Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Who can comment/post to the Blog ???
A. The Venice Canals Association web site/blog is viewable by the general public. However, comments and posts are limited to current members of the VCA.

Q. How do I submit a post (article) ???
A. Until you have been set up as a contributor, please email your articles and photos to venicecanalsassociation@gmail.com with a copy to cj06@cjcole.com. Include your phone number in the email so we can contact you if needed.

Q. How do I submit a comment ???
A. To comment on any blog post, click the “No Comment” or “# Comment”at the end of the article on which you wish to comment. Your comment will not appear until it has been approved for publication.

Q. What is an RSS feed ???
A. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) RSS (most commonly translated as “Really Simple Syndication” but sometimes “Rich Site Summary”) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format. An RSS document (which is called a “feed”, “web feed”, or “channel”) includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically. They benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place.

How do I set-up an RSS feed ???
A. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) RSS feeds can be read using software called an “RSS reader”, “feed reader”, or “aggregator“, which can be web-based, desktop-based, or mobile-device-based. A standardized XML file format allows the information to be published once and viewed by many different programs. The user subscribes to a feed by entering into the reader the feed’s URI – often referred to informally as a “URL” (uniform resource locator), although technically the two terms are not exactly synonymous – or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The RSS reader checks the user’s subscribed feeds regularly for new work, downloads any updates that it finds, and provides a user interface to monitor and read the feeds.