Posting projects

[Mark Frazier]

Terry,

    Some years ago, when I  was building all those projects I  wanted to share ( and most were on H-M , then I  was deleted there ), I started my own site and posted a lot there. This brings me to my dilemma. If I  make an article on my site, is there a way to copy it over here to shre it without rewriting the whole thing a second time? That is just too much work to do everything twice.

Mark Frazier

[Piggiron]

Hi Mark, good to hear from you again.
I can't speak for Terry, but one possibility might be to post a title with synopsis here and just add a link to your website.

[TerryWerm]

I used to post the same thing on more than one site some years back, such as before we all got das boot from H-M or even further back, before I was even a moderator there, like twelve or fifteen years ago. I would write my opening post in MS-Word, then copy and paste into the forum of my choice, add photos, and post. What is really interesting is that a simple text editor like Notepad seemed to work just as well. MS-Word formatting does not always copy over cleanly.

The advantages of doing an initial writeup in Word or Notepad (or similar) are many.

• No more attempting to save a post but having it get lost.
• It can be written and edited from one end to the other without using the HTML editor in most forums.
• You can proofread and make corrections prior to posting.
• It is an excellent strategy for exceptionally long posts or demo threads or how-to articles.
• You are not restricted to MS-Word or Notepad. Any text editor can be used.