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Okay, so the interface Blogathon.org is … well, it works, but it’s not terribly user-friendly. Or, rather, it’s friendly enough, just not very informative as to what to do.<\/p>\n

My apologies.<\/p>\n

Here’s the process to sponsor me (or, if you are so inclined, anyone else):<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Go to the Blogathon Home Page<\/a>. Or just skip to the next step.\n
  2. Go to the Blogathon Registration page<\/a>, either with that link or by clicking on Register\/Log In<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
  3. Fill out the long form at the bottom: a user name of your choice, your e-mail address, your “real” name, and a password. You have to create an account so that your e-mail is protected (and they need the e-mail so that they can send you a note after the Blogathon). Click [Submit] when done. <\/p>\n

    You should get a “Thank you” message. Great, eh? <\/p>\n

  4. Here’s the trick. You are not yet logged in.<\/em> If you do anything else logical (like go to view the campaigns, find my campaign, try to pledge money) it will politely refuse to let you donate. <\/p>\n

    Log in, then, by typing your user name and password in the little pair of fields at the top of the page and click [Submit].<\/p>\n

  5. Aha! Now you are logged in! You can pledge! Woo-hoo!<\/p>\n

    Go to the View Campaigns<\/a> page and find my Campaign and click on it. It’s easy to find because “***Dave” sorts to nearly the top of the list (sneaky, eh?). Or, just click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

  6. You should see a place to enter in a pledge amount, as well as whether you want to stay hidden to the normal viewer of this campaign (I get to see you name regardless, neener-neener). Click [Pledge].<\/p>\n
  7. Congratulations! You just encouraged me in my sleep deprivation, as well as promised to do your part to protect First Amendment rights.<\/ol>\n

    The trick really is that after you register you then have to log in. That’s not a good interface, IMO, and it’s worse because it’s not explained (either after the registration — “You must login now” — or on the campaign page — “To contribute, you must login first”).<\/p>\n

    Anyway, hope that clears things up, for all you folks who have been clamoring to know how to make a pledge (hi, Mom!).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Blogathon! Blogathon?","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 5-Jul-07 10:18pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Okay, not sure why I didn't get any notification of the Blogathon this year -- but I saw the announcement on Steve's page,\u00a0 Saturday, 28 July. Hmmmm. 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