Comments on: A Review of Reviews

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:52:21 +0000

I don’t think your picture is creepy, per se. But I think you could do a little better.

My specific recommendation? A closed-mouth smile.

And the picture cropped a little more tightly. Maybe a slightly busier background (shelf of books, etc).

By: steegness

steegness — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:42:25 +0000

My ‘creepy’ comment was less about your looks (which are fine) and more about an unlabeled, unlinked picture just staring out at me for no particular reason.

The reader has to make the effort to put “the guy in the picture” together with “the guy who writes this stuff”. Were the picture coupled with the “about” link, or linked to the “about” page, you’d be far better off.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:45:41 +0000

Thanks for your input. I guess the photo will have to go. Thanks for letting me know. I’ve rearranged some of the articles so the shorter ones (less than 7 lines) are all on the front page.

Ideally if someone wants to get the full post with no jump or breaks, they should signup for the email or RSS. We are still publishing full feeds and don’t plan on changing that any time soon.

I’m also experimenting with taking the ads of the front page of the site and I’ve tried making the ads after the jump a lot smaller.

Oh and don’t forget the iPod contest is still on. You should enter!

By: Dave Olson

Dave Olson — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:24:53 +0000

I didn’t get in on the iPod contest, but sadly I’m probably in the creepy photo camp.

Just a thought about your posts. Why don’t you break them down into three or four parts. That way you could leave the full article on the front page but still enjoy bite size pieces.

By: Gary Lee

Gary Lee — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:46:10 +0000

Looks like you’re getting a LOT of feedback. Here’s my two cents about the picture – it looks like a high school yearbook picture . . . I think maybe a professional picture of you working at your workstation would be better.