Comments on: Feed Readers: Is this site busted? http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/ Thoughts on MMOs, gaming, social spaces, development, and whatever else interests me in a day. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:27:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: adam http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-933 adam Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:12:22 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-933 Looks fine to me. I’ve been following you in Google Reader since you told me about this thing, and so far as I remember it’s always displayed full feeds for me. -- so, I switched to Google Reader. Guess what? It's only displaying the summaries. Then I realised my mistake. For some reason, I'd been using the /rss URL to access the feeds, instead of the /feed URL. Switching the URL fixed it. I'm such a n00b with RSS still... Looks fine to me. I’ve been following you in Google Reader since you told me about this thing, and so far as I remember it’s always displayed full feeds for me.

– so, I switched to Google Reader. Guess what? It’s only displaying the summaries. Then I realised my mistake. For some reason, I’d been using the /rss URL to access the feeds, instead of the /feed URL. Switching the URL fixed it. I’m such a n00b with RSS still…

]]> By: Jeff Freeman http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-633 Jeff Freeman Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:25:43 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-633 Your feed is awesome. You've actually got both a full and partial feed. Those seeing partial posts are viewing the "description" block, but the entire post <em>is</em> in your feed (in the "content" block), for each post. I didn't realize such a thing was possible, but it's pretty sweet. It means that users can decide whether they want to see summaries or full posts (without your having to actually provide both at different URIs or the like). My own feed, to the contrary, sticks the entire post in the "description" block, so it's full-feeds-for-everyone, whether they want it or not. I suspect the readers which are not displaying your full posts either have some obscure option to do so, or else aren't 100% compliant with this crazy feed functionality you have somehow invoked. Of course, the standard practice in situations such as this calls for you to immediately abandon any advanced features which non-standards-compliant applications fail to accommodate. q.v. IE6, 800x600 screen resolution, color, java versions above 1.1, etc. (If it were your feed that was behaving in a non-standard fashion, then you'd be off the hook there, but given all the "it works for me" comments here, that seems unlikely.) Your feed is awesome. You’ve actually got both a full and partial feed. Those seeing partial posts are viewing the “description” block, but the entire post is in your feed (in the “content” block), for each post.

I didn’t realize such a thing was possible, but it’s pretty sweet. It means that users can decide whether they want to see summaries or full posts (without your having to actually provide both at different URIs or the like).

My own feed, to the contrary, sticks the entire post in the “description” block, so it’s full-feeds-for-everyone, whether they want it or not.

I suspect the readers which are not displaying your full posts either have some obscure option to do so, or else aren’t 100% compliant with this crazy feed functionality you have somehow invoked.

Of course, the standard practice in situations such as this calls for you to immediately abandon any advanced features which non-standards-compliant applications fail to accommodate. q.v. IE6, 800×600 screen resolution, color, java versions above 1.1, etc.

(If it were your feed that was behaving in a non-standard fashion, then you’d be off the hook there, but given all the “it works for me” comments here, that seems unlikely.)

]]> By: Lukas http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-631 Lukas Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:52:30 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-631 Looks good to me. Using NetNewsWire... I'm subscribed to the Atom 0.3 Feed though. Looks good to me. Using NetNewsWire… I’m subscribed to the Atom 0.3 Feed though.

]]> By: Ogrebears http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-630 Ogrebears Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:42:36 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-630 ya you blog seem to be working fine in netvibes as well. ya you blog seem to be working fine in netvibes as well.

]]> By: Jascha http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-629 Jascha Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:34:30 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-629 Google Reader - from Firefox in both Windows and Ubuntu linux - working just fine. Google Reader - from Firefox in both Windows and Ubuntu linux - working just fine.

]]> By: Victoria http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-628 Victoria Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:49:14 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-628 As folks have said, Google reader works just fine :) As folks have said, Google reader works just fine :)

]]> By: Darius K. http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-627 Darius K. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:48:29 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-627 Bloglines is fine. (I just found your blog through Adam's, actually.) Bloglines is fine. (I just found your blog through Adam’s, actually.)

]]> By: Eaglewing http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-626 Eaglewing Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:03:32 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-626 Google Reader IS hip and cool. :) Google Reader IS hip and cool. :)

]]> By: SirBruce http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-625 SirBruce Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:11:20 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-625 Jesus, I thought I was one of the few people who actually used Google Reader and everyone else was using something hip and cool to read blogs. Bruce Jesus, I thought I was one of the few people who actually used Google Reader and everyone else was using something hip and cool to read blogs.

Bruce

]]> By: Joe Ludwig http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-624 Joe Ludwig Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:32:18 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-624 It looks fine in Google Reader, but lots of people have said that already. :) It looks fine in Google Reader, but lots of people have said that already. :)

]]> By: Moorgard http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-623 Moorgard Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:49:07 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-623 I don't use a reader, sir. I click through my list of bookmarks to reach the sites I deem important... JUST LIKE GOD INTENDED. I don’t use a reader, sir. I click through my list of bookmarks to reach the sites I deem important…

JUST LIKE GOD INTENDED.

]]> By: Naladini http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-622 Naladini Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:43:08 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-622 This site/feed works well with the Outlook 2007 RSS option. I'd use something trendier, but I'd rather not install the extra program. :) This site/feed works well with the Outlook 2007 RSS option. I’d use something trendier, but I’d rather not install the extra program. :)

]]> By: Brad http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-621 Brad Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:16:43 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-621 Working fine for me...I use Netvibes as my aggregator and it is showing the info fine. And I do believe since I'm #6 comment, that this is all of your readers :P Working fine for me…I use Netvibes as my aggregator and it is showing the info fine. And I do believe since I’m #6 comment, that this is all of your readers :P

]]> By: Nick McLaren http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-620 Nick McLaren Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:11:17 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-620 Works fine in Google Reader. I WAS using Sage until I decided to test Firefox 3 beta 5, in which the extension doesn't work. Works fine in Google Reader. I WAS using Sage until I decided to test Firefox 3 beta 5, in which the extension doesn’t work.

]]> By: adam http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-619 adam Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:07:32 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-619 Just me then. I'll go sulk in the corner with my non-google readers. Just me then. I’ll go sulk in the corner with my non-google readers.

]]> By: Cuppycake http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-618 Cuppycake Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:13:03 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-618 Works fine in Google reader for me. And all full feeds. Works fine in Google reader for me. And all full feeds.

]]> By: JoeW http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-617 JoeW Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:08:32 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-617 Gotcha on bloglines Gotcha on bloglines

]]> By: OnyxRaven http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-616 OnyxRaven Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:43:54 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-616 all looks good to me - using Google Reader. all looks good to me - using Google Reader.

]]> By: Sandra Powers http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-615 Sandra Powers Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:58:09 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/04/14/feed-readers-is-this-site-busted/#comment-615 Looks fine to me. I've been following you in Google Reader since you told me about this thing, and so far as I remember it's always displayed full feeds for me. Looks fine to me. I’ve been following you in Google Reader since you told me about this thing, and so far as I remember it’s always displayed full feeds for me.

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