JM状态
写由Mark范· Steenwyk ： 2007年11月27日
自从我重新开办了JesusManifesto.com作为一合作blog，它是一点在一个月。 至于大部分，我喜欢以结果。 交通增加了，更多透视分享了，并且评论上升。 然而，我听见了有些批评。 最共同的批评是：A)从说的朋友： “想念闻悉您，标记和您的个人材料。 我只读JesusManifesto，因为我们知道并且关心关于您”。
B) 从说的人： “与此后重新开办，您的blog平稳地漂移了入基督徒无政府主义者水。 前面， blog确定地有那种感受，但它包括对我们一般是有帮助非无政府主义者类型的材料”。
C) 仍然其他言： “我祝愿有将帮助我了解材料最近被张贴了的大约个基本的101个岗位。 您现在张贴非常，但发现老岗位带来我达到正常水平是不容易的。 它是正义的许多太快”。
您是否同意这些批评？ 在什么方式您是否认为宣言比之前好的耶稣？ 这时，我是真正地对更多反馈感兴趣。
当我请求您的看法时，我在一件多事会要您的忠告。 某人为用途客气提供了我一些钱往站点。 我严重考虑开关平台从是伟大的)的Wordpress ( ExpessionEngine.
ExpressionEngine将允许我升级JesusManifesto.com到某事更可能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?
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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.