20 Jun
2015
20 Jun
'15
7:43 p.m.
I like to do build logs for my more complex and long lived restorations or
builds, so people can inspire themselves from what I do, and give advice
(and encouragement, that helps too!).
In one of my many other hobbies (hum, R2-D2 robot replica building, yes,
there is such a thing), everyone puts their build log as a thread on a
Forum. Very easy to search and follow. Members of the forum also have a
place to store files. The best build logs get a lot of hits.
Do you have an equivalent for classic computer restorations? I see some
people have their own blog on regular blog sites. But I dislike the format -
it's posted reverse latest first, you can only see the latest posts at once.
Not anywhere as good as a thread.
Or people have their own website, which is a bit of a pain as you have to
discover them one by one - and spend time making a web site.
And I have not found the equivalent of our "Builder Logs Thread" on the
Vintage Computer Forums which I just "discovered".
Any other/better/smarter solutions you can point me to?
- Marc
20 Jun
20 Jun
8:11 p.m.
On Jun 20, 2015, at 19:43, Marc Verdiell
<marc.verdiell at gmail.com> wrote:
Do you have an equivalent for classic computer restorations? I see some
people have their own blog on regular blog sites. But I dislike the format -
it's posted reverse latest first, you can only see the latest posts at once.
Not anywhere as good as a thread.
I think it should be possible to configure Wordpress to display posts from oldest to
newest. It's just not conventional for blogs to be that way. You might also dedicate
one post to each build, and edit that build to tack on updates. That's not so helpful
for people who want to get updates via RSS for new activity, though. I took a quick look
at my site's settings and didn't find a simple click option to reverse the sort
order, but I'm sure it's still do-able.
And I have not found the equivalent of our
"Builder Logs Thread" on the
Vintage Computer Forums which I just "discovered".
Maybe Erik would consider adding a category on VCF for build logs? If not, there's
nothing stopping you from posting a new thread in an appropriate category there. Though if
the build happens to be off-topic for VCF, it might get more attention on a more
closely-related forum than in the off-topic area on VCF.
For R2-D2 robot replica building, maybe there's some robotics or maker forum where it
will get the most attention and participation? Or maybe you would consider giving the
robot an LSI-11 for a brain so it can sneak into VCF? :)
Twitter also has its place for our activities, but it's best suited for immediate
interaction around a very short "Hey, look at my cool thing!" posting which will
quickly drop into obscurity. Twitter, mailing lists, Facebook (GACK! EVIL!), forums,
blogs, etc. all have their own styles, plusses and minuses.
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/
21 Jun
21 Jun
9:24 a.m.
you could also set up a internet forum for ur posts allowing people to
chime in on progress?
On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 10:11 PM, Mark J. Blair <nf6x at nf6x.net> wrote:
On Jun 20, 2015, at 19:43, Marc Verdiell
<marc.verdiell at gmail.com>
wrote:
Do you have an equivalent for classic computer
restorations? I see some
people have their own blog on regular blog sites. But I dislike the
format -
it's posted reverse latest first, you can
only see the latest posts at
once.
Not anywhere as good as a thread.
I think it should be possible to configure Wordpress to display posts from
oldest to newest. It's just not conventional for blogs to be that way. You
might also dedicate one post to each build, and edit that build to tack on
updates. That's not so helpful for people who want to get updates via RSS
for new activity, though. I took a quick look at my site's settings and
didn't find a simple click option to reverse the sort order, but I'm sure
it's still do-able.
And I have not found the equivalent of our
"Builder Logs Thread" on the
Vintage Computer Forums which I just "discovered".
Maybe Erik would consider adding a category on VCF for build logs? If not,
there's nothing stopping you from posting a new thread in an appropriate
category there. Though if the build happens to be off-topic for VCF, it
might get more attention on a more closely-related forum than in the
off-topic area on VCF.
For R2-D2 robot replica building, maybe there's some robotics or maker
forum where it will get the most attention and participation? Or maybe you
would consider giving the robot an LSI-11 for a brain so it can sneak into
VCF? :)
Twitter also has its place for our activities, but it's best suited for
immediate interaction around a very short "Hey, look at my cool thing!"
posting which will quickly drop into obscurity. Twitter, mailing lists,
Facebook (GACK! EVIL!), forums, blogs, etc. all have their own styles,
plusses and minuses.
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/
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