Bloglines feed managing capability sucks…

November 27, 2005 By

I can’t delete more than about 50 feeds at one time in Bloglines. I’ve complained about this before and they haven’t fixed it. Bloglines has no way for me to update my RSS feeds without deleting all my feeds and reimporting feeds from someplace else. That really sucks. There should be an “erase all” feature. Oh, yes, you can try the “Check All” and then “Remove” feature, but it doesn’t work. So I’m forced to delete all my feeds at about 30 per delete. Sigh.

NewsGator let me delete all 1378 feeds I had without burping. Oh, speaking of which, since stopping my Radio UserLand blog my NewsGator subscription level there has gone from 15,000 to 18,000. Whew! Maybe that’s the trick to getting more popular. Just stop publishing! Oh, well, there’ll be time for that when I’m dead. Heheh.

UPDATE: Mark Fletcher, founder of Bloglines, just left a comment here on this post and said this is an IE problem and that it works in Firefox. Thanks Mark for clarifying that!

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  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    Mark: unfortunately I can’t do that. Is there anyway to do that in Bloglines or have you do it? Thanks for showing up, by the way. That means a lot.

  • David

    But Bloglines is still better than any other web based reader – I tried Rojo for a bit, but managing feeds is awful. Last time I tried, you couldn’t multi-delete, and had to unsubscribe one at a time. Ouch! I even emailed them about it.

  • David

    But Bloglines is still better than any other web based reader – I tried Rojo for a bit, but managing feeds is awful. Last time I tried, you couldn’t multi-delete, and had to unsubscribe one at a time. Ouch! I even emailed them about it.

  • David

    But Bloglines is still better than any other web based reader – I tried Rojo for a bit, but managing feeds is awful. Last time I tried, you couldn’t multi-delete, and had to unsubscribe one at a time. Ouch! I even emailed them about it.

  • David

    But Bloglines is still better than any other web based reader – I tried Rojo for a bit, but managing feeds is awful. Last time I tried, you couldn’t multi-delete, and had to unsubscribe one at a time. Ouch! I even emailed them about it.

  • http://crueltobekind.org/ Nicole Simon

    In the past, bloglines has not “merged” feeds but displayed new content under the new url – which is absolutly unusable, especially when I say 301 redirect.

    It should check the database, find the new feed address already in it and reassign subscribers to it – 301 redirects can only be set by someone with access to the server.

    But the way it is, the old link stays in the system and is also offered to possible new subscribers.

    In case the new feed address is not into the data base, it should just be created.

  • http://crueltobekind.org/ Nicole Simon

    In the past, bloglines has not “merged” feeds but displayed new content under the new url – which is absolutly unusable, especially when I say 301 redirect.

    It should check the database, find the new feed address already in it and reassign subscribers to it – 301 redirects can only be set by someone with access to the server.

    But the way it is, the old link stays in the system and is also offered to possible new subscribers.

    In case the new feed address is not into the data base, it should just be created.

  • http://crueltobekind.org/ Nicole Simon

    In the past, bloglines has not “merged” feeds but displayed new content under the new url – which is absolutly unusable, especially when I say 301 redirect.

    It should check the database, find the new feed address already in it and reassign subscribers to it – 301 redirects can only be set by someone with access to the server.

    But the way it is, the old link stays in the system and is also offered to possible new subscribers.

    In case the new feed address is not into the data base, it should just be created.

  • http://crueltobekind.org/ Nicole Simon

    In the past, bloglines has not “merged” feeds but displayed new content under the new url – which is absolutly unusable, especially when I say 301 redirect.

    It should check the database, find the new feed address already in it and reassign subscribers to it – 301 redirects can only be set by someone with access to the server.

    But the way it is, the old link stays in the system and is also offered to possible new subscribers.

    In case the new feed address is not into the data base, it should just be created.

  • http://crueltobekind.org/ Nicole Simon

    In the past, bloglines has not “merged” feeds but displayed new content under the new url – which is absolutly unusable, especially when I say 301 redirect.

    It should check the database, find the new feed address already in it and reassign subscribers to it – 301 redirects can only be set by someone with access to the server.

    But the way it is, the old link stays in the system and is also offered to possible new subscribers.

    In case the new feed address is not into the data base, it should just be created.

  • http://crueltobekind.org/ Nicole Simon

    In the past, bloglines has not “merged” feeds but displayed new content under the new url – which is absolutly unusable, especially when I say 301 redirect.

    It should check the database, find the new feed address already in it and reassign subscribers to it – 301 redirects can only be set by someone with access to the server.

    But the way it is, the old link stays in the system and is also offered to possible new subscribers.

    In case the new feed address is not into the data base, it should just be created.

  • http://crueltobekind.org/ Nicole Simon

    In the past, bloglines has not “merged” feeds but displayed new content under the new url – which is absolutly unusable, especially when I say 301 redirect.

    It should check the database, find the new feed address already in it and reassign subscribers to it – 301 redirects can only be set by someone with access to the server.

    But the way it is, the old link stays in the system and is also offered to possible new subscribers.

    In case the new feed address is not into the data base, it should just be created.

  • http://crueltobekind.org/ Nicole Simon

    In the past, bloglines has not “merged” feeds but displayed new content under the new url – which is absolutly unusable, especially when I say 301 redirect.

    It should check the database, find the new feed address already in it and reassign subscribers to it – 301 redirects can only be set by someone with access to the server.

    But the way it is, the old link stays in the system and is also offered to possible new subscribers.

    In case the new feed address is not into the data base, it should just be created.

  • http://crueltobekind.org/ Nicole Simon

    In the past, bloglines has not “merged” feeds but displayed new content under the new url – which is absolutly unusable, especially when I say 301 redirect.

    It should check the database, find the new feed address already in it and reassign subscribers to it – 301 redirects can only be set by someone with access to the server.

    But the way it is, the old link stays in the system and is also offered to possible new subscribers.

    In case the new feed address is not into the data base, it should just be created.

  • http://crueltobekind.org Nicole Simon

    In the past, bloglines has not “merged” feeds but displayed new content under the new url – which is absolutly unusable, especially when I say 301 redirect.

    It should check the database, find the new feed address already in it and reassign subscribers to it – 301 redirects can only be set by someone with access to the server.

    But the way it is, the old link stays in the system and is also offered to possible new subscribers.

    In case the new feed address is not into the data base, it should just be created.

  • http://aaronwebb.wordpress.com/ Aaron Webb

    Google Reader has the same problems. I sent them a note as well but never heard anything.

  • http://aaronwebb.wordpress.com/ Aaron Webb

    Google Reader has the same problems. I sent them a note as well but never heard anything.

  • http://aaronwebb.wordpress.com/ Aaron Webb

    Google Reader has the same problems. I sent them a note as well but never heard anything.

  • http://aaronwebb.wordpress.com/ Aaron Webb

    Google Reader has the same problems. I sent them a note as well but never heard anything.

  • http://aaronwebb.wordpress.com/ Aaron Webb

    Google Reader has the same problems. I sent them a note as well but never heard anything.

  • http://aaronwebb.wordpress.com/ Aaron Webb

    Google Reader has the same problems. I sent them a note as well but never heard anything.

  • http://aaronwebb.wordpress.com/ Aaron Webb

    Google Reader has the same problems. I sent them a note as well but never heard anything.

  • http://aaronwebb.wordpress.com/ Aaron Webb

    Google Reader has the same problems. I sent them a note as well but never heard anything.

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  • Rick

    The comments some earlier posters made here about the tardiness of new posts in Bloglines is an OLD ISSUE that needs to be addressed once and for all.

    The last Bloglines said, which was over a couple months ago now (they have little to no public communication) was along the lines of “we have capacity issues, we’re aware of the problem, we’re in the process of moving, it should be better Real Soon Now.”

    What’s the story? Are the several hour to day (to day+) delays in some feeds ever going to be fixed?

  • Rick

    The comments some earlier posters made here about the tardiness of new posts in Bloglines is an OLD ISSUE that needs to be addressed once and for all.

    The last Bloglines said, which was over a couple months ago now (they have little to no public communication) was along the lines of “we have capacity issues, we’re aware of the problem, we’re in the process of moving, it should be better Real Soon Now.”

    What’s the story? Are the several hour to day (to day+) delays in some feeds ever going to be fixed?

  • Rick

    The comments some earlier posters made here about the tardiness of new posts in Bloglines is an OLD ISSUE that needs to be addressed once and for all.

    The last Bloglines said, which was over a couple months ago now (they have little to no public communication) was along the lines of “we have capacity issues, we’re aware of the problem, we’re in the process of moving, it should be better Real Soon Now.”

    What’s the story? Are the several hour to day (to day+) delays in some feeds ever going to be fixed?

  • Rick

    The comments some earlier posters made here about the tardiness of new posts in Bloglines is an OLD ISSUE that needs to be addressed once and for all.

    The last Bloglines said, which was over a couple months ago now (they have little to no public communication) was along the lines of “we have capacity issues, we’re aware of the problem, we’re in the process of moving, it should be better Real Soon Now.”

    What’s the story? Are the several hour to day (to day+) delays in some feeds ever going to be fixed?

  • Rick

    The comments some earlier posters made here about the tardiness of new posts in Bloglines is an OLD ISSUE that needs to be addressed once and for all.

    The last Bloglines said, which was over a couple months ago now (they have little to no public communication) was along the lines of “we have capacity issues, we’re aware of the problem, we’re in the process of moving, it should be better Real Soon Now.”

    What’s the story? Are the several hour to day (to day+) delays in some feeds ever going to be fixed?

  • Rick

    The comments some earlier posters made here about the tardiness of new posts in Bloglines is an OLD ISSUE that needs to be addressed once and for all.

    The last Bloglines said, which was over a couple months ago now (they have little to no public communication) was along the lines of “we have capacity issues, we’re aware of the problem, we’re in the process of moving, it should be better Real Soon Now.”

    What’s the story? Are the several hour to day (to day+) delays in some feeds ever going to be fixed?

  • Rick

    The comments some earlier posters made here about the tardiness of new posts in Bloglines is an OLD ISSUE that needs to be addressed once and for all.

    The last Bloglines said, which was over a couple months ago now (they have little to no public communication) was along the lines of “we have capacity issues, we’re aware of the problem, we’re in the process of moving, it should be better Real Soon Now.”

    What’s the story? Are the several hour to day (to day+) delays in some feeds ever going to be fixed?

  • Rick

    The comments some earlier posters made here about the tardiness of new posts in Bloglines is an OLD ISSUE that needs to be addressed once and for all.

    The last Bloglines said, which was over a couple months ago now (they have little to no public communication) was along the lines of “we have capacity issues, we’re aware of the problem, we’re in the process of moving, it should be better Real Soon Now.”

    What’s the story? Are the several hour to day (to day+) delays in some feeds ever going to be fixed?

  • Rick

    The comments some earlier posters made here about the tardiness of new posts in Bloglines is an OLD ISSUE that needs to be addressed once and for all.

    The last Bloglines said, which was over a couple months ago now (they have little to no public communication) was along the lines of “we have capacity issues, we’re aware of the problem, we’re in the process of moving, it should be better Real Soon Now.”

    What’s the story? Are the several hour to day (to day+) delays in some feeds ever going to be fixed?

  • Rick

    The comments some earlier posters made here about the tardiness of new posts in Bloglines is an OLD ISSUE that needs to be addressed once and for all.

    The last Bloglines said, which was over a couple months ago now (they have little to no public communication) was along the lines of “we have capacity issues, we’re aware of the problem, we’re in the process of moving, it should be better Real Soon Now.”

    What’s the story? Are the several hour to day (to day+) delays in some feeds ever going to be fixed?

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