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September 28, 2005
Quixtar Chatter Q & A
By QBlog in Blog News
The new Quixtar Chatter is up and running. For those who have not been paying attention (you know who you are) I'll answer a few questions about the Quixtar Chatter.
Why is the text of the Chatter Links the same as the title?
This is true of the old links only. The previous Quixtar Chatter didn't even have a blog to visit, it was just a link-dump. There was no RSS Feed. There was no "home page." There was nothing but links to other blogs.
The way I had the old Chatter configured was a hack. I stripped out the title and had the body of the post as the link. However, I had to have some sort of title or else it would be hard for me to keep up with my posts. So, I put the linked text into the post title slot to keep things organized.
Confused yet? Yeah, I never thought I'd have to explain this but the questions come in so here I am explaining. To make a long story short (and it is much longer) just know that the old Chatter links were an old-fashioned hack and it will take me some time to convert them all to the new, blog-friendly style.
Why don't you allow comments and trackbacks on the Chatter links?
Because I don't want to, that's why. Really, the goal is to direct you to other sites and blogs, not discuss them on this blog. I don't really have any other reason.
What is that devil-looking horned thing?
Seriously, someone asked me that. I created a graphic of a person talking. I'm not Norman Rockwell but I know my way around Adobe Illustrator. It's supposed to be the profile of a person with a big, pointy nose talking with an open mouth. That's a word balloon to the left with the letter "Q" inside it.
If you think it looks like a devil then send me something better and I'll swap it out.
I don't see any graphic. What are you talking about?
You don't get on the Internet much do you? Here's a tip, try following the links and looking around a little before asking questions. Maybe, just maybe the graphic that I'm talking about is at the new, improved Quixtar Chatter blog. Did you visit it yet? No? Well then shut up.
So will Chatter link posts show up on the main Quixtar BLOG?
Yes, they will. They'll flow into the main blog and will cycle off after a few posts. Of course they're all archived somewhere. Can you guess where they're archived? Come on, guess! You're so smart.
Ok, now I've just about deflated any excitement surrounding the Quixtar Chatter relaunch. Oh well. I hope you like it, I do.
Comments
A lot of old chatter is gone. Very old one in from new chatter link
I thought the graphic was a racoon (the nose as the ears, the chin as the tail).
Imran,
Nothing is gone. Nothing has been removed. Speak English.
Qblog,
To me the logo looks like a blue PAC MAN(with a unicorn style horn) asking a question...
Anyhoo, I like the new chatter page.
Yup, nothing gone. I was just being Canadian ;)
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Q - your graphic looks just as I suppose you meant it to look. Come on, people, it's a simple, stylized profile - and looks like one, too. Sheesh
Posted by: no_thanks | September 28, 2005 3:09 PM