To create a "Blog" thread, when you start a thread, just check the "Blog? Click to indicate this is going to be a build log topic" check box and a special flag will be attached to the thread, like this:
This does 2 things: 1) it IDs the topic to forum users as a Blog thread while still allowing the usual category classifications to be maintained and 2) adds the thread to a special area on the home page for Active Blogs as shown below:
Who can create Blog threads? Anyone with a forum user ID and a willingness to post in progress shots of your build. The editorial staff will also be watching for Blog type threads and may add the flag to them if appropriate. Users are invited to post their Blog threads at their convenience and the Armorama user galleries are available as well for photo posting to aid in this.
