Addressing Your Concerns About the New Site Design
Hey NBers. I want to take this opportunity to apologize for the shaky roll-out of the new site design. I understand that there has been a lot of frustration with some missing features, and elements of the new layout. I want to make sure your concerns are addressed.
Most of these issues were completely unexpected, though that is always a danger when you unveil a new website. We are constantly trying to iron out all of the issues while still providing the quality content you all have come to expect.
Our vendor encountered more challenges than they anticipated in transitioning to our new site as we simultaneously moved to new servers, unveiled new features and content blocks while also upgrading to a new version -- with more capabilities -- of the under-lying blog software. We did all three at once so we'd only have to interrupt service once, not on three separate occasions. Several significant problems have been addressed. Be assured, we are pressing our vendor to resolve the remaining issues, and they are working to fix them even if it's not going as fast as we'd like.
So here's where we stand: in a few days, we expect to have all major functionality issues worked out. That includes faulty formatting issues and problems with the mobile site. Once that is out of the way, we are going to get to work on making the site more user-friendly, including addressing column width, and problems with the forums and comment threads. After that, we will get the site in line aesthetically.
I really appreciate your patience while we get this all worked out. Believe me, no one wants the new site at full capacity more than I do. Rest assured that we are hearing your concerns, and that they will be addressed shortly. Thank you for sticking with us while we get through this upgrade process.
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Comments
Matt
Submitted by shawn. on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 6:32pm.
Will there be a track function? Will we have 300 comments per page again? I realize these things take time, I think NBers are frustrated there are no specifics on what we will get back edit I swear there is no sarcasm here, but is there a reason for rolling out a site with bugs a month before the election?Damn you Shawn!!!!
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 6:33pm.
Though sure I'd be the first to post. :)
I rebuke your damnation because
Submitted by shawn. on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 6:44pm.
Your words are unholy to the ears of the Lord ;-) I know Matt is doing all he can and Its appreciatedSo, you're saying ...
Submitted by CO2Maker on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:01pm.
Shawn posted you up.
Is it college basketball season yet?
I've barely come to the site
Submitted by balboa on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:12pm.
I've barely come to the site anymore. The functionality is not at all conducive to the debates I used to enjoy.
balboa
Submitted by MrShy on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:39pm.
You debated?
- Shy, New NB Site Fall Guy No More
Join Mr. Shy and The 1* Percent
Awwwww. The crypto-dummy is disappointed.
Submitted by The Vet on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:42pm.
Most excellent job NewsBusters! Keep up the good work. The new format is not troll-dummy friendly. Was this a design feature or a lucky side effect?
Hear, Hear!
Submitted by Roger the Shrubber on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 8:05am.
I am with Bal here. This new design is very shrubber-unfriendly.
No Open Thread means no Shrub Report, no Natalie Portman photos, and no Weekend Sports Thread, stuff that gave many of us NBers a brief respite from the constant drone of pointing out the obvious left-wing media bias.
Here, here! More Shrub, more
Submitted by Ruths husband Ben on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 11:03am.
Here, here! More Shrub, more Natalie! and more Natalie.
If a Shrubb falls in the
Submitted by Jack Bauer on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 7:27pm.
If a Shrubb falls in the forest of the open thread does it make a sound?
All of the above Mr Obama? --- How about ALL OF THE BELOW, instead.
Schrub good. Narrow columns bad.
Submitted by Free Stinker on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 7:37pm.
Schrub good. Narrow columns bad.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Nope, but it
Submitted by FastEd on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 12:02pm.
LEAVES little! (chorus of boos follows)
"We the People . . " Hey, congress - I'm one of the people - start listening!
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Booo!!!!! :)
Submitted by Roger the Shrubber on Mon, 11/01/2010 - 9:03pm.
Booo!!!!! :)
Sure do miss those
Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 10:50pm.
Shrub Reports
sorry, i don't like the new design
Submitted by ds7 on Sun, 10/24/2010 - 11:25am.
i don't like the new fonts the site is now using. also, it's not as easy to navigate. still better than townhall.com, but not as good as theblaze.com for ease of use and to follow a thread.
just my opinion.
Thanks for the update Matt
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 6:31pm.
I assume the tracking function will make a comeback as well.
Anyway, thanks for filling us in. Looking forward to when this is all done, as you are, I'm sure.
Thanks, Matt!
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 6:37pm.
Appreciate the update.
Growing pains are never fun.
Hang in there, I know you'll keep kicking your vendor until all is back in the correct shape in the NewsBusters world.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Not a big fan of the Pumpkin color
Submitted by FastEd on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 6:00pm.
For me Cherry and White would be the colors of choice - course Flaxen hair, I sure, is thrilled, just waiting for the Blue to show up.
Shrubb - Black and Blue? Others?
"We the People . . " Hey, congress - I'm one of the people - start listening!
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Black and Gold, Eduardo!!! :)
Submitted by Roger the Shrubber on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 9:00am.
Black and Gold, Eduardo!!! :)
blonde -- though I think the
Submitted by Jack Bauer on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 7:28pm.
blonde -- though I think the threads are suffering from shrinking pains at the moment!
All of the above Mr Obama? --- How about ALL OF THE BELOW, instead.
New Layout
Submitted by TEXASQUINN on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 6:42pm.
We appreciate the hard your you guys do and there is always bugs to work out. Speaking for myself, I think you guys have a very nice job and want to thank you folks for the great articles you put out!
Thank you
JQ
Appreciate the difficulties of revamping a site
Submitted by CO2Maker on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 6:42pm.
I've done software beta testing for 4 years and know what is involved in getting the kinks out.
While I have your attention:
Why is "Home" and "Blog" almost—but not exactly—identical? I like the extra information on the Blog page, so why not just merge the two (i.e.; make the Blog configuration the Hone configuration)?
I was wondering same thing
Submitted by Jack Coleman on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:52pm.
In fact, I invariably first click on "blogs" up top and have come to consider that the home page I prefer.
Thanks for the update, Matt, and for all your hard work on this.
I bookmarked
Submitted by Chaitealover on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:40pm.
the Blogs page instead of the Home page, it takes me where I want to go right away. Am I really missing anything by not going to the home page?
But, oh how I miss Tracking. Who can remember the headline of the blog they commented on 3 days ago, much less get to it easily?
Chai
Me too...The Home page is...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:24pm.
basically just an annoyance now because it doesn't list all the blogs with the number of posts to each blog, as the old site used to do on the home page. I kept ending up going to the home page to start with, and would inevitably go to the blogs page to find out how much activity there is on each blog topic, which is an important and useful thing to know, imho. Finally, i just bookmarked the blogs page to save time and frustration.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
Ditto that..but I do like to
Submitted by bigtimer on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 12:02am.
Ditto that..but I do like to see what all I want to tweet or send elswhere with the Home page...so I natch do both, for me it works out well.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Blogs include the front-page
Submitted by Ken Shepherd on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:06pm.
Blogs include the front-page premium content and the NB Extra content that you previewed on the front page in the NB Extra bar.
One of the things that I LIKE
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 8:44am.
One of the things that I LIKE about the new configuration is the NB Extras....
OK, TWO things...the other is the fact that you now bring in other columnists, like Michelle Malkin, Bob Tyrell and David Limbaugh.
I'm sure when all the wrinkles are ironed out, it will be great.
Second that
Submitted by KC Mulville on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 2:01pm.
I like the columns. They're sources where others are combating liberal bias, and often address deeper concerns. Instead of focusing on specific episodes, they draw out more abstract arguments, and I like that.
I'll third it, KC & MB
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 2:14pm.
I really like quite a bit of the front page.
The moveable Banner Blogs across the top are pretty cool and an easy way to navigate back to a topic where you've previously posted and want to revisit.
I really like middle column and its content. The NB Extras are great, I just wish the authors name was attached. It would be cool to have NB Extras include rants by some of our more thoughtful posters (*ahem* that would be you KC).
The CNS News location is good, too. I never really noticed it much before, but I like it's new location.
Love the columnists in the middle column, too. Love the fact that their pictures are used.
We really need 10 or more recent comments, though, by the time you click on one and read, when the site gets busy, other ones you want to check out have already scrolled off the page.
Once the page width (and length) gets fixed, this site is going to be great.
Although I have to say, I really can do without all of the Social Network stuff all over the place (and particularly at the bottom of each blog where it fires the big box whenever your mouse gets remotely close).
Personally, I'd move around some of the stuff in the right hand column, but that's just my picky nature, it's kind of unimportant in the overall scheme of things.
Oh, one final "must fix" for me...change the "Save" to "Post".
And maybe move the Post & Preview keys over to the right side of this column. I have mistakenly hit the Save button several times instead of "HOME" and I end up posting a blank comment. More than once, how embarassing!
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
New an 'improved' site
Submitted by stefko45 on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 12:19pm.
It did not need improving but you went ahead and 'improved' it just the same.
It must be some type of JoBama stimulus program.
Thanks for the update.
Submitted by Chris Of Rights on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 6:49pm.
Look, we apprediate you but...
Submitted by Rukus on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 6:50pm.
why did it take so long to respond to us? We have been screaming for 2 weeks! Most of us donated to make the site better but it is worse. Sorry, most will back me up here. I understand it isn't easy but why not test it before going live???
I totally respect what you are trying to do but it has screwed us users over wtih the things we loved about this site to begin with... TRACKING! Not so much dead space! PM probs!
We all love you NB, we just want to be able to post and respond like we used to.
Thank you for finally responding to us, you rule the roost but we are what make the roost rule.
Thank you NB!!!
Testing is different than live
Submitted by Ron_servative on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 7:20pm.
As an IT worker I can tell you that testing does not give you every iteration that can go wrong. The phrase "why would you do that?" once the results of the bugs get back after going live is often heard.
My vote is for the old format btw.
video player
Submitted by im41 on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 6:53pm.
The only thing better about the new site is the video player.
The missing tracking function
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 6:56pm.
The missing tracking function only means less nasty messages for me every morning.
Aw common...
Submitted by Rukus on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:03pm.
You like it, admit it! : )
Yeah, I do...sometimes. ; )
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:18pm.
Yeah, I do...sometimes. ; )
Ted, stop making me laugh...
Submitted by GG_NB on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:19pm.
especially since the TRACKING function is what I miss most!!!
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
If it wasn't so true I'd be
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:26pm.
If it wasn't so true I'd be laughing with you.
This is what I woke up to today.
So shut up Another Dead Zippers. She also told me about your arrest in 1978 for buggering a minature donkey in a live nativity scene.
Stay tuned. He'll leave another message for me tonight.
Ted~Sad-but-true...or too funny for words?
Submitted by GG_NB on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:55pm.
Honestly, I don't even know if you're kidding!
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
Like I said, check back
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:59pm.
Like I said, check back tomorrow morning.
Dang U to heelz trollie basher.
Submitted by The Vet on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 2:10am.
U no say nuthn to trolliez. StalkerZ! Bangie Bangies!!@!! Trolliez complain about U. Trollie no talk to U. Trolliez tell trollie mimmies U hurt trollies fillings! Trollie go heah. Trollie go theah. Quote U heahz. Quote U therez. U no allowed tu Rezpondingz. Gotz it Trollie Basher?@!!??
Trolliez quote U heah. U no heah. U no respondingz. Trollie make respondingz ruLeZ heah. GoTZ it?
U iz obsess! That Y trollie quote U. Trollie quote U every page. U obsess! Not trolliez. U not heah. Trollie quote U. U obsess! Mean to trollie u iz.
U obsess. Trollie sez yur name when U not theah. U obsess. Trollie check morrowz. Make sure U no rezpondz wehn trolliez call U sTalkerz.!!@!!!@!
Another move from the nwahs playbook.
Submitted by The Vet on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 1:23am.
Bringing a comment forward from a dead blog into an unrelated blog in the hopes of -
A. Garnering sympathy from users or moderators unfamiliar with your trolling.
B. Take a second swipe in as many days at another user in his absence.
C. Display your put-upon-ness for all to see, claiming you are being stalked while you dismiss any responses to your swipes at other users as evidence of said stalking. (Stay tuned. He'll leave another message for me tonight.) Look everbodiez. I iz free to whine, pee, and moan abot uthur uzerz when uzers is sleepiz, but if uthur uzer repondz to trollie, Stalkers! U staya away frum trollies Stalkur! U no liv mezzages Stalkur!@!!!
D. Desperately try to keep the conversation going trollystyle.
Mimmi. Mimmi troll. I iz tattletalez nah.
Submitted by The Vet on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 5:22am.
Look what the mean troll basher sez todayz mimmi. He sez I diddled deh dwarf donkeys. I iz narc nah mimmiz.
Ah nose mimmiz. No onez talk about that mimmiz. Just wanna narc and whine so ahll everones fell me sad.
I tattletalez everone. Feel me sad nah.
Mimmi. Mimmi troll. Make deh mean troll basher stop.
Submitted by The Vet on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 6:53am.
Ah du everthin I can mimmi. I accuse him when he is not aroundz. I quote hiz quotes when he is not aroundz. I whines. I criez. I trow deh hizzy fitz. Nuthin' make him stop mimmi.
Nuthin' workz mimmi. I callz him girl names. I sez he look like teenage gril. Nada mimmiz. I liez about hiz self. Nada mimmiz.
Ah knoze mimmiz. I create mor sock puppet accountz. Nazty scok puppet accountz just like before. That getz him mimmiz.
++++++++++++++++
5 kids?Tue, 02/03/2009 - 20:39 ET by guttermouth
Sorry. Every hear of birth control?
Atheist = no messiah. Get it?
Are you this condescending with your kids? How about your husband?
+++++
ActuallyTue, 02/03/2009 - 21:15 ET by guttermouth
You think that was bad, you should have read what I almost wrote. Hey, what's wrong with not liking children? Just because you like them doesn't mean I have to.
You want to know the most annoying part of this? I actually work on a TV show that every one of your kids watches. They've probably seen my name on screen a hundred times. I bet that just toasts your buns, eh?
+++++
So...Tue, 02/03/2009 - 21:38 ET by guttermouth
Wouldn't that be a total of 1 show then? Chances are I worked on that one too. Anyway, be glad I'm contributing to the delinquency of your children. Otherwise someone else would be...and you should SEE who I work with!!!
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UmTue, 02/03/2009 - 20:17 ET by guttermouth
Didn't Bush spend the toughest day of his presidency looking like a deer caught in headlights, reading My Pet Goat to a kindergarten class?
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You MoronsTue, 02/03/2009 - 16:33 ET by guttermouth
Stay on topic. What does Phelps have to do with Obama? Who friggin' cares about this? I'm guessing all you whiners just happen to live in parts of the country where you can't get good weed. Smoke up Phelpsy, you've got my respect.
++++++++++++
Ahem...Tue, 02/03/2009 - 17:46 ET by guttermouth
Not that I need to defend myself, but "morons" is directed at every single person on this post who is relating Phelps to Obama. One has nothing to do with the other.
Anyone worried about being banned from this site should talk to a 5 year old. He or she can easily teach you how to set up a new email account. Not exactly rocket science here. Fools. (oops, did I offend again???)
+++++++++++++++++++
Hey BlondieTue, 02/03/2009 - 18:13 ET by guttermouth
When was the last time you called a coworker a troll? Or a family member? How badly were you beaten? I just wonder, because the whole little troll thing here, which in itself is a nickname only a child would use - I've never heard it outside of this site. Please share some more of your wonderfully inane words of wit.
But I get it. It's the little nickname of this site, and frankly I enjoy hearing it over and over again. I picture these snarky, overweight, pimple-skinned newsies sitting in their basements on hemorrhoid pads high-fiving themselves over yet more more brilliant zinger, while their kids are outside trying to set ants on fire with a magnifying glass in the middle of the street.
Everyone else, I look forward to your name calling.
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Mimmiz. Next time I iz trolliz sock puppet. I get it right.
Submitted by The Vet on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 7:01am.
I iz forget what ahz supposed to be suntimes. Gril. Boy. Black. White. Gay. Suntimes I counter myself. Getz caught lyin's.
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Oh, Sterile OneTue, 02/03/2009 - 19:50 ET by guttermouth
One can be a supporter without partaking.
But yeah, I partake.
Not at work though. That would be unprofessional. I save the work day for drinking.
Oh, you're trying sooooo hard to pick a fight with me!
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MWaaaaaWed, 02/04/2009 - 16:02 ET by guttermouth
I resent that. I've never touched a drug in my whole life. Straight edge, baby. I've got the straight edge.
Haven't you disrupted this
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 12:39pm.
Haven't you disrupted this thread quite enough?
If you'd like to continue this game, just start a forum already so the rest of the Newsbusters members can read a thread without having to sift through your nonsense.
Twain derailz! trollie jump nah. Crash coming.
Submitted by The Vet on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 1:07pm.
trollie forgot he pick fight by using an unattributed quote as a way of harassing another uzer in his absence. trollie forget like that. train go slippy slidey after that.
Who were you referring to when you did not derail the thread nwahs?
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#27 If it wasn't so true I'd beSubmitted by Dead Kennedy on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 19:26.
If it wasn't so true I'd be laughing with you.
This is what I woke up to today.
So shut up Another Dead Zippers. She also told me about your arrest in 1978 for buggering a minature donkey in a live nativity scene.
Stay tuned. He'll leave another message for me tonight.
WOODSHED
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 1:16pm.
WOODSHED
Don't give me orders troll.
Submitted by The Vet on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 9:33pm.
A. You started it.
B. You started it by attacking another user in his absence.
C. You started it by attacking me in a post when I had not even posted here.
D. YOU started it and now you whine abut derailing just like you do every single time you get slapped by other users.
E. YOU STARTED IT.
F. You started it and you thought I would just bend over and take it. Surprise. I didn't.
I went there
Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 10:46pm.
But, there was no sign of you?
I for one think you've gone
Submitted by Ruths husband Ben on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 1:20pm.
I for one think you've gone overboard here. Give it a rest.
Yep. I agree---
Submitted by matthewdean on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 8:12pm.
ADK, or Ted, or Dead Kennedy, is annoyingly liberal 99.9 % of the time.
He should consider lightening up some.
MD
we (you) need a thumbs up and thumbs down indicator on each
Submitted by Paarl on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:01pm.
comment..that way we can express our opinion without wasting time space and electrons repeating the comments of others
paarl
Like this, you mean?
Submitted by ThisnThat on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:40pm.
⇑ ,or this ⇓
__________
“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
my personal opinion - I'm not in favor
Submitted by mom_rox on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 8:21am.
I post on these blogs to make a comment. I'm not posting in search of affirmation. This might sound egotistical, but I really do not care what others think of my opinion. That's just not important to me.
It is not about you
Submitted by surfergirl54 on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 9:46pm.
A thumbs up or down is not about you. It is about the opinion that has been expressed.
sg, that's what I said
Submitted by mom_rox on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 9:01am.
me: "...but I really do not care what others think of my opinion."
Apparently, others like the up/down rating. That's fine, so be it.
thumbs up!!!!
Submitted by texasborngranny on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 2:10pm.
thumbs up!!!!
Thanks for all the hard work...It is appreciated...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:04pm.
There are however, as I'm sure you are very aware, a number of issues that many of us have with the new site. We are all being patient, and are hoping that the favorite functions that are now missing will make a return, like a tracking function. Also, being able to have a signature at the end of a post would be nice to get back, as would making the gray comment font darker...The site is also just more difficult to navigate than the old site, so that would be nice to see addressed.
Thanks again for all the hard work.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
Thanks Matthew
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:05pm.
Thanks for the feedback. People will be paitent as long as they are kept up to date about what's going on.
Hope you all get the site on the right TRACK. Is that subtle enough for you?
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
please fix the "read more" links
Submitted by michiganruth on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:08pm.
the new site's great, yeah, but...when I click "read more" I go to the beginning of the comments section, not to the top of the page and the beginning of the article.
am I doing something wrong? never happened before the redesign...
You're not doing anything wrong
Submitted by Chaitealover on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:46pm.
It does that for everyone, but I'd rather that "Read More" took me to the next line of the article, not back to what I've already read. Brietbart's sites do that so it can't be hard for someone who knows what they're doing.
Chai
thumbs up
Submitted by texasborngranny on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 2:11pm.
thumbs up
Even Better
Submitted by SaintGeorgeGentile on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 11:52pm.
Read More should just expand the article as it does on AoSHQ or RightWingNews instead of going to its own seperate page. Also, make it so that when you click on a link it opens up on a seperate tab instead of navigating away from the page.
Not too bad so far
Submitted by steamboat on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:09pm.
I liked it when you could jump right to the comments from the main page.
Matthew Sheffield, Thanks man, take the weekend off
Submitted by upcountrywater on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:10pm.
Looks like your vender bit off more than he can handle.
Typical sales pitch... Sure we can do that , oh yea that too...
Ditto to Blondes' comment ^
You Didn't Build That.
Kinda Like Obamacare
Submitted by Caringwhiteguy on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:09pm.
Sure, we can do that. . . . . Kinda Like Obamacare
Ipad APP
Submitted by jerzeepeg on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:13pm.
Any chance you will be developing an iPad app soon? I'm not able to watch any videos on my iPad.
IPAD
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:50pm.
" ...not able to watch any videos on my iPad ..."
I think this is because the IPAD does not play flash and some of the videos are presented as flash.
Right you are hb
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 12:39am.
I have the same problem on my Iphone.
But, they are working on that. /sarc
Actually, I don't think they are working on it.
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 3:26pm.
Apple feels that flash presents some security issues and so they stated that they will not support it.
Finally*
Submitted by cajun2 on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:16pm.
Thank you Mathew for acknowledging our frustration with NB. We were beginning to wonder if NB truely cared about its members opionions. Now that you have identified some of the difficulties, I will TRY to be more patient.
Thanks for the update- it's
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:20pm.
Thanks for the update- it's much appreciated. I know it's been a trying transition, but I trust NB won't settle for less than ideal. Nice to know user input is actually sought-after and addressed; doubt that's the case in most of the other major forums.
One thing I do know, NB still has amazing traffic, even if the rollout has unintentionally cut down on comments. I somewhat discretely (discrete in that I didn't make a huge deal about it in my comment or the subject line) posted a link to one of my older photoshops on Flickr two days ago. That one post resulted in more than 1500 hits on that image from NB alone. And I'm nobody.
So thanks NB for the hard work.
bkeyser---
Submitted by matthewdean on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:28pm.
Trust me, Marine; your comments via posts and your photoshop items add more to this site than you could possibly know.
MD
See BK?
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:32pm.
I rest my case.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Holy cow, BK.....seriously?
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:31pm.
That's amazing!
Maybe I'll sell some adspace on my blog and link it on my posts!
And I have to differ with your "nobody" comment....you're one of the best photoshoppers around. You really could do something with it you know. :)
(Besides keeping me amused with my silly requests, for which I am eternally grateful).
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
BK... Was that the Maddow
Submitted by bigtimer on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:41pm.
BK...
Was that the Maddow caption?
Just curious...very curious.
PM me when you can if ya would in case I miss your response.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
bt
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:57pm.
you've been PM'd ;-)
Personaly
Submitted by Dragonsbreath on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:23pm.
I hope something gives soon as I find I am looking here less and less often due to the issues and the way it looks. Why not just go back to the old way until you find a company that can do what they promised?'How are we able to secure the borders in Iraq and Afghanistan, and not secure our own as a government?'
Thanks, Matthew...
Submitted by GG_NB on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:45pm.
I am now filled with...well, not "hope." After all (thanks to Obama), that's now a dirty word. But perhaps I have a little bit of renewed faith.
We'll hang in there and see what happens...
[Gosh, it's just like at the doctor's office. If somebody comes out to the waiting room to let you know that they're sorry it's taking awhile and to hang in there, then you can somehow deal with it better.] :)
P.S. Oh, wait. Here's another chance for me to post my new NB theme song. We want to go HOME to a more comfortable NB:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VASbtWejos0&feature=related
AND THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION WOULD BE NICE! THANKS!
What, too much? ((^_^))
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
Hey, GG
Submitted by 26CX on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 7:31pm.
Here's another song about home that you might like.
26...
Submitted by GG_NB on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 11:28pm.
Niiiiiice! Thanks! :)
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
Tracking
Submitted by Phryj1 on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:26pm.
I know everybody already said they want the tracking feature back. I was thinking a notification system that will tell you when someone replies to your comments would be nice as well.
And please tell me the old comments aren't gone.
Progressives seem to be completely averse to facts and logic. Apparently, reality has a conservative bias.
I'd like it if clicking on
Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 7:37pm.
I'd like it if clicking on the comment would take you to that comment rather than to the top of the thread the comment is on.
Tracking
Submitted by KC Mulville on Sun, 10/24/2010 - 12:58am.
If someone replies to an argument I'm making, I may not get to it until hours later. Most days, work will dominate my attention and I can go eight hours before I can reply. By then, I've probably forgotten every issue, and eight hours later, I can't remember what to respond to. Meanwhile, the other person thinks I'm a jerk for not responding. (Yeah I know, they may think I'm more of a jerk if I respond, but that's the chance you take.)
The tracking feature, for me, is a courtesy. I'd love to see it restored.
Mail undeliverable
Submitted by cobokat on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:28pm.
I've sent several story tips and they all come back "spamfilter@mediaresearch.org says undeliverable"-can anyone tell me if this is on my end or not?
I still don't like the new format
Submitted by Captain Kirock on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:29pm.
You asked for it so here it is: NB's new website is terrible. With the huge margins, I need a magnifying glass to read anything on my 22 inch monitor. Although I do not comment often, the lack of a trackback feature is bad. Also, as a new feature a spell checker for comments would be nice.
It's too bad because NB has been one of my favorite sites for years now. I always felt the format of the comment section was one of the best, allowing commenters to easily respond directly to each other. I do not get the same feel with the new comment section.
I also question wisdom behind the timing of this. Honestly, who thought it was a good idea to roll out the new web site a month before the election?
I've been seeing this same
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:31pm.
I've been seeing this same complaint a lot: too small text.
Am I the only one with a browser that lets me increase font size? I'm on a 15" Macbook Pro and I can read text just fine.
Increasing text size
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:55pm.
I'm in Windows 7 Pro, but it's been this way as long as I can remember. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, try holding the "ctrl" key while scrolling the wheel...
Please, someone let me know if this works for you, or if it's just a feature of my mouse.
Yeah, the "control+scroll"
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:02pm.
Yeah, the "control+scroll" works to zoom in on the screen entirely, but I could see how it would get annoying to some.
In the Safari browser there's an option to increase font size, as well as the "command+ or command-" to zoom in and out. I just up the font size for this page and keep it tucked away in a neat little tab.
True DK
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:20pm.
I don't zoom my browser because as you said, the whole page zooms. I just checked Firefox though and there is a "zoom text only" option in the View menu. I haven't tried that one...
Browser zoom
Submitted by Denny Crane on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:37pm.
Control + wheel zooms in Chrome also.
But chrome doesn't have a zoom text only. (not that I can find anyway)
I like Chrome because it is so simple, there aren't 8 bars of nonsense taking up 10% of my screen. (and it has spell check built in)
"Lib free or die"
We Are The 53%
Safari DOES have a zoom text
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:01pm.
Safari DOES have a zoom text only option in the View menu, and it is available to all you Windows losers, er, users out there. ; )
DK
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:11pm.
Oooo- a dig on neanderthal Windows users! }:^0 lol
Not that I have any desire to switch to the preferred OS of Hollywood writers and journalists anyway- but I make my living in AutoCAD... and have for many years. (Yes you can get AutoCAD 2011 for MAC, but that is the first release, I believe.)
What can I say? Anything for
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:31pm.
What can I say? Anything for a laugh. ; )
Yeah, the last thing you want to do is switch to the 1.0 version of an app moving to OSX. It takes several versions to catch up to the Windows version...geez, Office has been on Mac for a long time, and it's still not up to par with the Windows version.
Anyway, if anyone still has trouble with text size, Safari for Windows is available for free. And no, I do not work for Apple.
Curious Ted?
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:34pm.
Why the name change?
Just wanted to go a little
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:42pm.
Just wanted to go a little shorter without losing my identity.
I like FF
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 12:49am.
Opening new windows is easy, and that "Private Browsing" tool comes in handy. ;)
R1... I use FF too...what
Submitted by bigtimer on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 12:59am.
R1...
I use FF too...what is the Private Browsing tool...and what purpose does it serve, I know I could look, just hoping you can give me a quick synopsis...if ya know what I mean since I'm not computer savvy as the rest of ya.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
BT
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 1:17am.
If you click on tools in the toolbar, there is a "Start Private Browsing" option.
If you click on that, then any searches or web pages you engage will not be "remembered". Recent searches or pages visited will not be logged.
That way, nobody can backtrack where you've been.
One setback is that if you open too many windows while in private browsing, it tends to kick you out.
R1... Much thanks...more
Submitted by bigtimer on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 1:19am.
R1...
Much thanks...more than you know.
Btw..when you say too many windows are talking 4 or more?
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Not really sure
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 8:46am.
I've just noticed that when going back and forth sometimes you get kicked out. Maybe Mozilla will fix that someday.
R1... Thanks....guess I
Submitted by bigtimer on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 12:15pm.
R1...
Thanks....guess I will find out if I like it or not, appreciate the info.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Well, while we're at it.....
Submitted by JamesonLewis3rd on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:51pm.
The header over the header makes the header look amateurish and takes away from the nice logo; those links should be in a sidebar.
________________
Hebrews 11:8
Jeremiah 33:3
thumbs up!!!
Submitted by texasborngranny on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 2:22pm.
thumbs up!!!
Just the news buster I wanted to hear.
Submitted by tomchris on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:01pm.
I've been scratching my head for weeks wondering why my first stop on the Internet highway was looking so askew. Can't wait for the new and improved Newsbusters FINALLY appears.
Matthew, Thank you for the
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:08pm.
Matthew,
Thank you for the update. I'm sorry I have been hard on you guys, it is just hearing nothing from someone does bother me.
That being said, I do look forward to the updates as they come out.
Now, did you guys vet the vendor to see that there were no liberals in key roles in this rollout? ;-) LOL
new format
Submitted by jbruceb on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:39pm.
All I see is about 10 items on a single page. What happened to all the additional news items we used to get with the old format?
There's a mobile site?
Submitted by Saint Zero on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:46pm.
There's a mobile site?
Please someone address this one right away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by gailannr on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:49pm.
http://www.breitbart.tv/reid-but-for-me-wed-be-in-world-wide-depression/
This update is much
Submitted by d1carter on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:53pm.
This update is much appreciated. It has been too long in coming. I am disappointed. Sorry, but NB is better than this.
Keep at it Matthew…
Submitted by JPR1 on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:56pm.
Remember that quote about persistence and determination.
You’ll get it shined up. There are maybe 8 or 10 sites out there that even come close to what your doing. You’re already head & shoulders above. Thank you all.
An observation…I haven’t seen much in the way of obnoxious “flashing-crap” on the site. Can we keep that feature?
BK... Thanks..will go there
Submitted by bigtimer on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:00pm.
BK...
Thanks..will go there now. ;-)
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
If I had a punchlist, No. 1 would be...
Submitted by SickofLibs on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:00pm.
seriously, change the type to black. Gray type is not inherently cooler, it is harder to read. Anyone over 40 needs the contrast.
And boost the size up one notch. The form-over-function thing has no merit if people have a problem reading the content. Personally, I get a headache after 30 minutes or so from the eyestrain.
This should be as simple as changing the master style sheet.
IPhone
Submitted by Texndoc on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:24pm.
I often access the internet via Iphone at work and I used to not be able to comment because of the two fields required, but this has been resolved so I like it!
I wish there were still a counter under the threads in the first page to see the number of comments.
Problem with scrolling
Submitted by Gat New York on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:29pm.
Matt,
I have a problem with this new layout.
It seems that as I scroll down, the posts that I read disappear out of the top of my screen. Where do they go? Are they retrievable or do they disappear into blog heaven?
Actually, I think the new layout is pretty good. I would like to see more posts on a page.
I like the new site, only
Submitted by bigtimer on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:56pm.
I like the new site, only thing I would like to see different is the page length with recent blog posts...at least 10 would be a start...and spell check without having to change from ric to plain text.
As far as anyone needing to find out if somebody commented to what they posted, maybe a box for the user to check for notification would be a good thing, I see that many places, I rarely use it because it can fill up your email fast, and be never-ending, but for die hards it may be something that will satisfy their needs.
Just a few suggestions..I know I'm in the minority here, or maybe the only one, but I like the gray instead of black for text.
Anyway...I'm off to see the Wizard...be back later.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Hey bt!!! Where ya been?
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 10:01pm.
Good to hear from you!
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
Hey Sky... Right back
Submitted by bigtimer on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:58pm.
Hey Sky...
Right back atcha!
I've been in out here for about a week or more..we just are missing each other me thinks.
Anyway, hope all is your part of the world.
Getting work done and prepared for winter...been very cold here already, seen worse though~
As to Strat and what he mentioned, I do agree with totally on the number BS...I don't even get that, plus like he says, when you go to page two the numbers start with that page from one again...what kind of craziness is that?
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
bt...We must be missing...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 10:33pm.
each other, although it seems like I haven't seen you on here as much the last month...I could be wrong...I've been somewhat MIA myself of late...Busy, and also waiting for the bugs to get worked out on the new site...grrrr. I can't wait till this all gets sorted out.
We're all okay in my neck of the woods...Hope you and yours are too. We're also getting ready for winter, but have had a really lovely autumn overall...first part of September was wet, wet, wet, but the last month has been beautiful...Sunny and warm...Beautiful fall colors this year!
Ditto to your comments about the site issues...Am waiting for all the gremlins to be gotten out of the works... ;-)
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
well, I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over 40 and
Submitted by texasborngranny on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 2:33pm.
darker gray (but prefer black) would be improvement.
I personally don't like the email notice system for new posts. Loved the previous 'Tracking' option - always there when I was 'in the mood' and doesn't fill up inboxes.
M - Thanks for the update. Much appreciated.
I would appreciate it if you
Submitted by Captain Repus on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 10:56pm.
I would appreciate it if you would fix the site. If not, I expect, no I demand that you reduce your fees and give me a partial refund of my fees paid so far this month.
For the first time in my adult life I am ashamed of my country.
Eat crap POS ANTI-AMERICAN!
Submitted by griv on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 10:59pm.
If you are ashamed then GET THE HELL OUT.
Either you are a
Submitted by Captain Repus on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:10pm.
Either you are a commie-pinko, marxist, stalinist or everyday democrat or you have no sense of humor.
Or maybe you just have a difference of opinion.
griv....
Submitted by JPR1 on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:11pm.
Check the Captian's bio. Eh?
The sarc switch wasn't needed here.
Dude? Chill.
Submitted by The Vet on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 12:34am.
As there are no fees, it would appear to be sarcastic humor there.
Still sucks
Submitted by griv on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 10:57pm.
Sorry, it does. More news links less BS. NewsBusters needs to be the ONE STOP SHOP for all the hot news topics.
I still love you though. :)
Still have a problem with the RSS feed
Submitted by JeffWeimer on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:07pm.
In the Firefox RSS, I'm only seeing one post listed, whereas you used to have much more.
Thank you for the State Of
Submitted by stratman on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:27pm.
Thank you for the State Of The NB Union post. I appreciate the heads up.
One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet: The numbering system used for posts is usless if one were to use post number as a reference.
First, posts are consecutively numbered down the page even if they are branched deep off the initial post regardless of time/date stamp. Referring to a numbered post is worthless since a nested later posted post advances the numeration of all subsequent posts on the page, ie geographically and not chronologically.
Second, posts on subsequent pages (such as this one on Page 2 of this thread) begin numbering again at #1. But since the numbering may change with any post thereafter, this is not much of an issue.
You are trying to accomplish a great deal with only one gigantic reboot. Gutsy move. Congratulations and best wishes!
stratman, the probs with #ing had
Submitted by texasborngranny on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 2:40pm.
been mentioned before, but it definitely needed repeating, since the current numbering sys is not in the least usefull.
#ing should be in outline form, i.e.
1. Comment to original article
1.1 reply to comment
1.2 reply to reply to comment
and so on
2. Next Comment to original article, etc.
Thanks TBG. Haven't been
Submitted by stratman on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 4:54pm.
Thanks TBG. Haven't been reading as many posts as before the makeover.
Agree with your numbering format as a logical and useful system.
Grandpaws Are Usually Right
Submitted by ShanghaiRay on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:39pm.
When I was a young whipper-snappper my grandpaw used to tell me....."Son, if something's not broken - don't try to fix it". Boy has those words really helped me in life. Part of the human condition is that we like to tweak and play with things that work just fine with the hope of "making it better". Sounds familiar? Like, hope and change. Personally, I don't like the new site and IMHO NB should admit their mistake and revert back to the old site even at the cost of losing money and/or face. Lot's of mistakes have been made over the past two years and even though NB's is minor compared to what's going on in Washington they should be man or woman enough to admit it and put their egos to the side.
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."
-Thomas Jefferson
"We're gonna kick your butts straight out of the House/Senate Chambers, through the rotunda and down the C
Not a big fan....
Submitted by NeoKong on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:46pm.
Of the long skinny columns. Too hard to read. The big black empty sidebars and the contributors box sure take up half the screen.
A little more horizontal text might be nice.
Tracking too please.
I like this place.
I will be patient.
An alternate approach
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:54pm.
If you do this, you can avoid many of the speed bumps you are experiencing.
Can I Really Complain?
Submitted by SaintGeorgeGentile on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 12:06am.
Not having contributed to the new site I don't think I can bitch too much, but here goes - Why waste so much space on each side of the main column? I'll try back in a few weeks and see if things have improved.
For me when you click on a
Submitted by bigtimer on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 12:29am.
For me when you click on a comment it doesn't go to the user who posted the comment, you have to search for it if it is after page one...this bugs me to death.
Why is that happening?
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
hay bt, If you kill your cookies, you as a "visitor"
Submitted by upcountrywater on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 4:59pm.
Will be directed right to the comment. Like in the old days... Without allll that scrolling up the thread, crap.
Maybe some of the programmers need to sign on as a user and surf around to see some of the Kooky things this site does with additional user cookies hanging on.
Oh another crummy thing that has returned is the erasure of all typing in the comment box. If you happen to venture away without pushing the Preview button.
You Didn't Build That.
That is really bugging me too!
Submitted by PrairieSky on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 10:36pm.
Hope this gets worked out pronto...
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
Direct link
Submitted by ampul man on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 6:06am.
I sorely miss the ability to go directly from the 'headline' (skipping the 'read more'), directly to the questions.
Before the upgrade, the headline was more of a tease; the read more just that.
Now, the headline seems to be repeated in the read more section. Where I had seen the report in its entirety, the night before, or watched the video, or really just wanted to skip the printed version, I could go directly to the questions.
Now, regardless, I have to wade through (sometimes) long columns of prose (what I had just seen) to get to the questions.
Sometimes, the headline is sufficient information.
CNN, the Clinton News Network---Bill decides; Hill reports
Matthew, in the hopes you are reading pg2 of the comments
Submitted by mom_rox on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 8:28am.
Please be more specific in communicating your punchlist items, so we know exactly what you are planning to fix. You mentioned "faulty formatting issues", but I don't know what that includes (but I have my wish list ;).
Thank you for your post.
Welcome to the world of Web Development.
Submitted by Quasi-socialist on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 8:45am.
As an software development guy, this doesn't surprise me that much. You had an ambitious project, probably a tight time scale. It doesn't surprise me that you're still ironing things out.
I appreciate your concerns about our concerns.
Track back and the comment
Submitted by ninerdog on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 8:49am.
Track back and the comment counter are my 2 big ones. I would request those back I would also like a troll tracking button something to click and after say 100 people clicking on that button they get a troll moniker on them. Also spell check would be nice. Oh and a new coat of wax would help. Sorry can’t help being a smart a$$
One Little Comment
Submitted by CommanderTaya on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 9:29am.
I miss knowing who is online. Can that be retrieved? BTW after reading the comments about the font being too small perhaps a new 27" Mac would help. Bliss...........
Ditto on what
Submitted by UpNorth on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 1:07pm.
the Commander said about the users online list. Also, how does one go about deleting pm's in the inbox? No one seems to know. And, I won't be able to get the answer to my question, because there is no tracking of comments.
Fun Factor
Submitted by Caringwhiteguy on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 9:41am.
Thanks for responding Matt, but I wish as much effort had been put into quality control as was put into fund raising. You ran a great campaign, but can you govern?
As someone who sent a contribution I feel let down. It's just been difficult to have as much fun with the new format. I know I have spent less time here since the change. The lack of tracking capability is a major omission.
thumbs up!!!
Submitted by texasborngranny on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 2:45pm.
thumbs up!!!
Is it just me?
Submitted by Model850 on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 11:18am.
OK, one thing (among many) I do not like about the new format is that comments span multiple pages. When I go to read NEW comments in a thread, if the comments cross page boundaries, when I click to go to the next page the site refreshes the information in my browser.
Oops. This has the effect of "marking" all the comments in the thread as read and erases the NEW tags. I can't tell what comments are new once I leave page one!
Or does this just happen to me?
Sorry, but I'm having a hard time with your 'new' design.
Submitted by jawebster1 on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 11:55am.
I liked the 'old' version much better. I find that I don't comment nearly as much as before, in fact, I'm not even visiting your site as much as I used to. Maybe It's something I'll just have to get used to.
+1
Submitted by balboa on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 12:03pm.
+1
I've commented before about
Submitted by stratman on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 5:03pm.
I've commented before about users having the ability to choose "Classic NB" over "New NB".
An example would be IMDB.com which allows users to switch back to the old format if desired. It's a little bit cryptic and not much publicized, but it shows thoughtful flexibility and customer appreciation.
If "New" NB doesn't incorporate Spellcheck and speed increases then I see little user advantage over "Classic" NB.
Ditto...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 10:42pm.
times ten...Me too.
I'm still showing up and logging on, although not as much as before, I have to admit...The "new" site is just harder to use and read...Some of the changes are good, but overall, I miss the old site....As you said, it may be something I'll have to get used to. I do hope that the best of the old site will make a return though.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
Still don't understand
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 12:08pm.
why the page borders are so wide and the comments area is so narrow.
I didn't know about many features of the old site, but even less about the new one. It's not the fault of NB, I'm just an old dog that doesn't like tricks.
spell check, working would be
Submitted by jkwtrading on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 1:04pm.
spell check, working would be nice...fonts larger so one can see what they type is nice..
the current version degraded the basics of Newbusters, so it did not add value to the overall product.
THANKS FOR ADDRESSING SOME OF THE CONCERNS
Submitted by marpel on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 1:56pm.
Since the website has been changed, I haven't been on that often as I found the changes to have been very unfriendly for my browser. It's nice to know that you are aware of some of the issues and that you're working on them. Thank you. I hope it gets better as I miss reading Newsbusters w/o being kicked out or the screen freezing up.
"Deep within my heart lies a memory. A song of ol' San Antone..."
Actual news column is too narrow
Submitted by rolling_o on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 2:15pm.
I appreciate all the work, but my main problem with the new site design is that the width of the actual news column is less than half the width of the page, and to my eye, makes it harder to read.With the old site I have
Submitted by winston smith on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 3:52pm.
With the old site I have gradually grown accustomed to seeing how many posts/responses are made before entering the thread. I see you did away with this. :^(
Two things I would lke to
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 4:07pm.
Two things I would lke to see. Put the " * " back in front of any new comments and if the comments overflow into a 2nd or 3rd page have some way to identify new comments that wind up there.
You know what a pain it is to scroll through comments you already read trying to find the newest one?
Matthew Sheffield's Picture
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 4:08pm.
I know and appreciate how hard you are working to improve this website. May I suggest that when you have solved the major problems you have a new picture made. Perhaps on a day when you are Hangover Free.
Matthew's photo
Submitted by mom_rox on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 9:11am.
JM, I remember posting a similar comment way back when. (naturally I can't find it because we can't track our own comments)
Do you remember when NB posted a picture of Matthew and his then-girlfriend? (I guess it was right before his wedding.) I can't find the photo, but if you saw it, you'd understand why Matthew was smiling ;)
location of the Read More link
Submitted by FAQs on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 4:10pm.
I think there needs to be some blank space between the Read More link and the Share / Save links below it. It wouldn't have to be a full blank line between them but right now they are just too close together.
Thumbs up or down? Great
Submitted by RealVet on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 4:24pm.
Thumbs up or down? Great idea. Or - maybe a take it to the woodshed / dumpster button?
It just might minimize the irrelevant , annoying juvenile drivel.
Yeah, either that or people
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 4:29pm.
Yeah, either that or people with integrity should start calling out these juvenile drivel-spewing individuals.
Or do you just mean for the liberals to go away?
Dead K. - Just because the Vet (JWF)---
Submitted by matthewdean on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 9:36pm.
whacks you around is no reason to insult other posters by implying they have no integrity because they are somehow allowing you to be thumped on.
No one forces you to post here.
There is something to be appreciated in the adage "If you shoot zingers at a pack of trolls, the one who is hit complains the loudest and longest".
Same applies to liberals, dontcha know?
MD
Hey, Rome wasn't Burned in a day.....
Submitted by doug1950 on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 5:02pm.
As far as the new website. It looks a lot more professional, still lots of white space expecially if you got a giant screen due to aging eyes. I expected some glitches but overall I like it. I am at the age now that small nickel dime annoyances I let roll off my back. When you think you got it bad and you want to grumble and complain, just remember there a lots of young (and some of us older geezers) over in foreign lands surrounded by crazy assholes that want to kill them, living in spartan conditions and you don't hear them bitchin. By comparison we got it pretty good. Thanks for the opportunity to give some feedback. Now, it's Miller time.
Lost on page 3
Submitted by Denny Crane on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 8:55pm.
wonder if anyone will read this!
Matt thanks for the update.
Another annoying thing I have noticed and haven't seen anyone post about. When I paste, I get an annoying new window that says because of browser security.... blah blah blah. Takes a lot longer to cut and paste things. Am I the only one? I can't find anything in my browser tools to fix that.
number 1, most important, dying without it, frustrating, thing is LOSS OF TRACKING.
"Lib free or die"
We Are The 53%
You're not lost Toney, I read
Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 8:59pm.
You're not lost Toney, I read your comment. Not that I have any power here...
What a relief Rad!
Submitted by Denny Crane on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 9:12pm.
I wasn't sure if I was lost on the isle of lost comments/
"Lib free or die"
We Are The 53%
maybe go with two columns instead
Submitted by FAQs on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 9:24pm.
I don't think you really need three columns. You could have a separate page for just links to other blogs and facebook and twitter or whatever. And have another separate page for the list of writers and editors. Have links to those two pages on the top of the main page, remove a column, and widen the space given for blog articles.
The changes are ok.
Submitted by surfergirl54 on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 9:47pm.
I hope that some features will return. In the meantime, the one thing I like is the new notepad for posting comments.
Change among conseratives
Submitted by needle on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 10:38pm.
Being pretty conservative (like many others here), I taking all this radical change really hard.
In particular, I miss the collection of links (that was in the far right column of the former NewsBusters’s site) to recent news stories, at other sites, on matters pertaining to Media bias. I also miss the pithy tag lines, which evidently are now eliminated.
OK, where's my pacifier?
PS: And I just discovered another "change." In the former NewsBusters’s site if one pressed the "Enter" key while in the subject line it had the effect of hitting the "Preview" button, a feature I really liked and used all of the time. Now it has the effect of hitting the "Publish" (or "Save") button. I really hope you eventually implement the old feature.
- Looking forward to the self-annihilation of the Manipulated Stories Machine.
I'm basically a simpleton, so
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 1:35am.
I'm basically a simpleton, so my main gripe is keeping track of the new posts on any given thread, and knowing how many are there, without having to go looking for them, because sometimes these 'conversations' get a little animated, and it makes it easy to know who is saying what and where and when.
Other than that..........I can't make too many comments about the new format. I don't really like it, because I didn't see anything wrong with the old one, but I understand why people feel like they have to 'change' things, even if it's not neccessary........
On another note, I've noticed that - even with the new format - the same old psychopaths are still going off the deep end about the usual inane and ludicrous subject matter......it makes me think that some of these people have too much time on their hands.............
~Kind of like
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 12:35pm.
All the time you spend whining about other NB members in virtually every comment?
I shoulda been a
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 2:06pm.
I shoulda been a fisherman....................
~Yeah
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 4:46pm.
Watching you hook yourself in the @ss and fall overboard would be hysterical. Probably as much fun as watching you whine for the past 6 months.
I was letting this go. I saw this last night.
Submitted by The Vet on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 5:54pm.
I thought the idiot could be referring to liberal trolls. But yeah, the whiney baby has to pipe in with his fish hook comment.
Hey, pee baby, KNOCK IT OFF. How many times do you have to attack other conservatives on this site?
You came in with your "vulgar" reference AS YOUR VERY FIRST POST in another thread. A DIRECT reference to me that compained about one of your vulgarisms.
When I picked up on it, you went pissy crybaby and complained that I was going overboard. FINE.
You then brought it up the next day in an UNRELATED blog. Whining about STEWING and BREWING, when it was clear that YOU STARTED A FIGHT because YOU are the only one STEWING and BREWING.
You also stated that you moved on. Now I am calling you a FRIGGIN' LIAR.
You are still stewing and brewing and YOU HAVE CLEARLY NOT MOVED ON.
DROP IT. YOU LIE.
KNOCK IT OFF WITH YOUR CHILDISH PASSIVE- AGRESSIVE SLAMS ON OTHER USERS.
No worries
Submitted by Thoreau on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 3:31am.
Don't sweat it man. Some of us here are IT professionals. Some obviously aren't. The folks that do this for a living can empathize.
My only gripe thus far has been your email/story submission going nowhere and that big column of crap going down the middle of the screen. Usually you want the breadth of information in the middle, and the derivatives to the left or right. It's about focus. But that's the artsy paint the restaurant red so people get hungry stuff. You have more functional issues.
I'm sure you'll figure it out. I'm just glad you are dealing with the communists/leftist hookers nuking your website so well. Haven't noticed a drop. Don't worry about the frilly stuff. Just post the facts and block the nukers.
Visually, it sucks.
Submitted by Catherwood on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 7:19am.
Visually, it sucks.
Even WAAAaaay down here with nothing to the right of me
Submitted by Ron_servative on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 2:11pm.
Still I'm all crushed up against the LEFT hand side of the page...
Something's afoot
New Site
Submitted by Judith on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 3:25pm.
Can't be too critical cause I wouldn't know where to start to create this. It is a little blah much more like a newspaper which as you know no one in their right mind likes to read. I also miss the tracking and the feeling of commoraderie (sp) between commenters. The larger format is nice for those of us over 30 /sarc but it seems a little empty??
NewsBusters mover's didnt lose us!
Submitted by TerryWest on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 6:41pm.
I have no complaints, just glad I can read the threads and post comments as before while you work to get the site how you invision, I also happen to like the site as it unfolds so far.
It took me 2 months to move and unpack into a new place and I still after 3 months haven't decided the best lay out for the furniture, also have had to repair and change many little items as I get to know new place. What I dont have is people letting my know that chair is placed wrong and that rug is missing something to tie it all together, so I figure at least on that leval my job is easier then yours. Hang in there, it will feel like home in no time.HOW ABOUT A TECH SUPPORT PAGE
Submitted by CT on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 5:00pm.
A place we could log in and get:
Thanks, Matt. Such a dramatic
Submitted by QueenMum on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 9:16pm.
Thanks, Matt. Such a dramatic change in format will take some getting used to. Much of the "problems" I've had have already been brought up. Confident that the "final product" will make everyone happy.
“If you don't read the newspaper, you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed." - Mark Twain
My biggest issue is with the
Submitted by TNJim on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 11:17pm.
My biggest issue is with the RSS Feed. It only gives one headline, the most recent post. Other than that, I like it fine. Oh, btw, I use Firefox's built in RSS reader for my feeds.
After typing my comments, I'm
Submitted by billb on Sun, 10/24/2010 - 8:40am.
After typing my comments, I'm confronted with 2 choices; save or preview. Save? save for what. What happened to post? Isn't that what I'm doing
Why can't I post at the beginnig of the comments section as I did before. Hey man, I'm old, I don't like change..especially when it's coupled with HOPE!
Cannot send story tips-undeliverable mail blocked by Barracuda
Submitted by cobokat on Sun, 10/24/2010 - 10:10am.
Since the new changes I have sent several story tips through the Newsbusters email system but every single one of them comes back "mail undeliverable - client host blocked using Barracuda Reputation". Is there another way to send story tips or is this something on my end? Can anyone respond? thank you.
late to the show
Submitted by Tjexcite on Sun, 10/24/2010 - 10:57am.
One concern I have is that the new posts are not always on the front page. One has to go looking. They can be on the front page or in the NB Extra or just blogs. Not sure if it has been like this from the start that not all post made it to the front page but I did not notice as there was many on the front to think about. Now it has been the same ones for 3 days. If NB does not update with 5 new post a day One may have to change the order away from a home page to a second tier read. And that will not just be me.
Not a big fan of commenting...
Submitted by JoePhoneMonkey on Sun, 10/24/2010 - 8:59pm.
Not a big fan of commenting, but I know y'all are working hard to tweek the new site layout, so it goes without saying this is part of the territory for new site formats. So with weird layout boundaries & functionality issues, it's part of the mild annoyances that readers deal with occasionally.
All I ask is that you all keep up the good fight, Matthew. That's the most important thing of all.
Matthew: Four points on the
Submitted by stratman on Mon, 11/01/2010 - 8:44pm.
Matthew:
Four points on the website.
1) When in the "blog" section and wanting to read a thread, clicking on the title link to open it in a new page, the new page oftentimes goes to the last comment , or Post New Comment section, bypasing the top of the article/post/thread. Having to continuously scroll back up to the top of the article is a pain. This happens in both FireFox and IE6. I use Windows XP SP3.
2) When clicking on "New Comments" on the "Blog" page for an article/thread, if there is more than 1 page of comments, any "New" alerts next to the post title are missing for actual new, never read posts by members on subsequent pages. If the new messages are only on the second or subsequent page(s), the software only goes to the bottom of the first page, since there are no new posts on the first page, and all the "New" markers are lost on the subsequent page(s). This happened with the old software as well, and is a lazy coding flaw that neuters the reason to have the function in the first place.
3) The pages load slow and scrolling is choppy/laggy. There is just too much "stuff" loading on a page, or, very inefficient writing/handling of the data by the software which places a tremendous burden on the users end.
4) The golden oldie: funky page/text justifications and margins. That out of the way... Using the new "copy and paste" function is a clunker. Worse yet, one must be more careful than any other windows application I've used where the cursor is when you paste in copied text or else you will potentially wipe out text/characters on that line. Example would be go to beginning of new line, click on "bullet" to format for indented text, then try to paste in text where the cursor by default is positioned and the bullet indent will be overwritten.
Interestingly, I have been able to get text indented by using the bullet function with the end result not showing the bullet character.
On the plus side, I see Spellcheck is active when copy-and-pasting text into a post. Downside is spellcheck does not seem to function in the body of a post, which I consider a more valuable place for it to function. This is a serious functional bassakwards flaw.
On the bright side, thank you for getting the tracking feature running again! This was missed and much appreciated to have again. Regaining this function alone gives me hope that the NB software may fix other issues.
An addendum to #1. Even
Submitted by stratman on Tue, 11/16/2010 - 3:42pm.
An addendum to #1.
Even more irritating is when tracking NEW posts that the link opens up to the bottom of the page, necessitating scrolling up to find the first NEW post. A horrible bug in the new software.
It also does that
Submitted by Chaitealover on Tue, 11/16/2010 - 8:02pm.
when you click on "read more." It sets you up to comment when you haven't even finished reading the article yet, much less other comments.
It's getting harder and harder to come to this site everyday, it's the only one of my "regulars" that has become just plain annoying.
Chai
Yea, strat, NB-2 a scroll zone.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Tue, 11/16/2010 - 8:40pm.
What I try to do is remember the number of the post then, move the arrow to the right and use the scroll bar and drag it to the numbered post, less work than spinning the scroll wheel.....'bout time for a powered scroll wheel.
You Didn't Build That.
power scroll
Submitted by Agnostic on Tue, 11/16/2010 - 8:46pm.
clicking on the wheel and using the arrow is the closest I've seen to a powered roller - I'm just happy there is wireless.
right now,
Submitted by texasborngranny on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 11:34am.
the worst thing about newsbusters is: jywhy999
texasgranny says SPAM ALERT*
Submitted by cajun2 on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 1:18pm.
Agree granny, dont we have enough disparity in trade with China? Obama's China summit did this!
*
Submitted by Chaitealover on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 7:56pm.
Looks like it's been deleted, too bad it wasn't done before it was on every blog. I use the "Track" function a lot and came here to find "1 new comment" listed for about 20 of the blogs I had visited previously.
I don't suppose there's any way to prevent mass posting, is there?
BTW, is the "Subject" line really necessary when a person is replying to someone else?