Editorial policy on the difference between blogs and forums

Questions have arisen over when to post a blog item and when to post a forum topic here on Communicate or Die. Here are some guidelines and tips to help clear up the differences:

Blogs
Blogs are the public face of the Communicate or Die community and are meant for public consumption by the general Internet population.

Blogs are for disseminating opinions, knowledge and insights from an author to the readers.

Blogs are much more likely to be promoted by moderators to the front page and will therefore be disseminated throughout the Internet via RSS feed.

Blog titles should be interesting and descriptive and geared to the wider Internet population. The content of blog entries should also be tailored to the wider Internet community.

Forum topics
As a general rule, forum topics are more for internal communications between Communicate or Die members.

Forum topics seek input and feedback from others.

Forum topics generally contain discussions around unanswered questions that the community is trying to figure out. These discussions can happen over many weeks, months, or even years.