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Write a guest post for Attempts at Honesty

Posted on August 21, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 21 Comments

PostIf you are a blogger who would like to write a guest post for Attempts at Honesty, I would love to hear from you.

Or, if you are someone who has wondered about becoming a blogger, this is your opportunity to give it a try.

If you are interested in writing a post, please contact me by email, Facebook, Twitter or use the Contact Me form.

The following are the guidelines that I use for my own posts:

  • I prefer that the post be written for Attempts at Honesty but can be reposted elsewhere.
  • I target 300 to 600 words for a post. This is not a hard boundary. I’ve gone higher and lower on occasion when it seems appropriate to do so.
  • I’m very flexible on topics but the core theme of the blog is to encourage Christians to act in such a way as to attract outsiders to Christ. Or, to put it another way, writing about how the Gospel speaks to every day life. This can be through a challenge to something that is broken, an encouragement to a particular path, an apologetic discussion or a general Biblical observation.
  • The post must be free from personal attack. Disagree with someone’s statements, but do not attack the person. The post should be true, necessary and kind as described in this post.
  • I like to have the posts based on Scripture and encourage direct references when appropriate.
  • I don’t mind being edgy if it fits the topic, but I don’t push boundaries just to attract attention.
  • Once it is posted, check your post from time to time to respond to comments.

If you think that you can work within these guidelines and feel that you have something to say and would like to say it on Attempts at Honesty, let me know. I’m anxious to hear from you.

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: guest, post

Attempts at Honesty at FaithVillage

Posted on June 4, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Two posts from Attempts at Honesty have recently been published at FaithVillage.com. You can check them out by following these links:

The Danger of Relying on Talent

Grumbling, Grace and Edification

While you’re there check out the other resources that are available at FaithVillage.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Blog Referral, Blogging Tagged With: Bible, Christian, Christianity, God, Grace, honesty, Religion and Spirituality, theology

Disqus Update – Why I’m Back

Posted on January 13, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

June 2017 Update: Anyone who had followed this blog for a while and pays attention to the comment system will see that I have been rather indecisive with regard to which system to use. I have tried nearly all of them. When I was focused on page load speed, I went with the native WordPress comment system. When I was focused on improving interaction, I gravitated back to Disqus. For the time being I’m back with Disqus.
Disqus

You may notice that the Disqus comment system is back on this blog. The bottom line is that Disqus just works and I will spend less effort around moderating spam comments. If there is a slight penalty in page load speed, then I will live with it. I tried the native WordPress comment system and was flooded with spam. I added Spam Free WordPress and got no spam but then it was more difficult for humans to comment. I tried IntenseDebate and it seemed to struggle to integrate with other WordPress tools and I would be notified of comments that I could not find within IntenseDebate. So after wandering around in the comment system wilderness, I’m back with Disqus. Any Comments?

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: comments, Disqus, Facebook, Twitter, wordpress

4 Reasons Why I Dropped Disqus Comment System From My Blog

Posted on December 13, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 8 Comments

DisqusAfter about 3 minutes of internet research on the subject, I decided to no longer use the Disqus comment system on this blog. I had no serious problems with Disqus. The service was free and it worked well. Yet, I found some reasons to turn off Disqus and I think they are strong enough to warrant keeping it turned off. In fact, I have deleted the plugin and do not plan on re-installing it.

Here are the reasons why I think uninstalling Disqus was a good move:

  1. It drastically improved my page load speed. I’m not a technical wizard, but I guess it is because using the comments system inside WordPress allows the comment system to be cached along with the post. (Any tech guru’s who have a better explanation can chime in with a comment as to why it got faster)
  2. The native Worpress comment system works better with the the WPTouch plugin. When using a touch screen device, the count is superimposed on the little calendar page icon within the WPTouch theme. This helps me keep track of comments and respond or spam them accordingly. Disqus would email me, but the functionality built into WPTouch makes it much easier to track on my mobile device using the native WordPress comment system.
  3. The WordPress Checker Extension in Chrome works better with WordPress than with Disqus. Since Chrome is my primary browser, this helps me keep better track of comments.
  4. The WordPress comment functionality seems to work adequately and I don’t think I’m missing any benefits.

Feel free to comment about how to make the comment experience better for readers. I’d love to hear any ideas.

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: comments, Disqus, Facebook, Twitter, wordpress

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