All great tips SC, and a great example of the effort/informative posts you spoke about! Always a place for the shorter/easier stuff (each their own) but don't expect as much from them than the content that takes more time, energy and creativity. In fact, don't expect much at all, but enjoy the process!
Thanks, it was getting longer and longer and after 1200 words I felt I had had enough of it. The ones I wrote months ago relate to things that are now extinct and I feel this one may be soon when SMT's take over.
At least I have something for the newbies to read now. Some of them show great promise and then leave, it's always been like this and we can only try to stop the bad habits before they start.