Comments on: On Top

By: Matt Griffith

Matt Griffith — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:25:53 +0000

Thanks. If you find you need to support both full and summary feeds, this might help:
http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2004/08/31/feed-choices-in-wordpress/

But like Kris, I imagine most of your readers will be interested in reading your entire posts in their aggregator.

By: Kris Johnson

Kris Johnson — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:45:02 +0000

I prefer full-text feeds. I’d rather read everything in my news reader than bounce back and forth between the reader and browser. I also think it’s more efficent for your readers to get just the feed instead of getting both the feed and the data in separate requests.

I think anyone interested in your blog will always want the full text. Summaries are better suited to sites where people scan the headlines and then read only the articles that sound interesting.

By: Douglas' Weblog

Douglas' Weblog — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:20:44 +0000

instrument rating
If you’ve ever wondered what’s involved in getting your instrument rating, Joe Campbell’s IFR Diary is worth a read.

Although I don’t currently have my IFR rating, it has been on my radar for quite some time now. I don’t ever see flying c…

By: David Megginson

David Megginson — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:23:43 +0000

I’ve thought about that. I have no objection to sending out the full text, but I’ve been concerned that some of my postings are too long for a full-text feed. I’d be interested in more comments.

By: Matt Griffith

Matt Griffith — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:06:48 +0000

Can you change your feed so it contains the full text of your posts?