Comments on: A Change is Gonna Come… Or It Err… Kinda Already Has http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/ Gardening for the People. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:16:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: You Grow Girlâ„¢ - » American Horticultural Society Article on Gardening Blogs http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-17117 You Grow Girlâ„¢ - » American Horticultural Society Article on Gardening Blogs Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:38:17 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-17117 [...] A brief history: I started this site as an “online magazine” (the popular term of the time) back before the word “blog” existed. About a year or so in I started a “journals” section on the site but it wasn’t quite a blog given that I hand coded each and every entry including editing text, and resizing and colour correcting photos for submitting writers. Back then I designed and hand-coded each and every article myself (often with a unique design) except the forums. Sometimes I look back at that time and can’t believe how much time and work I put into this project in addition to my regular work and other personal projects. It wasn’t until last year when I finally resolved that after seven plus years an online magazine was not the best place to put my energy anymore that I finally began to identify this site as a psuedo-blog, a website that among other things happens to contain a blog within it. That was a very hard decision to come to and an even harder one to announce publicly. It is out of that history that I still struggle with the term and am now resolving to secretly substitute under my breath the phrase, “A Very Special Place for People Who Like Plants and Gardening on the World Wide Web” anytime the word “blog” is used. [...] [...] A brief history: I started this site as an “online magazine” (the popular term of the time) back before the word “blog” existed. About a year or so in I started a “journals” section on the site but it wasn’t quite a blog given that I hand coded each and every entry including editing text, and resizing and colour correcting photos for submitting writers. Back then I designed and hand-coded each and every article myself (often with a unique design) except the forums. Sometimes I look back at that time and can’t believe how much time and work I put into this project in addition to my regular work and other personal projects. It wasn’t until last year when I finally resolved that after seven plus years an online magazine was not the best place to put my energy anymore that I finally began to identify this site as a psuedo-blog, a website that among other things happens to contain a blog within it. That was a very hard decision to come to and an even harder one to announce publicly. It is out of that history that I still struggle with the term and am now resolving to secretly substitute under my breath the phrase, “A Very Special Place for People Who Like Plants and Gardening on the World Wide Web” anytime the word “blog” is used. [...]

]]> By: quant http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11949 quant Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:08:50 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11949 what's this? i go away for a week and the site goes in for botox? looks great - nice 'n' fresh. go grumpy elves! what’s this? i go away for a week and the site goes in for botox? looks great – nice ‘n’ fresh. go grumpy elves!

]]> By: Meighan http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11624 Meighan Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:55:58 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11624 Looks good Gayla :) I'm glad your spark has been reignited, as I always look forward to reading your writing. Looks good Gayla :) I’m glad your spark has been reignited, as I always look forward to reading your writing.

]]> By: Gayla http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11610 Gayla Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:20:47 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11610 Thanks. The site has always been online. In seven years I never went the printed zine route. There is of course a <a href="http://www.yougrowgirl.com/book/" rel="nofollow">book</a> and other things.... but those weren't contributor-based. Thanks. The site has always been online. In seven years I never went the printed zine route. There is of course a book and other things…. but those weren’t contributor-based.

]]> By: hot_toddycat http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11609 hot_toddycat Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:16:47 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11609 Nice layout- glad to see your moving the site to online & ditching the 'zine part- that seems to be where the money & people are these days!! Hope you get some R n' R soon! Nice layout- glad to see your moving the site to online & ditching the ‘zine part- that seems to be where the money & people are these days!!

Hope you get some R n’ R soon!

]]> By: Camilla http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11581 Camilla Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:42:58 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11581 I like it. And if you ever get to the stage of having guest posters (from England maybe) make sure you shout about it. I like it. And if you ever get to the stage of having guest posters (from England maybe) make sure you shout about it.

]]> By: Gayla http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11577 Gayla Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:10:59 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11577 Amy: I am already dead. I am an empty shell of a human being who is running on auto-pilot until this fabled "warmer weather" with the actual sun makes an appearance. Amy: I am already dead. I am an empty shell of a human being who is running on auto-pilot until this fabled “warmer weather” with the actual sun makes an appearance.

]]> By: Amy http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11572 Amy Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:35:54 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11572 People are DYING here in Toronto. Wait, is that the sun?! People are DYING here in Toronto. Wait, is that the sun?!

]]> By: Melamalie http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11567 Melamalie Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:15:47 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-or-it-already-has/#comment-11567 I would like to be the first to say... I like it! It's clear and easy to navigate. You've also done something with the fonts - maybe made some of them bigger? It's very clean and I like it a lot. I also like that it's not a huge change from the old; I can still find everything in pretty much the same spot. As for the content, I have never been disappointed and I'm sure that trend will continue into the future, whether through just you or through guest posters too. My only suggestion would be to make the "donate" button/section more prominant. It's hard to spot, and I didn't even know it was there until someone mentioned it in the forums! ~ Mel ~ I would like to be the first to say… I like it! It’s clear and easy to navigate. You’ve also done something with the fonts – maybe made some of them bigger? It’s very clean and I like it a lot. I also like that it’s not a huge change from the old; I can still find everything in pretty much the same spot.

As for the content, I have never been disappointed and I’m sure that trend will continue into the future, whether through just you or through guest posters too.

My only suggestion would be to make the “donate” button/section more prominant. It’s hard to spot, and I didn’t even know it was there until someone mentioned it in the forums!

~ Mel ~

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