The upgrade has completed successfully. If you're seeing this post, your computer has realized the change to the new NB.
Here's a quick run-down of some of the features:
- The end to automatic logout. Before, the system logged you out after about 15 minutes of inactivity. Now, you must manually log out.
- Pictures in accounts. To make one for yourself, go to "My account," click "Edit," and then scroll down to the "Picture" section. Use the form there to upload a tasteful picture of yourself or something you like.
- Printer friendly pages. A link for a printer-friendly page of just the article is available at the bottom of every full article.
- More comments per page. The comment system now allows you to have up to 300 comments per page as the new default. For existing users, you will need to change your setting to enable this. Scroll down to the end of a comment area and change the "Comment viewing options" to "300 comments per page."
- Easier comment reading. Even and odd comments display in alternate styles to facilitate reading long discussions.
- Successful import of the buddylist. We got it working for everyone.
- More compatible HTML editor that works w/o a snag in Firefox and Mozilla.
- Improved RSS. The NewsBusters RSS feed now includes the full text of all articles and features up to 25 at a time.
- Improved private messaging. Our PM system now automatically completes user names for you as you type them in thanks to AJAX technology.
- Better search engine that includes more ways to refine your search. We may change this again.
Update 07-17: I have closed the comments for this article. Please post bug reports on this node.
—Matthew Sheffield is the creator and editor of NewsBusters.
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July 17, 2007 - 10:47 ET by Challenger GrimWell it's finally getting pretty darn nice around here. Still a few features I'd like to see but little by little... ;)
Be sure to get your daily Fred Thompson Fact!
Excellent Job guys! The
July 17, 2007 - 10:50 ET by MightyMouthExcellent Job guys! The new format will take a little getting used to but looks really great over all!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Excellent job on the site.
July 17, 2007 - 11:13 ET by Dave RExcellent job on the site. I know it wasn't easy.
Love the new features.
EDIT: And I haven't the foggiest notion how this comment ended up way up here.
Help Fred defeat the RINOs, along with the Hitllary-Obama Axis, & win the White House in '08.
Just wanted to see if
July 17, 2007 - 11:15 ET by ValendilJust wanted to see if thepicture thingy worked.
checking out the pic
July 17, 2007 - 11:22 ET by amberJust wanted to see how my little girl looked on here.
GRRRRRRREAT!
July 17, 2007 - 11:31 ET by NoMoreClintonsNice job NewsBusters!
Test to see if my picture
July 17, 2007 - 11:37 ET by Ruths husband BenTest to see if my picture from school shows up.
Sooooo
July 16, 2007 - 23:17 ET by Cool ArrowSo, this is the portrait gallery Nick
Cool!
July 16, 2007 - 23:18 ET by Free StinkerCool !
~
Fred Thompson and Ann Coulter walk into a bar. The bar is instantly destroyed because that much awesome cannot be contained in one building.
Seamlessly done. Thank you!
July 16, 2007 - 23:20 ET by BondPlainBondSeamlessly done. Thank you!
Wow, I guess we're all
July 16, 2007 - 23:44 ET by BlondeWow, I guess we're all still here.
Nice job, Matt!
Excellent.
OK...back to my patio.
Catch you all manana!
OK, Matt. What's the
July 17, 2007 - 00:08 ET by Warner Todd HustonOK, Matt.
What's the policy? Can we ALL have a cool picture, or just the select few!? (lol)
Okay, Matt, Where is
July 17, 2007 - 00:41 ET by BlondeOkay, Matt,
Where is the option to change from 90 comments per page to 300?
It was here in the BETA version.
}}}----> Matt - Wide screen
July 17, 2007 - 00:56 ET by Cool ArrowI'm only using 2/3rds of my wide screen now.
Other than making the print gigantic, is there a stretch to fit feature?
Photo Test
July 17, 2007 - 01:26 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveI'll have to find a good picture without my make-up...In the meantime, this will have to do.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." --Thomas Jefferson
Wow, very cool. Now I
July 17, 2007 - 03:39 ET by lnthompWow, very cool. Now I have to find a suitable picture to upload :-)
UPDATE: I see that uploading a picture automatically included it in my existing post. Now everyone knows what my employment badge photo looks like!!! :-)
Lee T.
U.S. Navy (ret.) / Vancouver, Washington
The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.-- Mark Twain
Nice job. I like what
July 17, 2007 - 03:33 ET by tracheostomyNice job. I like what you did with the place. Very comfortable.
-PJ
"Trake: Your lofty convictions are another blemish on the rump of congregational sectarianism." -Tumbler 5/15/07
This is great
July 17, 2007 - 05:04 ET by RDWThanks Matthew !
photos
July 17, 2007 - 06:01 ET by Gordon SchumwayGreat idea! Now, if I could only figure out the text editor, all would be peachy
Gordo
Melmac
Testing... Forget 911,
July 17, 2007 - 07:09 ET by fosstenTesting...
Forget 911, I dial 9MM.
New Format
July 17, 2007 - 07:34 ET by imokSo, what's with the blank space on the left side of the page? I have to scroll to the right to see the content.
Fabulous!
July 17, 2007 - 07:37 ET by NoMoreClintonsFabulous!
I may spend even MORE time
July 17, 2007 - 08:51 ET by HelenSI may spend even MORE time in here now that I have faces to talk to and not just words on the screen. Much more fun this way :o) Nicely done, Matt.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
YouTube Embed Code
July 17, 2007 - 09:11 ET by P.J. GladnickCan we now use the YouTube embed codes in our blogs?
Hmmm... Curiouser and
July 17, 2007 - 09:16 ET by HelenSHmmm... Curiouser and curiouser. I appear to have misplaced a post. I added one a few minutes ago, stepped out to change my face, and returned to find that my previous post had disappeared.
Was it due to my changing my picture? Or was it a gremlin in my machine...?
Whatever the cause, this is a nice change to the page, Matt. Nicely done.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
I'm so confused! The
July 17, 2007 - 09:21 ET by HelenSI'm so confused! The order of comments seems to be totally random. My new ones are not at the end and the times of the other ones are all out of order.
I must be in a time warp or nearing the speed of light. It's all relative anyway.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
testing
July 17, 2007 - 09:23 ET by vrwc13testing
So I changed my setting
July 17, 2007 - 09:41 ET by HelenSSo I changed my setting from “Threaded list – expanded” to “Flat list – expanded” and Voila! (a little French lingo there for those in Rio Lindo), the posts rearranged theirselfs into a more believable chronological arrangement.
Now I have to figure out which magical setting will keep the chronology in order and also indent the replies...
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Cool, everything works.
July 17, 2007 - 10:34 ET by BritcomEven my Firefox browser is working. Good job guys.
need to check out this 300
July 16, 2007 - 23:20 ET by botgneed to check out this 300 comment thingy
"The more I study science, the more I believe in God." Einstein
}}----> Freeeee o' buddy
July 16, 2007 - 23:20 ET by Cool ArrowLet's see how this baby purrs. Any tricks we should know?
Anyone can have a pic
July 17, 2007 - 00:12 ET by Matthew SheffieldGo to "My account," click "Edit" and scroll down. There is a space to upload a picture of yourself or anything/anyone else.
As always, good taste is required...
Anyone! ;-)
July 17, 2007 - 00:17 ET by Free Stinker.
}}}----> Dapper Dan Stinker
July 17, 2007 - 00:23 ET by Cool ArrowIf I looked that good, I'd run for President
It's easy with the magic of Computers
July 17, 2007 - 00:27 ET by Free StinkerAt 85x85 pixels, anyone can look good. ;-)
}}}----> Magical Computers
July 17, 2007 - 00:33 ET by Cool ArrowCan I make myself look like Diane Sawyer?
"I'm not a journalist, but I play a truthful one on TV"
[] why []
July 17, 2007 - 00:40 ET by Free StinkerAnd you would like to look like Diane Sawyer because . . . ?
Fred Thompson and Ann Coulter walk into a bar. The bar is instantly destroyed because that much awesome cannot be contained in one building.
}}}----> You're right
July 17, 2007 - 00:44 ET by Cool ArrowIf I'm going on the Transgender journey, I'm gonna be Jessica Alba
Jessica von Alba
July 17, 2007 - 00:47 ET by Free StinkerIn that case, I love you! ;-)
___
Fred Thompson and Ann Coulter walk into a bar. The bar is instantly destroyed because that much awesome cannot be contained in one building.
Scroll to the bottom of this page.
July 17, 2007 - 00:43 ET by Free Stinker_______
Fred Thompson and Ann Coulter walk into a bar. The bar is instantly destroyed because that much awesome cannot be contained in building.
Form is at the top now
July 17, 2007 - 00:45 ET by Matthew SheffieldI just now enabled it to be at the top of the comments as well, too which is how Blonde is remembering it from the beta.
Matt, Any chance of
July 17, 2007 - 00:48 ET by Free StinkerMatt,
Any chance of getting "moderate" buttons back?
_______
Fred Thompson and Ann Coulter walk into a bar. The bar is instantly destroyed because that much awesome cannot be contained in one building.
Nope. Sadly that was the one feature
July 17, 2007 - 00:50 ET by Matthew Sheffieldthat was removed by the Drupal developers. I'm looking into some other measures, however.
Matt, Moderating
July 17, 2007 - 00:51 ET by BlondeMatt,
Moderating comments was kind of lame.
Okay...I'm going to see if my beautiful horse's picture will show up.
Okay, it's not my horse,
July 17, 2007 - 00:55 ET by BlondeOkay, it's not my horse, it's one of my orchids.
Maybe I'll try it again.
Hey Matt...this is kind of fun.
It won't be in the morning, but it's fun now.
}}}----> Your horse?
July 17, 2007 - 01:01 ET by Cool ArrowDoes your horse have no name?
Is it dead? If so, can we beat your dead horse?
I'm tired of my broke drum
My horse has a
July 17, 2007 - 01:08 ET by BlondeMy horse has a name...actually, he's not really my horse. I'm leasing him for the summer.
His name is Rolex. He's a full blooded Arabian...black with a nice stripe on his nose, and two white feet.
A total gentleman. But apparently his picture is too many pixels here. So...you are seeing a picture of my very favorite Orchid. It booms every Thanksgiving.
It's a cattleya.
Aren't you glad you asked?
Too much informatin, yes?
LOL. :)
Matt.....this is alot of fun! And fast (even better!)
On naming a horse
July 17, 2007 - 05:46 ET by UnsaneRolex???
If I owned a horse, the list of names I would have for it would be rather short.
I'd have four to pick from. :-)
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Blonde, I'm using you as
July 17, 2007 - 01:04 ET by hydrodynDMBlonde,
I'm using you as an excuse to see if this avatar thing works on here.
Thanks, hydro. It
July 17, 2007 - 01:10 ET by BlondeThanks, hydro.
It works. "using me as an excuse"?
Hmmmm....
:D
P.S. That pic is just NOT YOU.
Blonde, You don't think
July 17, 2007 - 01:12 ET by hydrodynDMBlonde,
You don't think so?
The organic within the mechanical theme aint working for you then?
Hmmm. I'll have to think on it then.
Credit to you if you know what it's from though ...
hydro, Actually, it looks
July 17, 2007 - 01:20 ET by Blondehydro,
Actually, it looks like an evil sign from my 10-key. When I'm too tired to comply with some idiot auditor. After fifteen cups of coffe.
You know, the old "FY".
Blonde, That's
July 17, 2007 - 01:26 ET by hydrodynDMBlonde,
That's fair.
It's actually a slightly modified version of the cover of the Police album "Ghost In The Machine"
And I thought I was being clever.
I thought I
July 17, 2007 - 01:32 ET by BlondeI thought I answered....maybe not.
I like the Police, but Sting makes me nervous.
OK, I'm out. It's been fun.
And did the forums really disappear? That would be a shame. I really liked your last one...obviously...I keep plugging it! :)
Blonde,
July 17, 2007 - 01:35 ET by hydrodynDMBlonde,
Sting makes us all nervous.
But back in the day ...
Have a good night. Tomorrow will no doubt be interesting on here.
Yep, Out....the posts
July 17, 2007 - 01:37 ET by BlondeYep,
Out....the posts don't seem to go where I'd want them to tho.
Catch you manana. Nice discussion this evening. Even though I just read it.
Nite, O.
Blonde - Don't you have to work in the morning, or something?
July 17, 2007 - 00:58 ET by Free StinkerModerating comments was kind of lame.
(Ahem) I miss that feature. :-(
_______
Fred Thompson and Ann Coulter walk into a bar. The bar is instantly destroyed because that much awesome cannot be contained in one build
Oh, I see the triangle
July 17, 2007 - 01:02 ET by BlondeOh, I see the triangle thing. LOL.
Guess the horse pic has too many pixels, or somesuch.
And yes, I do have to work in the a.m.
No one said I had to be awake, tho.
Well, if the horse pic won't work, neither will the T-Bird. Wait for it tho...I have a pic of me in my mum's (56) t-bird that I'm going to have scanned! LOL.
Triangle, indeed.
Told ya!
July 17, 2007 - 01:07 ET by Free Stinkertold ya.
Why do you doubt?
Free
July 17, 2007 - 01:14 ET by BlondeNo doubts.
Actually, there never were (any doubts )....I always believed you!
I have to laugh, though.
All of the troll counting makes perfect sense.
Drafting
July 17, 2007 - 01:21 ET by Free Stinker.
.
I always believed you! --July 17, 2007
And I think you're probably full of BS about the drafting triangle and all --August 25, 2006
(sigh)
I think moderation could be
July 17, 2007 - 05:49 ET by sarcasmoI think moderation could be or become a good thing, but it would need to be better-explained to users and finer tuned, and it would probably need to end up involving units of reputation of some sort (NB advertisers take note, as this someday could benefit some businesses that have a need to select customers carefully). I'm reluctant to call it "a currency" but it might end up acting a lot like one if integrated into desirable-enough ads/discounts. Of course, this has yet to work all that well on some of the more famous moderate-pioneer blog sites, like Slashdot, in part IMO because they've been reluctant (as lefties) to let mod points act like a currency, and in part due to the random way they issue mod points anyway. It's a very tough programming/psychological challenge of the very worst sort -- ie, one that LOOKS simple to people who haven't ever seen it tried with real communities. I'm still enough of an idealist to have hope for moderation's future. For now, we might want to try something where people could vote for "post of the day" or something, I guess.
The feature I want most is "email me if I haven't replied to a reply," which the old NB site supposedly-had, but it never worked. Instead, the old site emailed me when I had a PM (don't care so much for that one, I could take it or leave it...). I'd like one email at around sundown eastern time with URLs to everything I've missed.
I'm also concerned about what photo to post, since I want to try to keep to the "tasteful" requirement. Still workin' on that one, but clearly a photo of me won't qualify. ;)
JMR
Turn up the radio!
July 17, 2007 - 01:30 ET by Free StinkerAnd I thought my pic was scary! :-\
Sweet
July 17, 2007 - 01:30 ET by hydrodynDMSweet
Mean Gene, LOL-That is a
July 17, 2007 - 10:46 ET by Dave RMean Gene,
LOL-That is a great pic!
Help Fred defeat the RINOs, along with the Hitllary-Obama Axis, & win the White House in '08.
MM...nice pic...figures
July 17, 2007 - 10:51 ET by vrwc13MM...nice pic...figures
Thanks, I have a few others
July 17, 2007 - 11:10 ET by MightyMouthThanks, I have a few others depending on my mood. Wait till you see the evil MM! :-)
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
MM...I dig it too
July 17, 2007 - 11:18 ET by LionKingMM...I agree. They did a great job. Cool pic, too!!!
Nope. Must be no bigger
July 17, 2007 - 11:39 ET by MightyMouthNope. Must be no bigger than 85x85 pixels and no larger than 30k.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
ajax
July 16, 2007 - 20:40 ET by Pragmatic-ManMatt, are there going to be any new Ajax features, like Charlie incorporated over at LGF?
By the way, thanks for all the hard work. I really liked the test site this weekend.
Nothing too major as of yet
July 16, 2007 - 21:31 ET by Matthew SheffieldNothing too major as of yet. There will be some much bigger changes coming in the next few months.
THANKS Matt, I'm
July 16, 2007 - 23:23 ET by botgTHANKS Matt,
I'm surprised i still have buddies!
"The more I study science, the more I believe in God." Einstein
Buddies actually do work
July 16, 2007 - 23:29 ET by Matthew SheffieldI didn't have time to mention it to everyone.
AJAX
July 17, 2007 - 00:52 ET by Matthew SheffieldActually, I forgot that there is one AJAX feature that readers can see in the private messaging function. See the updated article above.
Matthew, Not sure if
July 17, 2007 - 01:20 ET by hydrodynDMMatthew,
Not sure if someone else asked this, but what happens to the old forum topics?
The forums are still a work
July 17, 2007 - 01:36 ET by Matthew SheffieldThe forums are still a work in progress. We're going to work on getting them back to normal.
Matthew, That's cool. At
July 17, 2007 - 01:42 ET by hydrodynDMMatthew,
That's cool. At worst, I'd have to repost my diatribes.
As a side question: has the ordering of new comments within a thread been changed or am I just imagining things?
Comment ordering
July 17, 2007 - 01:50 ET by Matthew SheffieldI don't think it changed, but I guess we'll see when the new blog posts start coming in tomorrow.
Matthew, I'm sure I'm
July 17, 2007 - 02:09 ET by hydrodynDMMatthew,
I'm sure I'm just being daft. Blonde seemed to make a comment that supported what I thought, but it is late and she is blonde.
(ps Blonde - please don't hurt me)
Matt, you rock dude!!showing
July 16, 2007 - 20:43 ET by botgMatt, you rock dude!!
showing my age there
"The more I study science, the more I believe in God." Einstein
Good Luck, Matt - I'm still with you.
July 16, 2007 - 20:51 ET by acaiguanaGood Luck, Matt - I'm still with you.
I know you haven't heard from me for a while, but I'm still there.
ACA
...
Quoted from: 'Acaiguana Notes from the Bomb Shelter' (soon to be a movie at theaters near you)
Good luck with the changeover
July 16, 2007 - 20:53 ET by BlondeGood luck with the changeover, Matt.
We all appreciate your hard work here...it must be a pluperfect PITA to maintain this site.
Regards, & thanks again!
pluperfect PITA????
July 16, 2007 - 21:01 ET by Dave RDittos, Matthew, and then some.
Blonde,
pluperfect PITA????
LOL-Sounds like something one would order in a Greek dining establishment.
Help Fred defeat the RINOs, along with the Hitllary-Obama Axis, & win the White House in '08.
Sorry Dave....Pluperfect is s
July 16, 2007 - 21:12 ET by BlondeSorry Dave....
Pluperfect is something I remember from (horrors) French class.
From dictionary.com:
2.
Then, from my own shorthand "PITA"....pain in the ***.
In combination, one of my favorite phrases.
I don't know about a Greek restaurant....maybe a French one? :)
Blonde, Plus you get points
July 16, 2007 - 21:19 ET by hydrodynDMBlonde,
Plus you get points for some very nice alliteration.
Gracias, hydro.I am rather fo
July 16, 2007 - 21:23 ET by BlondeGracias, hydro.
I am rather fond of alliteration. It amuses me.
Blonde,LOL-I'm almost asham
July 16, 2007 - 21:24 ET by Dave RBlonde,
LOL-I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I actually had to look that one up. Then again, though I have been cursed out in French on more than one occasion, I never actually studied it formally.
Silly me, I have, for some reason, always associated pitas with the Greeks, as in gyros, which I love, BTW.
And yes, a French restaurant, particularly if run by real Parisian French types, would be a real PITA. LOL.
Help Fred defeat the RINOs, along with the Hitllary-Obama Axis, & win the White House in '08.
French vs. Russian
July 17, 2007 - 05:51 ET by UnsaneYou think studying French is bad, try taking introductory Russian, where you will feel like a four year old again as you have to re-learn how to write.
And if you don't believe that, bear in mind that in addition to print Cyrillic, there IS a cursive Cyrillic that in some ways is even more bizarre than the print.
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Doh!
July 17, 2007 - 05:52 ET by UnsaneDrat! Trying to respond to Blonde...sorry.
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
}}----> C&W singers
July 16, 2007 - 21:36 ET by Cool ArrowI'm lining up the Country and Western singers to sing about how much they miss the old site.
Cool,If you can get them to
July 16, 2007 - 21:40 ET by Dave RCool,
If you can get them to sing it backward, we can then get the old site back.
Help Fred defeat the RINOs, along with the Hitllary-Obama Axis, & win the White House in '08.
}}----> Firesign theatre
July 16, 2007 - 21:46 ET by Cool ArrowWasn't it the Adventures of Nick Danger Third Eye where Nick and Rocky Roccoco walked through the hole in the record to get to the other side?
Memory not so good these days.
}}----> Are we there yet?
July 16, 2007 - 21:58 ET by Cool ArrowIs it time to illegally immigrate to the promised land.
i have the link on another ta
July 16, 2007 - 22:01 ET by botgi have the link on another tab and the recent comments are 2 hours old
"The more I study science, the more I believe in God." Einstein
}}----> Me too botg
July 16, 2007 - 22:03 ET by Cool ArrowI hope they don't decide to leave us in here and throw Tumbler in with us.
stuck in the phantom zone wit
July 16, 2007 - 22:04 ET by botgstuck in the phantom zone with some bizzaros
BEAM US UP MATT"Th
July 16, 2007 - 22:02 ET by botgBEAM US UP MATT
"The more I study science, the more I believe in God." Einstein
Einstein....
July 17, 2007 - 04:42 ET by Timothy Hlol. :-)
I love that quote almost as much as.......
"I have found only two things to be infinite: The universe and Human Stupidity......And I'm still not sure about the universe." -Einstein-
- Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints -
Testing, 123 Yes!
July 17, 2007 - 05:00 ET by rightsideTesting, 123
Yes! Have some.
Timothy H And yet
July 17, 2007 - 05:40 ET by hydrodynDMTimothy H
And yet Einstein was wrong about Quantum Mechanics.
Even the smart guys get it wrong some times.
He was also wrong about
July 17, 2007 - 05:53 ET by sarcasmoHe was also wrong about politics, as were many influential people of that era who should have known better. But IMO he was right about God in many ways, and he's certainly worthy of study.
JMR