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Welcome to the New TalkLeft

By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Sun Oct 15, 2006 at 11:56:57 PM EST
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TalkLeft has moved to Scoop. The problems with comments are resolved. Just register once, and you will be set.

I hope you like the new ease of commenting. Once you register, you can post comments. If you want to be able to post diaries, e-mail me and I will consider re-setting your permissions to be able to do so.

TalkLeft should both load faster now and your comments (once you register) should be pretty close to instantaneous. We're on a huge server, and we're the only site on it.

It's taken 40 days and 40 nights and more than a few thousand dollars. Be kind.

If you have problems, e-mail me.

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    Welcome to the New TalkLeft | 44 comments (44 topical)
    YAY!!! (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by Jen M on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 04:11:49 AM EST
    We're here!

    I hope

    New site (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by jazzcattg1 on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 04:17:18 AM EST
    Site looks good and registering was pretty easy, TL

    Long May You Run (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by Edger on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 04:59:58 AM EST
    Weve been through some things together
    With trunks of memories still to come
    We found things to do in stormy weather
    Long may you run.

    Long may you run.
    Long may you run.
    Although these changes have come
    With your chrome heart shining in the sun
    Long may you run.

    --Neil Young, Long May You Run

    It's the end of the world as we know it... (5.00 / 1) (#4)
    by Gabriel Malor on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 05:18:17 AM EST
    And I feel fine.

    new site (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by Anonymous Hero on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 06:08:17 AM EST
    Congratulations! Now we can comment, etc.

    Great pick on the song, too.

    My first post (5.00 / 1) (#6)
    by Anonymous Hero on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 06:14:22 AM EST
    I love it

    scoop (5.00 / 1) (#7)
    by Sailor on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 06:27:10 AM EST
    Congrats on the move!

    BTW, none of the buttons for formatting or linking work for me and it seems the trackback button is connected to the comment button at the bottom of each post.

    I also can't see other's comments when I'm on the comment page.

    I'm using Safari 2.0.4

    Warts (none / 0) (#8)
    by Edger on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 06:35:10 AM EST
    But even with the warts it's still a beautiful baby. No? ;-)

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    Buttons and Viewing Comments (none / 0) (#20)
    by Jeralyn on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 07:39:09 AM EST
    Sailor, the comments are threaded, so if you click the one you want to respond to (Reply to This) it will come up right above "Post a comment".

    As to the buttons, they may not work in Safari, I'll ask about that.  The html coding instructions are at the bottom of the comment box in case the buttons don't work.

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    Buttons and Viewing Comments (none / 0) (#21)
    by Jeralyn on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 07:40:51 AM EST
    Sailor, the comments are threaded, so if you click the one you want to respond to (Reply to This) it will come up right above "Post a comment".

    As to the buttons, they may not work in Safari, I'll ask about that.  The html coding instructions are at the bottom of the comment box in case the buttons don't work.

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    Is "blogwarming" a word yet? (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by roy on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 06:41:41 AM EST
    Congratulations on the move.  They did a great job honoring the old style, and the visual differences look nice too.

    One concern: since the comment preview page doesn't show others' comments, too, we'll have more "oops I didn't realize X said Y before I posted" comments.  It'll help if we manually refresh the comment-viewing page in another window/tab before posting.

    Your comments (5.00 / 1) (#10)
    by Jeralyn on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 06:46:48 AM EST
    Thanks for your comments, I'll forward them on to Colin at Scoophost.  Since I'm just getting used to Scoop myself, I'll need his help to fix them.

    This post is for the purpose of registering. (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by Anonymous Hero on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 06:48:19 AM EST
    Now I'm registered.  Thank you.

    Congratulations! (5.00 / 1) (#12)
    by nolo on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 06:54:58 AM EST
    Registration was easy.

    the new TalkLeft (5.00 / 1) (#13)
    by Anonymous Hero on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 06:59:05 AM EST
    "In a progressive country, change is constant; change is inevitable."

    --- Benjamin Disraeli

    wonderful change (5.00 / 1) (#14)
    by a on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 07:04:23 AM EST
    Wanted to test out the new commenting, and say hello.  Looking forward to continued reading and occasional commenting.

    Cheers!

    new site (5.00 / 1) (#15)
    by scribe on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 07:10:26 AM EST
    Well, congratulations!

    Now, let's see if this new-fangled commenting thingy actually works....

    testing new site (5.00 / 1) (#16)
    by Anonymous Hero on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 07:19:21 AM EST
    Looks good, a little confusing so far..

    Happy Blogwarming (5.00 / 1) (#17)
    by Anonymous Hero on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 07:26:58 AM EST
    I tried to leave a comment about 10mins. ago and lost the site. I use safari.

    This is a test, this is only a test.

    Can't seem to get my account to be accepted. It's mpower1952.

    Its good to be King (5.00 / 1) (#18)
    by Mreddieb on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 07:36:26 AM EST
    Passing out all those fives! I feel like King of the World!

    Welcome back JM! (5.00 / 1) (#19)
    by Johnny on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 07:38:11 AM EST
    Testing testing

    did you (none / 0) (#22)
    by Jen M on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 07:56:16 AM EST
    study for it?

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    No subject (none / 0) (#23)
    by Anonymous Hero on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 08:10:31 AM EST
    OK, a bit different, but still workable...I slected "flat unthreaded" comments from the drop down menu at the bottom of the thread and didn't have to click on the links to read them...I think.  

    Do you have to log in before every comment?  

    Anonymous hero? (none / 0) (#24)
    by Anonymous Hero on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 08:11:56 AM EST
    OK, I used my sign in...Where was I supposed to add my name?  I'm no hero

    - Patrick

    You need to register (none / 0) (#26)
    by Jeralyn on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 08:19:35 AM EST
    Patrick, you need to register with your sign-in information.  You can't just log in with your info. Just once.

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    Registration (none / 0) (#28)
    by Anonymous Hero on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 08:34:47 AM EST
    I thought I did....Dang I didn't know I was this computer illiterate.  Isn't registration the "Make New Account" link?  

    -Patrick

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    Create New Account (none / 0) (#36)
    by Jeralyn on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 09:20:03 AM EST
    Yes, you click that and fill in the info and then at the bottom click the "create account" button.  I just did one and it was a snap.  You will get a screen that says "account created."

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    Create Account (none / 0) (#37)
    by Anonymous Hero on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 09:27:43 AM EST
    I hate to be a pest, but I did that with the user name "Patrick" and a password, but somewhere, somehow, I keep getting a red incorrect login notice.  So I must have misspelled the password...Anyway to reset that?  

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    Yeah! (none / 0) (#25)
    by Anonymous Hero on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 08:16:35 AM EST
    Cool.  Very nice.

    Thanks for all the hard work getting this straightened out.

    Server limitations (none / 0) (#27)
    by Che's Lounge on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 08:31:31 AM EST
    Well as with some other servers, I cannot put in my apostrophe. Is there a way for me to change that? Otherwise, I will be changing my online name.

    No apostrophes, but spaces ok (none / 0) (#41)
    by Jeralyn on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 02:20:33 PM EST
    You can do Che s Lounge but only numerals, letters and spaces.

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    Patrick! (none / 0) (#29)
    by Che's Lounge on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 08:41:06 AM EST
    I also went through registration first. We may have a similar trait in that I have to read Every. Dang. Word. of the instructions or I'll screw it up. Maybe it's a male thing. Thanks for the settings observation. The original comments layout is very busy. By adopting certain formats you can really cut down on the clutter. I also removed the ratings scale, as I'm sure our responses will more than adequately show our scoring of the comments.

    Registration (none / 0) (#30)
    by Anonymous Hero on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 08:44:51 AM EST
    Well Obviously you've figured it out.  I'm still standing out on the cold dark night...Metaphorically.  What did you do?  I created a new user, with a user name and password and email, but I can't find a registration tab.   I'm looking and I know as soon as I get there it's gonna be a slap the forehead moment.  

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    Patrick! (none / 0) (#32)
    by Che's Lounge on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 08:53:09 AM EST
    You registered, but that wasn't enough. Can you find the "Create New Account" anywhere (near the bottom of the comments thread? It may be gone now, in that you may have already created your account as Anonymous Hero, and may have to email JM to ask to re-create a new name associated with your email address.

    Hang on dude. Don't wanna lose ya now!

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    'Display' setting (none / 0) (#31)
    by Edger on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 08:51:10 AM EST
    Is there a way to make the 'Display' setting default to 'Flat'?

    Comment Prefs (none / 0) (#33)
    by Gabriel Malor on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 09:01:49 AM EST
    Edger,

    Look on the right sidebar. You should see your user name and a whole bunch of options. Click on "Comment Preferences."

    I just found it, now I have to figure out what I like.

    It's like being at the store and seeing 100 kinds of laundry detergent. Too many options!!!

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    Too may options? (none / 0) (#38)
    by Edger on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 09:47:45 AM EST
    I know how you feel. I refuse to go in Safeway anymore for the same reason. I love the mom & pop groceries because they know me and they have what I want and don't aim a zillion mktng messages at me when I walk in!

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    Try Nested (none / 0) (#35)
    by Gabriel Malor on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 09:07:46 AM EST
    And having played with it now, I think you should give "nested" a try. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be a Nested Man.

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    YESSS!!! (none / 0) (#39)
    by Edger on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 10:01:27 AM EST
    Nested is definitely the way.

    Thx, Gabriel.

    Parent

    Thanks (none / 0) (#34)
    by kdog on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 09:05:26 AM EST
    Thanks TL for all the hard work....looking forward to rapid fire comment debate again.

    I set my preferences to make my email available (if I did it right?)...if you catch this, please email me your mailing address, I'd like to make a long overdue contribution towards the site improvements.

    Thanks

    new site (none / 0) (#40)
    by scribe on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 01:56:52 PM EST
    Hey, I'm liking this new comment system!

    They come up right f'g away, and that's great.

    And, once TL explained how clicking on the moon and dome sends me back to the main thread/site, man, this works great!

    Clock bug (none / 0) (#42)
    by Gabriel Malor on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 02:23:11 PM EST
    TL, I'm not sure if you want us to report bugs, but I've noticed that under the "Entries with Recent Comments" the posts and commenters are updated, but the times listed are incorrect.

    Clock fixed now (none / 0) (#43)
    by Jeralyn on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 03:18:34 PM EST
    I think it's fixed, let me know if you are still finding errors.  I set it to Mountain Standard Time, but I think you can set it in your preferences to your time zone.

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    Is it working? (none / 0) (#44)
    by Patrick on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 04:12:48 PM EST
    Thanks TL....Looks even better when you're signed in....The ratings should be an interesting addition in the more controversial threads..

    Welcome to the New TalkLeft | 44 comments (44 topical)