Comments on: Note to Readers re: RSS Feed

By: Janine

Janine — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

You’ll let us know how to subscribe to Donna’s blog once they’re separated, yes? I love her posts.

By: Saibu

Saibu — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

I enjoy the photos as well but in all honesty, I subscribed to the blog for the writing and would prefer it remain that way.

If its possible to separate the two, I anticipate those who like the food art will be able to subscribe to the photo blog without any trouble. Everyone will be happy. Yay!

Thanks for a great blog!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

I too enjoy both the food and photography posts, and hope they will continue.

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

I have really enjoyed the photography posts, too. Serendipitous or not,they have really been an excellent visually artistic complement to your food blogging.

And who else does that?

By: Dean

Dean — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Don’t get rid of the photos! I really like them. Her photographs and the related stories are great! As the rest of the comments here show, even though it’s not what you intended, the result works just fine. Viva Serendipity!

By: Victoria

Victoria — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

I must admit it’s kind of impossible to consider Donna’s posts a glich? You mean I won’t be getting them anymore.

Shame on you. (Just kidding.)

By: Andreas

Andreas — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

I second to keep both sites in one feed.
Maybe your mother will understand that people these days like to eat their cake and take a picture of it too.

By: kaybee

kaybee — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Add my vote in for keeping the photography mixed in with the food posts. Cooking and photography are interests of mine and I always find it interesting to see how the “food pron” images that appear in the food articles are created. You are both extremely talented!!

By: The Italian Dish

The Italian Dish — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Michael: Seriously? You’re kidding, right? About the subscription thing? I had to laugh – like you don’t know what an RSS feed is?? Anyway, no worries – yours seems to be working – I’ve subscribed and have been getting your posts for a long time. And I love getting Donna’s! No worries there!

By: Hez

Hez — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Add mine to the voices in support of the combined feed with both photo & food posts. I assumed it was intentional and absolutely adore the behind-the-scenes, he said/she said element it brings to this blog. As an amateur food stalker (I go where I know food will be, I read about things I could do to food, I think about food while I’m with other food), I wish I could photograph it better, so you and Donna are one-stop-shopping for inspiration on both fronts. Many thanks. Your blog always hits the spot.

By: Henry

Henry — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

I think, as I quickly scanned all the other comments here that I may be unique (just like everyone else). I don’t think I’ll be subscribing to any more feeds, especially yours, I already just use your blog as my homepage. Excellent content to start with and all the links to recipe sites and other chef’s blogs is just great!!
Keep up the good work.
Thank you

By: msparksls

msparksls — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Unfortunately, all roads seem to lead to code writing involving the creation of category specific rss feeds

I believe you may be looking to achieve what this plugin accomplishes (for wordpress):

http://bit.ly/eF5hD

A search in typepad’s knowledgebase that appears remotely close to helping:

http://bit.ly/KfoVz

Typepad gives you the option to create a help ticket, but from those tickets I’ve read so far, their answers point you toward code writing anyway. That is, unless you’re willing to pay for their services in optimizing your blog design.

I’m in agreement with the majority of the feedreading users here in that things look just fine. I find it pretty cool that you’re both sharing this forum together. If anything, you may want to categorize/tag each post (for example “photography”, “recipes”)

By: kevin

kevin — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Just don’t cut me off from your wife.

By: 123

123 — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Given that the two blogs address similar but inherently different topics, I think it makes sense to separate the RSS feeds.

How the feed appears is different depending on the RSS reader one uses – I was in the “confused” camp along with Mrs. Ruhlman, as mine combines them without displaying the author.

There would be nothing stopping those who are interested in both subjects to simply subscribe to both feeds, so there doesn’t seem to be a serious downside.

Just my $0.02…

By: Morry Anne Angell

Morry Anne Angell — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

I also join your faithful RSS subscribers in saying that I liked getting both of your blog posts at once – the point and counterpoint. It is an excellent combination. I personally hope it stays that way, although I’ll subscribe to both regardless.

By: Roya

Roya — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

I like it that way too! It is like a behind the scenes look at setting up the shot!

By: John Hughes

John Hughes — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

You probably don’t need another me too post, but what the heck. I enjoy both set of posts. If you split them up I will have to subscribe to her blog too.

By: Chennette

Chennette — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

I have been receiving the RSS feed for some time now. Although I quite happily receive both yours and Donna’s posts on the same feed. Some days I want to read about the photo first, and some days your content. This makes it easier.

By: rob

rob — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

+1 for leaving the rss they way it is

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

I agree. In addition to being a great food blog, the photo information is fascinating, even to a non-photographer like me.