Blog moved
Hello all,
I’m moving my blog from my drab Ikiwiki to the WordPress host. I have always been reluctant to adopt a big blog host for the following reasons:
- Web UI: it’s a goddamned web interface
- HTML: it uses plain HTML instead of wiki markup
- Plugins: I can’t install plugins
- Hosting: I’m already paying to be hosted at HCOOP.net
… but then I thought…
- WebUI: … I can type my post offline then stick it online if I care. I can even post with Emacs using XML/RPC
- HTML: … wiki markup is fast and succint, but I know HTML just fine too
- Plugins: … maybe I can’t install plugins, but I don’t have to keep my WordPress install secure
- Hosting: … I can still host most of my things on HCOOP, and this blog is free, or very cheap if you add some options.
There is also the obvious advantage that being hosted on such a big site probably increases the chances of getting traffic. Traffic at my other blog was mostly people passing over my posts about Awesome.
WordPress may be a web UI, but it’s a pretty good web UI. It obviously has seen a lot of users over the years to become as good as it is now.
Finally, I can’t say I was the victime of peer-pressure, but I have several blogging friends which have adopted wordpress.org. They probably did it for good reasons.
