michaelaubrey November 19, 2014 Greek

Recently Updated the Website Appearance

I updated my website’s appearance. I think this is an improvement, but I’d be interested in feedback.

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GeoffSmith on November 19, 2014 at 7:02 am
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I certainly don’t hate it.

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Carl W. Conrad on November 19, 2014 at 7:34 am
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Just a thought, Mike: you might consider changing the title. You do explain it on your “About” page, but apart from the fact that your readers know the title of your blog, it doesn’t express anything that anybody associates with you. One silly notion for a title that comes to my mind is “How Greek?”

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  Mike Aubrey on November 19, 2014 at 8:23 am
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  That’s a good point, Carl. One of the benefits of the previous look was that the (invariably more meaningful) subtitle was visible. If I can’t find a way to make that visible again, I’ll probably make the subtitle the main title.
  
  To be honest, I’ve wished for years that I could just get a brand new url. But this one has been around so long and has become so well known and associated with me that I’d likely loose some readers in the switch…
  
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    Carl W. Conrad on November 19, 2014 at 8:35 am
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    Couldn’t you change the title without changing the URL? Or does the service you’re using not permit that?
    
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      Mike Aubrey on November 19, 2014 at 10:57 am
      
      Yes, I think so. It’s just that this url is such a disaster–the product of a stupid college student.
      
      Now that I think about it, however, I really don’t care for the bold reply comments. I might need to change that.
      
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Carl W. Conrad on November 19, 2014 at 3:21 pm
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Looks to me like you’ve already crossed the Rubicon …

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  Mike Aubrey on November 21, 2014 at 11:09 am
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  Is that slightly more tolerable? I’m still brain storming for a better title if I can think of one.
  
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    Carl W. Conrad on November 21, 2014 at 11:17 am
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    Well, I still like my earlier suggestion: “How Greek?” It can be explained easily as focusing on how Greek works, what makes it tick, how its elements interact to communicate meaning.
    
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      Mike Aubrey on November 21, 2014 at 11:33 am
      
      Ah! I see. I wasn’t sure if you were serious or not with your prefacing to the suggestion as ‘silly’.
      
      I don’t have good internet right now (at SBL), but I think I’ll make the change.
      
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Dennis Craig Baugh on November 20, 2014 at 11:24 pm
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Looks really nice, Mike.

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Seumas on November 21, 2014 at 12:39 am
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Overall I like the new look. I would have to play around the layout before giving any specific recommendations.

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  Mike Aubrey on November 21, 2014 at 11:09 am
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  I’ll take any of you have them. I’m cheap and haven’t paid for any of the more involved customization, but can adjust a few things.
  
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Scripture Zealot on November 21, 2014 at 12:42 pm
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I like it. Except – I think it could be two column instead of three. Three items are duplicated in the columns. I like the links across the top. I hadn’t noticed those before. I would have a Home link, even though the logo is a one. I like how the posts look.
Jeff

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