A Note to ForeignCorrespondent Subscribers, Friends, and Visitors–Updated

Dear subscribers and friends of ForeignCorrespondent.

You may have noticed a few changes on our blog in the past week or so.

Here’s what has happened.

First, we have simplified the method by which you can comment on posts. In the past, you were required to comment through the Facebook interface. That is no longer the case.

Now, all you have to do is register by creating a free account. You do that by clicking on the red “Create a Free Account”  link at the bottom of every post, such as this one.

This is a ONE TIME exercise and once you have created an account you are automatically registered as a subscriber/member of the growing ForeignCorrespondent community and can comment quickly and easily. After you create a free account, you will receive two emails—one welcoming you to ForeignCorrespondent and a second one asking you to verify your email address.

Once your email address is confirmed, you will receive a third email confirming that. You can then log in to ForeignCorrespondent using your newly created login and password. NOTE: Watch for these emails and if you don’t see them in your inbox, please check your spam folder in case they wound up there. Also, you may want to refresh or clear your cache, especially if you’ve visited ForeignCorrespondent before these changes.

The folks who administer ForeignCorrespondent and keep it running smoothly created a short video that demonstrates the sign-up process. It is a silent video, though you may hear some irritating hip-hop rapping way in the background. I apologize for that. Please ignore it if you do hear it—unless, of course, you are a fan of that genre. I clearly am not! Sorry, you rappers and hip-hoppers out there.

When you click on the link you will see a sample email inbox on the left of the screen. On the right side of the screen, you will see the ForeignCorrespondent website. The video shows you in real-time how to create an account and what happens next.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OAFURlEDrfRXIAxmIsiOgIG5FhpP16h7/view

Finally, if you go to the main page of the ronaldyatesbooks.com website, in addition to a couple of book trailers you will see under the heading “The Latest From My Blog” short previews of twelve of our most recent blog posts. Just click on any of these and you will be taken to the ForeignCorrespondent Blog page where you can read the post you ticked.

That’s it. It may seem complicated, but really it isn’t. This process makes commenting much easier while protecting the site (and you) from hackers, spammers, bots, and other attacks.

As always, please feel free to share any of our posts or content with your friends or the public at large.

Cheers!

Ron Yates