FAQ Question #76

Maintainers are able to set various posting options for their communities. Most maintainers allow users to be granted posting access upon joining the community. Others require posting access to be granted individually. If you find that you do not have posting access in a community even though you have joined, you should contact its maintainer.

Some communities may allow users to post entries without being a member. If this is the case, you will see a blue pencil icon on the small blue toolbar on the Community Info page. Clicking on that pencil icon will take you to an update page where you can compose and post your entry to the community.

In either case, communities may also be moderated. This means that any entries you make in the community journal will need to be approved by a moderator. You are only permitted to have one entry in the moderation queue at any given time.

To post so that only members of the community can see your entry, you will need to select the "Friends" security level. There is no way to use a "Private" or "Custom" security level in a community.


TO POST USING THE WEB INTERFACE

Go to the web update page (http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml) while you're logged in. In the drop-down list titled "Post to", you can select the community to which you want to post.


TO POST USING A DOWNLOADED CLIENT

Many clients available for download include the ability to post entries to a community. For more information on your preferred client, consult its documentation or its menu options.


FURTHER READING

How do I join a community?
http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=101

Community Info page
http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=communityname, replacing "communityname" with the username of the community

What is a downloadable client? Where can I get one?
http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=158