tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481066555275647929.post1322076986742569510..comments2023-04-02T05:24:38.237-04:00Comments on The Why Behind: Saving BlogErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970100007927872296noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481066555275647929.post-55236801706632185152009-03-08T08:13:00.000-04:002009-03-08T08:13:00.000-04:00Thinking about starting that blog up again but wit...Thinking about starting that blog up again but with Wordpress, maybe that will be my one experiment to see if I like it!<BR/>Looks like you and I are both at a blogging crossroads. I've thought about just putting mine on hold, but instead I'm getting rid of facebook and myspace. I don't know why I ever got them to begin with, although some really good things have come of them, like contact with my biological children. I don't think I would have ever met them otherwise. <BR/>Hope you're having a good weekend and enjoying nice weather! <BR/>TiffTiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866427556365110189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481066555275647929.post-71587945984633689872009-03-07T22:50:00.000-05:002009-03-07T22:50:00.000-05:00Thank you all for your tips. MarsGirl, It does s...Thank you all for your tips. <BR/><BR/>MarsGirl, It does sound tedius, but I find myself going through 4,000 emails (not joking) and deleting/keeping etc. It is worth doing to make space and to save what is meaningful. But, tedious nevertheless. I suppose this is only 150 or so posts-- not as tedius.....<BR/><BR/>Tiff, this may be a viable option. But then, I would need to trasfer to my computer (non-email form). I wonder if you can save multiple posts this way. By the way, I was surprised to see your blog go and thought you had some good stuff there. I hear ya about the loss. Thanks for the techie tip.<BR/><BR/>Scott, I'll have to research the whole export thing. It may be a way to keep some functionality. I have seen "dead" blogs out there too. I want a way to save the content so I would not be dependent on Blogger for the info. <BR/><BR/>I am not quite certain what I will do it is a time of discernment. <BR/><BR/>Thank you each for helping me to think this through! EErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970100007927872296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481066555275647929.post-48164412309126087342009-03-07T10:43:00.000-05:002009-03-07T10:43:00.000-05:00You could consider not formally "closing"...You could consider not formally "closing" the blog, but leaving it there as a versatile outlet of communication for the future, in case the mood strikes. I think there's nothing wrong with a blog that doesn't have frequent posts. I subscribe to a few that were dormant for a year between posts.<BR/><BR/>Blogger provides a way to export and save your entire blog in its own somewhat proprietary format (Settings -> Basic -> Export Blog link). It's in XML format, so it's readable to some degree by other programs (XML will be around for a while), and I think it can be imported into other blogs and of course can probably be re-imported into Blogger for the foreseeable future. XML also means you can open it in a text editor and see your text among the gibberish.<BR/><BR/>If you open the file in Firefox, you can read your blog entries and comments okay. I think if you open it in Safari, it actually looks almost perfectly usable, with no gibberish! It probably does use some sort of standardized format.<BR/><BR/>I tried it with my own blog. I finally started a blog! We'll see what happens with it. It's here: <A HREF="http://teresi.us" REL="nofollow">http://teresi.us</A>. I'm hoping to post some of my photos eventually.Scott Teresihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01548107075072066071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481066555275647929.post-65825286843905273402009-03-06T20:39:00.000-05:002009-03-06T20:39:00.000-05:00Awww, I would sure miss you if you left...If you s...Awww, I would sure miss you if you left...<BR/>If you subscribe to your own blog over at Google Reader, you will be able to see all of your posts there and email them to yourself. It would take a little while, but would be worth it to have them all. <BR/>I wish that I hadn't deleted my other blog, Melancholy State of Mind, I forgot to save the posts first, grrr...<BR/>Hope you decide to stay, but if not, hope you'll keep in touch through email, I've really enjoyed getting to know you!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866427556365110189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481066555275647929.post-72667975825644680882009-03-06T15:20:00.000-05:002009-03-06T15:20:00.000-05:00I appreciate your support. It is nice to know tha...I appreciate your support. It is nice to know that what I write is somehow connecting to others. <BR/><BR/>The process you describe for saving sounds very tedious. <BR/><BR/>You have been blogging a long time girl.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970100007927872296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481066555275647929.post-17358778588852575622009-03-06T11:58:00.000-05:002009-03-06T11:58:00.000-05:00NO!! Dont stop your blog, Erin!!!! BOOO!!! What wi...NO!! Dont stop your blog, Erin!!!! BOOO!!! What will I do without Conversations with Kye?!?! You cant do this to me!<BR/><BR/>As for saving the blog, I've been cut and pasting them from the website into Word. Long and tedious process. But it's the only way I could come up with doing it and I like to save everything I write. Although, I've only archived 2007 this way... I still have all of 2008 to do on some rainy boring day.Mars Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403414048823693159noreply@blogger.com