Sal is moving (has moved) his blog off of Bear to an independent repository on CloudFlare, and that caused recurring concerns with Micro.blog.

As Sal said about Bear, I have nothing but good things to say about Micro.blog. Really. I love it here, and I recommend Micro.blog to anyone who seems to be slightly passionate about starting a blog. I think it’s unique in terms of what it provides and in terms of a positive community, and it comes with a suite of complementary apps that enhance blogging as an experience. But.

As the saying goes, it’s not a matter of if but a matter of when. And, as far as I know, Micro. blog doesn’t have a contingency plan (is that what you call it?).

Personally, as long as Micro.blog offers an option to export data (which I do regularly, as well as backing up my blog) I think I’ll be OK - and I don’t believe it will ever be turned off. There are other options if something happens, and I could self-host my own site again if I have to, but as Sal mentioned in his post: “I’d wager that most bloggers would rather not bother and would much prefer a platform like Bear to take care of all the nuts and bolts.”

Yep. Been there, done that. There’s more than enough tech related stuff I do around my website (if you’ve been around for more than a month you’ve probably encountered one or two) as is. Besides, I also like the idea of Micro.blog, not just what it does. Paying for it as a service feels good. It’s part of the “good internet” the way I see it.

Oh well, the good news is that maybe I’ll get to read more posts from Sal, now that he can use his work laptop 😁