Il dichiarare di JM
Scritto da Mark Van Steenwyk: 27 novembre 2007
È stato un piccolo sopra un mese da quando ho rilanciato JesusManifesto.com come blog di collaborazione. Per la maggior parte, sono stato soddisfatto con i risultati. Il traffico è aumentato, più prospettive sono state ripartite e le osservazioni sono in su. Tuttavia, ho sentito alcune valutazioni. Le valutazioni più comuni sono: A) Dagli amici che dicono: “Manco leggere voi, sul contrassegno e sul vostro roba personale. Leggo soltanto JesusManifesto perché sappiamo e ci preoccupiamo per voi.„
B) Da altri che dicano: “Con questo il più in ritardo rilanci, il vostro blog costantemente è andato alla deriva nelle acque cristiane dell'anarchico. Prima, il blog definitivamente ha avuto quel tatto, ma ha incluso il roba che era generalmente utile noi tipi dell'non-anarchico.„
C) Ancora altri opinione: “Desidero che ci erano circa 101 alberino di base che lo aiuterebbero a capire il roba che è stato inviato ultimamente. Ora inviate così tanto, ma non è facile da trovare i vecchi alberini per portarlo fino a velocità. È giusto troppo troppo rapido.„
Accosentite con queste valutazioni? In che sensi pensate Jesus che il manifesto è migliore di prima? A questo punto, sono realmente interessato in più risposte.
Mentre sto chiedendo i vostri pareri, gradirei il vostro consiglio su una nuova cosa. Qualcuno graciously mi ha offerto i certi soldi ad uso verso il luogo. Sto considerando SERIAMENTE le piattaforme di commutazione da Wordpress (che è stato grande) a ExpessionEngine.
ExpressionEngine permetterebbe che me aggiorni JesusManifesto.com a qualcosa di più come un webzine. Basically, this would allow me to categorize posts as articles in different categories, allow for more fully integrated forums, etc. Basically, it could function a bit like theooze.com functions. If I made the switch, the current authors would post content into different categories, making it easier for readers to choose the content they want to read. And it would be easier to find stuff that interests readers on the front page. For those that miss reading about my life and ministry, I would create a separate editor’s blog. People using RSS could subscribe to the whole blog, seperate categories, or just to my editor’s blog. PLUS, we’d allow people to submit articles and comment upon each of those articles.
But I want to know what you think. Would you be interested in something like this?
for further reading . . .
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I read JM less nowadays, after the change. When one reads blogs, you tend to get a feeling over time for the person writing and hers or his story and context. This makes it easier to understand what is written. These collaborative blogs makes it impossible to separate the writers from each other and for that reason, it feels more like a massive dose of ideas being spread, almost without a body. Personally, I like the anarchist slant, and several of the writers has written great stuff, but I feel more of a distance towards JM now than before. (But I might not be representative at all, of course.)
Yeah, it’s definitely a bit more of a jumbled feel lately. Some “101″ style posts to orient new people to some of the “insider language” that inevitably begins to crop up would probably be helpful.
As for moving to ExpressionEngine, you could do basically everything you’re talking about with Wordpress and a customized theme with a few well-chosen plugins. Still, I’ve heard great things about EE, it’s just not free.
Yeah, I’ve sensed the same sort of jumbledness. It isn’t as though the posts aren’t great. But I think it is like pouring a gallon of milk into a shotglass…too much at once. And my two options are to either 1) go back to the way it was, or 2) get a bigger “container.”
Sure, I could make Wordpress work. People use it as a fully functional CMS all the time. I’ve been adding plugins to Wordpress for a while now, and it is starting to get clunky and inefficient. ExpressionEngine costs money, but once I shell out a bit of money and learn the system, I think I’ll have much more powerful system that can be used as an authentic CMS. This will allow me make JesusManifesto into something like “theOoze” for Christian radicals.
I think you basically said what you had to say with initial JM and the ratio of opinion to fact is now too slanted to opinion.
I suggest you make it more an ezine, with you being more an editor about topics and their development. Make it more real and relevant by finding people who are actually doing something tangible - no tea drinkers allowed - with the ideas and be a platform for their efforts.
I’ve enjoyed the new stuff but it definitely feels less cohesive because of the variety of writers. However, that in itself is not putting me off reading.
As for my thoughts on WP or EE, then I’d hold fire for awhile on that decision. There are some very good themes out there that deal with a more magazine type format, plus WP 2.4 (due out late Jan 08) is rumoured to have a significant increase in page loading times etc. It’s also worth doing what I occasionally do and reevaluate the plugins every so often. Having said that EE certainly looks good!
I like your idea of the switch. I’ve been loving the content, and will probably use the ’subscribe to all’ option, but that way it doesn’t leave out some of the others.
I like the magazine option, though I’d echo what’s said above and see if WP 2.4 might meet the needs for what you’re wanting to do - but I do think transitioning to the magazine formate could be very cool.
It would be great to be able to subscribe to different themes in the blog.
I’ll keep reading no matter what - - oh, and I do plan to help with content still if you decide to keep going that direction, I’ve just been crazy in my head lately hehe
I’m newer here, having found the site through Barr’s blog. I’ve liked what I’ve seen so far. It seems like there should be some “clearinghouse” for those who are dealing with putting the ideals of Christian radicalism into practice without a supportive community. This might as well be the place
Not to mention hopefully encouraging us to develop a supportive community where we are.
I agree with the “too much, too quick” comment. If you stick with WP, try to keep to one long post per day or two small ones. Magazine format would be great for the beginners, I think, though I’m not a techie.
~Anna
I’m a new reader, so some background pages would be helpful. Thanks for asking!
I use EE and like it. But, I’ve never used WP so I can’t compare. If you have any questions about EE and how we use it, feel free to shoot me some e-mail and I’ll do my best to get you a thorough answer quickly.
-Shaun
I’m thinking that EE has too steep of a learning curve for me. I don’t have much background with REAL web-development. Wordpress is a bit tricky to learn, but I only have to tweak stuff…it doesn’t require actual web skills.