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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 399278 More actions · Answer 1

Any time we're feeling bad that maybe we took someone's head off (except for those times where you took aim and swung really hard), read this little thread. I was trying to research how to set up feeds in WordPress when I found this lovely guy, moshu, "Don't be lazy and do your homework..." Great help. Thanks, you male sexual appendage. I mean, wow! Steve would call us on the matt for that one.

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 2

I'm thinking about starting a new blogging service. I was thinking about calling it: DejaVue 😛

(kidding, again)

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 3

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/16/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (11/16/2010)
Do we have any opinions on the following (comments included)?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/steve_jones/archive/2010/11/16/another-plagiarizer.aspx
I think the author is 100% correct and a genius 😛

You would... 😉

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 4

WayneS (11/16/2010)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/16/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (11/16/2010)
Do we have any opinions on the following (comments included)?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/steve_jones/archive/2010/11/16/another-plagiarizer.aspx
I think the author is 100% correct and a genius 😛
You would... 😉

Wanna bet he's also saying: "I think therefore I am."? 😀

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281344 More actions · Answer 5

Grant Fritchey (11/16/2010)
Any time we're feeling bad that maybe we took someone's head off (except for those times where you took aim and swung really hard), read this little thread. I was trying to research how to set up feeds in WordPress when I found this lovely guy, moshu, "Don't be lazy and do your homework..." Great help. Thanks, you male sexual appendage. I mean, wow! Steve would call us on the matt for that one.

FWIW, I found the easiest way to add feeds to categories is through feedburner. There are also plugins available for doing it - but I prefer the feedburner route.

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 399278 More actions · Answer 6

CirquedeSQLeil (11/16/2010)
Grant Fritchey (11/16/2010)
Any time we're feeling bad that maybe we took someone's head off (except for those times where you took aim and swung really hard), read this little thread. I was trying to research how to set up feeds in WordPress when I found this lovely guy, moshu, "Don't be lazy and do your homework..." Great help. Thanks, you male sexual appendage. I mean, wow! Steve would call us on the matt for that one.
FWIW, I found the easiest way to add feeds to categories is through feedburner. There are also plugins available for doing it - but I prefer the feedburner route.

I figured it out. Took 1/2 an hour or so. Several posts, including stuff on WordPress, were inaccurate.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004514 More actions · Answer 7

CirquedeSQLeil (11/16/2010)
FWIW, I found the easiest way to add feeds to categories is through feedburner. There are also plugins available for doing it - but I prefer the feedburner route.

Absolutely. I switched to feedburner ages back. Good move imho. The stats alone are worth it.

Gail Shaw
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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 8

jcrawf02 (11/16/2010)
Chris Morris-439714 (11/16/2010)
No idea, Wayne.
That really freaked me out, it came straight to my work inbox from SSC.
"One Help,Can i have ur mail iD"
I don't think so.
At the risk of this being my last post here (always good to end on a high note, right?)....
Steve.Jones[at]sqlservercentral[dot]com
:w00t::-D

You're a bad man, Jon!

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 9

Grant Fritchey (11/16/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (11/16/2010)
Grant Fritchey (11/16/2010)
Any time we're feeling bad that maybe we took someone's head off (except for those times where you took aim and swung really hard), read this little thread. I was trying to research how to set up feeds in WordPress when I found this lovely guy, moshu, "Don't be lazy and do your homework..." Great help. Thanks, you male sexual appendage. I mean, wow! Steve would call us on the matt for that one.
FWIW, I found the easiest way to add feeds to categories is through feedburner. There are also plugins available for doing it - but I prefer the feedburner route.
I figured it out. Took 1/2 an hour or so. Several posts, including stuff on WordPress, were inaccurate.

I had a similar concern, but very different topics, so I just started different blogs for each one. I have 6 and may start a 7th. They're all on my own domain.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 738683 More actions · Answer 10

I've gone Stefan's route. To me categories or tags are a way of filtering down the content to specific areas. So the T-SQL posts on my blog. However if I want to write about my family, or my advice on resumes, I made a separate blog. I can cross post, but ultimately there are people that want to follow the blog who don't want to see posts on other things.

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 399278 More actions · Answer 11

Yeah, now that I have the domain & hosting & everything, I can see setting up a family blog.

I'm just shocked at how much work was masked off by running the blog directly on WordPress. It was easy to be lazy before. Now I'm actively working. But, the level of control is amazing, and finally getting google analytics, which wasn't possible when WordPress hosted, is great, although now i'm going to have to combine my metrics somehow for reporting to the MVP program... I'll work it out.

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- Theodore Roosevelt

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 12

Question for those with their own websites.

Do you recommend using WordPress?

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 399278 More actions · Answer 13

I've used Blogger & WordPress, both on their sites. WordPress was head & shoulders better. Now that I'm maintaining it myself... it's a lot of work, but there's a ton of flexibility & control. Not having maintained another one, I can't recommend it one way or the other, but hosting it on their site instead of yours, oh yeah, I recommend it.

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 14

Alvin Ramard (11/17/2010)
Question for those with their own websites.
Do you recommend using WordPress?

I did a ton of research on blogging software becuase my provider didn't support WordPress, multiple blogs, PHP on a Windows platform and a ton of other things. I ended up switching providers and using WordPress and I'm pretty happy with that decision. I like WordPress quite a bit, but I haven't used 1/10th of the options and power it has. I need to pick one blog to tart up as once I've done it on one of them, the others will be easier.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173108 More actions · Answer 15

Stefan Krzywicki (11/17/2010)
I need to pick one blog to tart up as once I've done it on one of them, the others will be easier.

Steve,

I'd like to report Stefan's post because he's treating blogs like cheap dates. I bet you once he's done "tarting," he'll start pimping. What do you want to bet?

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