So on the bottom of our posts is a helpful little note that says "posted by" and either Alice or SW, as the case may be. We also occasionally tag our posts as coming from either Alice or ScienceWoman. And yet, it may be confusing who is speaking when, especially for those folks reading the blog with RSS feeds. So, taking a page from Shelley and Steve over at Two Minds, we're going to try to mark the beginning of our posts with a little icon from our profile photos. Voila. Let us know if this makes things better, or if it is really irritating. Thanks.
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Trying to identify our blogging voices better
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Posted on: August 5, 2008 9:26 PM, by Alice
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So helpful! Thank you! When I read from RSS, obviously I have to click over to read the whole post but when I start reading, it's always confusing if it isn't blatantly obvious from the beginning who is writing.
Posted by: Disgruntled Julie | August 5, 2008 9:43 PM
I haven't had any trouble identifying each of your posts.
Posted by: PhysioProf | August 5, 2008 10:06 PM
I read via rss and appreciate this.
Posted by: ec | August 5, 2008 10:16 PM
This is a good idea. It's not too hard to figure out who is writing, but the icon makes a big difference. Thanks!
Posted by: Bright Star (B*) | August 5, 2008 10:18 PM
Great! It was really quite confusing in the RSS feeds..
Posted by: DrJ | August 6, 2008 4:38 AM
It makes things much, much easier for me.
Posted by: El | August 6, 2008 9:17 AM
It is fantastic! I too struggled with working out who you were on RSS. Thanks! And we all know what posts are physioprofs over at DrugMonkey...can't imagine what gives it away.
Posted by: KatyH | August 6, 2008 12:34 PM
This is great, thanks.
Posted by: Candid Engineer | August 7, 2008 5:23 PM
I read via RSS and while I can usually figure out who is posting, I really like the new icons!
Posted by: Amy | August 7, 2008 7:50 PM
Okey dokey then - glad the new format helps! We will carry on. :-)
Posted by: Alice | August 8, 2008 10:20 PM
SO much better! I always click over because the whole post doesn't show in bloglines, but I'm always confused at first because I don't think your writing styles are so different. In fact I'd been hoping you'd do this since you started blogging together. Thanks.
Posted by: ecogeofemme | August 9, 2008 9:36 PM