Just a quick not to let you know that I deleted the last installment of my “Best of” series. I blame myself for this. The post included a reference to a specific piece of writing from a Fredericksburg-area blogger that I’ve had problems with in the past. Keep in mind that I did not include [...]
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It looks like most of you have adjusted to the new comment system with little difficulty. A few of you expressed some misgivings, but enough of you have taken advantage of Disqus’s features to convince me that it has been worthwhile. I want to encourage more of you to set up an account with Disqus [...]
In our last class we discussed the importance of providing hyperlinks when responding to another blogger. First, it is intellectually honest to do so; it provides context and allows the reader to judge for herself as to whether your criticisms are warranted; and it prevents readers from concluding that you are simply engaging in a [...]
I was trying to find the perfect post to demonstrate the benefits of threaded comments as well as the other features that Disqus offers and came across the following from January 6, 2009 on Lee and historical memory. It’s not the post that I want you to focus on, but the comments. First, I think [...]
As some of you know I’ve been playing around with an external comment system to help improve discussion and community. Before WordPress added the threaded comments option this was the main reason why these plugins were used. I played around with it, but in the end decided that it was too much hassle since it [...]
Brooks Simpson explains at Civil Warriors. Like Brooks I am also looking forward to our first meeting in person at the upcoming meeting of the Southern Historical Association. Over the past few years I’ve had the privilege of meeting a good number of readers of my blog, many of whom are well established in the [...]
If you’ve blogged history (and especially the Civil War) long enough than you should be familiar with the following email form: I work for [Insert Publisher Here] and we recently published a book I think you might be interested in, [Insert Book Title Here] by [Insert Author Here], a fascinating narrative account about [Insert Civil [...]
I just returned from a brief trip home to see the folks in Jersey. My wife and I spent one day walking the beautiful beaches in Ventnor and Margate before meeting up with the family for Chinese food. With a few hours to kill and a hearty appetite we decided to go for a little [...]