Comments on: All Grown Up

By: rudyamid

rudyamid — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:09:46 +0000

Oooh, that would drive me nuts, not having that control. Oh well, no software is ever perfect.

By: Periapex

Periapex — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:01:07 +0000

Actually, there's not much I can do about that. The plugin doesn't allow me to specify date ranges so it'll randomly bring up any previous post regardless of when it was posted... Periapex's last blog post..This Is What Cheap Dentistry Is Like.

By: rudyamid

rudyamid — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:45:23 +0000

I was just curious why you would insert your old posts that way. I guess your way does make a lot of sense to promote track-backs and keep old posts “fresh”.

I did notice there was a bug in there (no, not the cockroach posts) with the random widget post retrieving relatively new posts, like the South Park character post from Feb 2008. I see you’ve also noticed and deleted it.

By: Periapex

Periapex — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:11:21 +0000

Do you mean why are you seeing trackbacks to old posts appearing in my feeds every so often? Or do you mean why is the second post on my blog always an old one?

One of the reasons I switched to WordPress over MovableType was because of the ease of importation of my blogger posts. They’ve all been moved across, but I’m slowly adjusting in-post links to point to the new blog address rather than the blogger one. This is easier with the random post widget I’m using. I’ve set it to post a random past post at the second post level. This is good for entrecard surfers to get new content each time they drop by and also good for me to vet old posts for formatting etc, etc, with respect to my wordpress theme. It’s kind of a nostalgic thing too, kind of what you’ve posted about — for me to see where I was in the past.

As you know, wordpress posts track/pingbacks to your comment feed, including the ones from your own blog…I haven’t gotten around yet to installing the plugin to prevent this. I’m not sure how many people are subscribed to my comment feed, and if they are, trackbacks to old posts might be interesting for them.

You don’t like?

Periapex’s last blog post..This Is What Cheap Dentistry Is Like.

By: rudyamid

rudyamid — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:20:06 +0000

Actually, it's kinda fun to keep old technical posts. It'll show the progression of knowledge, and laugh at the old technology. I wish I can remember my old knowledge of Commodore PET and Apple // hardware, so I can read back and be amused by it. It's fun enough to recollect the Amiga days. Speaking of old posts, why are you re-posting them in your blog manually? Doesn't Wordpress has a Blogspot importer? You should also be able to adjust the timestamp to match the original posting date. That way you don't clutter the current posts.

By: Periapex

Periapex — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:10:09 +0000

BTW, one day when I have time I’ll read some of your older posts. I promise…

By: Periapex

Periapex — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:08:57 +0000

Everyone's writing and thoughts mature over time. I see my blog as a journal of sorts and so I value my old entries. They show where I was both in life and mentally and show how far I've come. If I had a technical blog though, I would consider revising older entries. Periapex's last blog post..This Is What Cheap Dentistry Is Like.

By: rudyamid

rudyamid — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:18:35 +0000

Hi Becky. Considering a blog is mosly text, it’s going to take a long long time to fill up the database. I’m wondering what I will blog about next… teenagers and retirement homes, perhaps?

By: beeker

beeker — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:48:27 +0000

My blog is still new, so I don't face any space issues. I say keep your old posts. It is always nice to look back to see where you were and how far you have come! beeker's last blog post..What's Wrong With Taco Bell?