Alternatively, we could go Boolean and design a tag that would allow blog authors to *exclude* posts. Karen G. Schneider On Thu, 22 May 2008 08:12:02 -0700, "Jeremy Frumkin" <[log in to unmask]> said: > Just one comment - > > In regards to the code4libı tag, I like the idea in general, but there > are > some blogs on the planet where that tag will never be applied (because > the > author is unaware of code4lib per se, for instance). If we look at this > approach, there should be a way of marking a particular blog > cold-filtered > for code4libı, or straight from the tapı > > -- jaf > > > On 5/22/08 8:02 AM, "Jodi Schneider" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > /me raises hand for full posts. > > > > Nice ideas MJ! > > > >> >By the way, I'd be disappointed to see truncated posts, but there are > >> >other options:- > >> > > >> >1. constrain posts to a maximum size with CSS like on planet sysadmin > >> >http://www.sysadminblogs.com/planet/ > >> > > >> >2. add a Javascript "Hide Author" to the template like on planet debian > >> >http://planet.debian.net/ > >> > > >> >3. add "Skip to next" links to the top of each post (not seen this > >> >done on planetplanet sites yet) > >> > > >> >Any of those float the truncation-advocates' boat? > >> > > >> >Regards, > >> >-- > >> >MJ Ray (slef) > >> >Webmaster for hire, statistician and online shop builder for a small > >> >worker cooperative http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ > >> >(Notice http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html) tel:+44-844-4437-237 > >> > > > > > Jodi Schneider > > Science Library Specialist > > Amherst College > > 413-542-2076 > > > > > > =============================================== > Jeremy Frumkin > Head, Emerging Technologies and Services > 121 The Valley Library, Oregon State University > Corvallis OR 97331-4501 > > [log in to unmask] > > 541.602.4905 > 541.737.3453 (Fax) > =============================================== > " Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. > " > - Emerson