I just spent a ton of time retooling my Journal sidebar

[WildEyedLiberal]

What do you think? Check out the "Why I support John Kerry" sidebar. http://journals.democraticunderground.com/WildEyedLiberal

[ProSense]

1. Very cool!

Excellent sidebar. I need to do mine. I started to last weekend, but couldn't decide what I wanted to do next after choosing a template.

[MH1]

2. I like it!

Great idea! I like your choice of items to list, too.

:toast:

[WildEyedLiberal]

3. Thanks

There's such a vastitude (if that's not a word, it should be) of wonderful things Kerry has done, it was hard to narrow it down to a handful. I doubt anyone will even click my journal, but if they do, they will be treated to some Kerryliciousness.

[globalvillage]

4. Wow.

I have to get to work on my journal.
Yours is fab. I really love it, very well done.

:thumbsup:

[_dynamicdems]

11. You do have to get to work on your journal! Otherwise how can we

blogroll it? :D

[TayTay]

5. That is incredible!

Very nice job.

I think I have to write something for my journal. How about a nice piece on the Fisheries hearings? That'll bring in the masses. Sigh!

You did an awesome design job. Congrats.

[Mass]

6. Very Cool!

[ginnyinWI]

7. great work

Maybe we should all just link to your journal--can't be topped.

[Sick_of_Rethuggery]

8. Your journal looks spectacular...

It is truly lovely.

I have an embarassing :blush: question as well: how do I post to the journal directly?

Thanks...

[WildEyedLiberal]

10. Just make a regular post like you normally do on DU

At the bottom of every post you make there's a little black text button on the left that says "Add to my journal." It should be right beside the "alert" button. Click, and voila, the post has been added to your journal!

[Sick_of_Rethuggery]

16. Thanks!

I know about adding a post to the journal -- but what I would like to do is to post it just to the journal. Is that possible?

[WildEyedLiberal]

17. Nope

You have to make the post in some forum - any forum - of DU, whether GD, GDP, the Lounge, the Kerry forum, or what have you. Then you can add it to your journal. I kinda wish we could make individual entries too, but you can always get a free blog at www.blogger.com for that.

[Sick_of_Rethuggery]

20. Thank you...

[_dynamicdems]

9. It looks great!

Hey, we chose the same template. Cool! I love the black background. I've done a few modifications to the link colors and such.

You inspired me to start to update my sidebar too. It was pretty empty.

These journals are a great idea. I was kinda wondering...now that we have journals will JK post on DU like he has on KOS. Hope so!

[Island Blue]

12. Very nice job WEL!

Your entire page looks great! I would like to start a journal, but since I don't start many threads, it would be kind of empty. It's nice having the opportunity to see what other folks are up to though.

[Mass]

13. You can put sub-threads in your journal as well, if you want.

as long as you have started the sub-thread.

[Island Blue]

14. Thanks, I didn't realize that.

Of course that would mean I'd have to post something of at least a semi-intelligent nature! :crazy:

Your journal looks fantastic too Mass - very nicely done!

[ray of light]

15. I like it. Where's you old website? Are you doing this instead?

[WildEyedLiberal]

18. I haven't updated the old blog in forever

This is easier to maintain because I already post at DU, and this way I can just add any of my halfway intelligent posts to my journal without having to worry about updating and maintaining a separate blog. I may update there again eventually, but I have to admit I'm terrible about keeping up to date with stuff like that.

[WildEyedLiberal]

19. Thanks for the compliments, all

I hope it was Kerrytastic enough! :D