This page contains instructions on how to navigate and place posts and lists the general contents of the several information pages.
This DFL Senior Caucus website is a place to find news and announcements that are of interest to Seniors in Minnesota, and it provides you a place to express your suggestions and opinions.
It is one way the Caucus is working to make the community of DFL Seniors a more knowledgeable and effective voice for Minnesota seniors.
The Blog
Essentially, this is a blog (WordPress), and consists of a series of “posts” that are arranged in reverse chronological order – that is, the latest post appears first. Each post is assigned to one or more “categories.” If you click on a category link at the end of the post, you will be provided with all the posts in that category. The right column also provides a list of categories to click on.
At the end of each “post” there is a line with a “comments” link. To make a comment on the post, (one of the main ideas of running a blog), click on “comments” and enter you comment in the box provided. You can make your comments after any of the posts. Remember, this is all pretty informal. Suggestions, announcements and ideas can be added to the comment section of this page. All comments will be reviewed and worked on daily. Go to the last section of this page, “Making comments to a blog,” and find out more about commenting.
Remember, if you have any questions or comments, you can email to dflseniors@gmail.com.
Information Pages
There are several pages on this site that offer various types of information. This “How to use this site)” is one of them. Some others are:
Calendar Page: Chronological list of announcements for events, meetings, etc. Have an announcement? E-mail it to dflseniors@gmail.com
Lobbying Page: Information on lobbying for senior issues with your representatives.
Newsletters: A place to go to get current and (some) past issues of our newsletter and alerts.
Contact Your Representatives: Lists websites for finding representatives and legislation.
DFL Party Units & Other Links Page: Links to other sites that can be useful to Minnesota seniors. Additional links will be added as they are found or recommended.
Issues, Positions & Platforms Page: Currently this page is being used to collect a list of issues that caucus members consider most important to seniors and all Minnesotans during this election year. Later it will be a place where those issues found most important and pressing will be discussed.
Caucus Materials: Get copies of the Senior Caucus Charter and informational brochure
How to use this site: The current page.
About us: .The DFL Senior Caucus is…
Join: Information on membership. Here you can bring up a copy of the membership application form to print and send in to our treasurer.
Making comments to the blog.
There a few things to remember – not rules really, but if everyone follows them, the blog is more interesting and informative.
Stay on the subject: The content of each blog post is usually centered on a particular topic and you should keep your comments to that. If there isn’t another post on the blog that matches what you have to say, send an e-mail to dflseniors@gmail.com and we’ll put up a post on the subject.
Your comment should contain new information: Read through the comments and make sure your comment offers something new to the conversation.
The difference between a blog comment and e-mail: A blog comment is a public one-to-many. An e-mail is to a specific person(s).
Be sure the tone of your message is clear: People who read your post come from different backgrounds and experiences so sarcasm, jokes and exaggerations can easily be taken the wrong way and keep people from really understanding what you are trying to say.
Cite your sources with short summaries and links.
Be courteous.
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