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By: Post #1500 | SouthernGospelBlog.com

Post #1500 | SouthernGospelBlog.com — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:02:50 +0000

[...] This is SouthernGospelBlog.com’s 1500th post. Incidentally, it’s precisely 13 months since post 1000. [...]

By: SouthernGospelBlog.com » Site Update: Recent Comments

SouthernGospelBlog.com » Site Update: Recent Comments — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:51:02 +0000

[...] of the structural changes, but I was able to implement one suggestion fairly easily. Reader AR, your request is answered: Recent Comments now shows the most recent 20 [...]

By: Phil Taylor

Phil Taylor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:02:21 +0000

congrats on the blogging. continue the blog or going news… doesn’t matter… i’ll continue reading just like everyone else… thanks for the thought & effort you put in to it…

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:15:05 +0000

Sony!

That’s entirely the wrong way of thinking about it. You didn’t prevent me from totally making 1,000—you helped me get there faster!

Thanks, sister!

By: Sony Elise

Sony Elise — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:25:14 +0000

I don’t like change either but I know whatever Daniel does will be well thought out and done well. Congratulations on so many posts, Daniel. It’s too bad I’ve prevented you from totally making 1000 but it’s still a milestone for your site and you’ll have your personal 1000 real soon!

By: Amy Rogers

Amy Rogers — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:52:35 +0000

Could you expand the comments feed w/o expanding what was on the main page?

I’m looking and thinking … maybe move the categories down? or some things to another page.

I don’t really have a problem with a news website format. I do think it ought to be changed as minimally as possible, because I think most of us just don’t like change – especially irregular readers, IMO.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:54:01 +0000

Amy,

I guess great minds think alike! I had been thinking that maybe the easiest way to incorporate the most recent headlines in multiple categories would be to stick an rss feed for each category in the sidebar.

Here’s the problem: Doing that and expanding the comments, retaining other current features, and leaving a design with the main post on the current page would create an incredibly full main page.

The main advantage of a news website format is that it would let me post more. That’s the only thing I get out of that format that I can’t get in a Wordpress format, no matter how customized.

I’ll have to give it more thought—and certainly, keep the feedback coming!

By: Amy Rogers

Amy Rogers — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:08:31 +0000

I guess my suggestion would be to have a little feed maybe in the upper right like you have for comments … just headlines.

That would help make sure we don’t miss multiple postings. Yahoo mail discontinued their feeds feature. I use the live-feed-bookmark-toolbar thingie in Firefox now so I can keep up with comments and posts.

While on the subject, I’d like for the comments feed to include more like the last 20 … if I’m off-line most of the day, I miss some. (Oh, horrors!)

By: Sannie

Sannie — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:06:51 +0000

Congratulations Daniel on reaching this milestone. As others have said, you are on my daily reading list. I love your blog, but I’m open to things that are new and more exciting for you too! After all, if you are not happy, we won’t be either! I remember when you changed this format, we thought we could never get used to something new, but here we are!!! As I’ve said before, it’s your blog, you do what you want and I will still be here.

By: MattPaasch

MattPaasch — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:12:19 +0000

I agree with Tanner as well.. I check this site daily, and no mater what, I’ll keep reading it!

If you were to change from the current layout, I suggest going to the news format. But I like it the way it is! As long as you keep the comments, you have great involvement here!

Thanks Daniel for the work you put into this blog!