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Tuesday, 25 June 2002, 4:28 PM
Lessons Learned

When going on vacation, change the setting on "how many days should the main page show?" for your blog, so that folks don't come back to your page three or four days later and see a whole lot of sidebar and nuthin' else.

Hi, guys. I'm back. More in a bit ...


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Comments?

Tuesday, 25 June 2002, 5:05 PM
Quoth Michelle ...

I hit your site yesterday and almost fell out of my chair. Normally there is so much to read, it really threw me off...

Tuesday, 25 June 2002, 6:13 PM
Quoth Xkot ...

That is my least favorite thing about MT. It's like punishment for missing a couple days.

Tuesday, 25 June 2002, 6:24 PM
Quoth Slobokan ...

Welcome Back ***Dave! You were missed!

Tuesday, 25 June 2002, 6:25 PM
Quoth *** Dave ...

Thankee. I missed y'all, too.

Wednesday, 26 June 2002, 7:15 AM
Quoth secret asIAN man ...

I kinda liked the sidebar and nothing else, actually. It was really kind of zen. Check ***Dave's blog. See the void.

Wednesday, 26 June 2002, 7:22 AM
Quoth *** Dave ...

"It is only in not posting that we read what we must know. It is only in lack of links that we are truly linked to what links us all."

Wednesday, 26 June 2002, 8:00 AM
Quoth Julia ...

You can also add in a number to always show X number of posts on the main page, regardless of days. It's what I use on my less-frequently updated blogs.

Wednesday, 26 June 2002, 8:45 AM
Quoth *** Dave ...

Hmmm. Yeah, that might work. I'll give it a try.

Friday, 5 July 2002, 2:05 PM
Quoth *** Dave ...

Another way to get around this is discussed by MT's own Mena Trott here.


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