It's Alive!!!
by grover on Feb 11, 2008 6:58 PM PST
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PrintI 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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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!!!
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 up reply actions
recommended fanposts haven't gone away
there just haven't been any that have been recommended enough to display that list yet
by Trei Brundrett on Feb 11, 2008 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
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 up reply actions
anyone else not wild about "rec tally"?
I mean, not that there's anything wrong with that ...
The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Feb 11, 2008 7:42 PM PST up reply actions 3 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 Trei Brundrett on Feb 11, 2008 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
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.
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
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
Testing my new name
I defeat all filters!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
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
I'm confused ... and lonely
Are you my mommy?
The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@
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
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. @('.')@
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
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
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. @('.')@
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
conkers....
Did you hear we signed Keith Foulke?
by Englishmajor on Feb 11, 2008 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
Nico's day was neigh unbareable
The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@
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.
Agreed
67MARQUEZ was cool.
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
ooooh, free names! free names!!!
I already snagged my old username though. Darn.
There's no crying in baseball!
Oh, that reminds me ...
< evil chortle >
The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@
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. @('.')@
still cold
Once upon a time, I owned the username ... "Cindi."
The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@
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.
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
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.
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.
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
"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
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
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!
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 up reply actions
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
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
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.
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 up reply actions
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 actions 1 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 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.
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
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. @('.')@
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.
Woo hoo!
We broke it!!!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
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 up reply actions
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
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!
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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. @('.')@
sweet
does that mean I just jumped way up on the user id #'s?!?!? Cool!!!!
There's no crying in baseball!
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 actions
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 up reply actions
When you navigate around ...
and look at old diaries and then select home ...it doesn't take you there.
Are you clicking your heels together?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Yes ...
Could you take me there? I'm Frightened. Where's Jennifer because...WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!!!!!!
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
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 up reply actions
Thats not a domino
thats my dream size chocolate bar!
by ChickenStanley on Feb 11, 2008 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
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.
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
Looks like it's up
for me.
In search of a new signature. Say something funny and you may see your comment here!
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.
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.
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 up reply actions
I used the same coding as before
[img src="http://assets.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/1/jackcust073107.jpg"]
But change < for [ and > for ]
That's odd
Let's try this again
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
OK, let's try something actually important
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 11, 2008 8:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
THAT
is the best pic I have ever seen! Bravo!
by ChickenStanley on Feb 11, 2008 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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
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.
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions 2 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
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
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!
I want my rotoworld sidebar
Please, Please with sugar on top
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."
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 up reply actions
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 actions 1 recs
"diaries" are for girls! MEN write "FanPosts"
oh, I get it - "main page diary"
"wither fair monkeyball?" ~fsu
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
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 up reply actions
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
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.
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!
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.
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
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. @('.')@
is the comment auto-refresh slow? or just loading pages?
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Feb 11, 2008 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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
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...
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 up reply actions 1 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
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
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 up reply 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."
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 actions
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 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
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.
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 Trei Brundrett on Feb 11, 2008 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
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 up reply 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!
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 up reply 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.
It's just not very inituitive.
Then again, maybe try changing your preferred editor from WYSIWYG to the other option in your settings?
Replying to myself here
The quick comment box doesn't seem to have changed, but I switched from WYSIWYG editor to HTML.
that option only applies to the fanpost editor
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Feb 11, 2008 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
We're working on putting those back in
But you'll find that the buttons to post fanposts are much easier.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Feb 11, 2008 10:06 PM PST up reply actions
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
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 up reply actions
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
Thought it was
just a simple explanation of what they are. A Fan Posting.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Feb 11, 2008 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
I just recommended your comment!
That was exciting...
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
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
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.
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
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 Brisbee on Feb 11, 2008 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
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
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
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 Brisbee on Feb 11, 2008 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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
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 Tyler Bleszinski on Feb 11, 2008 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
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 Brisbee on Feb 11, 2008 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
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
I certainly am, anagrammatically
He lab rat
The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@
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
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
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
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 Trei Brundrett on Feb 11, 2008 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
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 >
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 Tyler Bleszinski on Feb 11, 2008 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
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.
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
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 Tyler Bleszinski on Feb 11, 2008 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
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).
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
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.
what version of safari?
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Feb 11, 2008 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
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 Trei Brundrett on Feb 11, 2008 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
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
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
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
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.
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 up reply actions
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
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 actions
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 Trei Brundrett on Feb 11, 2008 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
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!
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 Tyler Bleszinski on Feb 11, 2008 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
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 actions
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 actions
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 actions
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."
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
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 actions
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!
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!!!
grover goes medieval, eh?
TV Announcer: "Movie for a rained out ball game" now returns to Dyan Cannon, Troy McClure and the Muppets in the 1977 film "The Muppets Go Medieval."
Troy: Oh, princess fair, willth thou grant thy dainty hoof in marriage?
Piggy: Oh, Sir Lies-alot, I will!
Lisa: Dad, what's a Muppet?
Homer: Well, it's not quite a mop and it's not quite a puppet... but man (laughs). So to answer your question, I don't know.
Bart: Why did they make that one Muppet out of leather?
Marge: That's not a leather Muppet, that's Troy McClure. Back in the '70s he was quite the teen heartthrob.
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 12, 2008 9:40 AM PST reply actions
One other thing I'm not too sure of...
If you click on the username, it takes you to a screen that tells you their recent posts, etc, but it also tells you how they voted in polls.
i don't think it matters to me, but not everyone may want the world to know they think AN 3.0 is "meh" or that they voted for Obama.
Hangtime.
53 seconds on a cable modem, and longer than that to be able to scroll. I forgot why I'm here.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
we hear you
can you tell by looking at your status bar when loading the page, which things are taking the longest to load for you? do you see assets.sbnation.com ther?
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Feb 12, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Sorry for the delay, I was, ahem, refreshing the page ;-)
Most of it was "waiting for assets.sbnation.com." There was also a wait for something called "garner classics.com". Is that a particular image?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Feb 12, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Assets seems to be the main problem
though on my end it acts a bit like what happens when I stumble onto one of those terribly overloaded myspace sites.
I'm on an old (I mean old) laptop that shouldn't be running XP, but is, and when I pull up anything with more than say 30 comments here, the CPU usage gets pinned at 100 unril the page is finished loading.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
as with all things cool....
they always find a way to monetize and ruin it.
Oh well, I am sure I will get over my angst and get used to it once the season starts. Just feels like it is no longer "our" little blog space. Oh well....go A's
Weebles wobble but they don't fall down
careful where you fling that "exploiting an established favorite" business
Think of it as an athletic version of the Hokey Pokey. @('.')@
Just testing
Aloha All,
Just test driving the new AN. My username was Temple of the A's on the last AN.
I rarely post but read often. Thanks for being there!
Ms. Jesa
McCovite popping in...
On the one hand, I like certain functional aspects,
On the other, why the heck won't SBN version 2.0 accept html in the sig line?
Argh. Grumble. Argh. Smile. Frown.
"Losiento, baby"
Burning worm?
How come your handle managed to escape my attention when it was in English??
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Feb 13, 2008 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
Just testing with linux
using firefox 2.0.0.11 and mandriva 2008
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
Good ... you got a new account ...
I wouldn't want to post in a world with GNGG ...
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
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