About Posting on BPN

Posting to BPN

 

Who Can Post to BPN?

You must be logged in as a BPN subscriber to post. Clicking "Post a New Message" on the website takes you to a page that displays the types of postings you can make based on the type of subscription you have.  See Where Can I Post? for a list.

Where can I post?

Why hasn't my post been published yet?

All posts are reviewed by a moderator before they are published. Some moderators review new posts daily, others wait until the day before the newsletter is mailed and review all their posts at once. (See About the Newsletters for when each one is mailed.)  Moderators are parent volunteers who review posts as they have time, typically in the evening after work and after kids have gone to bed. If you need to contact a moderator, you can do that here.

What is the status of my post?

You can find out the status of your post on your account page, under "My Posts" (you posted a question, or to Childcare, Marketplace, or Announcements) or under "My Reviews & Responses" (you posted a review or a response to a question.)  See How to Use & Edit Your Account for information about your account page. 

Posting Statuses:

  • Awaiting Moderation:  Your post hasn't been reviewed yet. Please allow up to 7 days.
  • Approved: A moderator has approved your post and it is published on the website until it expires.
  • Not Approved:  You will usually receive an email giving the reason for rejection.  If not, use the contact form to ask about it.  
  • Unpublished:  You or a moderator unpublished the post. 

NOTE: If you posted a review on the page of a school, class, camp, etc., you will find the status in the "Approved" column under "My Reviews" on your account page. If the moderator hasn't reviewed it yet, you'll see "No" in the Approved column.  Once it has been reviewed and approved, "Yes" will be displayed and your review is now published to the website.  

How to Post a Message

1. Go to https://www.berkeleyparentsnetwork.org
2. Make sure you are logged in (if you are, you will see your user name in the upper right corner.  If not, click login)
3. Click Post a Message
4. Choose the type of post you want to make
5. Fill out all the fields that have a red star, and type in a message
6. Click Preview
7. If you got an error, you will see a pink box at the top with the error message, such as "Title field is required."  Make corrections and click Preview again.
8. If you didn't get an error you will see a yellow box at the top that says "Wait, you're not done!" It tells you to either make changes and click Preview again, or click Submit.
9. Click Submit 

A moderator will review your post within 7 days.  You can find out what the status is by checking your account page.