Thoughts on - Why is it so hard to leave comments ? Have you given up? (Updated 15 June 2020). Still need help.

Do you comment ? Or have you given up ?

Hi all,

         The other day I was reading a post on the Gundabad Games blog, they had posted a review of "Five Klicks from the Zone - Chapter 1" by Nordic Weasel games. It was an interesting read and I wanted to leave a comment in appreciation.

         I entered my comment, hit Publish, and it just vanished.  The setting label was on google admin, so I thought it should be ok. I had a look at the other settings and then tried to do it with my email in the URL. Nothing.

So if you are reading this please try to comment in the box below, mentioning what the settings were please. If you do manage it Great , thanks. BUT, if as I suspect, you fail, please email me at 

ivorcogdell@hotmail.com - Subject: Blog comments

Thanks for reading this in any event. I will add your comments on the bottom here if you say so.

Update - just tried my own comment - Nothing on Google Administrator.setting.

8th June 2020 - No comments yet, you could be the first.

15th June 2020 - Thanks for the comment Shaun. I have just succeeded with my mobile too. I will try on here in a mo. Tried it. Still no luck using chrome or Brave, odd.

 It shows "Google account", but not where to add my name, does it automatically know? I imagine so, but it does not show it.

I will try another reply at Gundobad Games on the net and then by phone. I succeeded in leaving a message on their post "5 Klicks from the Zone" on the phone, but still not by net.

Regards all,

Ivor Cogdell

Ambleside Roman Fort

Hi All,
         I have just got back from my latest holiday in Ambleside, at the top end of Lake Windermere in the lake district. I did plenty of walking and photography, As a bonus for us wargamers, it has a partially excavated Roman Fort. I thought you would like to take a look around.

The main gate, looking NW.  To the right, the trees are where the tower would have stood.

In front of the main gates is a covered drain, made from stone slabs, running north-south, with two access points, possibly to water horses or cleaning off sandals before entering the fort.

Looking North.

The Central Layout (South to the left.)

The Headquarters Building

From the corner of the Commander's house.

SE corner of the Commander's house.

SW corner of Commander's House

I think the HQ had a plunge pool, rather overgrown now. I missed getting a pic of it this time, but I will slot it in when I find it among my earlier visit photos.

Looking NE.

Looking East.

Looking towards the shore of Lake Windermere..

The shallows have been lined with stones for better grip and durability, for when boats were pulled ashore for unloading cargo..

Cows on the early external Tower position.

This was possibly the only time that the Romans used an external tower connected to their rampart.

View from the tower across the site.

Another view of the tower area.

Looking South, the Granary store is the nearest building.

The Granary Building's thick walls..

Looking West.

The original appearance of the site, the lake is to the left with the river behind the walls at the top. The vicus or civilian settlement would have been in the lower right area.

The Plans of the forts.

Not sure if this video works??.

Enjoy.

Ivor Cogdell

Just for the record

Greetings fellow bloggers and visitors,
                                                         I am not sure if I am the norm or the exception to the rule, being a newbie to reading and writing Blogs, but I amend my posts to keep them up to date, rather than just posting a few lines in a new entry. So, you may not see a new post on my site very often, but it does not mean that the blog itself has not been changed in some way, shape or form. I don't think the status reflects whether the file has been amended or not, you just get the original blog posting date and that's that.
                         For instance, as I have been gradually painting up my Gang miniatures, I have been adding the pictures to the original Gang entry, not posting about the characters individually, plus I have been keeping the Pause 3 entry up to date, reflecting how far I had come and what I was planning to do next. I have amended the character information, which will constantly change over time according to the circumstances in which they find themselves.
                                     
What it boils down to is this, if you are following a particular story arc or section, (thank you very much for that), please review the previous pages every so often, just in case I have added some more details in there to add to the spice of the piece. I would hate for you to miss something because you did not know to look out for it.

If you are a blogger too, which is quite possible, what do you do on your site? Are there any other tips you would like to share with us?

It seems that the bloggers are all too busy writing their own stuff to be reading my flannel, as there have been no other thoughts posted here. Are you going to be brave and be the first?


Ivor Cogdell