22 June 2006
It looks like a blog. Sorry.
Hello you.
Two things have changed around here. One is the design of this page. You may well have noticed that already.
I've decided to use a 'blog' format for this page, as it enables me to post updates more easily. And - more importantly - it allows me to add small things, without attempting to make them full blown website pages. Fret ye not - I'm not going to start posting about my day to day life in tedious attention to detail like some sort of self-obsessed twat. I'm only using the blog format, y'see.
Now, here's the other thing. I've finally given in to pressure and put together a forum. A working forum.
Long time Birdhouse fans (Hello to both of you!) may recall that I previously caved in to pressure and, against my better judgement, made a forum. However, I deliberately used the most painfully, unfathomably inept forum host in the world. The design was so ugly and difficult to read that it put off all but the most psychotic of stalkers. Also, it was unavailable about 30% of the time.
I don't really like Internet forums, you see. They're usually nothing more than a group of people mouthing off opinions on subjects they know nothing about, then becoming violently angry because other people like different things to them. I only frequent one forum out of the 8 million billion that exist.
But... People keep asking for a proper Birdhouse forum. Nice people. So I've now got one which works properly, and doesn't give you a migraine just for reading it. Needless to say one of two things will happen:
Also, you'll notice that there are now bloody adverts on the page. Sorry, but I have £6 in my Amazon Associates account, and I would one day like it to reach a level where I could actually withdraw it. And as I'm currently unemployed and living on a diet of 8p Tesco Value Noodles, every penny counts. Especially when the rent is due.
Additionally, there are also some Google adverts at the bottom of each post. This isn't a serious attempt to make any money - I just like the way they offer ads based on the content of the page, and frequently get it horribly wrong.
Finally, in the immortal words of Cole Porter: "Hello, I'm Mister Porter. I believe you have my hat."
Two things have changed around here. One is the design of this page. You may well have noticed that already.
I've decided to use a 'blog' format for this page, as it enables me to post updates more easily. And - more importantly - it allows me to add small things, without attempting to make them full blown website pages. Fret ye not - I'm not going to start posting about my day to day life in tedious attention to detail like some sort of self-obsessed twat. I'm only using the blog format, y'see.
Now, here's the other thing. I've finally given in to pressure and put together a forum. A working forum.
Long time Birdhouse fans (Hello to both of you!) may recall that I previously caved in to pressure and, against my better judgement, made a forum. However, I deliberately used the most painfully, unfathomably inept forum host in the world. The design was so ugly and difficult to read that it put off all but the most psychotic of stalkers. Also, it was unavailable about 30% of the time.
I don't really like Internet forums, you see. They're usually nothing more than a group of people mouthing off opinions on subjects they know nothing about, then becoming violently angry because other people like different things to them. I only frequent one forum out of the 8 million billion that exist.
But... People keep asking for a proper Birdhouse forum. Nice people. So I've now got one which works properly, and doesn't give you a migraine just for reading it. Needless to say one of two things will happen:
- Despite everyone asking for it, no bugger will visit it.
- It will rapidly turn into one of the 8 million billion forums full of ignorant shouty people, and I will be forced to purge it with DIGITAL FIRE.
Also, you'll notice that there are now bloody adverts on the page. Sorry, but I have £6 in my Amazon Associates account, and I would one day like it to reach a level where I could actually withdraw it. And as I'm currently unemployed and living on a diet of 8p Tesco Value Noodles, every penny counts. Especially when the rent is due.
Additionally, there are also some Google adverts at the bottom of each post. This isn't a serious attempt to make any money - I just like the way they offer ads based on the content of the page, and frequently get it horribly wrong.
Finally, in the immortal words of Cole Porter: "Hello, I'm Mister Porter. I believe you have my hat."
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