Posts about sixaparthttps://mithrandi.net/categories/sixapart.atom2018-05-19T08:14:06ZmithrandiNikolaTypePad failhttps://mithrandi.net/blog/2008/12/typepad-fail/2008-12-18T19:42:13Z2008-12-18T19:42:13Zmithrandi<div>
<p>After recently discovering that people couldn't comment anonymously on my blog (apparently Vox just doesn't support this at all), I started looking around at other blogging platforms again. I decided to start with TypePad, what with it being another SixApart service.</p>
<p>So, I run through the registration process, only to get a generic "an error occurred" type page at the end of the process, with a "leave a message" form that I filled out. I suspect this may be related to having signed up for TypePad before, and then deleting my account, but who knows.</p>
<p>I still haven't had a response to my error report, but I got this e-mail in my inbox just now:</p>
<blockquote><p>From: TypePad <code><TypePad@mail.vresp.com></code><br>Subject: Was it something we said?</p>
<p>Was it something we said?</p>
<p>We noticed that you started to register for a TypePad account, but didn’t complete it.</p>
<p>Maybe the doorbell rang. Maybe you were late for a meeting.</p>
<p>Or maybe it was us.</p>
<p>Whatever the reason, we want the chance to show you that we’re quite simply the best hosted blogging service on the market. Just follow the link below and enter code <snip> for a special 10% discount and a 14-day free trial.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Uhm.</p>
<p>Yeah.</p>
</div><div>
<p>After recently discovering that people couldn't comment anonymously on my blog (apparently Vox just doesn't support this at all), I started looking around at other blogging platforms again. I decided to start with TypePad, what with it being another SixApart service.</p>
<p>So, I run through the registration process, only to get a generic "an error occurred" type page at the end of the process, with a "leave a message" form that I filled out. I suspect this may be related to having signed up for TypePad before, and then deleting my account, but who knows.</p>
<p>I still haven't had a response to my error report, but I got this e-mail in my inbox just now:</p>
<blockquote><p>From: TypePad <code><TypePad@mail.vresp.com></code><br>Subject: Was it something we said?</p>
<p>Was it something we said?</p>
<p>We noticed that you started to register for a TypePad account, but didn’t complete it.</p>
<p>Maybe the doorbell rang. Maybe you were late for a meeting.</p>
<p>Or maybe it was us.</p>
<p>Whatever the reason, we want the chance to show you that we’re quite simply the best hosted blogging service on the market. Just follow the link below and enter code <snip> for a special 10% discount and a 14-day free trial.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Uhm.</p>
<p>Yeah.</p>
</div>