Peridot Capitalist

As many of you know, I started this blog in 2004 not really knowing whether it would catch on at all. It seemed like a great way to communicate with people about the stock market and investing, and not only clients and friends, but also other investors who might enjoy reading it. As the site grew, it became apparent that the blog would last for a long time and had outgrown its original web address on blogger.

As a result, last year I began posting the content in duplicate at its own dedicated domain. I kept the blogspot site active to accommodate existing readers and advertisers, but having two sites really was a hassle. Accordingly, this weekend I finally decided to merge the sites, allowing The Peridot Capitalist to be hosted at only one address. The blogspot site is now pointed to the dedicated address.

As is usually the case with technology modifications, the potential for problems was one of the reasons it took me so long to go ahead with this consolidation process. I don’t expect to make the transition without any hiccups, but hopefully there are only a few minor issues that need to be fixed.

Here are the potential issues I am aware of right now that may affect readers:

Old Posts Showing Up In Feed Readers

This blog’s main rss feed address http://feeds.feedburner.com/PeridotCapitalist is not changing. If you are subscribed to this feed address, no action is needed. As I reroute some of the older feeds, there may be some old posts that show up in your feed readers. I apologize for that, but please just ignore them. To minimize feed related issues, please make sure your feed reader is subscribed to the most recent feed mentioned above so you will continue to receive blog posts via rss feed. You may do this simply by resubscribing to the feed by using the “subscribe to the blog” links in the upper right corner of this site.

There are several older feeds that are being used by some people. These include the following:

http://peridotcapital.blogspot.com/rss.xml
http://peridotcapital.blogspot.com/atom.xml
http://www.peridotcapital.blogspot.com/atom.xml
http://www.peridotcapital.blogspot.com/rss.xml

If you are using any of the four old feeds above, please replace it with our most up-to-date feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/PeridotCapitalist. Again, you may do this simply by resubscribing to the feed by using the “subscribe to the blog” links in the upper right corner of this site.

Broken Page Links

Because I am going to use the blogspot site’s template, old links to individual pages on peridotcapitalist.com will no longer work. Links to the home page will be perfectly fine. Links to specific posts on the blogspot site will be redirected and should continue to work.

If you have linked to one of my posts on the peridotcapitalist.com site before today, please update the link’s address if you want the link to work. You can find the article on the site today and update the address, or just email me and I will send you the working link so you don’t have to look for it. Again, links to either home page will still work. Only individual post pages for one of the sites will be affected.

Some Comments Erased

Because two sites have been maintained with identical content, there are comments posted from both sites as well. I have chosen to use the blogspot template on the site, so all comments posted on www.peridotcapitalist.com are no longer accessible.

This is unfortunate because comment volume has been higher on the newer site, thus many very good discussions have been erased. I regret having to do this, but please keep the comments coming on the new site to maintain quality discussion.

Those are the issues I am aware of, but there is always a chance that other problems will arise with this transition. If you discover any, please let me know and I will do my best to fix them. The main rss feed was not working for a while beginning late Friday night, but this should be resolved over the weekend for most rss feed readers, if it has not already.

Most importantly, if you have any suggestions on how to make the blog better, from any perspective, please let me know. I am always looking for feedback because I run this site for you, the reader. If people don’t enjoy reading a blog, there is little point in writing one.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you all very much for your loyal support and readership over the last two and a half years.

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