tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post115021360591667365..comments2023-05-02T10:52:43.408-04:00Comments on Church of the Big Sky: An Open Letter to Blogger SupportMerujohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14123831956012950960noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-1151199624496410762006-06-24T21:40:00.000-04:002006-06-24T21:40:00.000-04:00Well I moved my blog using the Wordpress instructi...Well I moved my blog using the Wordpress instructions. It was very easy and highly recommended. Wordpress is so much better - check out my blog here - www.iamspencer.comSpencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051976722593006477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-1150415262540647322006-06-15T19:47:00.000-04:002006-06-15T19:47:00.000-04:00I have all my entries copied to an extra gmail acc...I have all my entries copied to an extra gmail account of mine. Very easy to do: <BR/>Go to Blogger dashboard<BR/> Settings<BR/> Email<BR/> BlogSend Address (just fill in your email address)<BR/><BR/>It will auto send everything you post to the email addy. I sometimes get the same post more than once, but who cares as long as they show up?<BR/><BR/>Doesn't save pics but it does save your text.<BR/><BR/>In addition, at the end of each month, I pull up the archive page for that month, copy & paste all the posts into a text file.<BR/><BR/>At first, pictures and links came to and it saved as a rich text file. Something has changed though (or I'm posting pics differently or something) and now it's just the text. Not perfect, but better than nothing.<BR/><BR/>Reminds me I should back up my template again...Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168243108016358137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-1150285169041281262006-06-14T07:39:00.000-04:002006-06-14T07:39:00.000-04:00Spencer, that's why I haven't moved either. I read...Spencer, that's why I haven't moved either. I read the link that Howard kindly provided, with the horrid, convoluted instructions for saving your Blogspot information, and I quickly downed three Tylenol. Ugh.<BR/><BR/>What I'm likely going to do, over time, is save each of my entries as a separate word or text file, so none of my writing is lost. Then, when I have a free day and I'm uber-calm, I will follow the freaky instructions from Blogspot to back it up and keep the comments. But I won't have that time for a while yet...Merujohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123831956012950960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-1150284708917149632006-06-14T07:31:00.000-04:002006-06-14T07:31:00.000-04:00This is why I haven't moved - it's not easy to mov...This is why I haven't moved - it's not easy to move all your content to another service. It can be done, but it requires a lot of time and some finagling. I won't speak for Merujo, but I know I don't have enough time to devote to moving.Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051976722593006477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-1150270028250067512006-06-14T03:27:00.000-04:002006-06-14T03:27:00.000-04:00I only have a Blogger account so I can leave comme...I only have a Blogger account so I can leave comments on your blog. If this service is having so many problems and are not very good about fixing them quickly, why do you stay? I don't know all the other possibilities out there, but I have a Live Journal blog and it's been pretty darn stable. They have a free blog or you can pay about $25 for a year for more bells and whistles.<BR/><BR/>I know lots of folks have you bookmarked, but you could leave a last entry pointing them to a new url. David Letter moved to CBS and seems to be doing okay!<BR/><BR/>Maybe they’re just going to those gangly teenage years when their body grows faster than the rest of them.Loracshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663522940472382507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-1150233908286491172006-06-13T17:25:00.000-04:002006-06-13T17:25:00.000-04:00Mine keeps comign up file 404, not found.I've been...Mine keeps comign up file 404, not found.<BR/>I've been blogging at http://www.bcftu.blogspot.com since 2003.<BR/>This happened before in december 2005. "Customer Support" (which is a real joke at blogger) didn;'t answer one single request for help, never notified anyone that naything was down, and I twisted in the wind for almost three weeks.<BR/>A month after my blog was restored, someone wrote to me. Gee thanks, assholes.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780508013547903940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-1150221595182714132006-06-13T13:59:00.000-04:002006-06-13T13:59:00.000-04:00The back-up situation is a good point to make. Sin...The back-up situation is a good point to make. Since I publish my blog to my own website, I can get at the files and back them up. After reading this post, it made me realize that those who publish to blogspot can't get at their blog files.<BR/><BR/>I did find <A HREF="http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=130&query=backup&topic=0&type=f" REL="nofollow">this post</A> in their help section, but it looks like a wee bit of a complicated solution.<BR/><BR/>It also talks about copying your template and saving it as a text file. After learning the hard way, I've started to do this a month ago so I don't have to recreate the work I put into the basic design. (It was my fault not Blogger's), so I would recommend that VERY strongly.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704371650551535740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-1150218050271999642006-06-13T13:00:00.000-04:002006-06-13T13:00:00.000-04:00Great idea, Spencer. I'm losing patience. I recogn...Great idea, Spencer. I'm losing patience. I recognize that looking a gift horse in the mouth is problematic, but if the gift horse is lame and needs to be euthanized, it's not much of a gift...Merujohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123831956012950960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-1150215223413592962006-06-13T12:13:00.000-04:002006-06-13T12:13:00.000-04:00I'm going to post a link to this on my site. Mayb...I'm going to post a link to this on my site. Maybe we can get everyone to "sign it" almost as if it's an online petition.<BR/><BR/>I've actually started to look around to see if there's a better alternative. This morning it was doing the same.<BR/><BR/>Time to actually fix things. We count on you. How about a response?Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051976722593006477noreply@blogger.com