the 21st was suggested as “delurker day” by some fellow bloggers and though i missed it i, like every other blogger, am interested to know who all the quiet readers are and what their take on the nonist is. essentially “delurker day” is meant to be a day when the quiet ones lift the veil and say… well anything, introduce themselves, comment on the site, or just let their presence be known. as matt from tattered coat puts it: To a blogger, a comment is like a tip — it shows that what has been written is provocative or intriguing enough to elicit a response. For most of us, that interaction with our readers is what makes blogging worthwhile… So, if you are a lurker, please delurk for a moment. so yes, by all means quiet ones, say hello. don’t be shy. meanwhile…

i am mulling over the idea of updating my woefully out of date expression engine software to the newest version. in that the new version offers many additional possibilities i thought this might be a good time to poll our members, friends, and regular readers on their experiences here at the site. i’m curious to know:

what do you like about the sites functionality and presentation?

alternately what would you like to see changed?

what do you make use of and what is dead weight for you?

for instance the soundtrack, blogroll etc. what sidebar content do you make use of?

how many of you view the site via rss feed?

would anyone make use of a forum, just to shoot the shit and post non-front page material if i added one?

are there any member specific functions you’d like to see implemented?

is there anything else you’d like to see added to the site? anything you’re missing?

is there anything that particularly annoys you about the architecture or presentation?

is there anything which does not render correctly or does not work on your browser?

etc.

essentially this might be a good opportunity to refine the site and i’d like any feedback you might have, possitive or critical, to help me along with my many choices. please take a minute to enlighten me.

and as always to everyone who visits and comments and puts in their two cents here at the nonist- thanks.