Seedpost Reminders

I thought I would take this opportunity to reinforce a few of the conventions of this here blogging enterprise. But while I'm at it, let me seize the moment to share with you some of the more inventive attempts to visualize the Archery Contest from Book XXI...

Nice try, boys. But no...

Not even.

• Every post should be profusely illustrated adorned with at least one illustration—so yes, you will have to spend a little time beachcombing on the internets for interesting images pertinent to the topic of your post.

• The easiest way to do this is to save the image(s) to your desktop and upload them to the blog.

• Those of you "on" for this week: it's not too late to add images to your posts. (The INSERT IMAGE dialog gives you the option of left, right, or center alignment and small, medium or large size...)

Seriously‽

• Don't forget, part of your responsibility as a seedpost author is to moderate the discussion your post generates. 

Looks cool, anyway...

• I see most of you this week have found the Labels menu and tagged your posts accordingly. Thanks! (BTW, I have gotten rid of the "seedpost" label; it's actually pretty redundant, since all your posts have been seedposts so far...

As actually described in the actual Odyssey

Same, up on a table. Shall we consider this a "friendly amendment"?

So this is our blog...

...and guess what? You will all be making weekly posts and/or comments to it for our mutual admiration and enjoyment—perhaps even edification. Every week, some of you will contribute a "seed post" (say, 150+ words) on topics of your own choosing, designed to stimulate discussion from the rest of your classmates. Those of you not making seed posts are responsible for reading those posts and commenting—non-trivially—on that week's posts. (You will find more specific instructions on D2L; the roster for seed posts is now on the syllabus...)

The main requirement is that your posts and responses be rewarding for the rest of us to read, either because it presents an interesting insight, or makes us want to argue or contribute, or maybe just makes us chuckle.  It should go without saying (though I'm saying it anyway), that your posts should always refer ultimately to our readings and/or class discussions—even if you are making connections to other things you have seen or read (films, novels, current events, whatever) or personal experiences you have had.
 
P.S.  And make 'em pretty! Nothing spices up a post more than an interesting graphic or image, even if it's mostly gratuitous, like this one..;-)