# About the Blog category

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/about-the-blog-category/721>\
**Category:** MakeCode Blog\
**Created:** [October 31, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/about-the-blog-category/721 "2019-10-31T19:20:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![peli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/peli/32/12_2.png) [@peli](https://forum.makecode.com/u/peli)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/about-the-blog-category/721/1 "2019-10-31T19:20:42Z")

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A space for discussing posts on the [Microsoft MakeCode blog](https://makecode.com/blog).

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**Author:** ![NobodyNomad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/nobodynomad/32/10821_2.png) [@NobodyNomad](https://forum.makecode.com/u/NobodyNomad)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/about-the-blog-category/721/2 "2022-12-09T17:29:23Z")

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can anyone start a blog topic? also is it selfish to start it about yourself even if it is to just let people to get to know you?

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**Author:** ![Josef](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/josef/32/12457_2.png) [@Josef](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Josef)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/about-the-blog-category/721/3 "2024-06-07T17:10:43Z")

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what happened? why cant i post?

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**Author:** ![Josef](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/josef/32/12457_2.png) [@Josef](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Josef)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/about-the-blog-category/721/4 "2025-03-31T16:37:18Z")

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[@moderators](https://forum.makecode.com/groups/moderators) I can’t post on makecode blog

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**Author:** ![MakeCode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MakeCode](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MakeCode)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/about-the-blog-category/721/5 "2025-03-31T22:59:43Z")

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This is intentional. We’ve decided to focus the blog category specifically on MakeCode blog content, so we’ve reserved it so only MakeCode admins can start new topics.

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**Author:** ![Josef](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/josef/32/12457_2.png) [@Josef](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Josef)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/about-the-blog-category/721/6 "2025-03-31T23:31:55Z")

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ahhh ok. But what if I wanna start a blog-ish kind of topic?
