Thoughts on Blogging Part 24
Today I started the slow process of auditing every post that has been published on Contains Moderate Peril since 1st August 2016. The goal is to correct any obvious typos and replace all existing images with larger ones. The Squarespace software upgrade I applied to the website at the end of last year has finally allowed me to establish a standard format that I am happy with. Hence the ongoing audit is the perfect opportunity to apply these style rules to all posts. There are also some technical issues and matters regarding functionality that need to be addressed. I need to determine how to embed YouTube videos in such a way that they automatically scale to fit whatever device is viewing them. Another area which needs improving is the website search facility. This needs refinement so that enquiries can be more specific. Older posts also need to be more accessible, although I am still researching how best to achieve this.
Spring Cleaning Contains Moderate Peril
Today I started the slow process of auditing every post that has been published on Contains Moderate Peril since 1st August 2016. The goal is to correct any obvious typos and replace all existing images with larger ones. The Squarespace software upgrade I applied to the website at the end of last year has finally allowed me to establish a standard format that I am happy with. Hence the ongoing audit is the perfect opportunity to apply these style rules to all posts. There are also some technical issues and matters regarding functionality that need to be addressed. I need to determine how to embed YouTube videos in such a way that they automatically scale to fit whatever device is viewing them. Another area which needs improving is the website search facility. This needs refinement so that enquiries can be more specific. Older posts also need to be more accessible, although I am still researching how best to achieve this.
Deleting Existing Content?
When I started writing this blog, it was specifically about my hobbies and interests. Initially, my scope of writing was confined to subjects such as films, TV, video games and other associated or adjacent aspects of popular culture. Over the years, I have found myself writing about an increasingly wide range of subjects. Hence you’ll find posts about supermarkets, holidays and even UK slang. Although I have enjoyed this immensely a lot of these posts have fallen on stoney ground. There has been no interest according to the website statistics and the conspicuous lack of reader comments. As a result I am actively considering removing a lot of this content so that the overall remit for Contains Moderate Peril is more clear and concise. I haven’t made up my mind yet about how far I should take this process. Does anyone have any views on this? Yes, I’m talking to you, dear reader(s).
“So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish”
Over the years I’ve written a couple of posts about long term and respected members of the blogging community stepping back from their respective roles and retiring. There are still plenty of people who fall into the category of being “part of the furniture”; constantly active in the background, posting material that is engaging and an invaluable resource. However, life and circumstances change and therefore from time to time, someone feels the need to hang up their spurs. Recently, FibroJedi announced that they were no longer able to continue to produce and maintain the online guides for LOTRO (and other games) that they have been stalwartly producing for so many years. This was a decision made on health grounds. Under such circumstances the most prudent thing that the community can do is wish them the best and offer our heartfelt thanks for such a prodigious contribution to our shared fandom.
