Comments on: Is this thing on? http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/ Web design news and insights since 1995 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:01:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cleve Dore http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-32287 Cleve Dore Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:40:31 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-32287 Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before. Right now I’m having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.

]]> By: emergency weblog » 2006 » July http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-9122 emergency weblog » 2006 » July Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:16:40 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-9122 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : Is this thing on? “zeldman.com now accepts comments” — I don’t know quite why, but it makes me sad. or maybe just nostalgic for circa 2000, when I first discovered the mighty Z. (tags: blogosphere) [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : Is this thing on? “zeldman.com now accepts comments” — I don’t know quite why, but it makes me sad. or maybe just nostalgic for circa 2000, when I first discovered the mighty Z. (tags: blogosphere) [...]

]]> By: Netdiver NEWS archive -> August 2006 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-4380 Netdiver NEWS archive -> August 2006 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:31:37 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-4380 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Dear Mr Zeldman. “In addition to your acting duties for the position of somewhere between intenet ‘guru’ and ‘god,’ your are now tasked with the duties of comment moderator. Good luck. Some of us are crazy. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Dear Mr Zeldman. “In addition to your acting duties for the position of somewhere between intenet ‘guru’ and ‘god,’ your are now tasked with the duties of comment moderator. Good luck. Some of us are crazy. [...]

]]> By: WaltDe http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-3098 WaltDe Sat, 02 Sep 2006 01:43:54 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-3098 Very good reading. Peace until next time. WaltDe Very good reading. Peace until next time.
WaltDe

]]> By: Jeffrey Zeldman http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2801 Jeffrey Zeldman Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:39:46 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2801 Hi, Eddie. The slight lag you're describing has nothing to do with the scripts in the head of the template, or the fact that they are separate. Those scripts have been sitting there like that for several years with no problems. The occasional slight lag is new and has to do with the job board I inserted in the sidebar starting yesterday. JavaScript calls the job board up as well, but the lag comes from the fact that the job board is housed on a separate (and busy) server (not from JavaScript). Hi, Eddie. The slight lag you’re describing has nothing to do with the scripts in the head of the template, or the fact that they are separate. Those scripts have been sitting there like that for several years with no problems.

The occasional slight lag is new and has to do with the job board I inserted in the sidebar starting yesterday. JavaScript calls the job board up as well, but the lag comes from the fact that the job board is housed on a separate (and busy) server (not from JavaScript).

]]> By: Eddie Traversa http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2796 Eddie Traversa Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:49:05 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2796 Glad to see comments turned on, I always appreciate your insights. One thing though that you may want to consider. Every time you have separate JavaScript links in your page you are slowing the loading of the page down and thus not creating an optimal experience for your readers in terms of page loading times. Why is this important? Because people look to you to lead the way. Your JavaScript should all be rolled into one script and one external link. That will slightly increase the load times, you can test it for yourself and if you need help with a page load time script to test with let me know. Glad to see comments turned on, I always appreciate your insights.

One thing though that you may want to consider.

Every time you have separate JavaScript links in your page you are slowing the loading of the page down and thus not creating an optimal experience for your readers in terms of page loading times. Why is this important?

Because people look to you to lead the way. Your JavaScript should all be rolled into one script and one external link. That will slightly increase the load times, you can test it for yourself and if you need help with a page load time script to test with let me know.

]]> By: Jeffrey Zeldman http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2782 Jeffrey Zeldman Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:45:56 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2782 <blockquote>Not enabled?</blockquote> Ah. Semantics. WordPress allows per-comment RSS feeds, so it is possible for readers to abstract them by adding /feed/ to the end of the URL. I could also automate this via PHP and design a widget to let readers subscribe to the comments for any individual post. I may get around to it. It was clearly a good thing to do for <a href="http://www.alistapart.com/" rel="nofollow">A List Apart</a> articles, but I don't see as great a need for readers to do it here. But, maybe.

Not enabled?

Ah. Semantics. WordPress allows per-comment RSS feeds, so it is possible for readers to abstract them by adding /feed/ to the end of the URL. I could also automate this via PHP and design a widget to let readers subscribe to the comments for any individual post. I may get around to it. It was clearly a good thing to do for A List Apart articles, but I don’t see as great a need for readers to do it here. But, maybe.

]]> By: Javan http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2596 Javan Thu, 10 Aug 2006 02:33:47 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2596 well i'd better hop on this comment train! well i’d better hop on this comment train!

]]> By: Jowra http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2594 Jowra Wed, 09 Aug 2006 20:51:55 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2594 <blockquote>... becuz rss feeds are not enabled per post. at least, not at this time.</blockquote> Not enabled? http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/feed/ Sure, only the last 10 Comments which is not much on a one-sentence-post with 112 comments so far. Gratz. /pd, take the standard blog-feed and use a programm like SharpReader that supports the "wfw:commentRSS" Element. Thats even simpler. Cheers, John

… becuz rss feeds are not enabled per post. at least, not at this time.

Not enabled?

http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/feed/

Sure, only the last 10 Comments which is not much on a one-sentence-post with 112 comments so far. Gratz.

/pd, take the standard blog-feed and use a programm like SharpReader that supports the “wfw:commentRSS” Element. Thats even simpler.

Cheers,

John

]]> By: Glenn http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2592 Glenn Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:41:29 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2592 Giggidy! Giggidy!

]]> By: Jeffrey Zeldman http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2572 Jeffrey Zeldman Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:53:56 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2572 <blockquote> will comments be rss enabled per post ?? I dont see a flag which sez : “RSS feed for comments on this post” </blockquote> you don't see a flag which sez that becuz rss feeds are not enabled per post. at least, not at this time.

will comments be rss enabled per post ?? I dont see a flag which sez : “RSS feed for comments on this post”

you don’t see a flag which sez that becuz rss feeds are not enabled per post. at least, not at this time.

]]> By: /pd http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2568 /pd Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:40:19 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2568 will comments be rss enabled per post ?? I dont see a flag which sez : "RSS feed for comments on this post" at times, its good to take a highly interest post and obtain comments via rss. Just a thought will comments be rss enabled per post ?? I dont see a flag which sez : “RSS feed for comments on this post”

at times, its good to take a highly interest post and obtain comments via rss.

Just a thought

]]> By: Adactio Elsewhere: Small pieces of me, loosely joined http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2565 Adactio Elsewhere: Small pieces of me, loosely joined Tue, 08 Aug 2006 10:25:53 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2565 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : Is this thing on? Jeffrey's only gone and turned on comments. Who's next? Joe? Me? I just hope he remembers the corollary of Sturgeon’s Law for blogs. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : Is this thing on? Jeffrey’s only gone and turned on comments. Who’s next? Joe? Me? I just hope he remembers the corollary of Sturgeon’s Law for blogs. [...]

]]> By: Jeffrey Zeldman http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2553 Jeffrey Zeldman Mon, 07 Aug 2006 01:32:12 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2553 <blockquote> Comment numbers, perhaps, so folks can refer to, say, post 532 on page 6?) </blockquote> <a href="http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2549" rel="nofollow">Permalinks</a>, baby.

Comment numbers, perhaps, so folks can refer to, say, post 532 on page 6?)

Permalinks, baby.

]]> By: Dante http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2551 Dante Sun, 06 Aug 2006 23:19:18 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/27/is-this-thing-on/#comment-2551 Not to be greedy, but may I request An Event Apart San Francisco? Not to be greedy, but may I request An Event Apart San Francisco?

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