05 April 2008

Blog Maintenance / Open Thread

I've made a lot of aesthetic changes and am going to be cleaning up some of the posts, especially the earlier ones.  I won't change any of the content, just put some content in the longer entries below a fold, clean up the categories... stuff like that.

Consider this an open thread for feedback on the style changes, suggestions for more, pointing out things needing cleanup that I might have missed, or whatever you'd  like to comment on.  Thanks to everyone who has been coming, welcome to anyone here for the first time (feel free to look around some), and everyone who takes the time to leave a comment.  That's the best.


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1 I had seen the link to the wheel but not the blogroll. You HAVE been busy! That is an impressive blogroll you have. 

Posted by: Machinist at 05 April 2008@14:00:45 (yFIK0)

2 All entered by hand (whew!)  I also cleaned up the commenting so the sidebar still shows, instead of it going full-page (I hated that).  The Moronosphere and Gerbil Nation blogrolls rotate randomly, which I thought was neat.  It was also pretty hard to get the header the way I wanted it and I'm still not completely satisfied, but it'll do for now.

I'm trying to work on a calendar archive, but until that's done I like a calendar being there anyway.  Some people don't like a calendar archive, but I use them elsewhere frequently.  I also put the search function near both the top and the bottom of the sidebar.

That's probably most of the major changes for a while, unless something goes wonky.

Posted by: Stashiu3 at 05 April 2008@14:10:55 (tarqT)

3 It looks nice, Gentle Stash. (they do know you're gentle here, right? It's not a gerbilly secret?).
I like the font you've used at the top.
SQueaK!

Posted by: sillyblindharper at 05 April 2008@14:12:31 (5+XEL)

4 Thank you very much Harper, the site is starting to come together in  away I like.  I was focusing more on content up until now but am getting more comfortable in making changes.  Still but an egg though.

Posted by: Stashiu3 at 05 April 2008@14:20:18 (tarqT)

5 It's purty!  

Posted by: BrendaK at 05 April 2008@16:24:22 (yAyo7)

6 Thanks BK.  And thanks for offering to help earlier, I got most of it figgered out enough to work.  I'll keep learning and tweaking, and with Harper's help, squeaking! 

Posted by: Stashiu3 at 05 April 2008@16:41:52 (tarqT)

7

Well, I like the fact that now you can comment without registering-more freedom that way. However, I have to wonder if this fixation on gerbils is healthy.

 

Posted by: JBHood at 05 April 2008@18:44:49 (GkYyh)

8 Gerbils rule!

Posted by: BrendaK at 05 April 2008@18:51:24 (yAyo7)

9 Yes we can do!!

Posted by: Stashiu3 at 05 April 2008@19:30:41 (tarqT)

10 ooooooh! i like it! of course any site with a pretty dog right at the top has to be good.

Posted by: Ottavarima at 05 April 2008@19:42:26 (zp9Df)

11 She's a good gerbil. 
She's only got the eye you see in the picture.  She lost the other one after she was hit by a car and died, then came back to life (I don't know if you heard that story at teh Wheel).  She's almost always at my side these days.

Posted by: Stashiu3 at 05 April 2008@19:58:16 (tarqT)

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