my Quick Blog?
Go to the Arcadia Village Homepage and click on the "Blog" link in the upper right hand corner of the page.  You will be taken to the login page where you will enter your username and password.  A standard blog has already been setup by Arcadia Village Internet, so all you need to do is begin "blogging", however if you would like to change design and features, you may do so by clicking on the "Design Blog" menu and editing the settings.

Can I import entries from another blog into my Quick Blog?
Yes, you can import entries from another blog into your Quick Blog. The Import/Export Entries page enables you to import an RSS feed into your blog or export your blog entries as a text file.

What are comments and trackbacks and how can I control them in my blog?

A comment is a reply or feedback that a reader can leave in response to an individual entry in your blog. When reading your blog, readers click the Comment button next to an entry to leave a reply or feedback for that entry. You can then write a comment in response to a readers comment, therefore creating a dialog between you and your readers.

A trackback is a link from an entry in another blog or Web site to an entry in your blog. When reading your blog, readers can create a trackback (or link) to the individual entry in your blog from their blog or Web site. The trackback sends a ping from the originating site to your blog, to notify it that a link was created.

If you choose to, you can disallow comments and trackbacks in your blog. Otherwise, readers can leave comments regarding individual entries in your blog and can create trackbacks to entries in your blog.

If you opt to allow comments and trackbacks to your blog, the Manage Comments page lists all of the comments for each entry in your blog and the Manage Trackbacks page lists all of the trackbacks for all entries in your blog.

From the Manage Comments page you can reply to, view, approve, or delete comments, ban IP addresses, or mark comments as SPAM. From the Manage Trackbacks page you can view, approve, edit, or delete trackbacks, ban IP addresses, or mark trackbacks as SPAM. Banning an IP address prevents people who are accessing your blog from that IP address from writing comments or creating trackbacks, respectively.

New comments and trackbacks are not automatically published to your blog. New comments or trackbacks made by others have a status of Pending Approval until you either approve them or mark them as SPAM. Comments that you author or trackbacks that you create have a status of Draft until you approve them.

What are the system requirements for Quick Blog?
Requiremets for building a blog using Quick Blog:

With Quick Blog you can design, build, and manage your blog online; all you need is an Internet connection and Web browser.

To use Quick Blog to build your blog, please ensure you are using the Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or later Web browser (v6.0 recommended). Quick Blog is not available for use with the Safari™ or Internet Explorer for Mac browsers when building your blog.

While your specific computer hardware and the type of Internet connection you use play a big role in how fast or slow any Web application works, Quick Blog can be used on virtually any system and regardless of the type of Internet connection you use; whether dial-up, DSL, or high-speed Internet.

Requirements for view a blog created using Quick Blog:

Your blog is rendered so that it can be viewed by any of the following Web browsers, regardless of the platform you used when building your blog, including:

PC Users: America Online® 7.0 or later MSN® 8.0 or later Internet Explorer v5.0 or later Firefox™ v1.0 or any number of common Web browsers

Mac Users: Safari™ Internet Explorer for Mac Firefox for Mac

NOTE: If you are a subscriber to AOL®, Earthlink®, or any other service that provides a unique browser for you to access the Internet, we suggest you minimize your primary browser and open Internet Explorer to access and work in Quick Blog.