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I assume a clever person designed this blog. I wonder what the pressures were that made them come out with that solution. :P

• ColinWright 5y ago
  I wouldn't say I was clever, but there were, indeed, pressures that have led to the way it is, and the way it works. Instead of snarky, implied criticism like this, you could simply ask. Maybe I could then learn from you and it would get better, or maybe you could come to understand why it is as it is. But I expect you don't actually care, and just wanted to couch your criticism in what you think is a clever dig.
  • visviva 5y ago
    You're right - this just comes off as snarky criticism. That wasn't my intent. I actually don't have any strong criticism about it - I was just thrown by the quote boxes at first.
    • ColinWright 5y ago
      > ... I was just thrown by the quote boxes at first. That's interesting ... the "style" with the quote boxes was, indeed, the result of various implementation pressures when the site was first implemented. They've stuck, and my regular readers now consider it part of the "site style". It's all well overdue a complete redesign, but whenever I've explained to people how it works, and what it does, they've recoiled in horror, then gone very thoughtful, then never come back again. Addendum: You may be interested in this: https://www.solipsys.co.uk/new/HowTheFarragoWorks.html?vb09hn https://www.solipsys.co.uk/new/HowTheFarragoWorks.html?vb09h...