What is the Maryland Blogger Alliance? On alternate Sundays, we host the Carnival of Maryland, which features the writings of member and non-member blogs, with the general theme of Maryland. We describe the Carnival below. 1. Our blogroll must be displayed on your sidebar. I'll send you truth about enzyte the code. (The mechanics of installing it are discussed in a separate post below.) The reason for this rule is that the blogroll encourages both you and your readers to visit other member blogs. This is a cooperative effort, and we all try to send readers to each other. We consider the blogroll rule a firm requirement. 2. To avoid dead or moribund links, we remove blogs from the blogroll if they are dormant for over six months. Unlike the first rule, this rule is enforced with leniency. If you are dormant for six months and have a reason for wanting to remain on the blogroll, let me know. We have no application forms to fill out, no fees or dues to pay, and, as far as I know, no hazing rituals. CLARIFICATION: Please don't ask to list multiple blogs; we allow one per member. Also, we're not going to list commercial blogs -- that is, ones affiliated with business ventures, unless your business venture is simply being a freelance writer, which so many bloggers are. Here are the instructions for installing the code: 1. If you're on Blogger, create a widget for your sidebar. (If not, edit your sidebar code as follows.) 2. Call the widget (or the section of your sidebar) "Maryland Blogger Alliance." 3. Copy and paste the javascript code above into the text area of the widget (or below the title of the section of your sidebar). 4. Optional: Add an image of a Maryland flag or hotlink mine. 5. Save it. 6. Make sure it's on your blog and working. (Logo courtesy of Charlie Dowd of C. Dowd's Blog.) You can get links to the editions that have been posted already by checking the widget on the sidebar. That widget will also list the hosts of the forthcoming editions of the Carnival. If you'd like to submit a post to the Carnival, use the Blog Carnival form. For your benefit, here are the previous editions of the Carnival: |