[GLLUG] The Blog

[Karl Schuttler]

Aggregating others seems vulnerable to goatse. Just saying.


On 9/12/07, Charles Ulrich <charles at idealso.com> wrote:
>
> I don't think aggregating other blogs and news sites into the GLLUG site is a
> wise idea. For starters, everyone is going to have a different opinion of
> what's interesting or appropriate for inclusion on the site.
>
> Moreover, the goal here is to have content that is specific and unique to our
> group. We want the site to be a generator of original content, not merely
> another repeater. There are already enough of those on the web. If the site
> fills up with content from other sites, pretty soon it'll be hard to find the
> content generated by our members and people will lose interest and the site
> that we spent so much time revamping to make more community-oriented will have
> gone to waste.
>
> I should point out that the GLLUG site has an RSS feed for the front page so
> anyone can add it to their favorite news aggregator along with the rest of
> their daily blogs and newsfeeds.
>
> Cross-posting between the GLLUG site and other sites like a personal blog is
> perfectly fine as long as the GLLUG posts contain actual content and aren't
> just linkspam.
>
> At some point, it may be possible for users to add RSS feeds to their own
> personal view of the site, but I don't think that's on the table quite yet.
>
> Charles
>
> Richard Houser wrote:
> > Steven,
> >
> > You cannot do that one yourself (security restrictions, plus I don't
> > think the module is even installed yet).  What you can do is post a link
> > to the blog/RSS that you think would be a good fit.  We can discuss it
> > on the list, then if in agreement, one of us with admin access to the
> > machine could integrate that feed.
> >
> > Steven Sayers wrote:
> >> I remember talking to Rick about aggregating a blog into the gllug blog. How
> >> would I do that or should I rely on pasting?
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