No more blog in Off Topic

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Jan 23 2012, 4:57 pm
Keywords: me
Ahoy! I'm contacting you from the brain of Occupy Providence, where I can no go (if I want to make the walk and if I can get someone to come down and let me in) to access the internet.

I don't have any other blog; this is it. This is where I keep my files and organize my thoughts. This is where I point people when I need to interact with them online. Sure, I'll still have the file space, but it's an extra hassle to have to maintain files separately from a blog.

I don't understand the choice - I haven't taken time to read about it, and I don't have that time - but I understand that Dantom has to act in its best interest.

I will no longer have a blog on BYOND, which means I will no longer have a blog. See you around.
#1 Jan 23 2012, 5:01 pm
Sad story bro.
#2 Jan 23 2012, 5:02 pm
Basically blogs weren't being used for their (original?) intention of being a developer tool. They're still going to exist, though not on a front page. They're being integrated into the new forum system to create a better sense of community.

also how will i fawn over my favourite developer without you around iain ;_;
#3 Jan 23 2012, 5:47 pm
Well, I'm sorry to hear. :(

Iain, I hope you return to us soon. <3
#4 Jan 23 2012, 7:17 pm
LordAndrew wrote:
also how will i fawn over my favourite developer without you around iain ;_;

I'll be here in some way, but the lack of a blog will take away from the number of times I come around here and get plugged back in as a side result.

As for the blogs still existing, I don't want to be creating forum posts in a community forum and fighting for space at the top of the stack. I want a small area where I can post details about things that people who are interested in me and my projects can check to see what I'm doing. I want to have one spot that people can visit on their own, without my prodding. I want my last message to be posted there, so that people know what I'm up to and how to get a hold of me. I don't want to post about myself on a forum.

I'm not a narcissist, I don't want to pour energy into keeping me at the top of the forum. I just want a small place where interested people can find me.
#5 Jan 23 2012, 7:49 pm
There are multiple access points. While the site is indeed moving to focus eyes (and moderators) on the forum, an individual's posts will still be collected on their profile. Last I saw, what you'll lose is keywords and CSS options.
#6 Jan 23 2012, 8:44 pm
So Game in a Day is going to come around as a forum post now? Great, now I'm going to have an even harder time finding it.
(I didn't know about the results from last year until a week after they'd been published.)
#7 Jan 23 2012, 9:23 pm
We have a new contest & events forum which I hope people use for this sort of thing. I think it'll be a lot easier to track contests. Also, you can fan a user to get updates whenever they post.
#8 Jan 23 2012, 9:57 pm
GiaD? One day I'm going to get on that, once the occupy movement has saved the world.

Seriously, though, I'm trying to get it done.