⚠️ Notice

This post is a draft translation from the Chinese version which have not yet been thoroughly proofread.

Well, this is a follow-up post. The original version of the question set used in this post comes from Kev Quirk, an incomplete list of traditional Chinese blogs that have recently followed suit includes: 廢文小天地、Hong-Sheng Huang、JN、侃侃而隨想極短文、Ikuka、Shuyu、Wiwi、Alex Hsu、Shuo-Jen Huang。

Question list

1. Why did you start blogging in the first place?
2. What platform are you using to manage your blog and why did you choose it?
3. Have you blogged on other platforms before?
4. How do you write your posts? For example, in a local editing tool, or in a panel/dashboard that’s part of your blog?
5. When do you feel most inspired to write?
6. Do you publish immediately after writing, or do you let it simmer a bit as a draft?
7. What’s your favourite post on your blog?
8. Any future plans for your blog? Maybe a redesign, a move to another platform, or adding a new feature?

My answers

Why did you start blogging in the first place?

Mainly for storing some notes and also to check out BlogBlog Club? I haven’t finished organizing all my notes yet.

What platform are you using to manage your blog and why did you choose it?

Currently, the only “platform” I’m using is GitHub Pages, and the website interface itself is generated using Hugo. Perhaps I’ll consider renting a VPS sometime when I wish to set up a message board. Perhaps I’ll migrate the entire website to another hosting platform sometime in the future.

Have you blogged on other platforms before?

I dabbled in Blogger a long time ago, but I didn’t have as much free time to write blogs back then, so I quickly abandoned it.

How do you write your posts?

All markdown files are edited directly using a local text editor.

This blog website has English and Cantonese versions, but since I rarely promote this website in circles where people don’t understand Chinese, most of the English content on this site has been roughly translated using machine translation tools, and I’ll proofread it more carefully later when I have time.

When do you feel most inspired to write?

It’s hard to say, there’s no fixed time.

Do you publish immediately after writing, or do you let it simmer a bit as a draft?

Both. Sometimes, when an idea strikes, I immediately write the whole thing and publish it right away. Other times, if I only have a small part of an idea, I might save it as a draft, or I might publish it first and then revise it later. Those articles for BlogBlog Club, which require more effort, are also written in parts. I don’t think I’ll have the willpower to maintain daily updates in the short term, so there’s no point in hoarding posts.

What’s your favourite post on your blog?

The number of posts on this site is not very large at the moment, so it’s hard to say.

Any future plans for your blog?

• When the website has enough traffic, I might consider setting up a message board?
• Perhaps I’ll consider moving the entire website to its own domain?