Jumping Breaks / "Read more" links

It took me a while to notice Blogger had implemented a new feature called "jump break".

That allows me to split the posts in two parts I sometimes feel appropriate: the main part, and some details.

When that happens, you will see a "Read more" (or some similar one like, "Click for the rest", "Get the whole scoop"... I haven't decided yet.) link at the bottom of the posts.

Clicking that link will expand the post to its full content.

I hope this makes the reading experience better.

More about this here.

New Labels!

The blog is growing, so here's a compilation of subjects we are trying to cover so far. Because some labels are less obvious than others, here is the list of labels and their meanings in this blog:

• affiliations: distributions of people among any categories.
  
• contradiction: posts about obvious contradiction of concepts in any subject.
  
• defense: posts about how to defend yourself about faulty arguments.
  
• dot: surprise label. At some point, you will connect the dots! ;)
  
• guide: posts like this one, that explain the ins and outs of the Challenger.
  
• revelation: revelation in the non religious sense, such as an idea or new opinion replacing an old one.
• support: posts that show support for other institutions, web sites or people.
  
• welcome: posts to read once you arrive at this blog for the first time.
  

The list will grow, so keep an eye for new themes. Also, feel free to suggest new ones. We will appreciate it!

Labels?

Labels (also known as tags) are words that identify the type of content that a post has.
Having labels on posts increases the functionality of this blog tremendously. Here's why:

In the early days of blogging, labels were not around. When browsing the blog for an old post, the archive section was all we had. Finding something specific would require patience, time, and then more patience. After a good dose of both, one would actually land on that old post that we were looking for.

Today, one post can be about anything. To make things more complex, most posts mention several different things. So, how to find those posts about a specific subject in a blog about lots of things?
You got it: labels.

Every time an article is posted in this blog, one or more labels will be assigned to it. This post for example, is all about the label concept. I have decided that all posts that mention the practical aspect and functionality of this blog would be the blog's guide. As such, this post is labeled guide.

The result is: when this blog becomes large enough to make browsing the archives a tedious task, one will be able to click the guide label (present in this post) and see all the tricks and tips about this blog. All posts about tricks and tips will be under the label guide.
The same will be possible for all other aspects and themes I hope to cover in this blog.

Search for the guide label at the bottom of this post and have fun with labels!

[Definition] Definitions

It is hard to write and at the same time guarantee that the readers will get exactly what you wanted them to. Correction: it is, to my knowledge, impossible to guarantee such result.
How great would I be if I had the gift of transmitting exactly what was on my mind?

Because of this limitation we, humans, have, I decided it would be wise to populate this blog with definitions. Not because I think they are absolutely necessary, but because I believe it helps to have quick access to what this blog considers an Atheist, an Agnostic, or even a Religious person.

These terms are easy, but in religion, there are plenty of hard ones to go around.
In this way, we will at least guarantee one thing: that the readers that started out like I did (not knowing much about the subject) will have a quick access to terms we may use in future posts.
Actually, I will be one of those... ;)

In this blog, we will have a "definiton" label.
Posts that refer to and only to one definition, will be labeled as such: as a definition.
May this post be a definition about what definition stands for around here. It is also part of our guide.

Note: For the perfectionists out there, definition also is: "a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol". :)

And we are live!

Any post with the "guide" label is intended to guide you through the inner workings of this website. Things like: what are labels, what do they mean, RSS Feeds, how to use them, etc.
Hopefully, "guide" posts should also inform you of any blog related feature that may show up in the future.
So if you happen to throw this blog's address to someone (thanks in advance!), leave them with the hint of clicking the label "guide" before moving on. It will make the experience better, I promise.