Comments on: Preparing for the Annual “What I Want Gone from the Web” Post http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/ Helping you learn more and do more with WordPress Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:06:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Bobby http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-864493 Bobby Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:38:51 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-864493 Image CAPTCHA's should die a slow and excruciatingly painful death. I also want the web to be rid of partial RSS feeds in favour of full ones. I used to use Live Bookmarks in Firefox but now with a web-based reader, most of the "time-saving" aspect of RSS is gone with partial feeds. Image CAPTCHA’s should die a slow and excruciatingly painful death. I also want the web to be rid of partial RSS feeds in favour of full ones. I used to use Live Bookmarks in Firefox but now with a web-based reader, most of the “time-saving” aspect of RSS is gone with partial feeds.

]]> By: engtech http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-857263 engtech Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:07:32 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-857263 content in flash or javascript that can't be linked to search result poisoning... i really hate it when i search for a term and all I get is crap content in flash or javascript that can’t be linked to

search result poisoning… i really hate it when i search for a term and all I get is crap

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-857206 Lorelle VanFossen Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:23:02 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-857206 @<a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-857182" rel="nofollow"> Matt Algren</a>: LOL! Oh, I wish. You did turn if off on your blog, right? Or rather, didn't turn it on. :D I love the sentiment, and all of the "young'uns" (of all ages) got a kick out of it. But luckily today is the day the feature will be removed. Thank goodness. I'm with you. Unfortunately, we are the minority among gimmick lovers who tend to rule. @ Matt Algren:

LOL! Oh, I wish. You did turn if off on your blog, right? Or rather, didn’t turn it on. :D

I love the sentiment, and all of the “young’uns” (of all ages) got a kick out of it. But luckily today is the day the feature will be removed. Thank goodness. I’m with you. Unfortunately, we are the minority among gimmick lovers who tend to rule.

]]> By: Matt Algren http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-857182 Matt Algren Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:11:27 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-857182 Lorelle, will the WordPress.com snow be getting a mention on this year's list? It's terribly annoying to have my computer go nuts when I hit a blog with the snow turned on. I'm glad it's almost over. Lorelle, will the WordPress.com snow be getting a mention on this year’s list? It’s terribly annoying to have my computer go nuts when I hit a blog with the snow turned on.

I’m glad it’s almost over.

]]> By: idea15 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-852622 idea15 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:05:53 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-852622 "Easy site builders" - including the one sold in a gift box that looks like a Chinese food carton - which delude hardworking small business owners into thinking they can have an effective, professional web presence for £30 a year. One of the easy site builders has made a marketing strategy out of mocking and deriding professional web sites and site developers as "expensive" and "difficult". Begone with them and with the embarrassing, amateurish web sites they produce. “Easy site builders” - including the one sold in a gift box that looks like a Chinese food carton - which delude hardworking small business owners into thinking they can have an effective, professional web presence for £30 a year. One of the easy site builders has made a marketing strategy out of mocking and deriding professional web sites and site developers as “expensive” and “difficult”. Begone with them and with the embarrassing, amateurish web sites they produce.

]]> By: John Stodder http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-834944 John Stodder Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:38:48 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-834944 Blog commenters who use "um" to lead into a patronizing statement that they believe is self-evident but is in fact a matter of opinion. Overuse of the f word. Blog commenters who use “um” to lead into a patronizing statement that they believe is self-evident but is in fact a matter of opinion.

Overuse of the f word.

]]> By: Jersey http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-832646 Jersey Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:52:24 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-832646 @Lorelle: What I mean is that all videos not done in flash, but rather wmv, realplayer, quicktime, etc...those all should be done away with, because portals like YouTube have made Flash more mainstream and consistent. @Lorelle:

What I mean is that all videos not done in flash, but rather wmv, realplayer, quicktime, etc…those all should be done away with, because portals like YouTube have made Flash more mainstream and consistent.

]]> By: tzaddi http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-832202 tzaddi Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:09:09 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-832202 I agree with most of the comments so far. DEFINITELY with getting rid of annoying ads, flashing stuff, music. Damien's comment was the first I'd hear of geo tracking on photos. I would also like to see the end of sites using "pimp" as if pimping is a cool thing to do, like "pimp your blog". That's one slang term that's just horrible, IMHO. I agree with most of the comments so far. DEFINITELY with getting rid of annoying ads, flashing stuff, music. Damien’s comment was the first I’d hear of geo tracking on photos.

I would also like to see the end of sites using “pimp” as if pimping is a cool thing to do, like “pimp your blog”. That’s one slang term that’s just horrible, IMHO.

]]> By: Ravi http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-828338 Ravi Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:31:56 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-828338 I'm surprised no one has mentioned partial RSS feeds yet. It's absolutely incredible how many large mainstream publications continue to do this (or worse yet, no RSS feeds at all). I espeically hate my hometown Washington Post's use of RSS feeds -- I have about 6 columns I like to track, but half post just excerpts (with no formatting) and the other half just use the titles for RSS (ie. no content at all). Now before you say they need to protect their money, I offer you this: I still subscribe to the paper version of the paper. I simply find lots of great articles that I dont ever see promoted in the online version. And if you think if they offer a full feed, then they wont get page views: this has been proven wrong. Heck, Feedburner has even said they see comparable clickthrough rates. Its better to have a full feed that people subscribe to and read than a partial feed no one bothers subscribing to. And for what its worth, I often click through just to comment or see what others have said. And if these large sites believe they put their income in jeopardy, I suggest they use feeds like TV Squad does...provide a lengthy excerpt. TV Squad often provides 3-5 paragraphs in their feed, which is just enough to intrigue me to click through and comment (which I wouldnt've based on just the first paragraph) or realize this post isnt for me (which would've just wasted their bandwidth if I'd clicked through to realize the same). Sorry for the length, this is just really annoying. Partial RSS feeds sometimes work (although I still greatly prefer full feeds), but you MUST give more than a sentence or unformatted paragraph. I’m surprised no one has mentioned partial RSS feeds yet. It’s absolutely incredible how many large mainstream publications continue to do this (or worse yet, no RSS feeds at all).

I espeically hate my hometown Washington Post’s use of RSS feeds — I have about 6 columns I like to track, but half post just excerpts (with no formatting) and the other half just use the titles for RSS (ie. no content at all).

Now before you say they need to protect their money, I offer you this: I still subscribe to the paper version of the paper. I simply find lots of great articles that I dont ever see promoted in the online version.

And if you think if they offer a full feed, then they wont get page views: this has been proven wrong. Heck, Feedburner has even said they see comparable clickthrough rates. Its better to have a full feed that people subscribe to and read than a partial feed no one bothers subscribing to. And for what its worth, I often click through just to comment or see what others have said.

And if these large sites believe they put their income in jeopardy, I suggest they use feeds like TV Squad does…provide a lengthy excerpt. TV Squad often provides 3-5 paragraphs in their feed, which is just enough to intrigue me to click through and comment (which I wouldnt’ve based on just the first paragraph) or realize this post isnt for me (which would’ve just wasted their bandwidth if I’d clicked through to realize the same).

Sorry for the length, this is just really annoying. Partial RSS feeds sometimes work (although I still greatly prefer full feeds), but you MUST give more than a sentence or unformatted paragraph.

]]> By: What Do You Want Gone From the Web in 2008? : The Blog Herald http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-828273 What Do You Want Gone From the Web in 2008? : The Blog Herald Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:48:19 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/preparing-for-the-annual-what-i-want-gone-from-the-web-post/#comment-828273 [...] year, I’m asking you what you want gone from the web to add to my own collection which I’ll publish in [...] [...] year, I’m asking you what you want gone from the web to add to my own collection which I’ll publish in [...]

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