Comments on: Now, Here’s A First

By: Linoge

Linoge — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:53:41 +0000

I would definitely recommend that the reader in question get an RSS reader (I like my Google thingie). That said, and being male… more is better .

By: RAMMER

RAMMER — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:56:41 +0000

I prefer to see more posts than less. The additional text doesnt take up much bandwidth if you enable precompression, and the reason to visit is to read pretty much everything you wrote since the last visit. So, be like SarahK and Frank, leave it all hanging out there.

By: Mad William Flint

Mad William Flint — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:26:26 +0000

“Can’t use a reader in work” implies a thick-client aggregator.

Wouldn’t bloglines work? It’s certainly what I use in work

By: Janet Green

Janet Green — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:34:49 +0000

More posts displayed on the front page You want *all* visitors – not just those using readers – to be able to see as much as possible. Just my .02 ~ Janet

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:26:01 +0000

Oh, and I suggest Cammi look a reader. (I use Google.) I can go through 100+ posts in half an hour and it knows what I haven’t read.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:06:48 +0000

As-is is probably a bit more advantageous. If it’s set to X days, and you have to/want to take a hiatus, your front page empties out quickly, and you’re left contentless and losing readers. At least when you go X posts, there’s SOMETHING to look at, even if it’s old. And you can still attract new readers.

By: Anwyn

Anwyn — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:52:19 +0000

Dear people, Cammi said in the quote that she can’t use a reader at work, and VK’s not talking about switching back to displaying days, the format that might empty the front page–only asking whether she should display more *posts*.

Go for it, VK. It won’t hurt anybody who just keeps scrolling until they hit something they’ve already read, like me.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:34:04 +0000

I’m of the theory, MORE IS BETTER.

I guess that would explain why I’m fat, too!

By the by, m’dear…you rock.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:20:31 +0000

I hardly look at main pages but that is because I am “anal” about reading things in the order they were posted and the reverse order of the main page irks me.

I do hate it when a blog has no “next” and “previous” links. (Hint. Hint.)

By: Jae

Jae — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:59:21 +0000

I don’t have a problem with it as is, but I miss posts by days too.