What? Exceeded our bandwith?
March 23, 2010 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 6 Comments
Exceeded our bandwidth? That means that we are generating more traffic than we have been allotted. I increased the limit and checked the logs. In the last thirty days the AOI Observer (blog) had 39,399 visits and 117,845 page views. That means we have a lot of lurkers. Thank you to those who emailed me [...]
You can edit your comments!
February 15, 2010 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 2 Comments
I’ve added a feature where you can edit your comment for up to an hour after you post it. That way, if you see mistakes you can correct them, tweak a clumsy sentence ot two, whatever. You won’t be able to delete your comment (it messes up the 1, 1.1, 1.1.1 thingy), but if you [...]
We’ve moved!
December 31, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 4 Comments
Many thanks to Fr. John Schroedel of Orthodox Internet Services (the man behind the wheel) who loaded the truck and moved us into our new home — all the way from Hawaii! What will you see? In addition to the great commentary and timely news you have come to expect from the AOI Observer, you [...]
Help us help you strengthen Orthodoxy in America!
December 19, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 2 Comments
Last chance to donate for 2009! December 18, 2009 Dear Friend: Thank you for joining the rapidly growing number of people in the United States and abroad who have made the Web site and blog of the American Orthodox Institute a “must read” for news and analysis on Orthodox Christianity. One grateful contributer writes: “AOI [...]
Trying nested comments
September 24, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 1 Comment
I noticed that all conversation runs in one stream. If we want to comment, we put the post number in the top corner and go from there. To follow a conversation we have to scroll up and down. Nested comments keep the conversations grouped according to respondents. Let’s try it out and see if it [...]
Main site makeover done
September 23, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 7 Comments
Actually, more than a makeover, a complete rebuild. Have a look. Don’t forget to update your bookmarks.
Somebody painted the walls when I was sleeping!
September 19, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · Leave a Comment
Why the new look? Here’s the reason: AOI traffic took a huge jump last quarter — over 50,000 visits each month and we are trending higher. We redesigned the main site to make it easier to post new and fresh content to meet the growing demand. The blog was last to be redesigned, but first [...]
Odds and Ends
July 3, 2009 by John Couretas · 12 Comments
(1) Editorial decisions at the AOI Observer are made by the editors. I spent many years working as a newspaper reporter. In that business, people were always complaining about “negative” news stories. Frequently, these were stories that put their subjects in an unfavorably light. Sometimes, these very same people were complaining about negative news coverage [...]
Guidelines for comments
March 20, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · Leave a Comment
Here are the guidelines for comments folks: First, any comment that does not directly address the ideas presented in the main article won’t be posted. Second, AOI comments is not a debating forum although reasonable responses to other comments may be considered on a case by case basis. Most often however, they will not be [...]
Recalibrating the Conversation
February 25, 2009 by John Couretas · 7 Comments
One of the great things about a blog is that it’s a conversation, not a monologue. The Observer is a moderated blog, but we keep it fairly open to encourage this conversation and the learning that goes on here. Those of us associated with AOI are grateful for your readership and the constant feedback. I [...]
Comment glitches
December 4, 2008 by John Couretas · Leave a Comment
For some reason, the blog was automatically turning off the comment function when we added new posts. Not intentional. Apologies.
Care to comment?
December 14, 2007 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · Leave a Comment
The American Orthodox Institute Observer is an online forum for thoughtful, civil and lively discussion of the Orthodox Christian moral tradition. All reader comments on the blog are moderated. The Observer’s editors reserve the right to delete comments that are judged to be in poor taste, off topic, or launched as a personal attack. The [...]
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