Maybe it's a skill you have to learn, but the liveliest quote is usually pretty obvious to me. It helps to have a clipboard-extender that allows you to copy the URL and a quote or three without making multiple trips. Very few logs have started taking advantage of adding illustrations, yet, though if they attract readers to an article there shouldn't be any copyright problems. A webcam on the logger is another possibility that's little seen. It would be nice to see more vidcaps and screen captures.
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