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Are you done playing, John?
Vanity | 03/14/2008 | Vanity

Posted on 03/14/2008 2:59:11 PM PDT by Glenn

I know FreeRepublic is not for profit. I understand that any changes that are done to it are "unencumbered" by any feasible plan.

But you are driving me nuts, John!

Think things through from my perspective. I don't have time to play around figuring out all the subtle differences between on Alpha release and the Next.

Do the right thing. Beta. Test. Don't break what isn't broken. Never, ever, do anything that breaks a bookmark.

I understand that playgrounds are fun, but I, for one, don't have time to coddle you whilst you are playing!


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To: newheart

STRONGLY AGREE. It’s a fine set of improvements.


101 posted on 03/14/2008 7:10:33 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Glenn

Methinks your definition of “professional” is myopic, narrow, rigid, wholesale biased and about the depth of a wading pool for gnats . . . wellll . . . . at least for mice.


102 posted on 03/14/2008 7:12:28 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Glenn; John Robinson; Jim Robinson

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

Accusing John and Jim Robinson of being in the same “professional” galactic cluster as Microslop is fighting words in these parts . . . a least as far as I’m concerned.


103 posted on 03/14/2008 7:14:39 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Glenn

If this were my website, you would hereby be

UNINVITED.

If you don’t like it here, go start your own website.


104 posted on 03/14/2008 7:17:10 PM PDT by Joya (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
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To: Centurion2000

Then sit back, have a coke and a smile and STFU already.

= =

INDEED.


105 posted on 03/14/2008 7:17:11 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: discostu

There’s nothing unprofessional about an iterative roll out. The fact is beta-ing for large websites like this never really work, the bugs are in the volume and the beta site never gets the volume. They chunked up the changes in a bunch of small waves, it’s a good way to keep things stable gives them a chance to find problems, and gives people a chance to adjust a couple changes at a time. Buy the ticket, take the ride.

= =

WELL PUT. THX.


106 posted on 03/14/2008 7:18:20 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Jim Robinson
AAARG!!!

Can't you do what Yahoo does, and allow people who do not like all the cute new features, keep their old Free Republic, at least for a while?

Thanks, Nathan

107 posted on 03/14/2008 7:18:35 PM PDT by NathanR ( Duncan Hunter for SecDef)
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To: nhoward14
It's not the “bugs”, but the “features” that are the problem.
108 posted on 03/14/2008 7:19:46 PM PDT by NathanR ( Duncan Hunter for SecDef)
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To: SGCOS

...I would like to suggest a new category of post..
I agree. Based on this thread, I would create a ‘Whining’ category.

= = =

We might need to have several ranked categories:

1. Whining with a high pitched, shrill wail; a drippy nose; puffy eyes and stamping feet.
2. Whining with a shrill wail, pouty lips, puffy eyes & flailing arms.

3. Whining with a loud normal tone, pouty lips & fierce eyes.

4. Whining with a muffled pouty tone and a pleading eye-look.

5. Whining as a reflex but without much heart in it.

= = = =

I think I’d rate this one between a 1 and a 2.


109 posted on 03/14/2008 7:24:10 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Clara Lou

“Speak for yourself, Glenn.”

= = =

I think with these posts, we have to be more precise . . .

Wail alone, . . .


110 posted on 03/14/2008 7:25:21 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: kitkat

“Some other guy’s engagement ring.” LOL LOL LOL


111 posted on 03/14/2008 7:27:03 PM PDT by NathanR ( Duncan Hunter for SecDef)
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To: peggybac

It matters a lot where the pic resides.

It needs to reside on a site that allows hot-linking.

Then,

IMG SRC=”URL”

between left and right carets will work.


112 posted on 03/14/2008 7:27:54 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Jim Robinson
I like the new format.

You can do stuff with it.

Nice work, carry on Sir!

113 posted on 03/14/2008 7:28:04 PM PDT by humblegunner (™)
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To: mkjessup

Are you joking or is there such a feature. If so, how to implement it! I just assume some hotshot does it the long way every time.


114 posted on 03/14/2008 7:28:50 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Jim Robinson; John Robinson

I think the user defaults feature is awesome.

GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Thanks tons.

Being able to edit for say several hours or 24 hours after posting would be great, if that’s workable.


115 posted on 03/14/2008 7:33:58 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Cicero

Yeah. That’s a problem on most sites. Not sure if it’s easily solved or not.

I think Firefox is better on such.


116 posted on 03/14/2008 7:36:06 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Jim Robinson

If you offered “tiers” of service, you may be able to make a good deal of money from this, Jim. You deserve it. Maybe incorporate a social network, POP mail, personal blogs, avatars....


117 posted on 03/14/2008 7:54:16 PM PDT by Theo (Global warming "scientists." Pro-evolution "scientists." They're both wrong.)
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To: Quix

I have the problem on other sites, yes, as well as FR. But I think I recently had to increase the IE7 > View > font size from Larger to Largest, because the fonts in FR seemed to get smaller. In fact it looks pretty tiny in this text box, even set at Largest.

It could just be this computer. My desktop gave up the ghost, and I had to switch to one of my laptops.

You can also adjust the font or pixel size in Desktop > Properties, but unfortunately that tends to make everything fuzzy, even with Clearfont adjustment. If the basic font size in the FR articles could be made bigger, that would help, but as I said I don’t know how much of this problem is due to the computer I’m using.

I brought this issue up in the spirit of beta testing, not as a complaint.


118 posted on 03/14/2008 7:55:48 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

I got a larger screen—helps on my Desktop some. But it’s still a hassle.

Maybe I should go back to Firefox. Bt I like IE’s shortcuts I forget how to do shortcuts in Firefox. LOL.


119 posted on 03/14/2008 7:58:30 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Jim Robinson

Is there any way to program this friggin thing so that ‘Comments’ yields just a list of the thread title and little more of the latest comments? (in other words, the “old way”)

I don’t like having the whole comment — takes up too much screen real estate when I am just scanning the current threads being commented upon to see what interests me.


120 posted on 03/14/2008 8:03:46 PM PDT by webschooner (A Conservative voting for Juan McCain is like trying to pick up a turd by the clean end.)
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