Comments on: Kibbles and Bits

By: kate

kate — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:05:52 +0000

Brett, you are the reason I even thought to ask about link sharing. You are one of the most thoughtful (and, uh, organized) readers (and writers) I know and you've made me more conscious about what people need from the stuff that comes into their feed reader!

The link posts will all have the category “Asides” since that's how the theme knows what to do with them, which works out well for those parsing the feed (http://loosecannonlibrarian.net/category/asides... should shunt all the asides post into wherever you'd like them to go). I've been lazy about categorizing my non-link posts, but I just created a category called “main” for longer posts. (http://loosecannonlibrarian.net/category/main/feed)

Thanks much for the input and the info about Wordpress RSS.

By: kate

kate — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:45:41 +0000

Brett, you are the reason I even thought to ask about link sharing. You are one of the most thoughtful (and, uh, organized) readers (and writers) I know and you’ve made me more conscious about what people need from the stuff that comes into their feed reader!

The link posts will all have the category “Asides” since that’s how the theme knows what to do with them, which works out well for those parsing the feed (http://loosecannonlibrarian.net/category/asides/feed should shunt all the asides post into wherever you’d like them to go). I’ve been lazy about categorizing my non-link posts, but I just created a category called “main” for longer posts. (http://loosecannonlibrarian.net/category/main/feed)

Thanks much for the input and the info about Wordpress RSS.

By: Brett Bonfield

Brett Bonfield — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:11:56 +0000

I like the new theme, I’ve enjoyed the links you’ve been sharing, and I’m really happy that you’re posting more often. So there will be no glaring and I’m pretty sure there won’t be any unsubscribing, at least from me, especially if you choose a category or tag for those posts that consist mostly of links and choose another category or tag for your essays. As long as the categories/tags are consistent, I can subscribe to two separate feeds (see http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Feeds) even if you don’t choose to publicize them.

That may not seem like such a big deal, but I tend to prioritize reading essays during the breaks I do my best to give myself each day. Knowing I have a new essay by one of my favorite writers waiting for me is a great incentive to complete my high priority tasks, even if they’re difficult or tedious.

For the most part, I save links and link posts for the weekend. Not that they aren’t useful. They’re just less likely to fit into the rhythm of my typical workday.