Hey Alex, just wanted to let you know that I find it annoying that your Links links (make sense?) go directly to the site you’re linking…
When I click on the title of an entry in my reader, I want to go to the site whose feed I was just reading (for example, to leave a comment). After reading that sites commentary, I then click through to the final destination site (like the FastMail blog in this instance).
For a total link blog with no commentary, linking directly to the destination would work well… Since you generally have some witty insight on the matter as well, it just serves to make it more difficult to get to your site directly.
Yeah yeah, I know I’m late commenting on part of your redesign, but just my 2 cents. 🙂
Oh yeah, it also makes commenting very undesirable… After your comment is submitted, you get redirected to the destination, not back to the post you actually commented on. 🙁
Maybe you’re trying to hint that you don’t want any conversation on Links links? 😉
Geesh – every comment by this guy: bitch, moan, bitch, moan. Dude, if everything here bothers you so much – why don’t you just stop coming here if everything bothers you so much?
Every link blog I subscribe to works the same way as Alex’s – I like that they are consistent.
Bill: When did it become such a crime to voice your opinion? I didn’t even demand or imply that he should change it, I simply told him that I didn’t care for it.
I could also say the same thing to you. If everything I say bothers you so much, why don’t you just stop reading it? You see my name, you skip over it… It’s not a big deal. I promise it won’t hurt my feelings.
And just because something is the same everywhere else doesn’t mean you should never consider doing it differently. Originality is good! 🙂
Heh, Bill’s comment was brought to you by the Department of Redundancy Department. 😉
Maybe I should set up a system like Joel on Software has in their forums: certain users can see their own comments but others can’t. They just think no one replied to them.
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Hey Alex, just wanted to let you know that I find it annoying that your Links links (make sense?) go directly to the site you’re linking…
When I click on the title of an entry in my reader, I want to go to the site whose feed I was just reading (for example, to leave a comment). After reading that sites commentary, I then click through to the final destination site (like the FastMail blog in this instance).
For a total link blog with no commentary, linking directly to the destination would work well… Since you generally have some witty insight on the matter as well, it just serves to make it more difficult to get to your site directly.
Yeah yeah, I know I’m late commenting on part of your redesign, but just my 2 cents. 🙂
Oh yeah, it also makes commenting very undesirable… After your comment is submitted, you get redirected to the destination, not back to the post you actually commented on. 🙁
Maybe you’re trying to hint that you don’t want any conversation on Links links? 😉
Geesh – every comment by this guy: bitch, moan, bitch, moan. Dude, if everything here bothers you so much – why don’t you just stop coming here if everything bothers you so much?
Every link blog I subscribe to works the same way as Alex’s – I like that they are consistent.
Bill: When did it become such a crime to voice your opinion? I didn’t even demand or imply that he should change it, I simply told him that I didn’t care for it.
I could also say the same thing to you. If everything I say bothers you so much, why don’t you just stop reading it? You see my name, you skip over it… It’s not a big deal. I promise it won’t hurt my feelings.
And just because something is the same everywhere else doesn’t mean you should never consider doing it differently. Originality is good! 🙂
Heh, Bill’s comment was brought to you by the Department of Redundancy Department. 😉
Maybe I should set up a system like Joel on Software has in their forums: certain users can see their own comments but others can’t. They just think no one replied to them.