Swampland Has A New Look!
Yes, we too are all about change. New design; new features; same bloggers -- and, we hope, same commenters. We think it will be cleaner and friendlier. Please spend a little time getting used to it, and tell us what you think.
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KT-Please, why are the comments in reverse order?
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It doesn't seem to like the underline tag. So far, ok, just different.
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FYI, KT, thank you for your benevolent decision in re your powers... -
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Gunny: Am asking the High Sheriffs on that one. Isn't that an advantage, though? So you can see the freshest comments without scrolling down? I'm agnostic, but I'd love to hear what The Base thinks.
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my browser defaults to the bottom of the page when I click on a blog post. So what is the point of the inverse order?
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KT-I'm not seeing the freshest comments. I am defaulting to the bottom of the page. The oldest comment. The news comments are at the top? Using Firefox. This happens when I first click into the blog post by you guys.
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KT-Thanks for all your hard work. You truly rock!
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Why is KT the victim of our wrath over this change? Why not give us MS - our usual whipping boy - or, today, at least, JNS, who's Palin love-fest has aroused our ire? I actually _like_ KT, and don't like dumping on her - especially for something that isn't her fault...
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KT: while you're pestering the Sheriffs, can you please, please, pretty please ask them to fix the flippin' new-lines?
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Nice guy-Because unlike the others. KT makes things happen. All you have to do is ask.
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BTW, I am very happy with all the other changes so far. -
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I agree with the newline issue. I'm really tired of having to put some sort of place holder other than return. Can't those guys just tweak the code to accept /n? (or whatever the returned newline char is)
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Also, if newest is at top, lets default to top. Put me in for a second on gygst213's motion. -
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Oh, and before I forget, fix the pagination, too. I _hate_ the 50-posts per page. Or at least make it an option we can enable.
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Amen!!
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1. Invert the comments, so the first is at the top. That would make it easier to read the whole thread, especially if we come a bit late to the party.
2. Paragraph breaks would be nice.
3. Get read of the "50 posts only" per page.
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I replied in earlier post OT / now on topic: (short version) like clean look, more hot pics of bloggers please (jk), wish for a more risible banner graphic - WH too etch-a-sketchy. More splashes of color, pics won't muddy up the page. Kudos for highlighting blogger's reply (reads pale pink or yellow depending on screen angle). Newer comments first ok. Only teeny issue: direct replies to comments good but not indented to right enough to tell apart from reg. comments.
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Yes, the indentation is not very visible, however replies to specific comments are not numbered, while all the standard comments are, so it is very easy to distinguish comments from replies based on which has a number beside it.
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It must be my conservative opposition to change, but I rather liked it the old way. Silly traditionalists.
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Looks like its fix already. Browser now defaulting to the top. Way cool.
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Wow. We can now comment in response to individual comments. I think that's a big improvement.
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With page breaks every 25 comments, though, I think enclosed replies will get lost as people jump to the last page expecting to see new comments last.
Not saying I don't like it, but I can foresee problems with it.
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Indeed, in my experience there are many problems with the reply to a specific comment tab, because some people use it, others just post. So you have a group of replies right below the comment, but you also have people just posting who are commenting on that specific discussion, so the discourse gets all spread around. It can cause confusion.
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I think it's purty. I actually like it.
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Sorry, I should be grumpy and critical. I apologize. -
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I see MS got himself a fresh, professional looking picture, though. He now looks too much like a MSM reporter, I prefer the "rustic, on-the-go, in between flights, need more coffee so I can post this blog and then shave" look...What a shame...
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It is very hard to follow a conversation when the comments are in reverse order. If all you are interested in is individual comments, then that's fine. But Swampland is all about the extended conversations in the comments. Blogs that have reverse comments tend to deteriorate into unreadable chaos very quickly -- just look at Jake Tapper's blog. I don't know, maybe you at Time don't want the kind of conversations that happen in the comment threads. Many a blog has been ruined by burdensome and unreadable comment schemes. It's unnatural to be forced to scroll down and then up. Other than that, it looks pretty nice.
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Maybe an option to view newest first or oldest first. -
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The new format looks professional.
Agree that it should run from oldest to newest, top to bottom.
Also, needs color differentiation for hidden links (for example). We may otherwise miss some links. -
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Echo the thought about color needed for links, maybe red? I was used to easy-find blue hyperlinks. Really tiny complaint, sorry.
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Oldest on top - Please!!!!!!!!
Otherwise - I like it. -
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Great new look. Maybe a little too bland out front, but pl;acing the latest comments on top is a plus.
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I will add my "me too" to the folks that are not in favour of newest first commenting.
I find it very unnatural to page up.-
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Although I will say that I like the layout as a whole.
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My initial reaction is that there's little contrast between photos, blogs and comments (kinda boring), but cleaner I guess. It should definitely read top to bottom, and I prefer the names at the left above the comment so I can skim over them quicker if need be, but I'm sure I can get used to this.
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ummm....WTF just happened???
- ktumulty @LATimesrainey Could you get them to check for my earrings? I lost a pair of silver ones and have been hunting all over the house for them. - 11 hours ago
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- ktumulty New Blog Entry, "Health Bill: What Would It Cost Me?" - http://tinyurl.com/y8uxg5w - 1 day ago
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