The Campden Blog

Welcome

The Campden Blog has been developed to allow the local community, surrounding area and visitors to Chipping Campden the chance to engage in online discussions.  The user may wish to withold their identity  by using a Blog alias (e.g. campdenblogger) or their real name (e.g. Joe Blogs).  The nature of Blogs is to capture as wide a range of opinion as possible on a variety of different subjects.  It is the users of the Blog that will generate content from comments and posts/topics.

You can use the Blog to let others know of your personal thoughts relating to matters surrounding Chipping Campden.  Of course, your use of the Blog needs to fit within our terms and conditions but here are just a few examples of how you can use the Campden Blog:

• Voicing your opinion about something relating to Chipping Campden or the surrounding area
• Letting others know about your experiences in and around the local area
• Thoughts on local news
• Informing others of things going on
• Adding your comments to happening discussions
• Starting discussions to something you would like some answers to

Below are some frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Blogs and Blogging:

What’s a Blog?

Blog, short for weblog, was oringnally devised to form an online journal with content created by one or many others.  Lately, Blogs has sprung up all over the place from the BBC to local cricket clubs and are used to tell people about what is going on in an organisation of, in this instance a particular area.

What’s a Blogger?

A Blogger is someone who starts discussions and comments on a Blog.

What is Blogging?

Blogging is the repetative activity of adding to a Blog’s discussions.

What is a Blog Post?

A Blog post is a topic on the Blog, perhaps about a particular event or an idea someone may have.  It will also allow others to anser the points raised in the Blog post.

What are Blog Comments?

Blog comments are responses made by other Bloggers and help move discussions in different directions as well as capturing the Bloggers opinion.