Initial Liveblog diary: introduce the event, the people, the agenda, the way to tune in (eg. C-SPAN2 NYC TimeWarner Cable channel# 60).
Subsequent diaries (for overflow or retries at Rec List): Mention linked old liveblog mothership diary and reason for continuing. "Read and post here only until further notice."
When switching to next liveblog diary, announce this one is closed with links to all the next ones, and change append title with "Go to Liveblog N" when it fits.
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Update HH:MMAM-PM/Pacific: Note edits to diary, or that diary is closed to point at new liveblog diary
When switching to next liveblog diary, announce this one is closed with a link to the next one.
Editorial about event being liveblogged.
Subsequent diaries: optional summary of story so far.
Liveblogging instructions:
. We're all following the event at XXX and discussing it here.
. We post responses to new occurrences in the event we're all following by replying DIRECTLY TO THE DIARY, not replying to diary comments, so the posts follow the same timeline in the event.
. We discuss the comments posted in the diary by replying directly to the comments.
. We volunteer to help with the diary, including volunteering to post the next diary in this liveblog's sequence, by replying to the "Volunteer" comment at the start of the comments, and negotiating who will take over next.
. We post transcripts only in reply to the "Transcripts" comment at the start of the comments (brief extra quoting in regular comments following the action are OK).
. We make sure our profile (from our personal DKos homepage ... "My Profile" tab ... "Comment Prefs" link ... "Sorting" is "Oldest" and "Sorting based on comment ratings" is "Ignore ratings" to keep comments sorted according to the timeline of the event (and sync'ed with each other).
. Please recommend this diary to keep it on the Rec list.
. Only text posts, not images or video, to keep the diary responsive, not slow.
. Please reply DIRECTLY TO THE DIARY with comments responding directly to the event we're liveblogging.
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Update HH:MMAM-PM/Pacific: Note requests for volunteers for next diary, or when diary is closed to point at new liveblog diary.
When switching to next liveblog diary, announce this one is closed with a link to the next one.
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Init discussion with 5 comments:
Reply DIRECTLY TO DIARY with liveblog comments.
Please reply DIRECTLY TO THE DIARY with comments responding directly to the event we're liveblogging.
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Reply TO THIS COMMENT to Volunteer
We'll need more volunteers to start subsequent diaries, and to herd people in this one to post in sequence with the event we're liveblogging.
This mothership is about to disappear off the Recent list. If we want another chance to get it on the Recommended, someone needs to volunteer to start a new diary, with links and instructions back to this one.
This is a good time, since the hearing is recessing until 2PM/Eastern (11AM/Pacific).
If you volunteer, please reply to this message. Then:
- copy/paste and write your diary, BUT DON'T PUBLISH IT.
- Then come back and negotiate with any other volunteers to be sure that yours (or theirs) is the only one picking up.
- Then the one new mothership gets published.
- Then post a comment in this one saying no new comments.
- Then I'll update my diary to point to the new one and instruct no new comments here.
Complicated, but that's how it's done.
If no one volunteers to make a new one, we're probably on our own.
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Reply TO THIS COMMENT with Transcriptions
Post transcripts of the event we're liveblogging here.
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Reply TO THIS COMMENT with rabid caterwauling
OK, caterwaul at will, but this is a good place for untargeted rabid caterwauling.
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Reply DIRECTLY TO DIARY with liveblog comments
Please reply DIRECTLY TO THE DIARY with comments responding directly to the event we're liveblogging.
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(When Mothership slips down the Recent List)
New Mothership Volunteer Needed
This mothership is about to disappear off the Recent list. If we want another chance to get it on the Recommended, someone needs to volunteer to start a new diary, with links and instructions back to this one.
This is a good time, since the hearing is recessing until 2PM/Eastern (11AM/Pacific).
If you volunteer, please reply to this message. Then:
- copy/paste and write your diary, BUT DON'T PUBLISH IT.
- Then come back and negotiate with any other volunteers to be sure that yours (or theirs) is the only one picking up.
- Then the one new mothership gets published.
- Then post a comment in this one saying no new comments.
- Then I'll update my diary to point to the new one and instruct no new comments here.
Complicated, but that's how it's done.
If no one volunteers to make a new one, we're probably on our own.
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When switching to next liveblog diary, announce this one is closed with a link to the next one, and post another DIARY IS CLOSED - NO MORE COMMENTS comment.