Comments on: Get a real blog: Installing the blog software http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/12/05/get-a-real-blog-installing-the-blog-software/ Andrew looks at Blogging and Blog Life Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:44:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/12/05/get-a-real-blog-installing-the-blog-software/#comment-1299 AndrewBoyd Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:29:00 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/12/05/get-a-real-blog-installing-the-blog-software/#comment-1299 Hi Cerebralmum, thank you for your comment. It is not an etiquette thing to me - I don't use Alexa redirects because they don't work as well as just getting more Alexa readers using my blog :) What didn't work, in your case, was the URL itself - you used http://http//redirect.alexa.com/redirect?cerebralmum.com rather than http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?cerebralmum.com and I think that it was this that threw Akismet into "aha, that is spam!" mode. Normally when Akismet isn't sure, it puts things into the "Under moderation" folder. I don't think that it is rude at all, and I do appreciate your comments, which is why I was a bit horrified to find your good comments in the spam folder. Thank you for your kind words - and I think that Blogger really needs to get their act together or they will lose a lot of people. Best regards, Andrew Hi Cerebralmum,

thank you for your comment. It is not an etiquette thing to me - I don’t use Alexa redirects because they don’t work as well as just getting more Alexa readers using my blog :)

What didn’t work, in your case, was the URL itself - you used http://http//redirect.alexa.com/redirect?cerebralmum.com rather than http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?cerebralmum.com and I think that it was this that threw Akismet into “aha, that is spam!” mode. Normally when Akismet isn’t sure, it puts things into the “Under moderation” folder. I don’t think that it is rude at all, and I do appreciate your comments, which is why I was a bit horrified to find your good comments in the spam folder.

Thank you for your kind words - and I think that Blogger really needs to get their act together or they will lose a lot of people.

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: cerebralmum http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/12/05/get-a-real-blog-installing-the-blog-software/#comment-1295 cerebralmum Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:52:35 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/12/05/get-a-real-blog-installing-the-blog-software/#comment-1295 Sorry about that. I've been figuring out how all this stuff works and was experimenting. I don't really know the etiquette of doing that. I can see the benefit of people doing it, because Alexa is skewed toward the techie crowd and therefore has some bias, but after doing it a couple of times I decided that, for me at least, it's rude. I leave comments to appreciate someone's work or because I have something to say, and on lots of different types of blogs where there is no expectation of reciprocal traffic. I think the redirect is not for me. I try to get out there but in the end, the slow organic build is what suits my style of blog and rankings do not matter. It seems your timing on this series is serendipitous, with all the stuff going on at Blogger. Excellent! Sorry about that. I’ve been figuring out how all this stuff works and was experimenting. I don’t really know the etiquette of doing that. I can see the benefit of people doing it, because Alexa is skewed toward the techie crowd and therefore has some bias, but after doing it a couple of times I decided that, for me at least, it’s rude. I leave comments to appreciate someone’s work or because I have something to say, and on lots of different types of blogs where there is no expectation of reciprocal traffic.

I think the redirect is not for me. I try to get out there but in the end, the slow organic build is what suits my style of blog and rankings do not matter.

It seems your timing on this series is serendipitous, with all the stuff going on at Blogger. Excellent!

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/12/05/get-a-real-blog-installing-the-blog-software/#comment-1293 AndrewBoyd Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:39:49 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/12/05/get-a-real-blog-installing-the-blog-software/#comment-1293 Hi cerebralmum, thank you for your comment. Sorry it took so long to answer it - Akismet saw the alexa redirect and threw it into my spam folder :) Fixed now. I agree - one-click is wonderful when it works, and why go to the extra work if you don't have to? :) Best regards, Andrew Hi cerebralmum,

thank you for your comment. Sorry it took so long to answer it - Akismet saw the alexa redirect and threw it into my spam folder :) Fixed now.

I agree - one-click is wonderful when it works, and why go to the extra work if you don’t have to? :)
Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/12/05/get-a-real-blog-installing-the-blog-software/#comment-1283 AndrewBoyd Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:50:19 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/12/05/get-a-real-blog-installing-the-blog-software/#comment-1283 Woohoo :) <a href="http://www.lighteningonline.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.lighteningonline.com/</a> is born! :) Good for you Lightening, and good for Snoskred for helping you out :) It looks good, real smileys and everything :) I didn't even get up to the bit about migrating content and you've done it already :) Good luck with it. Best regards, Andrew Woohoo :) http://www.lighteningonline.com/ is born! :)

Good for you Lightening, and good for Snoskred for helping you out :) It looks good, real smileys and everything :) I didn’t even get up to the bit about migrating content and you’ve done it already :)

Good luck with it.

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: Lightening http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/12/05/get-a-real-blog-installing-the-blog-software/#comment-1282 Lightening Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:24:45 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/12/05/get-a-real-blog-installing-the-blog-software/#comment-1282 Guess who's been busy the past few days getting themselves a real blog???? Can you tell I'm feeling VERY pleased with myself? Even though Snoskred did most of the hard work for me. Isn't she wonderful!!!! You gotta come and have a look!!!!! Guess who’s been busy the past few days getting themselves a real blog???? Can you tell I’m feeling VERY pleased with myself? Even though Snoskred did most of the hard work for me. Isn’t she wonderful!!!! You gotta come and have a look!!!!!

]]> By: cerebralmum http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/12/05/get-a-real-blog-installing-the-blog-software/#comment-1274 cerebralmum Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:51:39 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/12/05/get-a-real-blog-installing-the-blog-software/#comment-1274 My original freehost supposedly had a one click install but it didn't work so i got someone else to install it manually. My new real hosts installed the upgraded version and imported my opld files for me in a matter of minutes while we were in contact on Skype. I'm sure i <i>could</i> do it myself, but if you don't have to... :) My original freehost supposedly had a one click install but it didn’t work so i got someone else to install it manually. My new real hosts installed the upgraded version and imported my opld files for me in a matter of minutes while we were in contact on Skype.

I’m sure i could do it myself, but if you don’t have to… :)

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