Suggestions for additions to the Blog Tracker

[sheffield hatter]

I mentioned this to Dave some time last year, and it's been on the back burner for quite a while now, with (I suspect) the gas accidentally turned off.

In the early days of this site there seem to have been quite a few blogs added to the Blog Tracker sub-forum, but I reckon a lot of them are no longer functioning, or have had their URLs changed or something, as nowadays there are only about half a dozen being picked up. Most of which are Shut up about Barclay Perkins (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?12-Blog-Tracker), which seems to have new posts appearing several times a day.

Anyway, in the topmost thread (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?832-List-of-Pub-blogs-we-know-about) there is a request (#41)to send any future suggestions for inclusion in Blog Tracker to this Requests forum, so here I am.

I think about beer (http://ithinkaboutbeer.com/)

The Snap and the Hiss (https://thesnapandthehiss.co.uk/)

The Wicking Man (https://thewickingman.wordpress.com/)

Wee Beefy's Pub Blog (http://weebeefyspubblog.blogspot.com/)

Lady sinks the booze (https://ladysinksthebooze.wordpress.com/)

Retired Martin (https://retiredmartin.com/)

Pubmeister Writes (https://pubmeister.wordpress.com/)

Life After Football
(https://lifeafterfootball839.wordpress.com/)
Good Beer Hunting (https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/)

Appellation Beer (https://appellationbeer.com/blog/)

Bring on the Beer (https://bringotbeer.blogspot.com/)

Towards the Purrfect Pint (https://purrfectpint.com)

A Good Beer Blog (http://abetterbeerblog427.com)

The Fatal Glass of Beer (http://thefatalglassofbeer.blogspot.com)

JC's Beer Blog (http://jcbeerblog.blogspot.com)

Oh Good Ale (https://ohgoodale.wordpress.com)

Ed's Beer Site (http://edsbeer.blogspot.com)

Beervana: The Blog (https://www.beervanablog.com)

Lost Beers (https://lostbeers.com) - The history of beer from Belgium, The Netherlands (Holland), and elsewhere.

[The Beer and Pubs Forum (https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/beerandpubs) - but see discussion below about a more appropriate way of linking to this.]

Imbibe (https://imbibe.com)


Beer Compurgation (http://www.beercompurgation.co.uk/)

Afro-Beer-Chick (https://afrobeerchick.com/blog2)

All the pubs we've ever been to ever (https://allthepubs193727902.wordpress.com/)

Will Hawkes (https://www.willhawkes.net/)

Seeing The Lizards (http://seeingthelizards.blogspot.com/)

Brapa (http://brapa-4500.blogspot.com/)

Refreshing Beer (refreshingbeer.blogspot.com)

Look at brew (https://lookatbrew.com/)

The Beer Nut (https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/)

Fuggled (http://www.fuggled.net/)

The Ale in Kaleigh (https://thealeinkaleigh.wordpress.com/)


Real Ale, Real Music (http://chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/)

Prop Up The Bar (https://propupthebar.blogspot.com/)

Beer et seq (https://www.beeretseq.com/)

Pub Gallery blog (https://pubgallery.co.uk/blog/)



I'll update this list as and when I come across any others that I think might be worth adding - until Dave admits he doesn't know how to add new blogs to the Blog Tracker! :evilgrin:

[Mobyduck]

I mentioned this to Dave some time last year, and it's been on the back burner for quite a while now, with (I suspect) the gas accidentally turned off.

In the early days of this site there seem to have been quite a few blogs added to the Blog Tracker sub-forum, but I reckon a lot of them are no longer functioning, or have had their URLs changed or something, as nowadays there are only about half a dozen being picked up. Most of which are Shut up about Barclay Perkins (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?12-Blog-Tracker), which seems to have new posts appearing several times a day.

Anyway, in the topmost thread (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?832-List-of-Pub-blogs-we-know-about) there is a request (#41)to send any future suggestions for inclusion in Blog Tracker to this Requests forum, so here I am.

I think about beer (http://ithinkaboutbeer.com/)

The Snap and the Hiss (https://thesnapandthehiss.co.uk/)

The Wicking Man (https://thewickingman.wordpress.com/)

The Beer and Pubs Forum (https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/beerandpubs)

Wee Beefy's Pub Blog (http://weebeefyspubblog.blogspot.com/)

Lady sinks the booze (https://ladysinksthebooze.wordpress.com/)

Retired Martin (https://retiredmartin.com/)




I'll update this list as and when I come across any others that I think might be worth adding - until Dave admits he doesn't know how to add new blogs to the Blog Tracker! :evilgrin:

An overdue and agreeable post, however despite personally being a contributor, as well as yourself, The Beer and Pubs Forum , is a Forum and not a blog?

[sheffield hatter]

An overdue and agreeable post, however despite personally being a contributor, as well as yourself, The Beer and Pubs Forum , is a Forum and not a blog?

I thought about that before including it, but I don't see any reason why we shouldn't have a link to it from this forum. I could be wrong...

[Mobyduck]

I thought about that before including it, but I don't see any reason why we shouldn't have a link to it from this forum. I could be wrong...

Yes but I just wondered how it would work, as every new blog post appears at the top of the list and then slips down the list as it gets superseded by a newer blog. If the forum link was just a link it would soon slip from view down the list, (unless made sticky). I don't think every new post appearing on the blog list would be right even though posts aren't as prolific as this forum. Just my thoughts and I could well be wrong.

Anyway I would also add these blogs to Wills list.
Pubmeister Writes (https://pubmeister.wordpress.com/)
Life After Football (https://lifeafterfootball839.wordpress.com/)

[sheffield hatter]

Yes but I just wondered how it would work, as every new blog post appears at the top of the list and then slips down the list as it gets superseded by a newer blog. If the forum link was just a link it would soon slip from view down the list, (unless made sticky). I don't think every new post appearing on the blog list would be right even though posts aren't as prolific as this forum. Just my thoughts and I could well be wrong.

No, you're probably correct. I must admit I hadn't considered the technical aspects or how to present the results. I'd just been thinking that a link from our forum to others would possibly be of benefit to users in terms of opening communication. But better to limit the Blog Tracker to what it says on the tin.

[sheffield hatter]

Pubmeister Writes (https://pubmeister.wordpress.com/)
Life After Football (https://lifeafterfootball839.wordpress.com/)

Thanks, I've added them plus a couple that I came across through Boak & Bailey's nuggets this weekend.

[Pubsignman]

No, you're probably correct. I must admit I hadn't considered the technical aspects or how to present the results. I'd just been thinking that a link from our forum to others would possibly be of benefit to users in terms of opening communication. But better to limit the Blog Tracker to what it says on the tin.

Perhaps linking to it from this page would be more appropriate? - https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/links.php

[sheffield hatter]

Perhaps linking to it from this page would be more appropriate? - https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/links.php

Good idea! I'd completely forgotten about that page. Probably because it is not visible - I can get there by following your link, and in the left hand column (under "other bits") there is a link back to the same page (it's called Other Pub Sites), but if I click out of the page I'm then in a page where none of this is available. The obvious place for this would be at the top of the main page where there's an Other Bits section - another button could be added there. Or it could be added to the Stats & Features page - it's a feature, isn't it?

[sheffield hatter]

Just giving this thread a bump, to stop it slipping down the forum. If anyone knows how to make a thread sticky, that would be helpful.

Also if anyone knows how to get Dave's attention, I'm open to suggestions!

Thanks.

[ROBCamra]

If anyone knows how to make a thread sticky, that would be helpful.

Also if anyone knows how to get Dave's attention, I'm open to suggestions!

Thanks.

The first one I can do, the second...…………..

[sheffield hatter]

The first one I can do.

Thanks!

[Dave M]

Just giving this thread a bump, to stop it slipping down the forum. If anyone knows how to make a thread sticky, that would be helpful.

Also if anyone knows how to get Dave's attention, I'm open to suggestions!

Thanks.


The first one I can do, the second...…………..

Getting my attention is never an easy thing. Not good at multi-tasking.



until Dave admits he doesn't know how to add new blogs to the Blog Tracker! :evilgrin:

Well I don't know how to as it happens, I know there is some magic to it, I'll look into it.

[sheffield hatter]

Getting my attention is never an easy thing.

Thanks for dropping by!


I know there is some magic to it, I'll look into it.

Thanks.

[sheffield hatter]

Well I don't know how to as it happens, I know there is some magic to it, I'll look into it.

I just saw that some blog posts from The Snap and the Hiss turned up on the Blog Tracker (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?31318-The-Snap-and-the-Hiss-How-to-do-the-East-Lancs-Steam-Rail-Ale-Trail-(if-you%E2%80%99re-me)) soon after you started looking into this. Nice one!

[sheffield hatter]

I just saw that some blog posts from The Snap and the Hiss turned up on the Blog Tracker (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?31318-The-Snap-and-the-Hiss-How-to-do-the-East-Lancs-Steam-Rail-Ale-Trail-(if-you%E2%80%99re-me)) soon after you started looking into this. Nice one!

...and quite a few more from my wish list today.

Thanks for your efforts, Dave!

[sheffield hatter]

...and another one:

The Ale in Kaleigh (https://thealeinkaleigh.wordpress.com)

[sheffield hatter]

...and a couple more:

Fuggled (http://www.fuggled.net/)

The Beer Nut (https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/)

[sheffield hatter]

and another...

Look at brew (https://lookatbrew.com)

OK, two:

Refreshing Beer (http://refreshingbeer.blogspot.com/)

[oldboots]

Two more fun ones to balance some of the dreary blogs:

http://brapa-4500.blogspot.com/

http://seeingthelizards.blogspot.com/
(A return to blogging for the Preston recluse, may be just for the duration of the black plague)

[rpadam]

http://seeingthelizards.blogspot.com/
Thank you, The Lizards Guide To Surviving The Lockdown : Part One - Make Your Own Pub Experience (http://seeingthelizards.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-lizards-guide-to-surviving-lockdown.html) made me laugh...

[ROBCamra]

Some of these "new" blogs are very tedious. (Can we have a yawn emoji please?)

Just because they're bored there's no need for them to inflict it on the rest of us.:(

I have no interest in what some bloke was doing in Scunthorpe in 2003, does anyone?

The lizards one isn't bad though.

[oldboots]

Some of these "new" blogs are very tedious. (Can we have a yawn emoji please?)

Just because they're bored there's no need for them to inflict it on the rest of us.:(

I have no interest in what some bloke was doing in Scunthorpe in 2003, does anyone?

The lizards one isn't bad though.

That gives me an idea!

[sheffield hatter]

...and another one:

Will Hawkes (https://www.willhawkes.net)

[sheffield hatter]

Apologies that this one is Luton-centric:

All the pubs we've ever been to ever (https://allthepubs193727902.wordpress.com)

(obviously it's not just about Luton, but they do report from the Bricklayers Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/61697/)quite a bit.

[sheffield hatter]

No new posts since November 2019, but with an active Twitter account and podcasts about beer:

Afro-Beer-Chick (https://afrobeerchick.com/blog2)

[sheffield hatter]

I don't think we've got this one on board yet:

Beer Compurgation (http://www.beercompurgation.co.uk)

[sheffield hatter]

ANother one that I spotted in Boak & Bailey's weekly roundup: Imbibe (https://imbibe.com)

[aleandhearty]

Been a fan of Chris Dyson's blog for a while. He writes with knowledge and affection about the Calder Valley / West Yorkshire scene, occasionally venturing a little beyond.

http://chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/

[PaulOfHorsham]

One to remove, rather than add, but Look At Brew (https://lookatbrew.com/) doesn't seem to look at anything beery any more - think the author's let it go.

[ROBCamra]

One to remove, rather than add, but Look At Brew (https://lookatbrew.com/) doesn't seem to look at anything beery any more - think the author's let it go.

Agreed, it's complete rubbish now.

I'm going to use this as a test case. I've banned the user for 1 month.

So if they keep appearing the ban doesn't work, if they start reappearing in a month the ban for a set time does work.

If it works I can apply a permanent ban to the blog. :cheers:

[Dave M]

I'm going to use this as a test case. I've banned the user for 1 month.

That was a cunning idea, sadly as we set it up with one user to post all the blogs it means they would've all gone. It was entirely possible to create a different user for each blog, in retrospect might've been a better idea.

Anyway, Look at Brew is now gone.

[ROBCamra]

That was a cunning idea, sadly as we set it up with one user to post all the blogs it means they would've all gone. It was entirely possible to create a different user for each blog, in retrospect might've been a better idea.

Anyway, Look at Brew is now gone.

Aaaah! A Baldric style cunning idea sadly. :D

[Wittenden]

One to remove, rather than add, but Look At Brew (https://lookatbrew.com/) doesn't seem to look at anything beery any more - think the author's let it go.

She Tweeted a while ago that she was stepping back from blogging and concentrating on other things.

[sheffield hatter]

There's something called Barblog (https://barblog.co.uk/is-my-underachieving-52-yr-previous-boyfriend-utilizing-me.html) that's been appearing recently but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with beer or pubs. Can it be stopped, please.

[sheffield hatter]

Here's one that was linked to from Boak & Bailey's weekly round up of beer related things: https://www.beeretseq.com/

[Tris39]

There's something called Barblog (https://barblog.co.uk/is-my-underachieving-52-yr-previous-boyfriend-utilizing-me.html) that's been appearing recently but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with beer or pubs. Can it be stopped, please.

...and that image is deeply disturbing. :eek:

[sheffield hatter]

This is a blog section of a pub guide called Pub Gallery: https://pubgallery.co.uk/blog/

Latest post was https://pubgallery.co.uk/2023/12/31/my-top-five-pub-discoveries-in-2023/