Comments on: RPG Blogging Tools III: Writing Tips and Sample Setup

By: MadBrew

MadBrew — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:01:21 +0000

Thanks for the heads up! It’s fixed. I had changed the wording not too long ago and the actual text is split up between code… it’s easy to screw things like that up. Especially if you don’t have a second set of eyes.

And I have been pondering changing the style of the entire comment area… for better readability. I have it set in the 2.7 version I need transfer over from the dev site.

Thanks for the suggestions!

By: Captain Thomas

Captain Thomas — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:25:28 +0000

Thank you for this fine post! I have a lot of reading to do; I am restructuring my website for various reasons, and this has been a very handy tool, and not just for the RPG post aspects either. One of my biggest things is that I don’t post as often as I should, but have a list of things to research/blog about.

One thing to note about your website: I believe you should change the background color of CommentLuv – the gray text on lighter gray background defeats readability. on my blog, I changed the background-color to transparent, as my post div’s have background images.

I guess there are two things about your site. I think the grammar is incorrect in your footer text, especially right here: “Mad Brew modified this kick-ass theme was designed by Design Blog.” – Looks like you just prepended “Mad Brew modified”. Hope this helps.

By: Tony Law

Tony Law — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:58:59 +0000

Glad you like the look of my site. :) It took me a long time to find a theme that I was happy with. I liked my original theme but it didn't really stand out. It just seemed to be one more blog on the web. I finally stumbled upon Elegant Themes and, even though I told myself I would never actually pay for a theme, I shelled out $20 for access to a dozen themes. After a couple of weeks, I was finally happy with the layout. I probably spent at least two hours a day tweaking it and even though I still play with it every now and then, I'm very content with the way it's set up. Who knew blogging would be this time consuming! ;) Tony Law’s last blog post..Gifts not to give this holiday season

By: MadBrew

MadBrew — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:41:04 +0000

@Bonemaster: I’m glad you liked it. The RPG Blogosphere does tend to be more of a community than some other demographics out there. And you’re right, there is always something you can learn and there is always room for improvement.

By: Bonemaster

Bonemaster — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:26:28 +0000

This is perhaps the best of the three articles. I'm very surprised at the number of RPG blogs that had blogging tips. I guess we are just a giving bunch. I'm going to have to review them myself and see if there is anything I glean from them. Which is a guess another piece of advise that people can use, never be so conceited that you don't think you can't use the advise of others or can't use a refresher in things you think you already know. Bonemaster’s last blog post..Player Networking