The -MORE- tag in this blog software breaks out a portion of the post to show on the main page, while requiring you to click on a link if you wish to continue reading. I keep trying to remember to use them, but I generally forget.
What do you readers think? Do you like to see just a sample on the main page, and only see the full post if it interests you, or is it easier just to scroll through even the longer posts? I’d be interested in any comments.
Mike, at The Creation of an Evolutionist, calls attention to an article by Dinesh D’Souza on Townhall.com, in which D’Souza replies to an argument by Christopher Hitchens. Mike says this is worth thinking about, and I agree, but I’ve got some bones to pick with D’Souza’s approach. Hitchens’ argument is essentially that God has been…
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I’ve been even more irregular than usual in my blogging over the last couple of months. My excuse is that my company, Energion Publications, has been going through a transition which has kept me incredibly busy. The transition is a good one. We were in a position to improve some of our equipment and tools…
This was a lateral move with the same provider, but still the database was physically moved. If you commented over the last 24-48 hours and your comment is missing, it was most likely due to the move. If you are seeing this, you can go ahead and comment and your comment will not be lost.
Merry Christmas!
I got to my office this Monday morning following my week in Niagara Falls for my mom’s 90th birthday, and discovered that my hosting provider, had finally moved my main and oldest site, Energion.com to its new server. I understand quite well why it took them some time to move. The site is complicated and…
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I read blogs using Google Reader, so using the more tag forces me to go to your site to finish reading a post instead of being able to read it on the RSS feed. Since I’m quite lazy, I’m much more likely not to go to the full post unless I’m very interested, whereas I’m actually more likely to read the entire post, no matter what the topic, if I can see the entire thing initially. So my two cents is that most of the time I’d prefer just to see the entire post all at once.
Don’t really have a preference. (But I like what you write!)
Like Kyle, I come here via Google Reader. But unlike him, if the first couple lines of a post catch my eye, I click through. If they don’t, I stop reading. So once there’s a solid paragraph or two before the MORE tag, it won’t hurt.
On the other hand, I tend to poke around the whole site every week or so. And when I am scrolling down the main page, the MORE tags are an advantage, since they make scrolling easier. Since I am just poking around looking for things I’ve missed, I prefer shorter posts on the main page.
Hmm…having said that, I should really start using MORE tags for longer posts on my own blog…
I agree with Kyle. I subscribe through a news reader and most often just read what’s available there. I don’t want to take the time to click through from a “teaser.”
I tried using -more- on my longer posts but I often forget also. I do find that it makes a more presentable front page but I find it somewhat distracting depending on where the tag is located.
I get here from Newsgator, which used to just show the title & first couple of lines, but has recently (this week?) switched to showing me everything.
I scan so many blogs, that I only want to follow up on bits I’m really interested in (that’s what RSS was invented for, isn’t it?) – so I’d prefer an informative headline & start, then a MORE tag. I’ll just have to get Newsgator to go back to its earlier behaviour; I’m sure there’s a setting somewhere…
Just checked – actually, it makes no difference to Newsgator, which just shows me the heading, first few lines or whole post, depending on my settings.