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Super_grover_tiny by grover on Comment 292 comments

I must admit to breathing a heavy sigh of relief. I had a hunch we were going to have to start from scratch and if someone would have claimed my handle I'd have gone medieval on their person. The wise thing would be to take some time and digest the new look but that would require patience and, well... wrong muppet to expect that from.

 So what do folks think of the new digs?!

 (Let's see if I can figure out all the doo-hickies to post a diary.)

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The New AN... how does it make you feel?
Loving it!
76 votes
My world ended for this?
25 votes
I'm going to wait and make an informed opinion
87 votes
The ever popular "meh"
78 votes
If Blanton is traded within 48 hours of this new version being created Blez is officially EVIL!
26 votes

292 votes | Poll has closed

13 recs | Comment 292 comments

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It looks really good

its just going to take a bit of getting used to.

"I Will Not Relent, I Am Driven"... Clutch
Bring Back The Bash!!!

by Shippee33 on Feb 11, 2008 7:00 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hmm

we can't recommend diaries - i mean, fanposts? i loved that feature in old AN!

by gotgreen on Feb 11, 2008 7:02 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is my biggest worry at first glance

If the community voice on worthy "fan posts" has changed from recommendations to a simple most-commented barometer, I'd say that's a bad trade. Potentially horrible. But I'll wait to elaborate until I see the system in action more.

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 7:14 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just rec'd this diary.

It works.

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on Feb 11, 2008 7:17 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

recommended fanposts haven't gone away

there just haven't been any that have been recommended enough to display that list yet

by clockwerks on Feb 11, 2008 7:17 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hooray!

new AN gets two thumbs up! :)

by gotgreen on Feb 11, 2008 7:18 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What does recommending do, exactly?

I see the rec tally on the front page. And I see the new "Most commented" box on the front page as well. Do heavily recommended "fan posts" get elevated on the list in some way, or otherwise, well, recommended? Or is it just a matter of looking at the rec tally within the list of all "fan posts"?

Also, anyone else not wild about the name "fan posts?"

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 7:22 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

recommended fanposts get elevated

there will be a list Recommended FanPosts list above the Recent FanPosts list once a FanPost gets enough recommendations

I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation

by clockwerks on Feb 11, 2008 7:44 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I really like new AN

I did not know what to do at work today when AN was down. I had to do the unthinkable, work.

Every day is just a little worse than the previous, that means every day is the worst day of my life.

by shooting4life on Feb 11, 2008 7:02 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

testing

123

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 7:04 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hward86 here...

Now going by, "BWH"

Don't ask why.

Anyways, I fully endorse this new AN.

"He says lots of stupid things on the television set. He seems lazy and foolish to me." -Michael Lewis, on Joe Morgan

by BWH on Feb 11, 2008 7:04 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sig line's the same

So you'll remember which user to ignore.

"He says lots of stupid things on the television set. He seems lazy and foolish to me." -Michael Lewis, on Joe Morgan

by BWH on Feb 11, 2008 7:23 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Testing my new name

I defeat all filters!

"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL

by oblique on Feb 11, 2008 10:02 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

New name... same ol' noodler29

:) This will take some getting used to!

"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all games and holes are created equal." --George F. Will

by anomaly_kat on Feb 11, 2008 7:05 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm confused ... and lonely

Are you my mommy?

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 7:06 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Don't hate my avatar.

I know it's more appropriate for you, but I've been using it (at other places) for a while now.

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on Feb 11, 2008 7:09 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The more, the monkier.

Jiminy jillikers, but the presentation of comments is busy, ain't it? It's like we've got to wade through someone's facebook profile before we can even scan the comment.

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 7:18 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So, sal...

...everyone is wondering about new new AN...

Is it puckering up?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Feb 11, 2008 7:31 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Has anyone ever told you

that you're actually a lemur?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Feb 11, 2008 7:21 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm a cat-monkey!

I had a great photo I initially uploaded, but the scale was too small. (For those who saw it, that was Lt James Calhoun. For those who have met me in person -- well, just do a google image search. Kreepy.)

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 7:25 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A cat monkey

So you throw your poop and we still have to clean out the litterbox?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Feb 11, 2008 7:32 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

conkers....

Did you hear we signed Keith Foulke?

by Englishmajor on Feb 11, 2008 7:28 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

all

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 7:32 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And no 2007 standings!

/sniff

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 7:21 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

agreed

how about an ajax rss feed type thingy. overall, so far, digging it

Mike "lego my" Gallego

by catfish hunter on Feb 11, 2008 7:55 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

im scared.

never really comment but im always reading...
when i first saw this, i was terrified...

by BuckleyFan on Feb 11, 2008 7:11 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Very cool

But my day was nigh unbearable without it.

by Joey C. on Feb 11, 2008 7:11 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nico's day was neigh unbareable

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 8:31 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

AN, is this you?

67MARQUEZ here, also with a new handle.

Admit it, it was time.

Who gets to start the first fight?

"Oakland has now increased its payroll to the point that it now ranks third in the Bay Area among all McDonald's franchises.”

-Sandy Alderson, former A’s general manager.

by 67MARQUEZ on Feb 11, 2008 7:12 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agreed

67MARQUEZ was cool.

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 7:15 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Free the Marquez 67!

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 7:19 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ooooh, free names! free names!!!

I already snagged my old username though. Darn.

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Feb 11, 2008 7:20 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, that reminds me ...

< evil chortle >

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 7:28 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Do it.

You'll be improving his reputation as a writer.

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on Feb 11, 2008 7:40 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not what you're thinking

Damn. I think I registered that username under a since-forgotten email address.

Eh, probably not worth re-registering.

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 7:44 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not that writer.

The erstwhile community member.

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on Feb 11, 2008 7:57 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

still cold

Once upon a time, I owned the username ... "Cindi."

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 8:33 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

really?

I thought it was too...meh

I knew I should have consulted you first!

"Oakland has now increased its payroll to the point that it now ranks third in the Bay Area among all McDonald's franchises.”

-Sandy Alderson, former A’s general manager.

by 67MARQUEZ on Feb 11, 2008 7:16 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

67Marquez was very cool

At first I wondered how many there could possibly be. Then I realized I could have changed mine. Damn you Blez, I was this close to mastering the block quote function...and now back to square one.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Feb 11, 2008 7:39 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ask Blez

how to get the old name back. I really liked it.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 8:00 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh he'll love that

:)

I'll see what he says...for you

"Oakland has now increased its payroll to the point that it now ranks third in the Bay Area among all McDonald's franchises.”

-Sandy Alderson, former A’s general manager.

by 67MARQUEZ on Feb 11, 2008 8:08 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Why Don

You're quite sweet. Who woulda thunk it?

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 8:17 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

don't tell anyone

"Oakland has now increased its payroll to the point that it now ranks third in the Bay Area among all McDonald's franchises.”

-Sandy Alderson, former A’s general manager.

by 67MARQUEZ on Feb 11, 2008 8:27 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't know how to

get an avatar so I guess I'll be the blank avatar. :-)

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:16 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Post a pic to your profile

It seems to become your avatar.

I think MB's portrait is particularly felching.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 7:26 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Do you have a pics file in your computer?

If so, hit "browse" on your profile screen to go find a pic you like, preferably nekkid, and then double-click it. It'll be resized to fit the frame.

Presto, avatar.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 7:30 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks Dog...

but I don't like to post my personal pics. I will try some experimenting.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:39 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Curses.

Foiled again!

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 7:43 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"DogFather"....now I get it!

I like the way you roll.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Feb 11, 2008 7:41 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I do like being able

to scroll through new comments using "c". That's going the take permanent [new] out of my firefox find bar.

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on Feb 11, 2008 7:14 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, that is nice

It starts with rule No. 1 from coach Don Nelson: Shoot the ball.

by mikeA on Feb 11, 2008 7:20 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

grover

You did a good job getting a diary up.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:18 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

agreed

Though I had troubles finding the "vote" button. I made the assumption that it was the white box with a red border, but who knows what I just did....

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Feb 11, 2008 7:20 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

too many colors...

It starts with rule No. 1 from coach Don Nelson: Shoot the ball.

by mikeA on Feb 11, 2008 7:20 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, agree.

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on Feb 11, 2008 7:21 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nah -- that's what they told this guy.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 8:23 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I voted love it (though I couldn't read the submit button)

The page is lookin' pretty sharp. Hopefully it will work as well as it looks haha

Is anyone else's "fanpost" button sending them to a diary page that doesn't exist? I figure it will be sorted out soon if it's not just me, but I thought I'd ask.

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Feb 11, 2008 7:21 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How will we know

if someone had to pick a new name/handle/whatever? There's probably some guy over at the "Syracuse Orangemen Water Polonation" blog going, "Shit! I'm Nick, dammit!"

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Feb 11, 2008 7:24 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

mine too, drmmerchk

"Oakland has now increased its payroll to the point that it now ranks third in the Bay Area among all McDonald's franchises.”

-Sandy Alderson, former A’s general manager.

by 67MARQUEZ on Feb 11, 2008 7:24 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The same thing is going on over here

Every day is just a little worse than the previous, that means every day is the worst day of my life.

by shooting4life on Feb 11, 2008 7:27 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Looks Nice but...

I liked having the recent news and rumors on the left side of the old AN. And now it is nowhere to be found!!! Very dissapointing seeing as it was up way before the official team site has it reported. Bleh

frogstomper

by BIRDMAN82 on Feb 11, 2008 7:23 PM PST reply reply actions actions   1 recs

The C button seems to just show

you all of the posts. That's how I am seeing it.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:24 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is collasped better

than expanded? On this version?

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:25 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I miss the links

to all of the other sb nation sites

Every day is just a little worse than the previous, that means every day is the worst day of my life.

by shooting4life on Feb 11, 2008 7:27 PM PST reply reply actions actions   1 recs

it's busy,

and there are a lot of boxes (does everything need a box?) but I suspect I'll really appreciate the added functionality.

New AN also seems to be running a bit faster (for me), though the true test will be game threads. They used to freeze Firefox on my machine once they were over 200 posts.

by rebus on Feb 11, 2008 7:28 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It looks good, except for the

adds. I have a couple adds popping up in the reading area... totally blocks being able to read the messages

by 3up3dn on Feb 11, 2008 7:28 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

try more fiber in your diet

Ha! Blez' no-poo-jokes filter doesn't work!

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 7:31 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now the main page is not comming up

All I get is "The page you were looking for doesn't exist" I am starting to wish I could change my vote

Every day is just a little worse than the previous, that means every day is the worst day of my life.

by shooting4life on Feb 11, 2008 7:29 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Woo hoo!

We broke it!!!

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Feb 11, 2008 7:30 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Okay

who had "38 minutes" in the pool...

Did you hear we signed Keith Foulke?

by Englishmajor on Feb 11, 2008 8:03 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey techfolks:

will our gamethreads still break when we post too many comments?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Feb 11, 2008 7:29 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

athleticsnation.com

"The page you were looking for doesn't exist.

You may have mistyped the address or the page may have moved."

That broke fast!

by rebus on Feb 11, 2008 7:30 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The System is Down!!!

The System is Down!!! Aaaahhhhhhhh

Every day is just a little worse than the previous, that means every day is the worst day of my life.

by shooting4life on Feb 11, 2008 7:32 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well the System is back up :)

Every day is just a little worse than the previous, that means every day is the worst day of my life.

by shooting4life on Feb 11, 2008 7:36 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Crap! No more mouseover UID#s?!?

I might as well start over.

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 7:30 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

sweet

does that mean I just jumped way up on the user id #'s?!?!? Cool!!!!

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Feb 11, 2008 7:37 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Drat

No more mouseover and we all just got new ones anyway?

by lurkerD on Feb 12, 2008 9:15 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Let's try some stuff

Link test: How about a little linkage?

Immage test…If we can have links we can have Link Dumps!

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 7:31 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It didn't work Jim.

At least I can't see your link.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:36 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ix-nay on the ame-nay, please

My post was at about the same time New AN br

oke...perhaps it was my fault!

I'll try again.

Link test: How about a little linkage?

Immage test…If we can have links we can have Link Dumps!

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 7:40 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Heh. Heh.

"Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies."

by Jennifer on Feb 11, 2008 7:46 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey You're here!

Jennifer got her own name back! yea!

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:49 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

When you navigate around ...

and look at old diaries and then select home ...it doesn't take you there.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:32 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Are you clicking your heels together?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Feb 11, 2008 7:33 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes ...

Could you take me there? I'm Frightened. Where's Jennifer because...WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!!!!!!

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:35 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

See, what if Jennifer loses her name?

If someone named "Jennifer" at HH takes her name, we have to go down there and kick their asses.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Feb 11, 2008 7:36 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is going to

take me awhile before I feel comfortable.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:34 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The text feels really big

compared to the old AN.

EVERYONE IS SHOUTING!!

by rebus on Feb 11, 2008 7:39 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Image testing

Don't touch it!

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 7:35 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That is the biggest Domino that I have ever seen

Every day is just a little worse than the previous, that means every day is the worst day of my life.

by shooting4life on Feb 11, 2008 7:37 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thats not a domino

thats my dream size chocolate bar!

by ChickenStanley on Feb 11, 2008 7:54 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My god, it's full of monkeys

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 7:48 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Problem with the c function

is that if it's a reply you can't see what the reply is to.

It starts with rule No. 1 from coach Don Nelson: Shoot the ball.

by mikeA on Feb 11, 2008 7:39 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was just noticing that too -- I agree

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Feb 11, 2008 7:48 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good.

I thought it was just me.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:50 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

the c function is kinda wonky

by ChickenStanley on Feb 11, 2008 7:51 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Looks like it's up

for me.

In search of a new signature. Say something funny and you may see your comment here!

by DMOAS on Feb 11, 2008 8:27 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Posting the photo that I uploaded

to the FanShots section on the right side of the front page.

Note, that is stored at assets.sbnation.com, not in my Photobucket account.

by Soaker on Feb 11, 2008 7:39 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm just not sure

whether Blez intends to go into the photo-hosting business. For now, that's what he has done.

On my own site, I deny users this opportunity. I tell 'em to get a Photobucket account and embed a link.

by Soaker on Feb 11, 2008 7:44 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am perplexed by your image coding

Page source for your post seems to show a closing tag; I'm used to doing simple <$IMG SRC=""$>, sans $ signs. Suggestions?

Also, anyone successfully posted a link yet?

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 7:47 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I used the same coding as before

[img src="http://assets.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/1/jackcust073107.jpg"]

But change < for [ and > for ]

by Soaker on Feb 11, 2008 7:51 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's odd

Let's try this again

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 7:53 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hmmm.

Maybe it's just my photobucket link. which would be a different sort of problem.

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 7:55 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hooray! Some things just shouldn't, ever,

be resized.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 7:58 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Worked for me --

--except mine were all lower case letters. I have no idea if that matters. height=xxx inserted with a space but no quotes after the image url resizes it.
xxx=100 is pretty small,
and xxx=200 is usually big enough.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 7:54 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Linkage lesson

Okay, so that "height=xxx" thing works here, too, to resize the images. So the first image above is its natural size, and the in second I inserted height=150 before the right arrow and after the quotes. It automatically resizes the width to keep the image to scale.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 7:40 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Woo!

I just wanted to model my new name and avatar to see how I look.

Ok, now that I'm over myself, I like what I've seen so far.

by ChickenStanley on Feb 11, 2008 7:44 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

who are you?

It starts with rule No. 1 from coach Don Nelson: Shoot the ball.

by mikeA on Feb 11, 2008 7:45 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nope -- small sample ___.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 7:55 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you can "recommend" comments

as I just did to yours, or you can "flag" them as baaaaaaaaaaaaad.

It starts with rule No. 1 from coach Don Nelson: Shoot the ball.

by mikeA on Feb 11, 2008 7:48 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   2 recs

TY mike.

That helps me to understand.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:52 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't think the

C bar is all that effective. I feel like I am scrolling through everything.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:47 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Neato! from a LoneStarBall regular

Hi, GBTM!

Obama - ??? 2008 : He's not Hillary

by RangerMoto on Feb 11, 2008 7:48 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hates the

Rangers but not as much as ...I hate the Halos.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:53 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well then we have something in common!

We're discussing the new site over at LSB: http://lonestarball.com/story/2008/2/11/142155/291

Obama - ??? 2008 : He's not Hillary

by RangerMoto on Feb 11, 2008 7:55 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Too bad I

can't hit a link and go look.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 7:56 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Trying link again

Obama - ??? 2008 : He's not Hillary

by RangerMoto on Feb 11, 2008 7:56 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hmmm

Linky Buggy. Attempt #3

Obama - ??? 2008 : He's not Hillary

by RangerMoto on Feb 11, 2008 7:57 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Attention RangerMoto

I don't know how they do it in Texas, but here on AN your current signature line is a violation of the community guidelines. We have a ban on politics here (BOP), and I'm pretty sure it applies to sig lines. I suggest you change it.

I assume the new SB Nation allows us to have a different sig line for each blog, right?

formerly known as mdl

by iglew on Feb 12, 2008 9:13 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

thanks for the tip

I changed it to be within the Community Guidelines.

Why the heck is there a ban on politics?

Yay, the Rangers are in first place!

by RangerMoto on Feb 15, 2008 3:23 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I want my rotoworld sidebar

Please, Please with sugar on top

by sinned on Feb 11, 2008 7:55 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

New comments

The replies have UP next to them and you can click on it to see the original comment.

"Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies."

by Jennifer on Feb 11, 2008 8:01 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thank You Jennifer

You are such a helpful girl. :-)

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 8:05 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Link

link

It starts with rule No. 1 from coach Don Nelson: Shoot the ball.

by mikeA on Feb 11, 2008 8:00 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The bloom is off the yellow rose

That is, they aren't new anymore. Perhaps you left the page and returned.

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 8:10 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Anyone else wish

the comment composing window was bigger? Or is it just long-winded types like me?

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 8:11 PM PST reply reply actions actions   1 recs

Yes.

See main page diary.

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on Feb 11, 2008 8:34 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"diaries" are for girls! MEN write "FanPosts"

oh, I get it - "main page diary"

"wither fair monkeyball?" ~fsu

by LAXile on Feb 12, 2008 2:28 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

EASTERN Standard Time??

Is that so we can surrender to ESPN?

I'd rather fight'em in the hedgerows, and on the beaches...

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 8:11 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sho'nuff -- thanks GG1!

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 8:28 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm getting a lot of duplicate posts.

Like FSU's just above appears twice. I'm afraid his $31M will turn into $62M.

Anyone else?

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Feb 11, 2008 8:13 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bring back Rotoworld

I used to always hear about news quickly from the rotoworld sidebar, it was great!

Other than that, the look is ok, a little busy but I'll probably get used to it.

by dbuzi123 on Feb 11, 2008 8:13 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

is the site slower now?

or is it just me? seems to be taking a long time to load the thread and to update...

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Feb 11, 2008 8:19 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm scared

Stuff overload.

And yeah, it seems slower to me too.

RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.

by walk off bunt on Feb 11, 2008 8:23 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well

now that rotoworld is back, I'm happy. A few things bug me still, but we shall see

by ChickenStanley on Feb 11, 2008 8:28 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yuck

this is slowing down my computer horribly. so far I'm not a fan of this

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin

by Helloooo 1st on Feb 11, 2008 8:32 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this is gonna be *impossible* on mobile browsers

My computer is wading through molasses.

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 8:38 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What kind of mobile devices do you use?

I'm the SB Nation visual designer, so blame me!

by sixfoot6 on Feb 11, 2008 8:42 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

loading the pages.

super slow, and froze up firefox just now.

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on Feb 11, 2008 8:46 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well,

for me, I have to let the whole page load before scrolling down or it will just reset to the top of page

by ChickenStanley on Feb 11, 2008 8:47 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

so far so good

made it in and just happy to be here

by rustwarrior on Feb 11, 2008 8:34 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So far ...

I'm not sure ... not thrilled yet ... but I'll withhold judgment until I have the chance to experience some of the alleged benefits.

"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback

by devo on Feb 11, 2008 8:40 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ch ch ch ch changes

As more of a reader than a poster (I have one year old identical twin A's fans and a four year old who is still bummed that Scutaro was traded) it's okay so far. Got to get used to it. It looks nice...

by Let'sGoA's on Feb 11, 2008 8:53 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Looks like the same as before

[blockquote]The Oakland Athletics placed Rich Harden on the 15-day disabled list today. Harden will visit the Angels' team physician, Dr. Lewis Yocum, in Los Angeles tomorrow to determine the reason for his shoulder discomfort.[/blockquote]

Changing [ to < and ] to > renders as follows:

The Oakland Athletics placed Rich Harden on the 15-day disabled list today. Harden will visit the Angels' team physician, Dr. Lewis Yocum, in Los Angeles tomorrow to determine the reason for his shoulder discomfort.

by Soaker on Feb 11, 2008 9:20 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

Thanks

but I miss the button because I don't understand your instructions.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 9:38 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

how do i make it more boring looking?

you know like removing all the color and avatars and stuff that makes it look more like entertainment and less like acadamia

by jakarta on Feb 11, 2008 9:04 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I like the avatars ...

but other than that, I'm with you on yearning for the academia look ...

"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback

by devo on Feb 11, 2008 9:14 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

seconded

it is my opinion that less is more with these sorts of things.

RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.

by walk off bunt on Feb 11, 2008 9:41 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

Not too wild about the comments section

*forgive me I am a LL regular

"You know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong."

by JI on Feb 11, 2008 9:21 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I like it

A little slow, but maybe that's just my computer.

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on Feb 11, 2008 9:47 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm sure it'll just take time...

we'll grow to like (perhaps even prefer?) it.

"I still say put Jack Cust on some roller skates, arm him with a squeeze tube of epoxy, and let him loose in CF...righteous!" -MRod

by notsellingjeans on Feb 11, 2008 9:52 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You are probably right.

It's harder for older posters like myself to adjust...but I am trying.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 9:54 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It looks decent enough I guess

But it's way, way, WAY too busy. My completely non-solicited criticisms:

1. Widescreen owners get the shaft. I'm barely using 50% of my screen because the layout is so narrow - I have gigantic grey bars on each side of the screen. This is almost a deal breaker for me.
2. Change the "most replied" to "most recommended" on the front page. There is no reason for the "A's to sign Foulke" diary to show up as #1 just because it has 200+ replies to it. It's older, and recommended diaries should be bumped up and not just the ones with a lot of replies.
3. It's awfully "busy". Between the ads on top and on the bottom, and on both sides, and the links to change settings, and all the different colors, I feel like I may have a seizure.

Just a few small things.

by mikev on Feb 11, 2008 9:54 PM PST reply reply actions actions   1 recs

#2 ...

the most recommended is at above the new diaries ... don't really understand the point of most replied, but it's not a one or the other thing.

"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback

by devo on Feb 11, 2008 9:57 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, yeah I see that now

I was scrolled down too far. Again, an issue with the width thing though. That's seriously going to be a dealbreaker for me, I mean it's like 10 year old technology now to make page width a dynamic thing.

by mikev on Feb 11, 2008 10:05 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not a technical barrier

we deliberately made the content column fixed width because many usability studies point out that a certain width is easier to read. we optimized the line length according to that. many traditional media sites like NY Times and CNN are fixed width (the same width we are optimized for) and many blogs are as well. we realize it's a big change from what we had before.

I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation

by clockwerks on Feb 11, 2008 10:13 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I completely agree with your decision

it's much, much better to have a fixed column width.

by rebus on Feb 11, 2008 10:22 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

I don't suppose

there's a way we can eventually tweak some of these things through the settings. Things like color, font size (user name is small and very difficult to read, as is the signature line and well, everything), really above 800x600 and things don't look very good (as stated above), but maybe it would work a little better if it was increased in width and font size, the reason I suggest making it a user setting option is to comply with that usability issue you state above b/c I can imagine this working well with low resolution, but having everything tiny and thrown off to the side for higher resolution and wide screen is just brutal.

In search of a new signature. Say something funny and you may see your comment here!

by DMOAS on Feb 11, 2008 10:58 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i agree with these criticisms

also where are the options for posting images, blockquotes, etc?

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 11, 2008 10:01 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

That's the part that is hardest for me.

The AN version of old was easier to use for those of us with lower computer skills.

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 10:04 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's just not very inituitive.

Then again, maybe try changing your preferred editor from WYSIWYG to the other option in your settings?

by mikev on Feb 11, 2008 10:05 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Replying to myself here

The quick comment box doesn't seem to have changed, but I switched from WYSIWYG editor to HTML.

by mikev on Feb 11, 2008 10:07 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We're working on putting those back in

But you'll find that the buttons to post fanposts are much easier.

by Blez on Feb 11, 2008 10:06 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

okay cool, thanks blez!

also, no animate gif avatars allowed? that's probably best, but :-(

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 11, 2008 10:12 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Animated avatars?

Oh god no! If you think the page loads slowly now...

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 10:19 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah, that's the main problem with 3.0 so far

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 11, 2008 11:15 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

curious...

how did ya'll decide on "fanposts?"

by rebus on Feb 11, 2008 10:14 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thought it was

just a simple explanation of what they are. A Fan Posting.

by Blez on Feb 11, 2008 10:17 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

thanks for answering!

i really appreciate ya'lls hard work on the site.

by rebus on Feb 11, 2008 10:28 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just recommended your comment!

That was exciting...

"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL

by oblique on Feb 11, 2008 10:06 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Serious question for widescreen owners

On the previous site, how exactly did you get more use out of the wider space? Was there some way you could stack columns or something, or do you just keep stretching horizontally so that every line of text is 30 words long? If the latter, doesn't that make it terribly hard to read?

formerly known as mdl

by iglew on Feb 12, 2008 9:19 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Are these comments auto-refreshing?

Man, even I didn't know that was part of the plan. That's going to make gameday threads pretty lively.

by Grant on Feb 11, 2008 10:10 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Always had them

even with the old AN.

"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick, 10/7/07

by doctorK on Feb 11, 2008 10:11 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good point.

"Even livelier" is what I should have wrote.

For about a minute, I thought the "Always had them" was referring to the auto-refreshing comments. I was about to be pretty ticked at Blez for holding out on the rest of SB Nation....

by Grant on Feb 11, 2008 10:14 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that is what he means

well, it was an option in new AN 2.0, but not new AN 1.0 (not to be confused with original AN for the few who remember it), and i believe every other site is still like new AN 1.0 so that's why LL doesn't have it yet.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 11, 2008 10:17 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oops i thought you were jeff

change LL to MCC above, heh.
um, don't look at my profile please.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 11, 2008 10:28 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Snap.

Bah, what's an extra three years and $46M between friends?

Sweet Milt May, how I wish that contract only had three years and $60M left.

by Grant on Feb 11, 2008 10:35 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He did mean always

Or at least, since the upgrade to 2.0 last spring. The autorefresh feature has been in effect, though a bit buggy, and seemingly varying by browser and user and such.

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 10:17 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Xbox and FSU are correct

I joined AN last season, so AN 2.0 is all I ever knew.

"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick, 10/7/07

by doctorK on Feb 11, 2008 10:19 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We weren't holding out

it was a matter of having Jon update all the sites one by one or having him spend the time helping Trei and his team work on this. We had to make the decision to have him work on this.

by Blez on Feb 11, 2008 10:19 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Totally kidding about the "holding out."

I'd like to think I'm in the running for the Easiest Going SBNer Award (the EGSAs), so never take quips like that seriously....

by Grant on Feb 11, 2008 10:23 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

so we're the sbnation lab rats

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 11, 2008 10:29 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I certainly am, anagrammatically

He lab rat

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 12, 2008 7:04 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes, but that's how we get first dibs

on claiming duplicate usernames.

The other Nicks and Jennifers out there are the ones who will have to change.

formerly known as mdl

by iglew on Feb 12, 2008 9:24 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you can turn it off (i do)

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 11, 2008 10:13 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well, i had it turned off

but AN 3 loads too slowly and no longer has the new tags, so my previous way of doing this (auto-refresh off, reload, control-f [new]) no longer works... :-(

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 11, 2008 10:25 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

have you tried hitting the 'c' key?

that lets you cycle through all the new comments on the page - even if you're not auto-refreshing.

I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation

by clockwerks on Feb 11, 2008 10:27 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

whoa

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 11, 2008 10:29 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think I can post a link

This should be a link to Lookout Landing.

The coding for that is:

This should be [a href="http://www.lookoutlanding.com"]a link to Lookout Landing.[/a]

Again using [ in place of <
and using ] in place of >

by Soaker on Feb 11, 2008 10:13 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Linking is pretty easy

All you need to do is write whatever you wanted linked, then highlight what you want it linked to and then hit the little link button above it.

by Blez on Feb 11, 2008 10:15 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OK, let me try that with Lone Star Ball

This should be a link to Lone Star Ball.

Yes, I did not realize that link icon was a button.

by Soaker on Feb 11, 2008 10:20 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

without the "parent" link

it's a bit tough to tell which comment is being responded to sometimes.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 11, 2008 10:15 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We're also going to work on

that. It was tough to test that in beta because there simply weren't enough users. But we think the design can be reworked a little to make it clear who is responding to whom.

by Blez on Feb 11, 2008 10:16 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it's the light yellow boxes around new comments...

i don't think they're necessary with the yellow asterisk and C command option (which I like btw).

by rebus on Feb 11, 2008 10:20 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Does the new AN

have solitaire? You know, for those mid-May games against Tampa Bay.

"He says lots of stupid things on the television set. He seems lazy and foolish to me." -Michael Lewis, on Joe Morgan

by BWH on Feb 11, 2008 10:21 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My Safari crashed :(

I switched to Firefox to update my profile and now it works! I'm getting used to the new look, but I like the avatars.

by streetfan on Feb 11, 2008 10:26 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what version of safari?

I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation

by clockwerks on Feb 11, 2008 10:27 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fairly old

I think it's 1.3.2
For Mac

by streetfan on Feb 11, 2008 10:32 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah, about 3 years old

definitely not gonna work with AN 3.0

I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation

by clockwerks on Feb 11, 2008 10:35 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks

I'm sticking with Firefox :)

by streetfan on Feb 11, 2008 10:44 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm a bit concerned about the slow load times...

but I'll chalk that up to the overload from everyone trying to re-register on the servers, not to mention playing around with new AN. I just hope the game threads don't bring down the site.

Eh, I'm sure it's all stable, and any kinks will be ironed out well before the season starts.

All in all, I like it quite a bit. Slick interface, nice job with the single log-in across SBN, and the new features will be fun to play with.

(Formerly known as "Nebraska")

The Pastime -- A Minor Consideration -- Catfish Stew

by Ryan Armbrust on Feb 11, 2008 10:29 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

DLD Attempt

Jon Heyman weighs in on the Cupcakes rumors.

Clemens' lawyer - Watch out or Rocket will tap dance on your ass.
Congressman Waxman - Come again?

"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick, 10/7/07

by doctorK on Feb 11, 2008 10:29 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OK - my links don't pop in near windows (or tabs on FF)

I specifically added 'target="new"' to try to make the link open in a new window, but it doesn't seem to work.

All in all, it is a little slower, but I like the new features. I can always right-click the linkys.

"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick, 10/7/07

by doctorK on Feb 11, 2008 10:34 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cueto or Bailey + Votto + a prospect?

That's a super high price. I know there are a great deal of Reds fans who wouldn't give up Bailey or Cueto for Blanton straight up.

I wonder what Billy really wants.

by rebus on Feb 11, 2008 10:38 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Trying this auto-linky function

Tarheels win game they had no business winning.

Also: Much as I'm enjoying Clemens' comeuppance, Henry Waxman is a butthead.

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 10:39 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

uh-huh-huh-uh-huh-huh

You said butthead.

"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick, 10/7/07

by doctorK on Feb 11, 2008 10:54 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

New Blog is kinda jumpy

On, off, on,...bzzzzzzzzzzzt! Off.
Then it's back.

Better than I'd thought it'd be.

Can't wait to post a few on Lookout Landing.

"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer

by One won lost won on Feb 11, 2008 10:33 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

downtime

hey everyone, the blog is kinda going up & down because we're deploying fixes to problems y'all report. we thought maybe we could do this when it was "late", but y'all keep on going.

I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation

by clockwerks on Feb 11, 2008 10:36 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I really like it! but.....

1) grey bars on outer edges make for a real visual headache. I would suggest white.

2) i just scrolled through all 239 comments on this page and it took me about 5 minutes to get to the end - WAY to slow. Using firefox on a mac.

3) much of the info from the top navigation menus seems to repeat itself - the roster, etc. Seems to be somewhat confusing.

keep up the good work!

by reggiejax on Feb 11, 2008 10:41 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the new website

my browser is flipping out

it's a little disorienting

by OaklandSi on Feb 11, 2008 10:57 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Type

what you want linked. Then highlight the text you want linked and THEN click on the chain links button. You then insert whatever link you want there and it will show up beautifully.

by Blez on Feb 11, 2008 11:18 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

TY

Those kind of tips are invaluable to computers dummies like myself. Feel free to send me the AN for dummies manual... thanks. :-)

by IM4Oakgal on Feb 11, 2008 11:22 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Aahh, Frick!... Don't tell me Bill King is going to be passed over again!

by PortlandPachyderm on Feb 11, 2008 11:47 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"The hard... is what makes it great."

by Jjjsixsix on Feb 12, 2008 1:45 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

whoa...

might want to do something to disallow blank comments.

"The hard... is what makes it great."

by Jjjsixsix on Feb 12, 2008 1:46 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How soon will other SB Nation sites follow suit?

Will they all eventually move to this new and improved "ballfield"?

Aahh, Frick!... Don't tell me Bill King is going to be passed over again!

by PortlandPachyderm on Feb 11, 2008 11:50 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Posting buttons bug

It seems my "Preview" button says "Vote!" ?

Aahh, Frick!... Don't tell me Bill King is going to be passed over again!

by PortlandPachyderm on Feb 11, 2008 11:51 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This thing takes for f---ing ever to load

"You know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong."

by JI on Feb 11, 2008 11:59 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wooooow, we're in the future

This is very weird but overall pretty cool too. It does take a long time to load, though I like not having to open every comment I want to read.

The addition of avatars is cool too, because it's easier for me to associate pictures with people than the names.

http://athleticsforlife.com

by Kelly on Feb 12, 2008 5:26 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

posts with lots of comments

it took a really long time for this post to fully load. i couldn't scroll until it did load, which was the bigger problem. maybe some way to asynchronously load the comments? (i'm on win xp and firefox, in case it matters)

i don't know if that's going to be a typical problem or not, this is the first post with 200+ comments i've clicked on.

just so i don't sound like mr sour - as i said elsewhere, i f'ing love the new design. great work, blez and gang.

by Eric in Atlanta on Feb 12, 2008 7:59 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

took a minute for the confirmation to get to me

but now I'm in! The avatar thingy is nice. Has anyone out there had a problem with their name not being available?

death to myspace!

by malikot on Feb 12, 2008 8:01 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Same thing

gotta test this out even if Im a LL reg, and not a AN guy.

by PShwa on Feb 12, 2008 9:17 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So its probably been mentioned

but I have too much work to see all the replies right now (dumb boss), but I do not see ID numbers anymore.

The knowledge of my 6000-ness will soon fade into oblivion!!!

by 5Aces on Feb 12, 2008 9:33 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs