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The title really does need to have the [em] tags with square brackets, not angle-brackets.

Using the "URL Path Settings" near the bottom, make a "friendly" URL alias of the form:
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Optionally preview with the "Preview" button.

Save your work with the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

These are still in a bit of draft form, but not a bad starting place to get up to speed on how we're trying to work through such sensitive issues as serious book critique:

Though this quote, from Fr. Dubay's Authenticity: A Biblical Theology of Discernment is primarily focused on criticism within the Church, I believe the same basic principles apply to constructive criticism of secular and Protestant works as well...

It has been rightly noted that the sometimes necessary criticism in the Church heals no wounds unless it consists in an example of greater love:

The critic without love resembles rather a man who scratches himself all the more furiously, the more fiercely he itches, a process which of course can only result in exacerbating and spreading the inflammation. The great saints were reformers of the Church but they were edifying reformers. Not all great reformers were saints, that is to say those who truly loved; many of them destroyed more than they built up...

One can picture Catherine of Siena disapproving of the papal presence in Avignon and yet at the same time profoundly loving the pope as her "Christ on earth". Her criticism had all the marks of the Spirit: made with reluctance, moderation, gentleness, accuracy and love. One need only compare this approach with its opposite: eagerness, exaggeration, harshness, bitterness. When one reads of theological disputes through the centuries (including our own), he sees clear examples of the two types of criticism. One has the marks of proceeding from God; it builds up in love. The other bears the brand of human pride; it cuts and erodes.

Necessary criticism of textbooks does not serve the reader unless it includes an attractive invitation to the truth.
Here are some guidelines:

• Maintain a cheerful and informative tone. Anger and sarcasm are distracting and make even the most important corrections appear merely personal.
• Be aware of the difference between issues about which "good men disagree" and those about which there is an objective norm which has been overlooked or ignored.
• In some cases, the objective norm is one that has been carefully laid out by the Church, but is not clearly defined, or is not accepted, outside the Church. Life issues often fall into this category. Be clear within yourself (and within your critique) regarding those issues where all good men should agree and those where good Catholics will want to be informed, even if others are not concerned. Many life issues and related environmental issues are mixed up in this area.
• Do not judge the intentions of the author, who is responding to many influences which you do not experience. Instead, point out the likely effects of his bias. Your review is not about the author, but about the usefulness of a text.
• In particular, if a piece appears "anti-Catholic" distinguish carefully between errors of fact, errors of omission, and issues of effective bias, that is, bias which is likely to have its effect on the reader, whether or not intentional.
• Be scrupulously accurate when making a correction. An error in your correction will undermine the value of further correction. The research effort required for this will often uncover the specific source of the author's error, and this is extremely useful.
• Seek to make the reader feel that he is invited into the "accuracy club"; tell the honest reader where or how to find better information on the issues in question. Secular and Protestant sources are especially helpful in dispelling the impression that your critique is merely an ethnic squabble.
• Be principled in your critique and frame it clearly. An irritating author can have you running down a thousand rabbit holes, and can win just because he is clearer or more fun to read than you. What is the most fundamental problem with the book? How is it related to the stated purpose of the book, and to the true purpose of education?

Logging in.

1. Logging in to the site
   Point your browser to http://www.love2learn.net/user/login
2. Enter your username (your real name or your preferred username as given to me) and password. If you have forgotten your password, click on the “reset password” link to the top right and follow the directions in the email.
3. Once you log in, new menus will appear at the top of the left sidebar: a User menu and a “Management" menu.

Creating reviews.

1. Log in.
2. Click on “ Add Review” under the User menu. Alternatively, click here to go to the entry form for a new review.
3. Enter all the requested information. (See tips below.)
4. Click “Save” at the bottom. You may wish to use the Preview feature, but not all the fields will be fully rendered in the preview. Also, please note that when viewing the preview, you may see
   Home › Create content › Submit Review
   at the top. Do not click the Submit Review there. The one you want is at the bottom of the page.
5. If you need to edit an existing review, go to the review and click on the “Edit” tab below the review's title.

Creating or editing your biography.

1. Log in.
2. Click on your name in the right sidebar.
3. If you see a biography (might only be a stub),

• click on its title (which should match your name). This will take you to the biography node.
• You should see two tabs below the title (your name): View and Edit. Click the "Edit" tab
• Clear the text box under the word "Summary".
• Edit the contents in the text box under the word "Body" and click the “Save” button at the bottom when done.

4. If you do not see a biography (not even a stub),

• click on “Create Content” in the left sidebar, and then on “Biography”
• Enter your name as the Title.
• List yourself under the "Reviewer" field as well.
• Upload a photo into the image field. It will automatically resize it if it is too large.
• Enter your biographical information in the "Body" field. (See tips below.)
• Click the “Save” button when done.

5. Take a peek at Alicia’s bio for ideas. The guidelines from the “summit” on what reviewer bios should include are:

• Family size, general location
• Time spent in home education (i.e. How long have you homeschooled?)
• Educational style or styles
• Education, formal, personal, or family based, including relevant personal interests
• Photo
• Links to blogs or websites

5. Note: the website will automatically generate a list of all your reviews on this site when visitors click your name in the sidebar.

Tips
Composing reviews and other formatted content.

1. The WYSIWYG editor I had previously used is no longer supported. Therefore, if you want to add formatting to your reviews, you will need to add HTML tags by hand.
2. If you enter a URL, it will be automatically converted to a link. However, if you want a named link, you will need to add a little HTML code. Ask me (Suchi) if you need help with this.
3. Other items, such as copyright or trademark symbols, must be
   added using their HTML codes; for a list of HTML codes for these special characters, please see here
4. Line breaks / paragraphs will be automatically generated from carriage returns.
5. Divs, spans, and a few other goodies can also be added to your content.

Adding images to reviews and biographies:

1. Image files must reside on your computer (i.e. no URLs in the image file location field).
2. For reviews, please enter the Alternate text: "Book cover: ‘<book
   title>’"
3. For biographies, please enter the Alternate text: "Photo of <your name>"
4. For “Introduction to Review Collection” nodes, you may add more than one image if appropriate.

Known problems and quirks:

1. Sometimes, adding images does not work. It has always worked fine for me (Suchi) but for Alicia it has only worked intermittently. On her kids’ computer, though, it works reliably. It appears to be a OS level (or possibly browser-related) problem, not a Drupal problem per-se.
2. Occasionally, the “Edit” button near the node title disappears. Try resizing your browser window and see if it appears.

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