Help. I'd like to start a blog again. but I'd like to start fresh. but I don't want to obliterate all those posts and years of maintaining. I've just exported all my data to an open office document. but hitting the delete key on the server is scary... will you hold my hand?
I'm here. But now you've got me all jittery.
- Micah Wittman
You're re-using the same domain / service - that's why you're obliterating the online version?
- Micah Wittman
Personally I would hate deleting a blog. Could you stick the new one on a different subdomain?
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
no. I host it on my domain. I would just like to start fresh. I still maintain one little blog but it's not even a blog. I just use Expression Engine to run it on the back end. I'm sure there's probably a better way.
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
I think it's an OCD thing. I don't really want to keep 2 blogs if I'm not using it. kinda like keeping a shirt I never wear or never intend to wear again.
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
Get a new domain if you want to start over :-)
- David Knight
I've been blogging forever (well before it was *called* blogging). I've never deleted a site. I've moved it offline, backed them up to my current host, but never deleted. I'm not ready for that level of commitment.
- Admiral Anika
What are you going to blog about? if you don't mind a .net domain there are some good ones available, godaddy has $0.89 .info domains right now too (I think that's still on)
- David Knight
Nathalie, your new first blog post topic: TO DELETE OR NOT TO DELETE, THAT IS THE QUESTION.
- Micah Wittman
I'm doing ok. but my guess is that if I smoked, I'd be on my 2nd or 3rd by now.
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
hhmmmmmm misinforms.net is available if you'd like to start a blog of lies. Just write a post confirming the death of whatever celeb. twitters have mistakenly decided is dead, slap some ads on there and profit!
- David Knight