tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post3550779009207235185..comments2024-03-18T07:38:53.380-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Where, oh where, has my little blog gone?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-81869113442240237292009-08-03T18:44:11.160-07:002009-08-03T18:44:11.160-07:00Randy, It is scary business when a blog evaporates...Randy, It is scary business when a blog evaporates without notice. Hope you get answers soon. It is also scary when your make more than 1200 blog articles disapper one at a time as I've done from my 12 blogs over the past few days. And it is scarier still when others make your words disappear in a fit of censorship. Come to think on it, this is all scary business. LOL!<br /><br />Sorry you've had such a problem.<br /><br />Terry Thornton<br />Fulton, MississippiTerry Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251750196282728118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-55593879154983412342009-08-03T11:58:55.074-07:002009-08-03T11:58:55.074-07:00I agree with Count Brian. You should not depend on...I agree with Count Brian. You should not depend on the whim of some blog hosting company for access to your own blog.<br />You should have your own data on your backup, and be able to restore your site to another host if necessary.<br /><br />I have not found a blogging tool that can make a site like mine yet, so I suffer the troubles of doing things manually, but I do not recommend that approach.<br />I do recommend using a blogging tool. Changing to another blogging tool is not very hard. Various blogging tools do import each other's files, and the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/google-blog-converters-appengine/" rel="nofollow">Google Blog Converters</a> project will convert between Blogger, Live Journal, Type Pad, Moveable Type and WordPress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-14219277158848315462009-08-03T10:25:32.170-07:002009-08-03T10:25:32.170-07:00Forget Google Monopoly Co.. ..errr Blogger. Go to...Forget Google Monopoly Co.. ..errr Blogger. Go to Wordpress.org download their software and start a self-hosted site. Put advertising on your site which actually goes into your pocket (and thus the world of genealogy) instead of Google World Domination, Inc. I use Wordpress.com and don't have advertising but then again I'm not a top-ten genea-blog .Brian D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15112334435462767713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-19396600091728976702009-08-03T08:12:36.671-07:002009-08-03T08:12:36.671-07:00Randy
I hope the blog comes back soon - I now hav...Randy<br /><br />I hope the blog comes back soon - I now have to go and see if all my Blogger blogs are accessible.<br /><br />Funny (but not really) that this comes on the heels of our recent Data Backup Day. Someone in the comments asked how to backup their blog. Here is a post about backing up Blogger-based blogs from <a href="http://fbbootcamp.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bootcamp for GeneaBloggers</a>: <a href="http://fbbootcamp.blogspot.com/2008/12/backup-your-blogger-based-blog.html" rel="nofollow"> http://fbbootcamp.blogspot.com/2008/12/backup-your-blogger-based-blog.html</a>geneabloggershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966231171113773545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-82167455566795504982009-08-03T07:04:30.486-07:002009-08-03T07:04:30.486-07:00Uh,uh,uh. Some mighty strong language there. LOL ...Uh,uh,uh. Some mighty strong language there. LOL This one could disappear for "review" too. Who knows, maybe they have a quota or something, like the highway patrol, that they have to review/pick up so many to get their paychecks.QuiltinLibraryLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392850776832804028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-87612309987851752532009-08-03T06:15:18.192-07:002009-08-03T06:15:18.192-07:00Cheryl never did get hers back and had to rebuild ...Cheryl never did get hers back and had to rebuild it it from her files. I hope you can get yours back.<br /><br />Besides using the export blog feature on the settings tab to back up my blog, I also have a subscribe by email feature through feedburner and use that to have my posts sent to my email. All the comments are sent to the same account so they are saved too.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-30155801218646476462009-08-03T05:54:47.907-07:002009-08-03T05:54:47.907-07:00Wow, that's scary. Seems to me that blogger sh...Wow, that's scary. Seems to me that blogger should at least notify the owner that their blog is going to be deleted BEFORE they do it. They appear to be going with the assumption of "guilty until proven innocent" but with no recourse.<br /><br />If nothing else, it serves as a reminder to backup your blog. I keep digital copies of all posts as well as weekly downloads of the full blog. I was using Wordpress as a backup site but discovered that with each import (even though I cleared the settings) I was getting duplicate posts and duplicate comments.<br /><br />Sure hope you are able to get the CV Cafe back.Becky Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074730861618500334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-27538255731394420232009-08-03T05:40:33.602-07:002009-08-03T05:40:33.602-07:00How frustrating! Maybe it's all those common g...How frustrating! Maybe it's all those common genealogy terms, like "birth" and "death" and "died" that caused some overly sensitive search program to flag it as "offensive." Whatever the (really stupid) reason, perhaps it's time to consider another blog-site-provider. I imagine you generate a good amount of traffic for Blogger, which is what they ultimately make their money from. In addition, I am starting a blog and was leaning towards Blogger, until this. Now Wordpress looks more favorable. Best of luck, and keep twittering about it!Septemberhttp://www.twitter.com/acolorfulsoulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-32117079697326049382009-08-03T03:57:21.336-07:002009-08-03T03:57:21.336-07:00From Blogger settings you can 'export' you...From Blogger settings you can 'export' your blog on a regular basis to a file on your computer. And then, if the blog is ever deleted, it will be easy to 'import' the blog entries into another blog. At Blogger, or elsewhere.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779409214968505642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-39153311372776203442009-08-03T01:50:05.360-07:002009-08-03T01:50:05.360-07:00Randy, how do you back up your posts? I wanted to ...Randy, how do you back up your posts? I wanted to know since I have a blog too. Don't want it to disappear too :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-21041327871042075892009-08-02T21:33:44.606-07:002009-08-02T21:33:44.606-07:00All I can say is that is really messed up. It'...All I can say is that is really messed up. It's what scares me about counting on any online documentation or family history journaling. It can be taken as fast as we made it. I would be persistant too, they will have many to reckon with if they don't give it back. We are behind you no matter what.Ginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614538259404355973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-58880915731739850162009-08-02T21:28:42.580-07:002009-08-02T21:28:42.580-07:00Paranoid person that I am, I began
backing up my ...Paranoid person that I am, I began <br />backing up my blog to a mirror site at Wordpress about a year or so ago.<br />I do the backup every two weeks. I don't know if that's practical for a Group blog.<br /><br />Keep after the Google folks, like Paula says.Bill Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266937924453737084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-82421352704458316212009-08-02T20:37:46.854-07:002009-08-02T20:37:46.854-07:00Mine didn't disappear but last year, two days ...Mine didn't disappear but last year, two days after Jamboree, the Jamboree blog was locked because some bot, in its bot-led wisdom, decided it was a spam blog. It took weeks to get it fixed. Be persistent.Paula Hinkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01235777187717602076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-64272361495878694972009-08-02T20:31:27.862-07:002009-08-02T20:31:27.862-07:00It disappeared?! How bizarre. I just recommended t...It disappeared?! How bizarre. I just recommended that my fellow SLO County Genealogical Society board members check out the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe as an example of how a society can make good use of a blog. We've just started the "bulletin, blog, or both" debate, and things are already getting heated. Hope the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe reappears soon!Madaleine J. Lairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908803155624362424noreply@blogger.com