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Did We Fix Something That Was Not Broke?(FR)
03 / 02 / 08 | Me

Posted on 03/02/2008 4:54:00 AM PST by sit-rep

Why all of a sudden am I loading the Latest articles page?

It used to be clicking on messages in the upper right corner solved the problem. Now, I finally found "Comments" down the right side a bit, but every time ya hit browse now coming out of a thread, I return to latest articles page!

WWWWWHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTZZZZZZZZZ - UUUUP!!??!!!


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; Focus Software; UFO's; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: faq; feedback; fixit; fr; freerepublic; help; newfuniture; strange
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To: tiredoflaundry
Huzzah!
141 posted on 03/02/2008 6:35:11 AM PST by Enosh (†)
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To: sit-rep

The following is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System.

If this had been an actual emergency, the Attention Signal you just heard would have been followed by official information, news or instructions.

142 posted on 03/02/2008 6:35:56 AM PST by csvset
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To: Jim Robinson

It’s broke Jim.....


143 posted on 03/02/2008 6:36:43 AM PST by Sub-Driver (Proud member of the Republican wing of the Republican Party)
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To: SE Mom
Plus- have you guys noticed the site is REALLY S L O W since we’ve “improved””???

YES!

144 posted on 03/02/2008 6:39:43 AM PST by CAluvdubya (A good man has come home to San Diego! Thank you Congressman Hunter)
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To: sit-rep

And the “search” box doesn’t show unless you’re on the “latest threads” page. What’s with that?


145 posted on 03/02/2008 6:41:08 AM PST by metesky ("Brethren, leave us go amongst them." Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton - Ward Bond- The Searchers)
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To: DouglasKC
What’s really maddening is that you can’t do comments for just one forum ... You can add Active Articles to your complaint!
146 posted on 03/02/2008 6:42:02 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: All

Anyone logged-in?


147 posted on 03/02/2008 6:45:40 AM PST by JRios1968 ("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff"—Ronald Reagan)
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To: EBH

In a thread or on the home page...starting today ;-)


148 posted on 03/02/2008 6:49:37 AM PST by pookie18 (Of course I'm voting for the Republican nominee!)
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To: Allegra

You better check your sock drawer...


149 posted on 03/02/2008 6:51:30 AM PST by JRios1968 ("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff"—Ronald Reagan)
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To: CAluvdubya
& I've only posted 1,820 threads, but they were all posted from forums, usually News/Activism, until now...


150 posted on 03/02/2008 6:51:52 AM PST by pookie18 (Of course I'm voting for the Republican nominee!)
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To: sit-rep
Did We Fix Something That Was Not Broke?(FR)

What you mean "We"?

Must be preventative maintenance. It's working well too.
It's preventing folks from maintaining the way they previously browsed this forum.

151 posted on 03/02/2008 6:52:18 AM PST by michigander (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: michigander

LOL


152 posted on 03/02/2008 6:57:32 AM PST by greyfoxx39 (Bill Richardson: Billions for boondoggles; Not one red cent for Jenny Craig.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

I agree with your post, as for your tagline, the only other option may be Obamanation.


153 posted on 03/02/2008 6:58:18 AM PST by pbear8 (The innocent cry out to God)
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To: AFreeBird
Are you comparing FR to a tacky salt and pepper shaker?

In looks? In every sense of the word. There is no fluidity.

Its a hodgepodge that the many here has come to feel comfortable with. About 3 or 4 yrs ago, John wanted to make changes that lets us, the user, update how we viewed FR but the loud minority forced him to revert back.

Its in dire need of a facelift.

154 posted on 03/02/2008 6:58:59 AM PST by smith288 (Ohio State, close to being 2007-2008 NCAA Champs)
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To: sit-rep
I noticed it looks different but at least there is finally a search bar at the top of the screen.

Adapt. Suck it up!

155 posted on 03/02/2008 7:02:09 AM PST by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote!)
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To: EBH
Change for changes sake...not good. Changes made involve more difficulty to navigate than older model. Don’t fix what ain’t broken.

Too many detours to get where I want to go.

You may think it wasn't broken but this forum was not easily navigable. You just developed muscle memory on where everything is.

Just like you will when you grow used to where everything is now.

Personally, this place needs a revamp design wise like no other web site out there.

I work exclusively in the on-line industry and have seen my share of well put together designs and cohesive websites and FR doesn't sniff that description. I have discussed with John Robinson at length about it and he feels handcuffed because of the vocal minority refusing to accept even convenience changes

156 posted on 03/02/2008 7:04:30 AM PST by smith288 (Ohio State, close to being 2007-2008 NCAA Champs)
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To: raybbr

Obama is for change... I ain’t


157 posted on 03/02/2008 7:05:28 AM PST by LowOiL (Duncan Hunter .. accept no conservative substitute... it can cause cancer of the heart...)
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To: LowOiL
Obama is for change... I ain’t

I is. It's good for the soul to learn to adapt.

158 posted on 03/02/2008 7:09:15 AM PST by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote!)
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Seems like it is “broke” now. Page loading now going well...


159 posted on 03/02/2008 7:20:07 AM PST by Dysart
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To: smith288
I work for an IT company that develops web apps and I agree that the FR 'form factor' could stand for a serious redux. However, there's plenty of (very good) web forum applications out there, and inventing one from scratch wouldn't be the best idea. The biggest problem would be the conversion, right?

You are so right about everyone being used to where things are on the site, but at the heart, it's not very navigable at all. Just look at how many times people post articles (or vanities-GASP!) in Breaking News or such.

I would say that the main way most of us consume this web site's material is by LATEST MESSAGE as this displays what people are most talking about.

That said, targeted content delivery is sorely lacking on FR. As you said, we've all just become accustomed to how it's done it previously, and any change that diminishes that is not well-received.

As a side note, I seem to be getting a lot of THESE today:

Proxy Error

The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.
The proxy server could not handle the request GET /tag/articles:latest/.

Reason: Error reading from remote server

160 posted on 03/02/2008 7:20:53 AM PST by GreenAccord (Bacon Akbar!)
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