{"id":33,"date":"2008-05-15T12:52:52","date_gmt":"2008-05-15T17:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=33"},"modified":"2017-03-07T15:52:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T19:52:21","slug":"how-do-i-post-a-question-or-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/how-do-i-post-a-question-or-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Post a Question or Comment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"How%20Do%20I%20Post%20a%20Question%20or%20Comment%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>Cathy wrote &#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Sorry, I have never blogged before, how do I post a question or comment for input?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be sorry! You are not the only one who asked that question.<\/p>\n<p>One purpose of the Wrightslaw Way is to help people develop creative solutions to their problems by getting advice and information from others. This advice comes from the comments you submit.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage you to participate in the discussion. Your posts will actually appear in the comments section about articles on the blog. Anyone may comment.<\/p>\n<p>Some visitors to Wrightslaw write about problems with their child&#8217;s school. Others write about their creative &#8220;win-win&#8221; solutions to school problems.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">How the Blog Works&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Wrightslaw will post articles on different topics. Each new article begins a new \u201cthread\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in a topic that has been posted, we encourage you to provide advice or suggestions, offer information, debate, or ask a question of your own. You do this by submitting a comment. To submit a comment:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Select the article you wish to comment on or have a question about<br \/>\n\u00b7 Click respond<br \/>\n\u00b7 Type your comment in the comment block<br \/>\n\u00b7 Click submit<\/p>\n<p>Make sure your comment or answer is <strong>less than 150 words<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <strong>75 to 100 words is better<\/strong>. Please do a word count before you submit.<\/p>\n<p>If you have an answer to a question or a comment on a topic, go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/community-helpline\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">COMMUNITY HELPLINE<\/span><\/a>. 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