tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post1873223484695398578..comments2024-03-18T23:25:24.574+00:00Comments on Megablitz and more: Another bl**dy pollTim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-17241834547097975632013-03-06T10:53:20.210+00:002013-03-06T10:53:20.210+00:00Archduke Piccolo
I had a look at some of the other...Archduke Piccolo<br />I had a look at some of the other formats too, but none seemed suitable for my blog.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-26436795934168870142013-03-06T10:51:55.403+00:002013-03-06T10:51:55.403+00:00Flip card is quite good for trawling through a blo...Flip card is quite good for trawling through a blog's 'back numbers'. But whenever you look at the pictures, and back again, the thing reloads against and doesn't always decant you back to that part of the page.<br /><br />I have considered doing the Magazine format, but each time I've quickly reverted to the classic format.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-86550561725396539892013-03-06T08:04:21.051+00:002013-03-06T08:04:21.051+00:00Paul
This was all your fault in the first place! ...Paul<br />This was all your fault in the first place! As I mentioned in our email exchange on the subject, I find Flipcard very tedious on iPad, and quite ropey on my (fairly new) PC with a wired fibre optic broadband connection.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-237855512252777322013-03-06T08:01:22.990+00:002013-03-06T08:01:22.990+00:00Brigadier Dundas
Quite so. I think Flipcard will ...Brigadier Dundas<br />Quite so. I think Flipcard will be nice when it works reliably, but until then we'll stick with what we know.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-33427001216256210372013-03-06T08:00:04.048+00:002013-03-06T08:00:04.048+00:00Pete
Politeness has no place here! I too found I ...Pete<br />Politeness has no place here! I too found I was having to reload the blog (sometimes several times) to access all the features. Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-40497911935049402642013-03-06T07:58:50.890+00:002013-03-06T07:58:50.890+00:00Wg Cdr Luddite
You mean you're not a 25 year o...Wg Cdr Luddite<br />You mean you're not a 25 year old software designer? Ah well, there goes another illusion....Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-77168856340061036552013-03-06T07:57:25.805+00:002013-03-06T07:57:25.805+00:00Sean
I had wondered about the download speed being...Sean<br />I had wondered about the download speed being related to the number of posts (and photos?). On mine the background image wasn't loading a lot of the time.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-81269017886038674902013-03-06T07:55:38.449+00:002013-03-06T07:55:38.449+00:00Mike Whitaker
My page views leapt from around 300 ...Mike Whitaker<br />My page views leapt from around 300 to 2000 per day while I used Flipcard! I think it counts all the posts visible on te page as separate hits.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-67404934617722807952013-03-06T07:54:07.290+00:002013-03-06T07:54:07.290+00:00Steve the Wargamer
Posting comments in Flipcard wa...Steve the Wargamer<br />Posting comments in Flipcard was a bit hit and miss. Mostly miss....Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-20370518558156241542013-03-06T07:52:53.216+00:002013-03-06T07:52:53.216+00:00Peter Douglas
Forward to the past!Peter Douglas<br />Forward to the past!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-26148244343670557622013-03-06T07:52:23.978+00:002013-03-06T07:52:23.978+00:00Don M
I'd noticed that issue with the photos t...Don M<br />I'd noticed that issue with the photos too. Thanks. Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-62962845020081953822013-03-06T07:51:52.689+00:002013-03-06T07:51:52.689+00:00Ross Mac
Flip card was the 'new' format. ...Ross Mac<br />Flip card was the 'new' format. I had similar problems using it.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-35309805079550981442013-03-06T07:50:57.922+00:002013-03-06T07:50:57.922+00:00Giano
Thanks for the feedback. I had trouble acce...Giano<br />Thanks for the feedback. I had trouble accessing the comments even on my own blog when I tried the flip card layout.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-60445234259785235512013-03-06T06:43:55.994+00:002013-03-06T06:43:55.994+00:00Actually I cannot see more than two comments on mo...Actually I cannot see more than two comments on mosaic and its a bit twitchy, so I am going back.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666481879639671282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-70653420887014221712013-03-06T06:20:14.291+00:002013-03-06T06:20:14.291+00:00Hi Tim, I have found no problems with the flipcard...Hi Tim, I have found no problems with the flipcard type format other than some slow loading when my broadband wireless is down on range, then it can be a little slow.<br /><br />I am a bit like Phil when it comes time for the comments, so I would would not worry too much about the amount.<br /><br />Like Sean, I like the fact that viewers can't visit 10 posts in one hit, and I think this increases comments on my blog as the comments can be actually seen on the individual post rather than just 12 comments typed in the bottom.<br /><br />Just as a experiment I will try the mosaic format for a bit to see if it makes any difference, I trust you will get back to me with feedback. <br /><br />Don't let it keep you awake at night at any rate.<br /><br />PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666481879639671282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-68413204327649786312013-03-06T00:16:20.373+00:002013-03-06T00:16:20.373+00:00I gave up reading once I realized the change was &...I gave up reading once I realized the change was "real" and not some Blogger malfunction. <br />Flip card looked nice once loaded but the aggravation to get there........<br />Thanks for changing back.Brigadier Dundashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895480319665745589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-63280914424111806372013-03-05T23:26:53.224+00:002013-03-05T23:26:53.224+00:00Hated the flipcard format but was too polite to sa...Hated the flipcard format but was too polite to say, though I have now registered my diapproval by voting. When it opened up it was easy to read post sure but to comment I had to reload the page a few times before the comments box appeared and ditto for all your useful links down the side, I found that rather annoying.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-46827822256850277162013-03-05T16:41:38.404+00:002013-03-05T16:41:38.404+00:00Hooray ! Normal service is resumed for us old fogi...Hooray ! Normal service is resumed for us old fogies !<br /><br />Why would you want tech-savvy under-30s on this blog anyway ?Wg Cdr Ludditehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019798605352210839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-82591241007204187872013-03-05T16:11:11.498+00:002013-03-05T16:11:11.498+00:00I've always wondered if reading blogs through ...I've always wondered if reading blogs through Google Reader means I don't get counted as a page view....Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-25214219088395860892013-03-05T16:10:30.605+00:002013-03-05T16:10:30.605+00:00I switched to flipcard after reading Phil's e...I switched to flipcard after reading Phil's exposition on it. I think it more accurately tracks page views because one can't just scroll down and read article after article on one view. You can make people clike by doing the page break (read more) trick to fix that. You can also see more old posts at once. I found Tim's site a little slow so I wonder, by comparison if it has to do with the number of posts to load. It could also be the background image. Phil's site has nothing extraneous while mine and Tim's have back ground images. Sorry for the long comment, I feel another bloggery post coming on. And yes, option four in the poll is tempting but I won't pick it.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-88734504832151725542013-03-05T15:32:01.756+00:002013-03-05T15:32:01.756+00:00I have a suspicion that something about the way Fl...I have a suspicion that something about the way FlipCard is put together artificially inflates page views, as the one day I had it running a year or so ago jumped from an average of 40 or so to over 200.Mike Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165272678144625943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-91950103365295667572013-03-05T13:11:38.527+00:002013-03-05T13:11:38.527+00:00I agree with Steve's point about leaving a com...I agree with Steve's point about leaving a comment - I've noticed that they are sometimes there and sometimes not. The side bar in Flipcard is also a pain as it sits right over the scroll bar and so its hard to scroll to the end (although if you click on the page then use the arrow buttons to go up and down this does the job).Broedershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218127480258279732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-22935900070785879812013-03-05T13:00:59.550+00:002013-03-05T13:00:59.550+00:00I wanted to vote "I don't read this rubbi...I wanted to vote "I don't read this rubbish, I just like internet polls" for the sole reason it made me laugh, but in the end I voted "I don't care", as that was closest to my experience.... I read all my blogs through Google Reader so only visit the actual blog if I want to leave a comment.... which means most of the time I don't notice if people have changed template unless they specifically comment they have.... I would say that Phil Broeders flipcard blog is a bit of a PITA to leave comments on (sometimes it shows them first time and sometimes it doesn't) but other than that I'm remarkably happy with the standard'ish blogger templates...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-61009362050074178322013-03-05T12:58:25.258+00:002013-03-05T12:58:25.258+00:00Tim
See I can comment on this style. Does this c...Tim<br /><br />See I can comment on this style. Does this constitute more "old stuff?<br /><br />Cheers<br />PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-2265160575902012662013-03-05T12:33:00.402+00:002013-03-05T12:33:00.402+00:00I didn't care for the new techy
format either,...I didn't care for the new techy<br />format either, once you enlarge <br />your photos and then hit the back arrow it carries you all the way out to the front page....pain in the posterior!Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230631364253238804noreply@blogger.com