Photography and Travel Taking Your Camera on the Road

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By Lorelle VanFossen

MOVING!!! We have moved from the Gulf Coast of the United States, a big change from the Middle East, to Gaston, Oregon, an even bigger change. Gaston is a small farming community west of Portland. The project here should last for a year or two, but make our address change in pencil, as usual. ;-)

Guidelines for Contacting Us

We move around, a lot. It is part of the definition of living on the road. We’ve slowed down our travels a bit, but we are still in motion. We will respond to emails as soon as we can, but don’t be surprised if a week or more goes by as we may be away from the Internet on our travels.

We only have a few requests - consider them rules - about emailing us. If you know fellow travelers, these are the same rules they would thoroughly appreciate being honored when they are on the road. Remember, like the physical mailbox outside of your home, email boxes have sizes and when they are filled, there is no room for anything else, and no doorstep to leave the mail on. These rules are for the health and welfare of all travelers staying in touch on the road.

Got a WordPress Question? Bring Money.: I do a lot of work with the WordPress Community and you can find a ton of answers to WordPress on Lorelle on WordPress. I also contribute a lot to the WordPress Codex, the online manual for WordPress Users, where you can find even more answers, as well as the WordPress Support Forums and WordPress.com Forums. Please try those first, then search for the specific help you need on the web, as there are a lot of experts in WordPress offering tons of tips and help around the world. If you then decide to contact me directly, do know that I have to pay my bills with my expertise.
Save Space and Time: When we are traveling, our email accounts fill quickly because we don’t check it as frequently, so we ask everyone to NOT send graphics, attachments, jokes, sillies, or time wasters. We love jokes and laughing, but if you send us a joke or editorial, make sure it is appropriate for us, and please don’t send us something just because it made you laugh. We get so much email, it’s frustrating when 80% are forwarded jokes and not business. If you are sending an email with an attachment or graphic, please keep the file size of the email down to below 30K.
We Like Pretty Pictures - But Don’t Send Us Pretty Pictures: DO NOT SEND PHOTOS! We love looking at your pretty pictures, but we don’t have time to evaluate and critique them without a written request in advance. If you would like us to comment on your photography or writing, please email us a web page address featuring the material, tell us how “gentle” you would like our comments and critique, and we will do our best to respond.
Keep Email Plain: As much fun as it is to make email look like pretty stationery or sheets of notepaper, please avoid using all the graphics and pretty pictures provided with most email programs today. We are interested in what you have to say, not how pretty your “paper” might be.
DO KEEP IN TOUCH!: We miss our friends and family a lot and we miss hearing about their daily lives, the good and the bad. Many people consider forwarding jokes when they want frequent contact with others, but we are traditionalists. Please skip the joke and tell us how you are really doing and what you are up to with your life. We want to know. It’s important to us to keep our friendships even though our bodies are separated by distance.

How to Contact Us

We travel so much sometimes we can’t even figure out where we are. You can begin via email or our comment form below:

If you are in a hurry to contact us, you can also get us the old fashioned ways:

Phone (USA): 503-647-2555
Cell: 918-812-0236

Brent and Lorelle VanFossen
VanFossen Productions
26950 NW Dorland Road
North Plains, OR 97133 USA

In ~~Israel~~ ~~Mobile, Alabama~~ ~~Gaston, Oregon~~ North Plains, Oregon:
Okay, so we’ve stopped moving our address around for a while. The above address will reach us. If you have a problem, email us.

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Abhijit Nadgouda said:
December 31, 2006

Hi Lorelle,

Wish you a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year! I have learnt a lot from you, about conversations, about expressions. I want to take this opportunity to wish good health and peace of mind for you and your family.

You are my first guide, or rather a teacher, whom I have never met. I wonder if I would have continued blogging if I had not read your articles. I will look forward to more learning. Thankyou.

ben said:
January 4, 2007

i notice that u have disblaled the right click on your page im amator photographer won’t to put some pictors on the web and i won’t to now how u did it. i like all the photos i have seen

Lorelle VanFossen said:
January 5, 2007

I explain the javascript that does this in “Our HTML and CSS Codes - Our Javascripts“, but it really doesn’t work. If you want to display images on the web, then you run the risk of having someone steal them, no matter what you do. My warning is like locking the door to your house. It won’t stop someone from breaking in, but it will make it a little more frustrating.

I recommend you don’t do it, but make your copyright notices visible and clear and fight for your copyrights when you find your images have been stolen.

Thanks and good luck.

arnaz mistry said:
January 9, 2007

Hi, I’m from India I love travelling and photography and would love to work with you if you have any work for me. Please consider. Thanks.

Lorelle VanFossen said:
January 9, 2007

I do not hire photographers. I am hired by companies, magazines, and other sources as a professional nature and travel photographer.

Good luck.

Monk said:
January 22, 2007

Hi, Just seen the Kaya PF4 filter on your website. I have a Olympus E 500. Can you tell me if this filter is compatable with my camera & were I can purchase one.

Regards Monk

Lorelle VanFossen said:
January 22, 2007

I am not familiar with Olympus cameras. Sorry.

Will said:
January 25, 2007

Hi there,
Haven’t been on your site for a while but I just read about your dad passing away. I met you two in Mobile at Mardi Gras in 2006. I was the one with the grab stick and cowbell.
I am sorry to hear about your dad, but I am glad to know you two got to spend some great times together prior to his passing. Those memories will carry you a long way.
Take care.
Will

Lorelle VanFossen said:
January 25, 2007

Will!

I was hoping I’d be in Alabama this year for Mardi Gras, and my father even said he’d come back for the fun. But we just moved to Oregon and I’m still unpacking and coping.

Have a great time for both of us, in memory of my father and of the fantastic time we shared. I believe that our time together was the last really great laughing romp my father had. Thank for and your wonderful friends for the gift and the magic.

You are the best! Thanks.

David Dalka said:
January 31, 2007

Hw Lorelle! I hope you are settling in after your move. I interviewed Peter Harkins, the programmer of Sociable - I thought you might like to make a post and share it with your audience. Thanks.

http://daviddalka.com/createvalue/2007/01/31/sociable-20-plugin-release-interview-peter-harkins/

Brooks Rimes said:
March 9, 2007

Hi Lorelle,

I’m a database developer but a newbie to WP.

1. How do I find a theme that I like? The number of them is overwhelming. When I go to: http://themes.wordpress.net/
I see black rectangles where the screenshots should be. Am I doing something wrong?

2. The official wordpress.org website has lessons on it but there are dozens of tiny lessons. Is there anyplace to download a large WP tutorial/document as a PDF, print it out and work with?

Thanks a lot!

Brooks

P.S. I’m a fulltime RVer

Lorelle VanFossen said:
March 11, 2007

I recommend you read How Do You Choose a WordPress Theme?, one of my articles on my WordPress dedicated blog. There were PDF files for the articles, but only one at a time. The WordPress Lessons in the WordPress Codex were designed to be short and simple for easy printing and working on the specific areas that you are working on.

I also recommend you read ZePrez WordPress Video Guides for a collection of video guides which may also help you.

I’m glad I’m not alone. We’re celebrating 12 years on the road this year.

Steve said:
April 19, 2007

I may be interested in using your _good_ beaver-in-lodge photo from Playing Photo Detective in an exhibit (non-profit, educational). Please contact me about getting a reasonably high-resolution version and rights.

Thanks,
Steve

Sheila Jordan said:
May 4, 2007

Hi Lorelle & Brent, I’m so impressed with you! I have hundreds of images & need help to sell and want to also ask…do you know who might have a grant available for someone like me to help get published and perhaps go “on the road”. I am 60, divorced & have MUCH PASSION for photography. We are all connected.I lost my Father 40 years ago tragicly. Keep your Father with you in memory and his photo. He will always be with you.When you see and feel yourself, you see and feel your Father. After all, you are genetically connected. Well wishes for your safety and happiness.Sheila Jordan

Lorelle VanFossen said:
May 4, 2007

Thanks for the kind words. I don’t know of any grants as I don’t work with any. As for helping you get on the road, it means leaving everything you’ve ever known before and breaking contacts with friends and family for extended periods of time. It means hard work and embracing change in a way you may not have experience before - at least not in the same way. “Flexibility” means dealing with change and making fast decisions 24 times a day. ;-)

There are a lot of books out there to help you get going with life on the road, and I recommend the ones I’ve featured in our Recommended Books section on travel and travel photography.

I encourage everyone, especially those under 40 years old, to get out and live in a foreign country or live “on the road” literally for at least a year before they move on with the next stage of their life. I think the world we live on would be filled with wiser folks.

As for those over 40, do it now. It’s physically and mentally exhausting to live on the road without a lot of financial backing and preparation. But go for it, whatever your dream is.

Andrew Christian said:
May 15, 2007

Hello!
I’ve seen your page and I am interested in finding an answer in my problem.Maybe you can help me.I have a website powered by wordpress and I have a problem: the site loads perfectly in firefox,opera etc but in internet explorer it looks like crap.The header goes under the sidebar and so on.How can I change this thing?Please answer me.I am trying to get an answer for months…

Waiting you answer!

Best regards!

Lorelle VanFossen said:
May 15, 2007

Let’s see. You have a couple of options. First, force the world to use Firefox. Second, force Microsoft to practice what they preach and meets web standards. OR….

You have to find the fix in IE. I recommend you check Yahoo CSS Grids for a layout that words and then tweak it to your needs. The sidebar issue is a spacing/margin/padding issue and it takes a lot of work to figure out which parts and pieces need which number of pixels to line things up. Go with one already set and you don’t have to worry.

RadamÃ©s said:
June 8, 2007

Hi Lorelle:

Since i discovered your blog, i’m a daily visitor. I’m new in the blogsphere, but your ideas and tips helped me a lot.

Thanks!

Alex Ramon said:
September 15, 2007

Hi Lorelle,

I love your photography, especially the insect macros! I am also a photographer and nature enthusiast. I just found out about your photos - all this time I’ve been reading your Wordpress blog I had no idea!

Thank you for providing such a vast amount of up-to-date and useful blogging information. I’ve been a reader for about three months now. Whenever I visit your site I usually end up with a million firefox tabs open, if you know what I mean…

I am currently in the planning stages of a new web project and I would really appreciate your honest opinions (I’m not looking for link exchanges or anything of that nature). If you are interested in reading more details please email me and I will reply. If you are too busy I totally understand.

Have a great week!

Alex Ramon.

frank said:
November 12, 2007

Hi Lorelle,

My name is Frank Vitetta and my company wordsfinder.com is about to launch a wordpress plug in to automatically generate meta data, tags for your blog post. As wordpress expert would you like to try the plug in ?
It doesn’t cost anything and it would be great to get your feedback.

Please let me know if you are interested and I will get you an API key, you can download the code from our website.

All the best,

Frank

DAN BURRINGTON said:
November 24, 2007

I was at the ABWA meeting in Everette, WA, where you gave a presentation. I am the one who took your picture. I am working my way thru your bok, this is a whole new ballgame for me. Now all I have to do is hook up the dots.
I hope ThaksGiving was a good one, God Bless and have a Blessed Month.
Dan B

Lorelle VanFossen said:
November 25, 2007

Good luck with the process, Dan. I had a great time at the meeting and I do hope the chapters will get involved in blogging, as well as its members, since there is so much they have to share with the world on their expertise and experiences.

Check out the articles I write on Lorelle on WordPress to learn all the basics of blogging to help you.

Thanks!

Bobby Revell said:
November 28, 2007

Hi Lorelle! I wanted to thank you for giving me advice earlier about the site I set up to fight sploggers. You are right. Linking in anyway, regardless of my intention wont help.

I deleted the site and will report the ones who scrape me until I probably get tired of it. It’s a shame that this stuff happens so much.

I see you are in the Gulf Coast area! I live in Long Beach, Mississippi…so this is my home. Have fun! Thanks again:)

Lorelle VanFossen said:
November 29, 2007

Thanks for the kind words and I’m always willing to help. As the first paragraph on this page says, I’m no longer living on the Gulf Coast. We live on the road so we are rarely in one place for long. Our base is now in Oregon. I am thankful to be out of the heat!

Risa Blair said:
November 30, 2007

Dear Lorelle & Brent!

I hope you are happy and healthy! I would love to hear from you.

xoxoxoxo
Risa & Gordy

Richard said:
December 3, 2007

Dear Lorelle & Brent,

Loves your work.

Richard
Borneo

Lee said:
January 10, 2008

HI Lorelle,
I kind of need your help. I briefly read your article on stealing content. I think this happened to me today and I am quite devastated. It’s kind of a tricky dilemma actually…
This website hired me to write beauty articles for them and made me a deal of $500 per month to write 30 articles. I agreed to this “deal.” Anyway, I specifically asked the head editor to include my name on all of my articles as it is a greater reward for me than money. I worked so darn hard on my content, that if my name is not acknowledged on my work, then I feel like I did all of that effort in vain.
Well, they did not include my name in any of my articles, and they already published like 6 of my articles. The other 6 or 7 that I wrote so far were not posted because I included some personal anecdotes in the article, and I believe they didn’t post them on purpose for that reason.
So anyway, the articles that ARE posted look like the head editor wrote them because her picture is displayed right next to it. I’m infuriated as you can imagine.
I did email this individual my issue, but I just need some professional advice as to what I should do and handle the situation in case she doesn’t respond to my email. Please please please help me!

Warmly,

Lee Ann

Lorelle VanFossen said:
January 10, 2008

This is an issue of work for hire. Was copyright set in the contract and agreement? If you wrote that many articles for that little money (you were ripped off from the very beginning, dear, so the rest is just…shall I say typical and what could you expect from those stealing from you already), and if copyright wasn’t included in the agreement, then you are stuck as you “gave” them the articles for money. Without clarity, it could be argued that they bought the content exclusively - to do with what they will.

Depending upon what is in writing, you may have no claim other than failure to comply with your request for acknowledgment and linkage. You can’t scream copyright unless it was set in the terms of the agreement.

Welcome to the real world of writing. NEVER give away your work like that as it hurts those of us who depend upon writing to pay our bills. We compete against you, who give their work away for practically nothing.

NEVER give away your work, paid or otherwise, without clear copyright agreements and a method of arbitration set, so you can have an avenue to deal with such disputes. You shot yourself in the foot when you made this agreement, it seems, so this might have to be a lessons learned.

Find the mailing address and write them a formal letter. Contact your attorney, or find one, for consultation if this really gets you angry. Get an injunction that stops them from publishing the rest of your articles as they did not comply with your agreement.

As heartbreaking as this is, this is just a day in the life of a writer who doesn’t get a good agreement in hand before handing over their work. I’m sorry, but I’ve been through this many times, and I work hard to teach others not to suffer as I have for making these same mistakes. Be wiser, but life goes on. And never do this again.

Lee said:
January 14, 2008

Hi Lorelle,
Thank you very much for the advice. I truly appreciate it.
Fortunately, after I sent this head editor a very firm email, she complied with my request and added my name to the articles after all.
My dad also told me that $500 for 30 articles was exploitation. In your personal opinion, what would you charge per article? My dad suggested I charge $50 per article (I thought that was a little much), but I need a second opinion from someone who knows this stuff (like you).
Also, do you think I should stop writing for them (even though they fixed the problem). The thing is, I still don’t fully trust them. I’m just wondering what YOU would do in this situation? I appreciate your candidness.

Lorelle VanFossen said:
January 14, 2008

$50? You think that’s too much? How many hours did you spend coming up with one idea and writing and editing the article to prepare it for publishing? One hour? three? four? six? eight? How much is your time worth? $10 an hour? $20? $50? That’s up to you. But if it took you 4 hours to write an article you sell for $50? your time is worth $12.50. In some parts of the world? that’s a day’s pay. In others? it’s less than a hour’s worth. You have to decide for you what you are worth? but let me tell you that I’m making the same per hour writing as I did 25 years ago because beginners keep giving away their writing for free or near nothing and I have to compete with that. This isn’t a business to get rich in? trust me.

STOP writing for them. It only gives you grief and you make no money or credits with such things. Blog your own expertise and make your own money. Guest blog for pros who deserve your free contributions? and build up your own resume of quality writing and let them come to you? but choose carefully? and get paid what you are worth.

That’s what I have done and you should do. Don’t cheat yourself nor your work. Good luck and you’ve done well.

Katie said:
January 14, 2008

Hi Lorelle,

I’ve been searching around the blogosphere for a while now trying to find a solution to my wordpress problem but I am having no luck! I know you are busy but I was wondering if you might know the answer. On my latest post, it says “Comments (0)” even though when you click on the comment link, there are 14 comments. It even says “No responses to (post name)” just above the first comment!

I am not running Spam Karma and I tried switching briefly to the default theme but that didn’t fix anything. I also wrote about this at the support forums, but I thought while I waited to see if someone is going to reply, I’d keep searching around for help.

If you could help me I would really appreciate it.

Katie

Katie said:
January 14, 2008

I just realised this is a photography blog - I got here by following your “contact us” link on your Lorelle on Wordpress blog - I do apologise that this is off-topic, I didn’t realise the blog “niche” had changed!

Lee said:
January 14, 2008

Thanks so much Lorelle! Your advice and wisdom is very valuable. The time it takes me to put together an article fluctuates. Sometimes its 2 hours, sometimes its 4-5 hours. But everything you said is right. Thanks again!!

Lorelle VanFossen said:
January 14, 2008

Katie: Your best bet is to wait for an answer from the WordPress Support Forum. The issue could be that you haven’t upgraded WordPress, the Theme hasn’t been upgraded to match your version of WordPress, a Plugin problem, or if you’ve messed with your Theme lately which could result in an error elsewhere. I have no idea how to answer as you haven’t provided enough information, but the WordPress Support Forum would be the best place as they have more time and experience to answer your question personally.

Deirdra Doan said:
January 27, 2008

Hi Lorelle, Loved your snowguitar! We need to talk soon?? Saw what you wrote about John’s concert and blogging, very cool. I have added new blogs to my blog…loved the wonderful things you said to me. It helped me understand myself more. love love , Deirdra

freeman said:
February 12, 2008

hi dear Lorelle
thanks for your usefull guides
good luck

Rob said:
February 14, 2008

Just trying to let you know that the date/clock on your blog “Lorelle on Wordpress” must be way off. It’s the only the 14th, but your latest post, which has been there for at least several days, is dated February 20th.

Otherwise, it’s a great blog. I just discovered it a few days ago.

Lorelle VanFossen said:
February 27, 2008

Thank you for your attempt to let me know. I put an announcement about the server glitch on that blog as soon as I spotted the problem. And good on you for paying such close attention to details. :D Many people missed it.

David said:
May 5, 2008

Hi Lorelle,
I have recently set up my first wordpress site (and my first website into the bargain!) and just wanted to let you know that your site “Lorelle on Wordpress” has been VERY useful during this process! Many Thanks!
All the best,
David

Linda Martinson said:
May 8, 2008

Hello — I appreciate your articles and advice very much. Question: what should be done to protect camera gear and computers left behind when hiking, sightseeing etc. I don’t like to leave it either in the car or in the room. I thought about one of those security webs that backpackers use — wraps around the backpack and then is cabled to a tree, for example. Or leave stuff at front desk or check? Any ideas from anyone?

Thanks Linda from Atlanta Traveling around Alaska for 5 weeks this summer.

Lorelle VanFossen said:
May 10, 2008

The car is fine if out of sight and security locked. A lot of the trailhead break-ins are myths and out of proportion with reality, so use your best judgment. Me, I can’t go on a hike WITHOUT the camera gear. That’s the WHOLE point.

If it is really a concern, leave it at the hotel, either in the room out of sight or with the front desk. There are often lockers and such.

If you can handle the extra weight, the security web is okay, but not perfect.

If it really worries you, don’t travel with anything you can’t lose, including camera gear. Exchange digital cards frequently (they are cheap now and light weight) and mail them home well packaged as you travel. If you lose a cheap digital camera, buy another one and keep traveling. Don’t stress out over it.

Javier said:
May 15, 2008

Dear Lorelle. Amazing blog. Can you tell me if I can choose a date to publish (old news of Cutenews -i cant inmingrate-) I can’t find anything! thanks. Greetings from Chile.

Lorelle VanFossen said:
May 15, 2008

Thank you for the kind words, but I don’t understand what you are asking. Are you asking how to publish future posts with WordPress? See Working Ahead - Future Posts with WordPress for tips on that.

Rob said:
May 22, 2008

Hi!
The other day I tried commenting to one of your posts on blogherald.com and when I pushed submit, I got a page saying my comment was marked as spam. Nothing I said could be construed as spam, so I don’t understand.

Then this morning I tried commenting on someone else’s post to blogherald and the same thing happened. I’ve looked all over on blogherald for a contact link and can’t seem to locate one.

Could you please unblock my comments?

Thanks!
Rob

James Mitchell said:
May 31, 2008

I was wondering if you knew of any good plugins or other approaches to upgrading WP installations to the most current version. I have about 100 WP sites so this is something I am obviously interested in.

I tried the WP Automatic Upgrade plugin by Keith Daouza. It bombs out and I’ve sent him the logs a few times and have not heard from him.

The plugin at
http://www.zirona.com/software/wordpress-instant-upgrade/
says you should not use it if you used Fantastico to install WP, which I have used.

James Mitchell

Lorelle VanFossen said:
June 20, 2008

@James Mitchell:

WordPress is working on adding automatic upgrades to the next versions of WordPress.

Floyd Glenn Bowen said:
June 26, 2008

Please forgive me if this seems like a pesky question. I am trying to locate a web service that allows one to record a message on a phone and post it to a blog. Snapvine does this - but also seems to mandatorially include messages from other people - a “social” network. But I don’t want to be that “Webby” - I just simply want to record a message and post to my Blog.

IS there a service anywhere????

By-the-way, I enjoyed your pics on your blog.

f glenn bowen

Lorelle VanFossen said:
June 27, 2008

@Floyd Glenn Bowen:

Why not use a digital recorder, or even the microphone on your computer, to just record whatever you want, edit it with the free Audacity audio editing program if you want, and upload it as an MP3 file. It’s so easy, why get involved with a company? But if you want the simply of using a phone, I can’t help you. I’m not familiar with those services. Sorry.

Irene McCormick said:
July 15, 2008

I have been trying to contact you to see if I have renewed my subscription. I just found the notice saying if I do not renew by July 30th it will be too late for the next issue.

Lorelle VanFossen said:
July 16, 2008

I don’t know what subscription you are talking about. I don’t currently offer any subscription services on this website.

Thomas Gilberto said:
July 23, 2008

Hello lorelle, Im a novice as far as wordpress is concerned and i am having trouble doing what others seem to be doing with ease. People keep telling me that pages are static and so you can post to them and i should use categories instead but there are many weblogs that seem to be able to post to pages or have categories listed at the top as pages. pls do you have any explanation.

Lorelle VanFossen said:
July 25, 2008

@Thomas Gilberto:

Yes, on Lorelle on WordPress where I talk over all things WordPress and blogs. There you will find plenty of answers, specifically to these issues in WordPress Pages: Exploring the Pseudo-Static Pages of WordPress and Tags and Tagging in WordPress. Good luck and visit me there.

Brendan said:
August 6, 2008

Lorelle, I follow your camera and wordpress blogs. I’m using my wordpress blogroll in a new way: allowing people to contribute their blogs as Signers or Filibuster of the Capitalist Bill of Rights. It’s in its infancy, and I think you’d enjoy it: www.capitalistcredo.com

If you want to be an early signer, let me know. I think it works for either blog.

-Brendan

gil said:
August 12, 2008

Hi Lorelle,

Could you recommend someone for a WPMU design for my website: realestateloans dot com. Appreciate the referrals if your not designing.

Lorelle VanFossen said:
August 14, 2008

If you are looking for an expert in WordPress Themes, WordPress development, WordPress Plugins, or other WordPress-related expertise, check out the list of WordPress Consultants on Automattic, the parent company of WordPress, the WordPress Jobs listings, and the WP-Pro mailing list.

kimo Suton said:
September 22, 2008

Aloha,
I am on the Board of HMAUS (MUG) and former pres. I may have a room in my house during your stay so get ahold of me by email. We live at 1,200 ft so it is cooler with 2 cats, Koi and plants. Okay view and computer room and wifi.

william becker said:
September 24, 2008

Hey I enjoyed our conversation and will take all of your advice. It is ironic that a company selling fraud products to law enforcement steals it from law enforcement to sell it lol.

Celebrate your day

William

oliver said:
September 25, 2008

Hi Lorelle,
as a this-years-wp-newbie I am looking for a plug where users can post strings=names=tags and displays them hierachical, as in a survey ie. “which bandname you like the most”, where the scope (names) is not predefined (common polls).
Did you hear of any, or maybe another idea?
Thanks!

Good luck with your travels!
Os

Kate Rawlins said:
October 9, 2008

Hi - I’m a 60yr old + woman, 6 weeks blogging, and trying to put together my blog pages. I saw your legal/disclaimer language on Timethief’s page and I’d like permission to use some of the language. May I please? I’m so new at this, I don’t know what I’ll use exactly, but I’ve seen the names listed as credits, and I’ll try to figure out how to do that also. Any help/advice you can impart, would be welcome and apprecited. Thank you, Kate

p.s. in the 6 weeks of blogging, I have come back to your page numerous times - looking for your advice, confirmation, suggestions, etc. I thought for a while your site was just an outreach of WP - you’re that good!

Lorelle VanFossen said:
October 13, 2008

@Kate Rawlins:

Thank you for the kind words and yes, you can use the language, that is why that particular information is out there.

Thank you so much for your support and good luck blogging.

Lorelle VanFossen said:
October 13, 2008

@oliver:

I’m not sure what you are asking, but do try the WordPress Support Forums for this kind of help.

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Luigi said:
November 14, 2008

Hi Lorelle,

I was reading your website on copyright and was wondering: I have a blog and want to copyright it. Is it enough that I put down Copyright and then the blog’s name and the year, or do I have to put my real name; I’d like to be as anonimous as possible. Also, how does one copyright photos?

thank you.

Michelle Vandepas said:
November 21, 2008

I’m setting up radio interviews for all the SobCon presenters, (see above) Please email me so I can talk about how this might work for you!
Thanks
Michelle

murugan said:
December 31, 2008

dear sir, your send spvod player embedded code my email
thank you

Patrick said:
January 3, 2009

i still dont have a solution on my blog!

http://wordpress.org/support/topic/223347

i have to use query post to get anything on the frontpage but then none of the archive links work. nothing works in safari!
can u help me?

u can get ftp access, wordpress access and phpmyadmin access!

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January 10, 2009

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January 10, 2009

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Paulo said:
January 13, 2009

Hi,
http://www.doddling.com is a website that provides a free service enabling you to use and embed a web-based online SIP (voip) phone.
You can embed the gadget on your own webpage or blog and allow your readers to make phone calls from there adding telephone feature to your site.

Regards
Paulo

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January 24, 2009

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Kate Rawlins said:
February 17, 2009

I’m question #59 above, Oct/2008 - so I’ve been blogging 4 mo’s and now I want ads on my site, but WP.com doesn’t allow them. I’d like to be self-hosted, but I quess I don’t understand what WP.org is, if I still have to go to a pay-by-the-month host ??? What’s the point/use of WP.org download ??? I’m looking for a host that will allow my blog ads, (blogher maybe)and will personalize/customize my blog. Thanks again - your site’s still wonderful, Kate

eric johnson said:
April 15, 2009

Hi,

I am Eric Johnson, I am sending you this reminder email to confirm that, have you got my last email regarding text link advertising with the subject Interested in Advertising on your site. I am principally interested in buying a number of text-links on your site.

Let me know if you would like to hear more of this.

Warm regards,
Eric Johnson

Bette tasker said:
April 28, 2009

I am having a problem uploading pictures onto my blog.
Is there any body out there that can help me.
Bette

Yolanda said:
April 29, 2009

Do you have an email Newsletter?

Gabriela said:
May 9, 2009

Hello Lorelle,

It was a pleasure meeting you at the WordPress Camp Toronto 2009 yesterday!
Unfortunately I coudn’t attend today but blogged about it.

I mentioned to you I wrote an article about blogging published on the Artful Blogging magazine, there is also an article about WordPress in this same issue. Wow!
This is the Summer issue, please have a look!

Have a safe trip home.

~ Gabriela ~

Oliver Robillo said:
June 1, 2009

Hi Lorelle!

We’d like to invite you to be part of WordCamp Philippines 2009 (our second). You have quite a following here among hard-core WordPressers, so it would really be a big honor if you could make it. :)

Cheers,
Blogie

Derek said:
July 10, 2009

Hey

I really liked this site mate. Easy to read and lots of things.. I saw a list of job sites somewhere, i would suggest u making a list of job boards of all countries. That works good u know.

Hmm 1 suggestion for the usa job sites another good one is careerjet.

Jo Boyett said:
July 19, 2009

Hi,

Received the box and thank you very much.
My total weight loss is 35 pounds and my size is now 18. Many do better me but I feel great and smaller.

The clothing that is smaller than I can wear should I give them away? Or do you want me to save them?

Your Grateful Friend
Jo Boyett

Paranoid Blogger said:
July 26, 2009

Hi Lorelle!

Am I being a total Paranoid Blogger?

I have been banning tons of IP# from Companies that have visited my personal blog from around the world.

I have been banning them because I thought they might be spies for The New World Order.

Do you think that maybe some of those companies are coming for legitimate reasons, and maybe they are not all spies?

A strange example of this, would be one such company that keeps changing their IP# and returning after I ban them. That company is in Texas and is called THEPLANET.COM INTERNET SERVICES – Layered Technologies.

Do you think these visitors from around the world are legitimate companies, and am I just being Paranoid?

I’m kinda new at blogging and have a lot to learn.

Thank you,
Paranoid Blogger

Paranoid Blogger said:
July 27, 2009

You deleted the question I posted here yesterday.

That was mean and down right rude of you to do that.

Paranoid Blogger

Greg Crowe said:
July 28, 2009

Brent, Greg Crowe here. Are you in Tulsa now? I found something, a blast from the past, that you might be able to appreciate.

Debra Shiveley Welch said:
August 12, 2009

I cannot find a single bit of information on how to report plagiarism. http://www.universitywizard.com/index.php?s=your+son+is+incapable+of+learning&x=7&y=23

has plagiarized my article, which is an excerpt from my book.

I want this page taken down. Let me know where to send the DMCA take down form.

Lolz said:
September 1, 2009

Hi there,
Those css rollovers are incredible, I just love them. I would like to use something like that for a charity site I’m trying to create (my first site) and understand that I need to supply “permission details” for this. I think your stuff is great and would also like to include a link back to this site - if that is ok with you. (I suppose this is not really a “comment” but I couldn’t find an email address.)

Peter said:
September 20, 2009

Hey… I discovered your site while looking at the first page for my main keywords… and didn’t really find any other way to contact you but this one. But… the question is… would you mind adding my plugins in your monetizing list?

Thanks

jennifer said:
October 12, 2009

Hi- my wordpress blog no longer shows up as a webpage but as a menu page. how can i get help to clear this up?

as it is now, i cannot even sign log in.

Dave Kirby said:
October 16, 2009

Dear Lorelle -
I would like a wordpress site (or something similar) where ALL subscribers can post to the group via a single email address (like Google Groups) and all the corrspondence is stored on the website for all users to access past correspondence that incudes graphocs and videos etc - What product or plug in do I ed?

Roxzy said:
November 20, 2009

Hi Lorrene

I am from South Africa. I would like to create a website for our clothing company. It would be plain black with ariel white font and with 2 pages. It will have a header with our logo. First page just general company details, a blog, a tag cloud and follow me on twitter etc., join the facebook fanpage. On the second page (which I would like the tab to white with black font – as mod clothing makes theirs pink) I would like there to be something like this page - http://www.example.com/store/ModCloth/Be+The+Buyer/Be+the+Buyer+Sample+68 except I would only have two items (images). For the items I would like there to a space for descriptions, voting buttons (yes or no – but not different words meaning that), the ability to promote it on facebook twitter etc., and of course the comment section. Also the item should say how many days left to vote.
Do you know what, themes, widgets and plugins I would need in order to do this?
Can we have our own domain name?

Please help!!!
Roxzy

Lorelle VanFossen said:
November 24, 2009

@Roxzy:

You can have your own domain name, and set up a WordPress blog with Permalinks that fit the format. It’s easy. Go to http://www.wordpress.org/

Lorelle VanFossen said:
November 24, 2009

@Dave Kirby:

I think you are looking for a forum. Try bbPress at http://www.bbpress.org/ and combine it with a WordPress blog.

Lorelle VanFossen said:
November 24, 2009

@jennifer:

Did you get this resolved? Sorry, I respond to WordPress questions on http://lorelle.wordpress.com/ and missed this.

Darko said:
January 20, 2010

Hey Lorelle,

I wanted to ask you a quick question. Do you currently accept guest posts for your blog (lorelle.wordpress.com/)? If so, what are the requirements?

Best wishes,
Darko

Rick M said:
January 25, 2010

Hello-does wordpress allow adult content?

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