Comments on: Trying to break up blog posts today

By: BigBunz

BigBunz — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:18:36 +0000

Another vote for removing the ‘more’. I use netvibes and the ‘more’ link shows up. But the main reason I want the whole article in my feedreader is because your blog is now blocked by Websense at my job. I can get the articles through the feedreader, but can no longer visit your blog at work. It truly sucks when I can’t read a whole article. It sucks even more because I can’t post any replies either. Like that day you were feeling glum because of some asshatery in your mail. I wanted to let you know I supported you and enjoy all of the topics you cover – druid or not.

By: Dwimmerlaik

Dwimmerlaik — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:13:21 +0000

I use FeedDemon at work and unfortunately I had the same problem as those with Google Reader. I only got the introduction and none of the actual post. Firewall rules at work prevent me from accessing the site, but the RSS feed comes right through (go figure!).

Adding the means I have to wait until I get home to read the post and…well…dang, I need something to keep me occupied while I try to keep the rest of the IT department in check. ;)

By: Feather

Feather — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:33:11 +0000

Another vote for leaving out the break for us googlers. Besides, it wouldn’t be the BBB feed if it wasn’t full of long posts…would it?

By: TJ

TJ — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:46:32 +0000

They shouldn’t, which is why the adding the more later thing works. The full post will go out to the feeds. Leave it like that for 10-15 minutes, 20 at the outside maybe, and then change it on your site. It won’t be re-sent to the feeds, so those reading through google reader will see the entire, uncut post, and the whole wall of text will only be on your site for a short while.

There’s only one feed, of hundreds I read, that republishes every time she edits, and I think she does it on purpose and it’s obnoxious, as she edits each post at LEAST once. I’ve not had the issue with anyone else, not even my own feeds, and I go back and edit typos and other errors regularly.

By: bigbearbutt

bigbearbutt — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:39:54 +0000

Okay, past articles from today have the ‘more’ removed, I’ll wait and see if that actually gets distributed to feeds.

I actually don’t know if feeds ever get updated after they go live the first time. Never checked before.

By: bigbearbutt

bigbearbutt — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:37:42 +0000

Okay, dang. I was afraid of that.

I don’t use google reader, I use Feedreader, and it doesn’t show the breaks. Not that I know why.

Okay, I’ll try and follow the TJ method of leaving full size for a while and edit it with a more laters.

I just know that I do these mammoth posts and, since that’s just the way I write, I wanted to try adn do SOMETHING to cut down the massive wall of endless text on the main page.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:20:51 +0000

I also use Google Reader. I cannot access your site at work, and have been using the reader’s functionality as a workaround for the Net Nazi.

While I would like very much to get my B^3 dosage during the lulls in the day, I’m largely indifferent. You would not be the only feed in my reader to entice me with Starship Trooper-like “Would you like to know more?” links. Those that interest me simply get starred for later.

By: Matticus

Matticus — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:17:26 +0000

Negative. I hates the Google Reader cuts off.

I wants the full monty!

By: Fimlys

Fimlys — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:16:02 +0000

Yeah, only the before the more is showing up in feedreaders.. I think there is a setting to not have it show the more in the feeds..

By: JJM

JJM — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:58:59 +0000

I’m also using google reader and just having the intro is something I don’t dig.

In the end though its totally up to you.