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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around finding a suitable blogging platform that allows for reliable text and image formatting, easy sharing with Facebook, and minimal spam. Participants share their experiences and suggestions regarding various platforms, particularly focusing on Wordpress and Google Blogger.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses frustration with Wordpress due to buggy formatting software that affects text and image integration.
  • The same participant appreciates Wordpress for its ad-free experience, attractive appearance, and ease of sharing with Facebook, but seeks alternatives due to its limitations.
  • Another participant suggests Google Blogger as a free alternative that offers many themes and is shareable.
  • A different participant recounts a negative experience with Google Blogger, specifically mentioning difficulties in linking it to Facebook and encountering a "Recipe Check Failed" error.
  • One participant proposes that directly editing HTML code may be the only reliable method for mixing images with text effectively.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the best blogging platform, as experiences with Wordpress and Google Blogger vary significantly, leading to differing opinions and unresolved issues.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the subjective nature of user experiences with each platform, the lack of detailed technical solutions for the issues raised, and the dependence on individual preferences for blogging features.

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My girlfriend made me get a blog (long story). I signed up for Wordpress which is free and mostly good but their formatting software is way too buggy. I can't do very basic things.

Good points of Wordpress
No ads.
Attractive appearance
Very easy to "share" with Facebook. That's the #2 criterion.
Able to shut off all the spam it generates with minimal effort. That's #3.
Free. Bad points:
When I mix images and text Wordpress mangles the text formatting. Not acceptable. Now my images are failing to appear too.

So anyone know of a place that's reliable, easy to "share" with Facebook, won't spam me to death, allows me to publish text and images, and isn't horrible in some other way? I guess maybe I'll have to give up on free.
 
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How about Google Blogger? Its free, has many themes and is quite sharable.
 
jedishrfu said:
How about Google Blogger? Its free, has many themes and is quite sharable.
I tried Google Blogger. I went through an elaborate procedure to link it to Facebook. I got the end. Recipe Check Failed. I checked around. Others have the same problem. No help. Too bad.
 
The only sure way of mixing images with text that I am aware off is to deal directly with the html code.
 

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