For the non-self-demonstrating version, go here.

Footnotes*! To do them right, enclose (2) the number (c), and use exactly the same format in-text and at the footnote (4). Asterisks are right out*****.

*These things right here.

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My grandparents were in town. We had a great time, but it did take up all of my time. So now I have to post this belatedly.

In other surprising news: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

I never really used the old site search. But I'm told it was a google-powered site search. The good news is, you can get the same thing on your own. Simply search google however you usually would, but add "site:fimfiction.net" (no quotes) to the end of it. But that's kind of annoying. Is there a better way?

Probably.

If you use Google Chrome, Firefox, or IE, you can set up a custom search engine without much trouble. Guides are after the break.

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I think I'm going to get a lot of use out of this one.

The most important thing to remember when posting a story-tagged blog is the intent of the feature. The story tag feature is intended to let you inform readers about things relevant to the story. It is not intended to let you turn people tracking your story into people following you. If your blog post is not relevant to the story, don't tag the story. That bears repeating: if nothing in your blog post is relevant to the story you tag, it will be

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99.793% of the stories I'm tracking haven't updated this year. What a bunch of slackers!

...and I'm not entirely sure why. Except for book_burner (well met on the common journey). So, hi. Nice to meet you all. I'd like to hear from you all: what's up with the following? Are my comments that entertaining? (Do you usually follow people for their comments? It doesn't help you find more, as far as I know.) Are my mechanics advice blogs (all two of them, so far) just that good? Followbots? I'm just a little confused as to why anyone would actually follow me.

To see the self-demonstrating version, go here

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