"Community Blog!" Not really sure....

Hi everyone, don't really know what to say on this new community blog, if it's open to others that don't have RA it doesn't feel the same, not to me anyway.

Talking to others with RA is very comforting to know that I am not alone, people who don't have RA may have a very different view to us.

Lets hope I'm proved wrong.

mand xx

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Hi mand

I don't think it is the intention that it is 'public'! It is simply a way of keeping the 'NRAS' charity blogs (previously on the NRAS website) separate to our blogs. Ours is now called 'community' but I think it's only available to those of us who are members of NRAS so would presumably have RA.

Well I think that's the intention. I could, of course, be mistaken!

Lyn x

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Also, it is subtitled "Thoughts and experiences from the NRAS community"

Think we're okay guys! Lyn x

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I think others can read it unless the person who sets up the blog, clicks the box that says NRAS members only. Then it is only us that can see it.

I went on earlier and forgot to sign in and could still read most things!

I liked the fact that it was only for us ... which is why I slightly prefer the NRAS Forum as for that you have to be a member to gain access.

I guess there are positives and negatives of each!

Anne

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Thanks for this blog, it's a useful opportunity to clarify this. LynW is correct in that the viewing setting has not altered with the change of your blogspot appearing on the Community Blog rather than the NRAS blog.

The idea of allowing some viewing but not contributions without being a member is that it gives non-members an indication of what they're missing out on if they're not part of it. To use what might seem a facile analogy, we want other people to hear the music and see the buffet table so that they'll want to join the party, but they can't dance with us or eat the sausage rolls unless they're invited (i.e. become a member).

This isn't about compromising yr privacy but about encouraging the type of fulfilling, intelligent and rich content that you've been a part of already. And Anne is right too: you can always make yr contributions readable to members only by checking that option when you write the post.

I hope this answer helps and happy for any feedback on this.

Katie

HealthUnlocked

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Sorry, I should have also added that "open to everyone to blog" means any MEMBER of this NRAS.HealthUnlocked site.

Previously you had to apply to be a blogger and be approved by an Admin (you would have had a 'blogger badge' after your name). This additional layer of admin has gone, again to encourage more people to share their experiences with RA.

Katie

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Hi Katie, thanks for clearing things up.

Only time will tell I suppose, so let's see how it goes.

Thanks

mand xx