A Small But Important Change
Posted on August 23, 2017 Posted by John Scalzi 11 Comments
Which is: When you type “Scalzi.com” in your address bar, it now takes you to Whatever rather than the static page that I’ve had at the site for years and years.
Why? Well, because the static page was static, and not especially helpful, and meanwhile pretty much everything that goes on with the site goes on here on Whatever. Also, most people who come to the site come to the blog directly, and all the links that were previously on the static page pointed here anyway. It made sense to make the switch.
If I ever get around to doing a full site revamp, things might change. But I suspect at this point, I’ll be keeping it as it is. This is where the action is. Might as well point to it.
Hmmm..I found this site, shoot, 14 years ago? by typing in “whatever”, now that’s not so. Eh. Whatever. Now that you’re one of my cookies it suggests this sight first when I type it.
It’s still the first “Whatever” in Google that’s not a dictionary definition. I can live with that.
I think you should hand this job to Harry Wilson. He seems to like a challenge.
John, Oh now I see it..That’s great! I’m still asleep, sorry.
Saves us all an unnecessary click – Thank you!
I figure, if someone wants to invest cash upfront based on kilo-impressions per metric eyeball, then I could hire people to fix ghost links from my several thousands of static web pages, and handle customer interaction, and steal bitcoins on the side. OPM. Other peoples’ Money. But that’s just me in my 51st year of software coding and many VC scars talking…
Is the old static page still up somewhere on your site?
What I’d like to know is when you’re finally going to do something with mencken.com
The one thing I liked about the static page was the prominent link to the “Being Poor” essay. Still, the change makes sense, I suppose.
TRiG.
John –
The internal site links on the “Scalzi Creative Sampler” are broken. Check out “Agent for the Stars” and “Waiting for Athena” among others. Probably something to do with resetting the home page.
DB:
Fixed!