Please Introduce Yourself! (Retired)

kicking things off on this new blog by bringing this back 👀 some things might not be the same but we’ll all figure that out together!
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Hello new and old members alike! I’m Pineblossom, but you can just call me Pine 🙂 I’ve been on the blog for about a year, and I’ve loved every second on here. I enjoy drawing, calligraphy, and creating OCs, and you’ll often find me in a lot of different places but mostly the Tavern! Here, I’ve compiled a collection of tips and coding lessons (now complete with pictures!) to help you navigate BlogClan!
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A summary of this just in case you don’t want to read that big block of text down there: Comment and chat coding, then information about Blogclan like who the mods are and how to be one, the deputy and medicine cat, ranks, mentors and apprentices, secret pages, and Live Chat.
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Coding!
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Ground rules:
– Make sure there isn’t a space between the coding and your text unless it is the link code (you’ll see what I mean)
– For emoticons, make sure there is always a space before and after the code. In the lesson, I’ll be putting a space for the same reason above 🙂
– Type it exactly as I do otherwise it won’t work that sounded like a threat
Alright, let’s begin!
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ITALICS: <i>this will be italicized</i> it looks like this
BOLD: <b>this will be bolded</b> it looks like this
STRIKETHROUGH: <strike>this would be strikethroughed</strike> it looks like this
CODE LIKE WORDS: <code>this would look code-y</code> it looks like this
LINK: <a href=“your link here”>you would then click here for the link</a>
What it looks like: Click here for a cute kitty
QUOTE: <blockquote>your quote here</blockquote>

blockquote looks like this

FAKE LINK: <a>words blah blah</a> it looks like this

https://imgur.com/a/V8gN75g

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For emoticons, do not put a space between the two symbols 🙂
🙂 Emoji- : )
😀 Emoji- : D
😛 Emoji- : P
😮 Emoji- : o
🙁 Emoji- : (
😉 Emoji- ; )
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Ok! And now, a brand new section brought to you by the lovely Plumeflake! She wrote the part below about Live chat coding (which is explained even further below) 😀

BLOGCHAT CODING (these codes only work on chat when it is open)

Ground rules:
– Make sure there isn’t a space between the coding and your text (you’ll see what I mean)
– Type it exactly as I do otherwise it won’t work.
Ok let’s go!

The boxcodes supported by Cbox are:
COLORED TEXT, using hex colour codes or colour names: [color=#ff0000]hex colour[/color] or [color=forestgreen]named colour[/color]
COLORED TEXT AND BACKGROUND using hex colour codes: [color=#f00,#ff0]foreground and background[/color]
BOLD: [b]bold text[/b]
UNDERLINED: [u]underlined text[/u]
ITALICS: [i]italicized text[/i]
STRIKETHROUGH: [s]struck-out text[/s]
QUOTES: [q]quoted text[/q]
SUBSCRIPT: [sub]subscript[/sub] (Makes your text smaller and moves it downwards) OR
[sup]superscript[/sup]
(Makes your text smaller and moves it upwards)
CENTER ALIGNMENT: [center]centered text[/center]
LINEBREAK: [br]
BIG WORDS: [big]larger font[/big]
SMALL WORDS: [small]smaller font[/small]
CUSTOM FONT: [class=custom]custom-styled text[/custom]
FIXED WIDTH TEXT: [code]fixed-width text[/code]
LINK CODE: [url=https://yourlinkhere.yeet] named url link[/url]
OR
[url] https://yourlinkhere.yeet [/url]
[img=https://linkofyourimagehere.yeet] named image link[/img]
OR
[img] https://linkofyourimagehere.yeet [/img]
SCROLLING/MOVING TEXT: [scroll]scrolling text[/scroll]

BONUS CODES: If you type //colors into the chatbox and press enter, you can change the text you type into the colour of your choice by clicking on the colour you want after you press enter! The jumble of letters, numbers and symbols that appears on the chatbox before whatever you type in (e.g. ^#004c92) is the code for your chosen colour, so leave it in the chatbox and type your message after your colour code so your messages on the chat can be in the colour you wanted!
Typing in //tetris and pressing enter lets you play a good old level of the puzzle game Tetris whenever you’re bored, even when Blogchat is closed!
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Thank you Plume!
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Some other notes about BlogClan:
– BlogClan is kept safe and fun by a group of moderators called Blogteam. They moderate (check) your comments so that no one uses inappropriate words and also so that sensitive topics that might upset other people are kept to a minimum and have a warning before the comment. Our current mods are Goldenfawn (often called Goldi), Birchfoot (Birchy), Cheetahspark (Cheetah, Cheeto), Rainshine (Rainie), Winterwhisper (Wint, Winter, Win), Viperfrost (Viper), Kat, Jayfrost (Jayie), Iceflower (Icy), Emberdawn (Embix, Ember, Emb), Hazelburrow (Josh, Kate’s son) and of course, Kate herself (Cakestar) (why did I just put everyone’s nicknames 😛 ). They’ll definitely be able to answer your questions best of all! Currently, you can’t become a mod, but applications open up every once in a while if the team needs any help. Check out the Ask Blogteam Page for more info on the mods!

– The current deputy and medicine cat of BlogClan are Icy and Embix. Their jobs are to keep the blog going smoothly, sorting out disputes, and welcoming new members like you might be! Elections are held every two years, and one was held last year, so you can not have one of those positions right now 🙂 Try running in 2021!

– On BlogClan, you can have mentors/apprentices just like in the books. Your ranking is based on your age/grade in school:
Elementary School, 1st grade-5th grade, ages 6-12 – Kit
Middle School, 6th grade-8th grade, ages 11/12-13/14 – Apprentice
High School/College, 9th grade-the end of school, ages 13/14 to whenever you get out of school 😛 – Warrior
Out of school – Elder
You do not have to have a mentor or apprentice, they are just for fun (and minor bragging rights 😛 ). If you would like to look for one, head on over to the Allegiances Chat Page and ask to be on Cheetah’s list of available mentors and apprentices! A good method to find someone is making a list of your interests and hobbies 😉 Don’t be afraid to ask anyone on the list if they want to be your mentor/apprentice. Good luck if you are looking!

– “A Purrsona is a cat character that represents yourself in some way, just in case any new members didn’t know. It’s like what you would look like and what your name would be if you were a cat in the Warriors world.” Thank you Plume for this addition!

– One new rule that’s come up is the use of Google Docs, Slides, and other Google applications. It’s generally discouraged to use these platforms to share writing or art, as they can be edited to contain inappropriate material after a mod has modded a comment containing them. Try using a secret page, or take a screenshot and post it on Imgur, then copy the Imgur link in a comment!

– On the topic of Imgur, Imgur is an image hosting website (it’s ok if you don’t know what that means 😛 ) that most Blogclanners use to share images. Upload your image to an album on imgur.com and then copy the link! Blackie shares some details on this process here:
“If you want to post in Imgur, at the top left corner there should be a button that says ‘New Post’ with a ‘+’ on it, which is green. You can upload an image by dragging into the directed area or just uploading it by selecting a screenshot from your photos if you’re using mobile!”
This works with instagram too, but only if you post it!

– Make sure that if you put a link in your name, the link leads to a safe place! This means that it’s probably best that it doesn’t go to a website that can be edited by you or someone else, because that’s out of the mod’s control and could spiral into something bad for the whole blog.

– Secret pages are what they sound like, “secret pages” (they aren’t openly linked) that you can access and find with secret methods (hint: try clicking on some pictures!). Once you find one that has not been claimed or used, you can claim it by posting a comment on it saying “Claimed!”. Make sure you check that no one else has claimed it before you. If it hasn’t been used for more than a year (my general rule of thumb) and the person who claimed it has gone inactive, you can claim it. If you see one you like, but it’s claimed by someone who’s still on Blogclan, ask them! Chances are they’ll let you have it 😉 Once you claim it, you can pretty much use it for anything! Lots of people use them for roleplaying, fanfiction, and games. If you want a secret page, ask me! I can give up to 5 in a themed set, but please have a ready use for them!

– On many places such as the official Name That Apprentice! and the Tavern, you have to press the blue reply button right below the main comment so that it is clear that you are replying to that person’s comment. It also keeps the pages from getting cluttered, as a new page is made every ten comments (not counting replies). The reply button is in the bottom left corner of every comment until reply chains get too long.

— Live Chat is a really cool thing, it’s that (currently) orange box that you may see on the sides of pages (on large screens) or at the bottom (for small screens). You can create an account by putting in your desired name that you want people to see in the name box, clicking “Profile” in the bottom right corner and making an account. Live Chat is also moderated by Blogteam for the same reasons as comments.

— One very important thing to remember is that all pages have descriptions on the top of the page! If you are unsure what a page is for, read the description and if you have any more questions, you can ask 🙂

— Finally, Kate Cary is a very busy person. I know that you all are big Warriors fans, and that you might have questions, but she doesn’t have time to answer them all. The mods will then fill in, or, if you have any questions about already published Warriors content, you can ask it on the Ask Jaysnow or Ask Blogteam page 🙂

Yep, that’s all I can think of right now for BlogClan! Of course, there’s much more, but it’s always more fun to find it on your own 😛 Have fun exploring! I hope this helped 😀 Anyone can add on to this in the replies, as well as test the codes!