Mmmm, carrot cake crumbs! But next time, how about some NY cheesecake crumbs, with cherry remnants?
Now back on point.
Some of the things that make (and have made) FR far superior to all other sites are:
1. The crisp, clean reading environment. No flash, no blinking lights (except for the infernal thing that winks at you in post 1 during fundraisers)
2. Lack of avatars (PLEASE don’t ever, ever start using avatars! They are just a way for people to pretend to be something they aren’t.)
3. The ping system and FReepmail system. Most sites don’t have these and it’s impossible to follow replies to your own posts. FR is far superior in that regard.
Those are, of course, in addition to the great minds that FR hosts here.
Now some gripes:
1. We want Jim Robinson back! This Thompson guy is okay, but he’s like Mike after Joel left MST3K. He’s mildly amusing, but not the same. Bring back Robinson!
2. I want to roll back the clock to FR 1999! Remember when we could ruin a whole thread by leaving tags open? I wanna be bold! I want my Italians back!
3. I want A+Bert back. He was a lot of fun.
Those are my demands. Feel free to place in the circular file. :-)
He's right, and Jim Robinson deserves compliments. This is a serious defect in lots of other websites and I don't know why all websites don't make it easy to tell if somebody has replied to your post. It is not rocket science and should be standard operating practice.