Adding a 'notes' section to the site
I can’t keep up with all the online discussion threads, and with all my ideas for those threads. When I have time to work on an article on any subject, I want to reference all the articles on that subject. But then my article becomes too big of a project to finish in the time I have available.
So I’m doing what quite a few people do in this space: adding a ‘notes’ section. The purpose is to help me feel less pressure on my writing. I can put my thoughts on the ongoing conversations out there, without feeling like I have to full justice to everyone who has said wiser and more coherent things about the topic.
After all, we’re not really having a conversation. A conversation is when you’re in the same room taking turns speaking and listening.
We are doing something very valuable – reading and referring to each others’ writing – but in the end it’s asynchronous writing.
Disclaimer
I shold probably have a disclaimer about my opinion on all these topics being subject to change.
What to do with the Feed?
For now I’m going to keep the Notes section out of the RSS feed, which will only contain Articles. While I think about how I want to present the combination of notes and articles.
Where to find them
You can find the notes on the Everything page, below the ‘Articles’ section.