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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Roland,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> We installed v1.8 and still can only
have blogs seen by either the owner or everyone on the site. No option to
restrict to the course participants.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will keep you up to date with any
progress.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks again</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Kevork Krozian<BR>Edulists Creator and Administrator<BR><A
href="http://www.edulists.com.au">www.edulists.com.au</A><BR><A
href="mailto:kevork@edulists.com.au">kevork@edulists.com.au</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rgesthuizen@gmail.com href="mailto:rgesthuizen@gmail.com">Roland
Gesthuizen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=moodle@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:moodle@edulists.com.au">The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing
List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 11, 2007 12:10
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Moodle] Blogging
issue</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Kevork, I notice that you mentioned earlier that you were
running version 1.6 .. I think the feature comes with version 1.8<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 26/10/2007, <B class=gmail_sendername>Kevork
Krozian</B> <<A
href="mailto:Kroset@novell1.fhc.vic.edu.au">Kroset@novell1.fhc.vic.edu.au</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
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Roland,<BR><BR>Thanks again for your time here.<BR>I would love to report
good news but it isn't right yet.......<BR>Will keep you
posted.<BR><BR><BR>Take Care<BR><BR>Kevork<BR><BR>>>> "Roland
Gesthuizen" < <A
href="mailto:rgesthuizen@gmail.com">rgesthuizen@gmail.com</A>> 19/10/2007
5:44 pm >>><BR>Kevork, I think that the setting you are probably
looking for is in the site<BR>policies page.<BR><BR>
/admin/settings.php?section=sitepolicies <BR><BR>Covers several options that
allows you to restrict the level to which user<BR>blogs can be viewed on the
site. (restrict to same group, class etc)<BR><BR>I set ours to the option :
"Users can only see blogs for people who share a <BR>course"<BR><BR>Regards
Roland<BR><BR>On 19/10/2007, Kevork Krozian <<A
href="mailto:Kroset@novell1.fhc.vic.edu.au">Kroset@novell1.fhc.vic.edu.au</A>>
wrote:<BR>><BR>> Hi Roland,<BR>><BR>> Unfortunately with the 1.8
upgrade the problem is still there.<BR>> The Blog Menu has a link for
viewing course entries but when posting only<BR>> post to yourself or
post to the world appears.<BR>> Any suggestions welcome.<BR>><BR>>
Regards<BR>> Kevork<BR>><BR>> >>> "Roland Gesthuizen"
<<A href="mailto:rgesthuizen@gmail.com">rgesthuizen@gmail.com</A>>
19/10/2007 12:51 am >>><BR>> Kevork, I havn't forgotten your old
request for info below about blogging. <BR>> The odd behaviour you report
doesnt is gone with the version 1.8 upgrade.<BR>> Instead there are some
new settings to lock down the blog level to members<BR>> of your class
and not the entire school. Good for the training wheels that <BR>> we
need.<BR>><BR>> Regards Roland<BR>><BR>> On 31/07/2007, Kevork
Krozian <<A
href="mailto:Kroset@novell1.fhc.vic.edu.au">Kroset@novell1.fhc.vic.edu.au</A>>
wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > Hi Moodlers, <BR>> ><BR>>
> We have an issue with our installation. Moodle ver
1.6.<BR>> > We can blog but it is either private or the whole site can
see it .<BR>> > Obviously we need to blog within a course only and not
have the whole <BR>> site<BR>> > viewing it.<BR>> ><BR>>
> I have checked the documentation and there are settings related to
blogs<BR>> .<BR>> ><BR>> > 1. Under Config, variables,
miscellaneous, blog level : Viewer can only <BR>> > see
blogs for people who share a course<BR>> > The blurb
states : This setting allows you to restrict the level to<BR>>
> which user blogs can be viewed on this site. Note that they specify the
<BR>> > maximum context of the VIEWER not the poster or the types of
blog posts.<BR>> > Blogs can also be disabled completely if you don't
want them at all.<BR>> ><BR>> > 2. When you add a blog, the drop
down list of options ( see image <BR>> attached<BR>> > ) does not
give the option of posting to the course only. It is either<BR>> >
private ( only poster ) or the whole site can view it.<BR>> ><BR>>
> Needless to say, it is not great to see students viewing teacher only
<BR>> > blogs ......<BR>> ><BR>> > Any ideas on a fix
?<BR>> ><BR>> > Best Wishes<BR>> > Kevork<BR>>
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Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<BR><A
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doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the
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