- Blog FAQs

ITIC Blog FAQs

Q 1.	How do I access the ITIC Blog? Where is it?
Q 2.	Can anyone contribute to the ITIC Blog?
Q 3.	How do I Register?
Q 4.	How do I Login?
Q 5.	How do I Logout?
Q 6.	How do I change my password?
Q 7.	How do I post a comment?
Q 8.	Why hasn’t my comment appeared?
Q 9.	How do I delete a comment I‘ve made?
Q 10.	How do I amend a comment once posted?
Q 11.	I've lost my password? How do I get a new one?
Q 12.	What are the Terms & Conditions of use that apply on the ITIC Blog?

A 1.	How do I access the ITIC Blog? Where is it? The ITIC Blog is built to fit seamlessly into our website. From the main navigation bar on all pages, you can access our Blog by clicking ‘BLOG’ on the drop down menu under ‘ITIC INTERACTIVE’. In addition there are also clearly labelled Blog banners on various pages of our website which take visitors directly to our Blog. Once you access our Blog you will notice the topics and features in the right column of the page change to Blog specific topics as illustrated below. All of our Blog pages and comments are accessible to all visitors. Registration & Login is only required if you wish to post a comment. To leave our Blog pages, simply navigate elsewhere on our website.
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A 2.	Can anyone contribute to the ITIC Blog? Yes, the ITIC Blog is available for anyone to contribute to. The only requirements we have are that contributors must Register and Login before comments can be posted.
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A 3.	How do I Register? Go to our Blog where you will notice the topics and features in the right column switch to Blog specific topics. Click 'Register' as indicated below to access our simple registration page. On our Registration form (below) enter your preferred ‘Username’. This can be anything you like and is the name to which any comments you post will be attributed. Then enter a valid email address. This is the address to which your initial password will be sent. Finally, click 'Register'. Once you’ve registered you will receive an email with an automatically generated password, which you must use to Login initially - (You can change this Password once you login if you wish).
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A 4.	How do I Login? Go to our Blog where you will notice the topics and features in the right column switch to Blog specific topics. Click 'Login' as indicated below. On our Login form (below), simply enter your Username & Password. You can also tick 'Remember me' if you wish your Password to be remembered when logging in again. Finally, click 'Login'.
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A 5.	How do I Logout? When you Login you will notice the functions under 'BLOG - GET INVOLVED!' switch as illustrated below. To Logout, simply click 'Logout'. NOTE - If you don’t Logout at the end of your visit / session, our Blog will automatically remember you as being logged in the next time you visit, avoiding the need for you to Login again. This feature is useful for regular contributors and typical on all interactive websites.
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A 6.	How do I change my Password? When you Register to contribute to our Blog, you will receive an automated Email with an automatically generated Password. You must use this Password to Login initially. However, most contributors will wish to change their Password to something they will remember. This can be done easily by doing the following: When you Login you will notice the functions under 'BLOG - GET INVOLVED!' switch as illustrated below. To Change Your Password, simply click 'Edit Profile' which will open your profile page (see below) Under 'Update Your Password' simply enter your preferred new Password in the 'New Password' field, repeat immediately below to confirm and click 'Update Profile'. Your new Password is now activated and ready to use.
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A 7.	How do I post a comment? You must have Registered and be Logged In to post a comment. When Logged In click on the title of the topic you wish to comment on, either in the main page content, in the right column by searching the ‘BLOG ARCHIVE’ or if the relevant topic is one of the latest five topics, it will be listed under 'RECENT TOPICS'. Once you’ve accessed the relevant topic, a comment field / box appears at the end of the article (see below). Simply type in your comments and submit. Your contribution should appear immediately. (In the example below JoeBlogger28 has posted a comment that is already published. The current logged in contributor is Romeo&Juliet whose comment will appear immediately below the post submitted by JoeBlogger28 once submitted) Tick 'Notify me of follow-up comments via email' to receive alerts about subsequent posts.
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A 8.	Why hasn’t my comment appeared? The ITIC Blog is built so that comments should appear immediately once a comment is submitted. If your comments have not appeared, possible reasons include: You weren’t Logged In when you submitted. There may have been a technical issue with our Blog when you submitted. Please try again and / or let us know you have experienced a problem. You used a key word that has triggered the Blog spam filter and/or you over used punctuation. See below for details. NOTE - A spam filter operates on our Blog in order to prevent automated programs from flooding the system with spam. As a result, the use of inappropriate language/words and/or the over use of punctuation marks e.g. (???!!!! ;-)) etc. will trigger such posts to be sent to a ‘Spam’ folder where they will have to be checked and cleared by ITIC in order to appear. To avoid this we recommend keeping your comments clean, concise and straight forward which will result in them appearing immediately when posted.
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A 9.	How do I delete a comment I‘ve made? It is only possible for ITIC administrators to delete posted comments. If you wish to delete a comment please contact us.
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A 10.	How do I amend a comment once posted? It is only possible for ITIC administrators to amend posted comments. If you wish to amend a comment please contact us.
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A 11.	I've lost my password? How do I get a new one? Go to our Blog and click 'Login'. Under the main black panel on the Login form, click 'Lost your password?' as illustrated below. A new form appears as illustrated below. Simply include your Username and the original email address you signed up with and click 'Get New Password'. A new password will be sent to you.
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A 12.	What are the Terms & Conditions of use that apply on the ITIC Blog? We ask that Blog contributors adhere to the straightforward guidelines below: "Since ITIC does not control user submitted statements, we cannot promise or guarantee that readers will not occasionally find offensive or inaccurate comments posted on our website/blog - www.itic.ie. In addition, we remind anyone making an online comment that responsibility for statements posted lies with the person submitting the comment, and not with ITIC. If you find a comment offensive, please contact us giving details of the topic and the username under which the offending comment has been made, and our administrators will review it. ITIC reserve the right to remove and/or edit any offensive comments and/or ban users who abuse this feature. We are counting on the good judgement of all readers and contributors to help us."