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You Can Be a Part of Blogging History.

Posted by TonyB • 8/10/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Tags: blogcatalog challenge, blogging for a good cause, blogging history, blogs

On September 27th, join 1,000s of bloggers around the world in BlogCatalog's Blogging for a Great Cause Challenge.

This Blogging Challenge will be:

Bloggers Against Abuse
September 27th, 2007

The Outcome we are after is to be part of the largest group of bloggers to ever blog about an important cause, all on the same day.

So how do you participate?

On Sept. 27th, blog about putting an end to some sort of Abuse (you decide what kind of abuse to blog about).

In the meantime though,

* Spread the word among all the bloggers you know. Perhaps even give them a link to this Discussion.

* If you are a graphic's designer, perhaps you can come up with some small badges announcing the event, that we can then place on our blogs. To share the badge, place it on this thread.

* List any organizations, on this thread, who are involved in putting an end to abuse.

What do you get?

You will receive a link to your Blog Post from the Blogcatalog blog when we list everyone who participated.

You get to use your blog for an important cause.

You get to create blogging history.

User Comments

8/10/07

mrsnesbitt

Thanks, will do.
I have designed a few logos on my blog, not a graphic designer, but will have a go.

Cheers

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1. 9/21/07
  
  skvnet
  
  Yes, we can make lot of change, If we are united.
  
  skvnet.blogspot.com
2. 9/27/07
  
  dishtv21
  
  I seen that many was blogging about child, animal, or drug abuse. I decided to blog about a different kind of abuse. www.connect06.com/blogroll/bloggers-unite-against-abuse-92707/
8/10/07

morinn

great post siteproplus! couldnt have been clearer than that! I'm in!

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8/10/07

jimbozs2000

Im in

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8/10/07

TonyB

mrsnesbitt...very cool. Thanks! I will ask Oscar to create some too.

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1. 8/15/07
  
  IZEA
8/10/07

scorpy01

I'm in! Can't wait to see the badges and banners.

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8/10/07

TonyB

scorpy... this can be for Animal Rights as well. Not just 4 us humans.

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1. 9/09/07
  
  AAACopywriter
  
  Me too, me too!
8/10/07

scorpy01

Yeah, I caught that.

Thanks for giving us such a broad topic. This should make it very easy to get as many people as possible involved.

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8/10/07

TonyB

My bias is to give animals a voice

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8/10/07

iluvmonkeys2

i'm in!

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8/10/07

markstoneman

Are you talking about abuse of creatures (including humans) or substances?

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8/10/07

TonyB

For you stonedman, i think its the substance abuse.

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1. 8/10/07
  
  markstoneman
  
  You're making some wild assumptions there---especially for a dog who can't get his foot out of his ear.
2. 8/10/07
  
  TonyB
  
  Sorry Stoneman... I couldn't resist.
  
  Bloggging against substance abuse is a great idea.
  
  By the way, it's actually in my ear as I missed what I really wanted to scratch by a couple ft.
8/10/07

identikit

stoned man ?? hi hi

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8/10/07

v1ctorya

huhmm ,since my blog tends to deal with abuse anyway, I'll def. start thinking of a special article. Child and animal abuse are what I'm most outspoken against IRL, they def. need a voice that others will hear and care about.

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8/10/07

dharmagypsy7

I am in too..

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8/10/07

morgan9405

Very cool idea. It gives everyone a chance to write about an aspect they may have experience. I'm in.....

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8/10/07

tetsujin

I can try my hand at a couple logos too, I feel special that it got used to...I know it was mentioned in there before but hey, My vote counted!

Hope it all goes well for everyone and I can't wait to see what everyone writes!

Cameron

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8/10/07

jphillips

I'm definitely in!
Will design some banners too

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8/10/07

TonyB

Look forward to seeing the banners.

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8/10/07

sweat1951

I'm in.

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8/10/07

shaydelgado

joining the wagon...may contribute some desigs too...is this a design competition already? lols

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8/10/07

Blackysky

i'm in... looking foward to do a video about it ... well doing something special

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8/10/07

scorpy01

I'd love to blog about this and get the word out but I'm waiting on the creative folks to give us some graphics. /hint

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8/10/07

lasunrose

This is a great way to generate awareness of a broad range of society inflictions. Abuse is looked upon as fun and humorous by too many ill-minded people.

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8/11/07

Nesmuth

I can blog about ending restraining order abuse.

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8/11/07

Norski

Okay. Apathetic Lemming has a post about this. Let's keep the idea near the top, particularly as September 27 approaches.

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8/11/07

TonyB

Im waiting to have the graphics uploaded. I have them so if any of you want me to email them to you, please let me know and I will. My email is tony (at) blogcatalog.com

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8/11/07

tetsujin

These, I am assuming, are what we are to include/can include in any graphics we would make?

Cameron

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8/11/07

TonyB

They are graphics that you can include to promote the event. They are really nice. Nine should have them online today.

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8/11/07

tetsujin

Awesome, sounds good and I can't wait for them to be up, curiosity gets the better of me...*acts patient*

Cameron

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8/11/07

fated82

Great idea....Count me in .....

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8/11/07

robinsonjoel

cool! nice idea!

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8/11/07

scorpy01

Great! I want graphics!

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8/11/07

gosmelltheflowers

Great - count us flowers in.

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8/11/07

NINE

I made a bloggers unite logo that I thought might be cool and some badges to support the cause, we could probably link them to blog.blogcatalog.com/category/community-challenge/

What do you guys think?

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1. 8/11/07
  
  Norski
  
  They're all well-conceived and executed.
  
  Thanks for providing a variety of related styles. I've got 'mine' picked out for one of my blogs already. And, an idea for what to write about.
  
  Back to the variety: I really appreciate that. You've got squarish, high, wide, simple, not-so-simple, and all with a color scheme that's simple enough to fit into many page designs.
2. 8/12/07
  
  bluecyberman
  
  wow, wonderful. Can I have one of these on my blog?
  
  => www.CyberLearningHub.com
  
  Thank you in advance!
  
  Cheers!
3. 8/12/07
  
  TonyB
  
  bluecyberman... yes..that's what they are here for. Copy and add any of them you like.
4. 8/12/07
  
  caseyc
  
  Awesome.
5. 8/13/07
  
  bloggingmix
  
  Cool. I'll have one on my post.
  
  Count me in!
6. 8/13/07
  
  TonyB
  
  BlogingMix....
  
  It looks great on your blog
  
  www.bloggingmix.com/
7. 8/15/07
  
  wooglah
  
  Great stuff. I'll use one, if U dont mind
8. 8/15/07
  
  ppedersen
  
  Beyond great, these logos are highly professional! Really cool!
9. 8/15/07
  
  carefreedianna
  
  great badges, look forward to using one
10. 8/15/07
  
  oscardbaellojr
  
  nice badges... I'll put one on my blog too... with your permission of course... thanks! Ü
11. 8/15/07
  
  czecho
  
  Great Stuff!!
12. 8/16/07
  
  Theresa111
  
  Nine ... These are so nice. Will there be copy code too?
13. 8/19/07
  
  maldiveslive
  
  Nice Logo.
14. 8/20/07
  
  earth2karen
  
  Very Nice!
15. 9/22/07
  
  PetLvr
  
  Can you (or anybody) create something similar to, or modify that bloggersunite_cause2.jpg for animal abuse for me? one the same width (for sidebar) and possibly a banner like fannullone created below?
16. 9/24/07
  
  robinsonjoel
  
  I used the red one!
8/11/07

identikit

they all look very nice. good job

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8/11/07

TonyB

Nine... the badges are beautiful.

The blog doesnt mention the new ause. In the meantime, it may be beter to link posts to this until we get this new challenge onto the blog.

www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/you-can-be-a-part-of-blogging-history

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8/11/07

scorpy01

I like the Stop The Abuse one. A lot.

Thanks!

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8/11/07

TonyB

Me too Scorpy. Nine is super talented.

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8/11/07

scorpy01

I've got my badges up and thought I'd share how I linked them, in case anyone else wants to do the same.

I used the small Bloggers Unite badge linked to the blog category for Community Challenge. That way, it can be a permanent badge on my blog and it will be updated as the blog is updated with more community challenges.

I put the larger, date-specific badge in my far right sidebar with a link to the Stop Abuse entry in the blog. I figure I'll change that one as there are more community challenges. The size and location should alert more people to it and hopefully, they'll click it out of curiosity.

So far, I've posted about the Stop Abuse event on just one of my blogs. I'll do a post on my other blogs over the next few weeks. In my post, I linked to this discussion.

Hope we can get more bloggers involved.

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8/11/07

TonyB

Scorpy this looks great www.mydandelionpatch.com/

The only thing is the dimensions of the badge are larger than the orginal one so the badge looks slightly blury.

Your post is a great example and will make it easier for more bloggers to get involved.

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1. 8/11/07
  
  scorpy01
  
  Fixed the graphic. It wasn't the size, though. I had saved it as a jpg and that's how it turned out. I went back and saved as a png and it's all better now. I'd love to know why that happened if anyone knows. If not, I'll just blame it on Vista.
8/12/07

TonyB

Marisa,

This is a great post about why bloggers should unite.

www.mydandelionpatch.com/2007/08/11/stop-the-abuse/

Tony

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1. 8/12/07
  
  scorpy01
  
  Thanks, Tony. I'm going to space the others out on my other two blogs.
  
  The more people who blog about it before the event, the more bloggers will see it, especially through technorati, google's blogsearch or here.
  
  And posting about it at forums will help, too.
8/12/07

SportsNarrative

I will be adding one of the graphics shortly and posting about it on my blog.

I have a few questions. What are we going to do, if anything, to alert bloggers beyond Blog Catalog? Obviously the posts on our blogs will go a long way to doing that, but what about more direct means?

I plan on posting a thread on it in a webmasters board I have started frequenting, under the "Blogging" section.

What about press releases to mainstream media? Anyone have experience in this area?

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8/12/07

TonyB

SportsNarrative .... we will have a press release put together and distributed this coming week.

Probably are a bunch of other ways to get the word out including on other social networks.

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8/12/07

morinn

I've put the badge in my sidebar today.

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1. 8/12/07
  
  TonyB
  
  Morinn ... it looks good |-
  
  www.morinn.blogspot.com/
8/12/07

Parabunny

How do you link to a picture in blogger?

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1. 8/12/07
  
  Parabunny
  
  Nevermind. I managed to get it right. Sidebar badge up now.
2. 8/13/07
  
  TonyB
  
  Parabunny ... your blog is great. The sidebar badget for Stop the Abuse looks good too. Thx
  
  pinkinquisition.blogspot.com/
3. 8/15/07
  
  EmperorAnton
  
  Awesome Abuse post Parabunny.
8/12/07

bluecyberman

count me in!...hmm, yes a designer will be deploy to do a logo. I am not going in designing. Sure I will blog about one.

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8/12/07

morinn

Thanx Siteproplus! *blush*

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1. 8/12/07
  
  TonyB
  
  morinn... your new puppy is adorable. how come you spray painted his tongue pink?
2. 8/12/07
  
  morinn
  
  I did not spray paint it! hihi! That's the natural pink colour!
8/12/07

bluecyberman

CyberLearningHub in support of this as well. Sidebar badge up!

;p

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8/12/07

fated82

I will do my part to spread the word in the blogging community in Singapore.

However, is there any avenue where those who are interested can register and leave down the name, blog, email etc? I am confuse here. Thanks!

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8/12/07

SportsNarrative

I have posted my first short essay on Bloggers Uniting Against Abuse:

sportsnarrative.blogspot.com/2007/08/bloggers-unite-against-abuse.html

and have also posted one of the logos in the body of the post. Hopefully I will be putting one of the logos in my sidebar in the near future (just trying to figure out how best to do it...)

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1. 8/12/07
  
  scorpy01
  
  Excellent article. And I love the abuse your writing about. Fits perfectly with your blog.
8/12/07

SportsNarrative

Hi scorpy01. Cheers. I read your article as well and noticed that you hadn't decided on a topic yet. Have you had any thoughts about what particular abuse you'll blog about?

What about other people?

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1. 8/12/07
  
  scorpy01
  
  I'm doing abuse of Pit Bulls for sure on one of my blogs. I might do drug abuse on another blog, not sure yet. Both are issues that are important to me.
8/12/07

alcoment

Hi. I'm new to both blogging and blogcatalog but would love to take part in this. I work with victims of all different types of abuse, so it's something close to my heart. Good cause.

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8/12/07

Blackysky

I make a little cartoon tell me what you think about it.
blackysky.com/blog/?p=116

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8/12/07

TonyB

BlakcSky Political Abuse?

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1. 8/12/07
  
  Blackysky
  
  Oh well right now the only synonym of abuse I found is bush…. He really marks his time…
2. 8/13/07
  
  crkian
  
  child abuse, animal abuse, ozone abuse, racial abuse, ginger abuse
3. 8/13/07
  
  TonyB
  
  crkian.. baby abuse?
4. 8/13/07
  
  crkian
  
  and that one, couldnt agree more
5. 8/13/07
  
  scorpy01
  
  elderly abuse
6. 8/13/07
  
  thegoodknife
  
  web developer abuse.
7. 8/15/07
  
  ramayadi
  
  blog abuse
8/13/07

morinn

hihi... i see that some of us have already started talking about abuses already?

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8/13/07

TonyB

We can also talk about HOPE!

Focusing on the positive can be another way to blog about this because when we share what someone became after going through a horrible period, or how he or she made a huge contribution to a particular cause b/c they were empowered to make a difference after the abuse, we provide hope for others who have experienced or are experiencing something similar.

This positive approach can also be whether we blog about animals, political, human rights abuse.

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1. 8/13/07
  
  scorpy01
  
  Excellent point! I like that perspective.
8/13/07

kickingback77

I will be posting about blood diamonds on my website on Septmeber 27th.

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8/13/07

TonyB

www.kristambaker.com/2007/08/13/theblogcatalogblogampcommunitychallenge/

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8/13/07

marenda

I love it I'm in too

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8/14/07

Rich

You know you can count me in. This is great idea Tony.

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8/15/07

thegoodknife

Don't Forget Your Bloggers Unite Badges!

blog.blogcatalog.com/announcements/blogging-for-a-great-cause-badges/

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8/15/07

crkian

Just put mine up

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8/15/07

andyyoung1

Sounds cool. Sept 26th is my 9th wedding anniversary! What a better way to start year 9! Thanks!

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8/15/07

SportsNarrative

Just added one as well.

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8/15/07

pratheesh

done

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8/15/07

KateIsis

Count me in, its one of my pet topics.

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8/15/07

nawras

Awesome

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8/15/07

morinn

just modified mine to include the link!

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8/15/07

ruthjen

I'll make a note of the date and will pop the badge in my sidebar asap

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8/15/07

Ankitshukla1

Hey i'm in too.........

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8/15/07

costafong

Great! I'm in, sure hope I can remember that day though!

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8/15/07

Ankitshukla1

well i will add the graphics link but where it will reference too.. to a particular organisation(related to cause) or this post..

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8/15/07

samchan88

Noted. I'm in.
Thanks for the invitation.
Best Wishes
Sam Chan

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8/15/07

jude8753

Thanks to scorpy01's blog I saw this cause and it is something I will be sure to post about. I've been so busy with other projects the last few days I haven't been checking the forum much. I added my badge and will add a post tomorrow about this cause.

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8/15/07

ClaudiuMatei

I'm in ...

"Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love."
Kahlil Gibran

UNITE WE RULE !!!

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8/15/07

poom3d

I'm in.
Thank you for the great invitation.

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8/15/07

fedor291

count me in

hey morgan im back on blogcatalog!

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8/15/07

bptrvlblog

we're in. Budapest Travel Blog

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8/15/07

bestimtools

Good idea.

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8/15/07

mrs75

Count me in as well. I do have a bad memory, though, so a reminder (shout out) a day in advance would be appreciated.

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8/15/07

letha

I've added a logo to my sidebar and a larger one for a post. With it being Wednesday everyone has to see the post before seeing my WW post.

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8/15/07

BIGBIGBIG

I'll do my best.

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8/15/07

q8ieng

I'm in & also Mr. Bean

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8/15/07

Yayo

ok

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8/15/07

Kaliman

Ok... I´ll do my best too

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8/15/07

nyirendac

Thanks for the invitation....I am in

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8/15/07

Aira

I'm in!
I'm adding a logo in my homepage, and I'll do my best in telling friends and blogging

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8/15/07

droso

I'm sooooo IN!!!

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8/15/07

jshusterman

I'm in. I think I'll be blogging against animal abuse on one blog and child abuse on another.

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8/15/07

Zoester

Sounds great, count me in.

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8/15/07

meryine

Good idea I'm in. Having experienced a great deal of emotional abuse my blog will probably be a long those lines.

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8/15/07

rainbowreels

I'm in!

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8/15/07

borzack

Wow the badges are wonderful! Can I edit one of them and make it 'green' as to blend in my current blog's color scheme please?

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1. 8/15/07
  
  morinn
  
  Borzack, it is just my opinion but I think if you use the badges as they are, they will look more striking against your green color scheme. and you've got some red on your blog too, with the strawberry!
2. 8/15/07
  
  NINE
  
  Send me a private message in my shoutbox with your email, I can send you the working .psd files and you can do whatever you would like with them.
3. 8/16/07
  
  borzack
  
  thanks for your opinion morinn, i'll play around withe the color
  nine, PMed my email.
8/15/07

homebase

Excellent idea! I will publish a post on 27 Sept, using one of the logos and links, to draw attention to the good work done by Amnesty International, www.amnesty.org.uk/

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8/15/07

PiNkTADPOLES

I'm in

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8/15/07

jledgi

I'm in too. I think it is a great idea and I would be proud to be part of this. Big Pharma has been abusing people and animals for a long time and that is what I will be posting about. www.bigpharmavictim.blogspot.com

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8/15/07

lcarroll30

I'm totally in!
msscorpia.blogspot.com

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8/15/07

tiddlytwinks

Sounds good to me! I'm in!

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8/15/07

Truebird

I like this - I'm going to give it a go. Thank you for informing me!

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8/15/07

airline

Good initiation! We're in, too.

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8/15/07

carol1461

I'm in

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8/15/07

WmAnderson

Yes, I will; this is another great idea. A reminder wouldn't hurt so we (I) don't forget. Thanks, Bill

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8/15/07

supermom0f7

I'm in. I'll be linking this to my 15 blogs. Hopefully, we'l get a lot of bloggers to join in!

Great idea!

I think I may blog about the abuse of non payment of child support. What's up with non custodial parents not paying child support? The system is horrible! (Notice I wrote non custodial and not "men" because I've come across cases of women that have abandoned their kids and refused to pay child support.) Take care of your kids financially......even if you don't want to be in their lives! Geez........

supermom2005.blogspot.com/
getting-out-of-debt.blogspot.com/
www.freewebs.com/4wahms/

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8/15/07

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