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anthony002 May 7th, 2014 at 17:03
tis I, arc99 with my Disqus alter-ego. I think this is a great change Alan.. Disqus is a robust comment system with great features such as downvoting and EDIT.
lord knows I need the edit feature to fix my numerous typos…. so this change gets a thumbs-up from me…
AlanColmes May 7th, 2014 at 17:13
and how about a nice profile pic for you?
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 17:18
He can use mine. Oh wait, you said a nice pic. I’ll look around.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:15
Him who?
Is there a “him” in the new digs???
Budda May 7th, 2014 at 18:06
If I knew how to do it I would….
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:17
Are you coming through on Disqus? It should give you an “edit” option under the comment.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:16
Do you write the bio pieces for your submitters or can we do something ourselves to ID ourselves? I think Anomaly should do a short writeup on the time she served in Attica before her recent parole???
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 18:18
Where do you think I met Alan?
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:19
I wondered but was simply way too polite to do a formal inquiry!
I can see we are going to keep the place hopping …
arc99 May 8th, 2014 at 01:39
I live in the Sierra foothills of northern California where I get to use my Iphone as a camera, a lot more often than as an actual phone, I will see what I can do.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:15
Hey – I’ve been watching your posts and I love your comments!!!
arc99 May 8th, 2014 at 01:40
thank you.. wow seems that we have a much larger audience. this election season is gonna be fun.
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 01:29
I havent used proper punctuation in years. I hope I dont have to start correcting it now!
Jaz May 8th, 2014 at 02:02
Sorry arc, I gave you a downvote by mistake. Discus changed that for the better, It used to give a number and name, now no more.
Jaz May 8th, 2014 at 02:03
It let me take off the down-vote :)
arc99 May 7th, 2014 at 17:03
tis I, arc99 with my Disqus alter-ego. I think this is a great change Alan.. Disqus is a robust comment system with great features such as downvoting and EDIT.
lord knows I need the edit feature to fix my numerous typos…. so this change gets a thumbs-up from me…
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 17:13
and how about a nice profile pic for you?
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 17:18
He can use mine. Oh wait, you said a nice pic. I’ll look around for him.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:15
Him who?
Is there a “him” in the new digs???
Budda May 7th, 2014 at 18:06
If I knew how to do it I would….
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:17
Are you coming through on Disqus? It should give you an “edit” option under the comment.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:16
Do you write the bio pieces for your submitters or can we do something ourselves to ID ourselves? I think Anomaly should do a short writeup on the time she served in Attica before her recent parole???
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 18:18
Where do you think I met Alan?
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:19
I wondered but was simply way too polite to do a formal inquiry!
I can see we are going to keep the place hopping …
arc99 May 8th, 2014 at 01:39
I live in the Sierra foothills of northern California where I get to use my Iphone as a camera, a lot more often than as an actual phone, I will see what I can do.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:15
Hey – I’ve been watching your posts and I love your comments!!!
arc99 May 8th, 2014 at 01:40
thank you.. wow seems that we have a much larger audience. this election season is gonna be fun.
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 01:29
I havent used proper punctuation in years. I hope I dont have to start correcting it now!
Jaz May 8th, 2014 at 02:02
Sorry arc, I gave you a downvote by mistake. Discus changed that for the better, It used to give a number and name, now no more.
Jaz May 8th, 2014 at 02:03
It let me take off the down-vote :)
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 17:06
Right! OK, my bank account number is: 1234567. It’s on Anywhere street, Some Town, Someplace, USA.
mea_mark May 7th, 2014 at 17:08
What’s a bank account?
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 17:09
Oh, YOU!
Look at you all fancy as a mod here.
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 17:06
Right! OK, my bank account number is: 1234567. It’s on Anywhere street, Some Town, Someplace, USA.
mea_mark May 7th, 2014 at 17:08
What’s a bank account?
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 17:09
Oh, YOU!
Look at you all fancy as a mod here.
rjcarter May 7th, 2014 at 17:24
Well, there goes the Internet… :-)
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:14
You’re here … so why do you say that? We gotta have someone to disagree with on occasion!!
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 19:31
I’m glad you’re here:-)
R.J. Carter May 7th, 2014 at 17:24
Well, there goes the Internet… :-)
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:14
You’re here … so why do you say that? We gotta have someone to disagree with on occasion!!
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 19:31
I’m glad you’re here:-)
Carla Akins May 7th, 2014 at 17:54
Almost the whole gang.
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 18:01
I tried to add you as a mod. It says: “Sorry, but we can’t find a user with the username you entered.”
How is that possible? I’m looking right at your account!
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:17
Carla is a will-o-the-wisp …. now you see her, now you don’t!
Carla Akins May 7th, 2014 at 18:18
I tried to upvote Bandit – and it gave her a zero. I don’t mean it bandit – it’s all diqus fault.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:18
It’s always Disqus’ fault .. you know that!!
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 18:26
Oh please. It’s Obama’s fault.
Carla Akins May 7th, 2014 at 18:20
I don’t know, last time comgen had to do his voodoo
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:21
Suggestion. Logout of Disqus and log back in. See if that fixes it…sometimes Disque hiccups.
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 18:28
Try what Bandit said. I’ve tried to add you eleventy hundred times now. Otherwise, I’ll ask Disqus support.
Carla Akins May 7th, 2014 at 18:28
Did you notice, my login name is not Carla Akins, it’s akinsc WIll that make a difference?
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 18:29
It worked! Wheee!
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:41
You are soooooo brilliant!!!
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 19:09
I are smart!
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 19:28
Yes you is.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:13
Hi Carla – cool to see you here!!!
AlanColmes May 7th, 2014 at 18:17
We are very happy to have BanditBasheert on Liberaland.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:18
Thank you Alan … glad to be a part of this – and great usage of Disqus.
Carla Akins May 7th, 2014 at 17:54
Almost the whole gang.
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 18:01
I tried to add you as a mod. It says: “Sorry, but we can’t find a user with the username you entered.”
How is that possible? I’m looking right at your account!
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:17
Carla is a will-o-the-wisp …. now you see her, now you don’t!
Carla Akins May 7th, 2014 at 18:18
I tried to upvote Bandit – and it gave her a zero. I don’t mean it bandit – it’s all diqus fault.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:18
It’s always Disqus’ fault .. you know that!!
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 18:26
Oh please. It’s Obama’s fault.
Carla Akins May 7th, 2014 at 18:20
I don’t know, last time comgen had to do his voodoo
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:21
Suggestion. Logout of Disqus and log back in. See if that fixes it…sometimes Disque hiccups.
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 18:28
Try what Bandit said. I’ve tried to add you eleventy hundred times now. Otherwise, I’ll ask Disqus support.
Carla Akins May 7th, 2014 at 18:28
Did you notice, my login name is not Carla Akins, it’s akinsc WIll that make a difference?
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 18:29
It worked! Wheee!
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:41
You are soooooo brilliant!!!
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 19:09
I are smart!
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 19:28
Yes you is.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:13
Hi Carla – cool to see you here!!!
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 18:17
We are very happy to have BanditBasheert on Liberaland.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:18
Thank you Alan … glad to be a part of this – and great usage of Disqus.
Hank May 7th, 2014 at 17:56
I do like the edit functions of Disqus.
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 17:59
I’m glad you stopped by Hank. Your ban will be following you here, after you threatened a mod’s life.
Have a nice evening.
mea_mark May 7th, 2014 at 18:18
BOOM!
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:19
I was going to say thanks ….
Dwendt44 May 7th, 2014 at 18:44
Still no edit function.
Dwendt44 May 7th, 2014 at 18:46
I stand corrected, I see it now.
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 19:08
Great! :-)
Hank May 7th, 2014 at 17:56
I do like the edit functions of Disqus.
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 17:59
I’m glad you stopped by Hank. Your ban will be following you here, after you threatened a mod’s life.
Have a nice evening.
mea_mark May 7th, 2014 at 18:18
BOOM!
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:19
I was going to say thanks ….
Dwendt44 May 7th, 2014 at 18:44
Still no edit function.
Dwendt44 May 7th, 2014 at 18:46
I stand corrected, I see it now.
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 19:08
Great! :-)
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:20
Alan … how vulgar, uncouth and mean can we be here?
R there rules?????
AlanColmes May 7th, 2014 at 18:32
we are going to send you to your litterbox if you don’t behave.
mea_mark May 7th, 2014 at 18:36
That might fill up fast. lol
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:38
Hey speak for yourself….I was just wondering which one of our “selves” should show up here.
Jaz May 8th, 2014 at 01:58
Not much.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:20
Alan … how vulgar, uncouth and mean can we be here?
R there rules?????
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 18:32
we are going to send you to your litterbox if you don’t behave.
mea_mark May 7th, 2014 at 18:36
That might fill up fast. lol
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 18:38
Hey speak for yourself….I was just wondering which one of our “selves” should show up here.
Jaz May 8th, 2014 at 01:58
Not much.
Carla Akins May 7th, 2014 at 18:32
hahah. Yay
AlanColmes May 7th, 2014 at 19:05
Welcome aboard, Carla
Carla Akins May 8th, 2014 at 05:01
Happy to be here.
Carla Akins May 7th, 2014 at 18:32
hahah. Yay
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 19:05
Welcome aboard, Carla
Carla Akins May 8th, 2014 at 05:01
Happy to be here.
fancypants May 7th, 2014 at 19:15
didn’t get to see you on o’reilly on Tuesday alan. is bill hiding from us ?
AlanColmes May 7th, 2014 at 19:27
on tonight. He’s changing things up
fancypants May 7th, 2014 at 19:40
is bill getting a nascar suit like our judges ?
http://www.alan.com/2014/05/07/scotus-is-fighting-to-make-america-a-christian-theocracy/
fancypants May 7th, 2014 at 19:15
didn’t get to see you on o’reilly on Tuesday alan. is bill hiding from us ?
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 19:27
on tonight. He’s changing things up
fancypants May 7th, 2014 at 19:40
is bill getting a nascar suit like our judges ?
http://www.alan.com/2014/05/07/scotus-is-fighting-to-make-america-a-christian-theocracy/
Chinese Democracy May 7th, 2014 at 20:07
luckily I already had a Disqus log in. creating accounts bores me heh
Jaz May 8th, 2014 at 01:56
Me too Andy.
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 14:57
see how we role? lol I probably have an account on 90% of the net
Jaz May 8th, 2014 at 15:19
Throughout the years I’ve read many articles, but have declined to comment for that exact reason, too lazy to create an account.
Of course now, I’m too overwhelmed with all the political bullshit (mostly US)to answer at all. Discus or not.
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 20:30
Ill recap .. Obamacare bashing was a failure for conservatives because Obamcare itself was a success
Sooo.. Since O care didnt work for conservatives they decided to go back to fake Benghazi outrage to bash Obama and especially try to make Hillary look bad because she scares the chit out of them. I call it fake outrage because if conservatives REALLY cared they wouldnt have cut funding for security at embassies etc .
Meanwhile Putin has decided to become a modern day Czar and is trying to get the old Russian empire back. McCain of course wants to bomb anything and everything and his side kick Mrs Lindsey is sounding particularly insane lately because he has to . Hes being primaried by a t bagger .
ok u are all caught up
Chinese Democracy May 7th, 2014 at 20:07
luckily I already had a Disqus log in. creating accounts bores me heh
Jaz May 8th, 2014 at 01:56
Me too Andy.
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 14:57
see how we roll? lol I probably have an account on 90% of the net
Jaz May 8th, 2014 at 15:19
Throughout the years I’ve read many articles, but have declined to comment for that exact reason, too lazy to create an account.
Of course now, I’m too overwhelmed with all the political bullshit (mostly US)to answer at all. Discus or not.
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 20:30
Ill recap .. Obamacare bashing was a failure for conservatives because Obamcare itself was a success
Sooo.. Since O care didnt work for conservatives they decided to go back to fake Benghazi outrage to bash Obama and especially try to make Hillary look bad because she scares the chit out of them. I call it fake outrage because if conservatives REALLY cared they wouldnt have cut funding for security at embassies etc .
Meanwhile Putin has decided to become a modern day Czar and is trying to get the old Russian empire back. McCain of course wants to bomb anything and everything and his side kick Mrs Lindsey is sounding particularly insane lately because he has to . Hes being primaried by a t bagger .
ok u are all caught up
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 20:16
The day Viafoura arrived they had a technical glitch that screwed this place up and ever since there has been a regular parade of screw-ups. Since their arrival the board has gotten prettier, but more balky to use, requiring more and more clicks to navigate around the place, which artificially pumps up the page-view stats to where the Liberaland newsletter makes preposterous claims about viewers here. There once was a time when the place was not cluttered with all the ads, but apparently the ad revenue is more important than maintaining any integrity. A place called “Liberaland” is now the place to go to sign the impeach Obama petition, contribute to the “Keep Alabama Red” campaign or connect with any number of other right wing kook groups. It is disappointing to see this sort of slide. It used to not be this way and doesn’t have to be.
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 20:22
Burqa you are never happy. You are a full-time complainer. You are not required to be here, and if you don’t like Liberaland there are many other sites that would love to have you.
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 22:37
When I see something positive, I say so. I have also complained when negative things have taken place. It is noted you make general statements while avoiding the specifics noted.
I have only complained when there was something to complain about.
There have been one glitch after the other since Viafoura was added. Changes requiring more clicks to do the same thing have artificially pumped up the page-view stats.
We used to see more posts by more people more frequently. These are the people who spend the most time here and their numbers have dropped. It used to be you’d see, in the Recent Posts window, posts made every 10 seconds or so, but more recently, 40 or 50 minutes go by between posts a lot of the time.
Alan, if you had been actually using your own site and engaged with we, The Great Unwashed you would have seen how changes have served often to reduce the ease with which people discussed various issues at the same time.
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 22:41
Jeesh, Burqa, we’re on to Disqus now and you’re still complaining about Viafoura!
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 22:56
You said Viafoura was being retained. I hope Disqus is an improvement. If they are, I’ll say so. Like I said in an above post, the edit feature is a welcome improvement. A private message feature like the other boards I use have had for a decade would be nice, too.
What I said about Viafoura’s debut with a technical glitch was true as well as the way I described how things have evolved to make it less user-friendly.
I’ve seen wonderful people stop posting because of it.
It’s a positive that you’re engaging with users and I hope to see more of that. It would be an improvement if you and the other bloggers would follow up and engage in the discussions. That way you can expand on your thoughts and address various questions that may arise.
I also hope to see you forego the use of name-calling and personal attacks. You can make your points without using such tactics.
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 23:06
I said we are going to occasionally beta test Viafoura products. Do you go around looking for things to be upset about and cause confrontations? I called you a complainer. You are. You constantly complain. You have been complained ever since we implemented Viafoura. Now you’re complaining about Viafoura after implementing Disqus. Again, if you are not happy hear, there is nothing keeping you here.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:12
(psssst – are the mods allowed to correct your typos?) Just askin’
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 23:23
You’re keeping me here.
If Disqus runs smoothly there will be nothing to complain about, There was a string of things to complain about with Viafoura.
C’mon, Alan, admit the truth – there have been a string of technical glitches with Viafoura, right?
They had a major one on their debut, right?
Their track record indicates the trend will continue.
I used this site a couple years before Viafoura showed up and didn’t complain because there was nothing to complain about.
Stop shooting the messenger and drop the name-calling. See if you can lift your game to my level by abandoning name-calling and personal attacks.
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 23:29
My game is not at your very high level.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:30
Has it ever occurred to you that you are now single handedly beating a dead horse?
So far you are complaining about a system that this site just began using today. You are also complaining about “name calling” …
There is a fair number of new people here and the impression we are getting about you is that you think you know best about Alan’s site. Hmmmmmmm.
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 23:35
Except for Chinese Democracy, I’ve never seen anyone on this page before. It’s unusual too see so many people suddenly log on to a site where the trend was fewer and fewer people were posting or coming aboard. Rather, it looks as if someone is making up a number of screen names to make it look as if more people are here than actually are.
One of the admins to the Chat Room does that.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:39
Did you even bother to READ Alan’s information about FreakOutNation joining together with this site? If you don’t go to FoN, you don’t know most of us.
All of these people are legit. Don’t go all paranoid now. Next time READ the information before you jump to silly conclusions:
“You may already be familiar with it from other sites such as our friend, neighbor and soon-to-be partner, FreakOutNation.” The word “partner” sees to imply that we are welcome.
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 23:48
Hmmm, another moderator.
So you and all these people who just showed up are from FoN?
It’s not being paranoid to describe a sudden change like that. Until now, we’d get a new user every couple months or so, now suddenly there’s 8 or 10 new ones showing up at the same time. If you all came over from that site, I say welcome aboard.
No, I did not bother to read about FoN joining here. I don’t have the time to read everything posted here. Perhaps you do.
I just log on, discuss things on topics of interest and hang out in the Chat Room.
Does FoN have this same format? Do you have to unbutton the posts the way you do here, or do you see them all at the same time?
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:53
FoN uses Disqus – why don’t you just go peek at it and see how it’s set up. Or just keep complaining without knowing what you’re referring to .. I know that’s easier.
The Lochnar May 7th, 2014 at 23:53
Ok – You comment on a thread but not read the main text for the thread? Will that not make you look silly when if you misunderstand things? Oh – you did …
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:55
Those of us that are mods remain mods – we have been granted that by the Admin of this blog.
Obewon May 7th, 2014 at 23:56
Admit it Burqa these improvements are Light-Years better & faster. ..You could even edit your posts retroactively, if you’d like to welcome our friends and mind-wipe away any errant comments:)
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:57
Hi Obewon … thanks … pleased to meet you!!!!
Obewon May 7th, 2014 at 23:58
OMG! BanditBasheert the Mod is after me already!!! (Very pleased to meet to too:)
burqa May 8th, 2014 at 16:25
MastermindObewon, I have admitted it and will do so repeatedly in the future.
You are about the only one around here who has been here as long as I. You have seen the content and are qualified also to describe the tenor of my posts.
Alan said I do nothing but complain.
Some of the newbies are wondering if it is true, above.
I would appreciate it if you would scroll up and where the issue is raised, describe my posts and confirm or deny the assertion that I do nothing but complain around here.
Obewon May 8th, 2014 at 20:57
Burqa yes but Disqus delivered LL the Holy Grail -a cherished post-reply editor that saves time like a stitch in nine! And my Windows7 PC loads Alan.com Much faster w/ adBlock:) My iPhone loads its unblocked ads & these “168 comments” faster with those lovely targeted content ‘Impeach any Dem’ ads. Check for & install any updates to potentially relieve your ‘unbuttoning’ issue. (I just loaded this 168 page thread on my iPhone without any comments “buttoned-up”. Previously I had to endlessly select ‘Read more. Now that was an iPhone pain in the texass’) Certainly some of those viaF creations were a lot more like Abby someone… Abby Normal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH97lImrr0Q
Foundryman May 8th, 2014 at 21:52
LOL…That was such a great movie….It’s forever funny..
Anomaly 100 May 8th, 2014 at 07:29
Alan wrote a post about our soon-to-be merge. I did on our site as well: http://freakoutnation.com/2014/04/29/note-to-our-readers-i-am-not-indecisive-i-just-cant-make-a-decision/
FON is my site. When you call Alan an ‘absentee landlord’, I have to wonder about your thought process. He posts here more than I do on my site. On most sites, the owners don’t jump in the comments. At FON, I do because our readers are awesome and I just want to hang out with the cool people:-)
But in Alan’s case, he has far more responsibilities than I do with his radio show, Fox, etc. Also, on sites such as Raw Story, you will never, ever see the owner in the comment section. I’m not sure what you expect from Alan. There are only so many hours per day. But obviously he has noticed you. Maybe you don’t realize all of the work it takes to maintain a site. That’s understandable. Most people don’t. I hope we can be friends when we merge our sites, but i also hope you’ll be more positive in the future.
burqa May 8th, 2014 at 16:19
Anomaly 100: “FON is my site. When you call Alan an ‘absentee landlord’, I have to wonder about your thought process.”
See for yourself and tell us what you find.
Scroll back through the various blog posts Alan put up and then look at how much interaction he had during the discussion that followed.
Go ahead, pick several at random, and then come back and describe his interaction with the rest of us.
I’ll save you some time. Other than this thread, it is nearly nonexistent. Issues have arisen that were commonly known about here that Alan was unaware of until someone like me told him.
I don’t need to bother with what they do on Raw Story, I see Dr. Dave Gonzo engaging in the discussions. MastermindObewon and Mr. Right are two more examples. There have been others. Had you been here for years like you claimed, above, you would have seen them do so.
If Alan had bothered to use his product a lot of problems could have been nipped in the bud instead of dragging on for months before they got fixed.
I think there is more to say on many of the topics blogged about than what we see in the OP. I would like to see the authors expand and engage the rest of us. There may be things they deleted from the OP because of space considerations, too.
The Lochnar May 8th, 2014 at 17:01
“If Alan had bothered to use his product a lot of problems could have been nipped in the bud instead of dragging on for months before they got fixed.”
This implies you know better. Do you? You know that Alan doesn’t bother doing things? Do you have any facts, other than from your persective, to support your claim?
Anomaly 100 May 8th, 2014 at 19:25
Clearly you have enormous expectations and you will never be satisfied anywhere.
Have a nice day.
burqa May 8th, 2014 at 16:05
I think most people who offer opinions think, in a way, that they know best. Or they think they see ways something could be better. It is one thing to have a different opinion than someone else – nothing wrong with that. But there is something wrong when your message implies the other person should not offer their opinion at all – just because you don’t like it. Replace the word “complaining” with “offering an opinion,” which is what I and everyone else is doing, and the air goes right out of your argument.
You are complaining as much as I am, the only difference is the subject.
The Lochnar May 7th, 2014 at 23:35
Is calling Alan an absentee landlord a name?
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 23:57
Yes, it is. I apologized.
Sorry you missed it, but that is understandable since they have this system where you have to unbutton posts rather than display them all the way other boards do.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:57
I think maybe I’ll label this one complaint #3.
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 01:32
Burqa just click on the whats this? link on the bottom it explains EVERYTHING. Who knew the meaning of life was so simple
Pundit2 May 7th, 2014 at 23:18
Burqa, Arc99 mentioned Disqus has an edit comment feature. Thank the maker. OMG! Notice all the new user comments? Cross-website portability has its benefits:) I’d allow a little more burn-in time before putting your back into it… You can do it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6auk1TkGtVQ
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 01:22
worked perfectly. Havent seen Ice Cube in ages I feel 14 again lol
The Lochnar May 7th, 2014 at 23:33
Burqa? Is calling Alan an absentee landlord a name?
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 23:51
“Burqa? Is calling Alan an absentee landlord a name?”
Yep.
Alan, I apologize for calling you a name.
I should have just pointed out the fact you have not used your own site and left it at that.
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 20:26
For realsies? You didn’t like the previous comment system. That was changed. Now you’re complaining even though that’s changed.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 22:56
Evidently he/she is concerned because people don’t mingle with the “unwashed masses” – burqa’s comment not mine.
Chinese Democracy May 7th, 2014 at 20:29
wait.. how do I get the Liberland Newsletter?
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 20:33
if you’re on our email list..you can sign up on the front page on the righthand side
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:05
ICE – how do we reach you?
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 15:10
thanks! just got my first newsletter .. all the fun stuff right there Russians on the moon ( which I guess is better than in Ukraine)
Lois Lerner has no rights lol fun fun fun
William May 7th, 2014 at 23:02
C’mon Burqa, lets give it a chance. It’s a little confusing to me as well. We can have fun with it or we can shake our fists and demand that everyone get off our lawn.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:05
Not a defender of ads but unless and until everyone starts financially supporting a site, seems a lot of blogs need to accept some ad revenues. Free sites generally have an Admin who is footing the bill.
Hopefully this will work out for everyone.
Many of us “Freaks” have used Disqus a lot so please, if you have questions, give a shout? We are happy to jump in and try and help until it gets figured out and comes naturally. Disqus can be hinky – and if you get kicked off, it will give you options to log back in via several ways.
Again, the Freaks are here to help if we can.
The Lochnar May 7th, 2014 at 23:57
I have a question – how can you follow a thread and will one still get email notifications?
BanditBasheert May 8th, 2014 at 00:00
Can I find out and get back on that? I honestly don’t know the answer and would rather find out and make it accurate.
BanditBasheert May 8th, 2014 at 00:02
It is possible to sign into Disqus using several different possible accounts. If you use your disqus ID – go to the top right of the thread – highlight your name (The Lochnar) and click on settings. I think that will help – it should be under “notifications” … will keep ckg. Alan may have the answer re: email notifications but it may also be in settings.
Alan May 8th, 2014 at 00:07
I believe you can receive email notifications which should be set-upable in the settings area
BanditBasheert May 8th, 2014 at 00:08
Yes thanks … I just ckd – all you need to do is go to Disqus above, and settings and enable “email notifications” …
The Lochnar May 8th, 2014 at 03:53
All seems to be good now. Notifications are working. Thanks!
burqa May 8th, 2014 at 15:55
Right now things are going nice and smooth and I like the new edit feature. I have only good things to say about Disqus and hope that continues.
I am also encouraged seeing more moderators.
We had Epiphany moderating and she did an outstanding job but it’s a lot to ask of just one person.
I have long advocated for more moderators. It is unfortunate that they are needed.
When I got here 7 or 8 years ago, there were none and we did it ourselves. Surprisingly, it worked very well. There was almost none of the sort of distractive attacks and comments that are so common around the internet. It was a forum where just about all of us agreed to discuss issues, and to do so in a civil manner, directing all the invective toward the issues and public figures under discussion.
It was quite refreshing to find such a forum.
When new users would pile in with the usual snark and try to mix it up with other users, rather than address the topic, we told them “That’s not how we do it here.” Usually they were gratified to not have to carry on the same juvenile arguments so common elsewhere.
Politically I lean to the Left and feel that in such an atmosphere our arguments tend to shine brightest and that the Right often tries to divert into more trollish type posts and discussions as a replacement for arguments based on stats and facts and historical trends and events.
Having more moderators makes it possible to see this board return to the sort of forum we once had, if those moderators have the sort of standards that once prevailed here. I have not been to your site so I have no idea what your standards are.
My preference is for this forum to not be like so many others we see, but to be more like what I described, above.
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 23:54
I’m giving it a chance, William. I appreciate the edit feature and hope to see further improvements.
Unfortunately, Alan doesn’t seem to want to hear criticism or suggestions.
The Lochnar May 8th, 2014 at 00:04
I think the critique is getting to the point of ad-nauseam burqa. I’m sure your highly regarded and experienced suggestions will be considered. Who wouldn’t …
BanditBasheert May 8th, 2014 at 00:04
I answered your questions down below…hopefully …
Alan May 8th, 2014 at 15:58
of course! Who wouldn’t want a constant stream of good criticisms?
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 15:06
ok I think I get it .. u are not that thrilled with viafora. Now how do you feel about Benghazi? heh
Alan May 8th, 2014 at 15:57
haha of course I want suggestions and even criticism…just not constant criticism :)
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 20:16
The day Viafoura arrived they had a technical glitch that screwed this place up and ever since there has been a regular parade of screw-ups. Since their arrival the board has gotten prettier, but more balky to use, requiring more and more clicks to navigate around the place, which artificially pumps up the page-view stats to where the Liberaland newsletter makes preposterous claims about viewers here. There once was a time when the place was not cluttered with all the ads, but apparently the ad revenue is more important than maintaining any integrity. A place called “Liberaland” is now the place to go to sign the impeach Obama petition, contribute to the “Keep Alabama Red” campaign or connect with any number of other right wing kook groups. It is disappointing to see this sort of slide. It used to not be this way and doesn’t have to be.
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 20:22
Burqa you are never happy. You are a full-time complainer. You are not required to be here, and if you don’t like Liberaland there are many other sites that would love to have you.
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 22:37
When I see something positive, I say so. I have also complained when negative things have taken place. It is noted you make general statements while avoiding the specifics noted.
I have only complained when there was something to complain about.
There have been one glitch after the other since Viafoura was added. Changes requiring more clicks to do the same thing have artificially pumped up the page-view stats.
We used to see more posts by more people more frequently. These are the people who spend the most time here and their numbers have dropped. It used to be you’d see, in the Recent Posts window, posts made every 10 seconds or so, but more recently, 40 or 50 minutes go by between posts a lot of the time.
Alan, if you had been actually using your own site and engaged with we, The Great Unwashed, you would have seen how changes have served often to reduce the ease with which people discussed various issues at the same time.
Also, note that, unlike you, I avoid engaging in name-calling. I always have. I prefer to address ideas and specific issues rather than employing name-calling and personal attacks.
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 22:41
Jeesh, Burqa, we’re on to Disqus now and you’re still complaining about Viafoura!
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 22:56
You said Viafoura was being retained. I hope Disqus is an improvement. If they are, I’ll say so. Like I said in an above post, the edit feature is a welcome improvement. A private message feature like the other boards I use have had for a decade would be nice, too.
What I said about Viafoura’s debut with a technical glitch was true as well as the way I described how things have evolved to make it less user-friendly.
I’ve seen wonderful people stop posting because of it.
It’s a positive that you’re engaging with users and I hope to see more of that. It would be an improvement if you and the other bloggers would follow up and engage in the discussions. That way you can expand on your thoughts and address various questions that may arise.
I also hope to see you forego the use of name-calling and personal attacks. You can make your points without using such tactics.
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 23:06
I said we are going to occasionally beta test Viafoura products. Do you go around looking for things to be upset about and cause confrontations? I called you a complainer. You are. You constantly complain. You have been complained ever since we implemented Viafoura. Now you’re complaining about Viafoura after implementing Disqus. Again, if you are not happy here, there is nothing keeping you here.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:12
(psssst – are the mods allowed to correct your typos?) Just askin’
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 23:23
You’re keeping me here.
If Disqus runs smoothly there will be nothing to complain about, There was a string of things to complain about with Viafoura.
C’mon, Alan, admit the truth – there have been a string of technical glitches with Viafoura, right?
They had a major one on their debut, right?
Their track record indicates the trend will continue.
I used this site a couple years before Viafoura showed up and didn’t complain because there was nothing to complain about.
Stop shooting the messenger and drop the name-calling. See if you can lift your game to my level by abandoning name-calling and personal attacks.
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 23:29
My game is not at your very high level.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:30
Has it ever occurred to you that you are now single handedly beating a dead horse?
So far you are complaining about a system that this site just began using today. You are also complaining about “name calling” …
There is a fair number of new people here and the impression we are getting about you is that you think you know best about Alan’s site. Hmmmmmmm.
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 23:35
Except for Chinese Democracy, I’ve never seen anyone on this page before. It’s unusual too see so many people suddenly log on to a site where the trend was fewer and fewer people were posting or coming aboard. Rather, it looks as if someone is making up a number of screen names to make it look as if more people are here than actually are.
One of the admins to the Chat Room does that.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:39
Did you even bother to READ Alan’s information about FreakOutNation joining together with this site? If you don’t go to FoN, you don’t know most of us.
All of these people are legit. Don’t go all paranoid now. Next time READ the information before you jump to silly conclusions:
“You may already be familiar with it from other sites such as our friend, neighbor and soon-to-be partner, FreakOutNation.” The word “partner” sees to imply that we are welcome.
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 23:48
Hmmm, another moderator.
So you and all these people who just showed up are from FoN?
It’s not being paranoid to describe a sudden change like that. Until now, we’d get a new user every couple months or so, now suddenly there’s 8 or 10 new ones showing up at the same time. If you all came over from that site, I say welcome aboard.
No, I did not bother to read about FoN joining here. I don’t have the time to read everything posted here. Perhaps you do.
I just log on, discuss things on topics of interest and hang out in the Chat Room.
Does FoN have this same format? Do you have to unbutton the posts the way you do here, or do you see them all at the same time?
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:53
FoN uses Disqus – why don’t you just go peek at it and see how it’s set up. Or just keep complaining without knowing what you’re referring to .. I know that’s easier.
The Lochnar May 7th, 2014 at 23:53
Ok – You comment on a thread but not read the main text for the thread? Will that not make you look silly when if you misunderstand things? Oh – you did …
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:55
Those of us that are mods remain mods – we have been granted that by the Admin of this blog.
Obewon May 7th, 2014 at 23:56
Admit it Burqa these improvements are Light-Years better & faster. ..You could even edit your posts retroactively, if you’d like to welcome our friends and mind-wipe away any errant comments:)
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:57
Hi Obewon … thanks … pleased to meet you!!!!
Obewon May 7th, 2014 at 23:58
OMG! BanditBasheert the Mod is after me already!!! (Very pleased to meet you too:)
burqa May 8th, 2014 at 16:25
MastermindObewon, I have admitted it and will do so repeatedly in the future.
You are about the only one around here who has been here as long as I. You have seen the content and are qualified also to describe the tenor of my posts.
Alan said I do nothing but complain.
Some of the newbies are wondering if it is true, above.
I would appreciate it if you would scroll up and where the issue is raised, describe my posts and confirm or deny the assertion that I do nothing but complain around here.
Obewon May 8th, 2014 at 20:57
Burqa yes but Disqus delivered LL the Holy Grail -a cherished post-reply editor that saves time like a stitch in nine! And my Windows7 PC loads Alan.com Much faster w/ adBlock:) My iPhone loads its unblocked ads & these “168 comments” faster with those lovely targeted content ‘Impeach any Dem’ ads. Check for & install any updates to potentially relieve your ‘unbuttoning’ issue. (I just loaded this 168 page thread on my iPhone without any comments “buttoned-up”. Previously I had to endlessly select ‘Read more’. Now that was an iPhone pain in the texass) Certainly some of those viaF creations were a lot more like Abby someone… Abby Normal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH97lImrr0Q
Foundryman May 8th, 2014 at 21:52
LOL…That was such a great movie….It’s forever funny..
Anomaly 100 May 8th, 2014 at 07:29
Alan wrote a post about our soon-to-be merge. I did on our site as well: http://freakoutnation.com/2014/04/29/note-to-our-readers-i-am-not-indecisive-i-just-cant-make-a-decision/
FON is my site. When you call Alan an ‘absentee landlord’, I have to wonder about your thought process. He posts here more than I do on my site. On most sites, the owners don’t jump in the comments. At FON, I do because our readers are awesome and I just want to hang out with the cool people:-)
But in Alan’s case, he has far more responsibilities than I do with his radio show, Fox, etc. Also, on sites such as Raw Story, you will never, ever see the owner in the comment section. I’m not sure what you expect from Alan. There are only so many hours per day. But obviously he has noticed you. Maybe you don’t realize all of the work it takes to maintain a site. That’s understandable. Most people don’t. I hope we can be friends when we merge our sites, but i also hope you’ll be more positive in the future.
burqa May 8th, 2014 at 16:19
Anomaly 100: “FON is my site. When you call Alan an ‘absentee landlord’, I have to wonder about your thought process.”
See for yourself and tell us what you find.
Scroll back through the various blog posts Alan put up and then look at how much interaction he had during the discussion that followed.
Go ahead, pick several at random, and then come back and describe his interaction with the rest of us.
I’ll save you some time. Other than this thread, it is nearly nonexistent. Issues have arisen that were commonly known about here that Alan was unaware of until someone like me told him.
I don’t need to bother with what they do on Raw Story, I see Dr. Dave Gonzo engaging in the discussions. MastermindObewon and Mr. Right are two more examples. There have been others. Had you been here for years like you claimed, above, you would have seen them do so.
If Alan had bothered to use his product a lot of problems could have been nipped in the bud instead of dragging on for months before they got fixed.
I think there is more to say on many of the topics blogged about than what we see in the OP. I would like to see the authors expand and engage the rest of us. There may be things they deleted from the OP because of space considerations, too.
The Lochnar May 8th, 2014 at 17:01
“If Alan had bothered to use his product a lot of problems could have been nipped in the bud instead of dragging on for months before they got fixed.”
This implies you know better. Do you? You know that Alan doesn’t bother doing things? Do you have any facts, other than from your persective, to support your claim?
Anomaly 100 May 8th, 2014 at 19:25
Clearly you have enormous expectations and you will never be satisfied anywhere.
Have a nice day.
burqa May 8th, 2014 at 16:05
I think most people who offer opinions think, in a way, that they know best. Or they think they see ways something could be better. It is one thing to have a different opinion than someone else – nothing wrong with that. But there is something wrong when your message implies the other person should not offer their opinion at all – just because you don’t like it. Replace the word “complaining” with “offering an opinion,” which is what I and everyone else is doing, and the air goes right out of your argument.
You are complaining as much as I am, the only difference is the subject.
The Lochnar May 7th, 2014 at 23:35
Is calling Alan an absentee landlord a name?
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 23:57
Yes, it is. I apologized.
Sorry you missed it, but that is understandable since they have this system where you have to unbutton posts rather than display them all the way other boards do.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:57
I think maybe I’ll label this one complaint #3.
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 01:32
Burqa just click on the whats this? link on the bottom it explains EVERYTHING. Who knew the meaning of life was so simple
Obewon May 7th, 2014 at 23:18
Burqa, Arc99 mentioned Disqus has an edit comment feature. Thank the maker. OMG! Notice all the new user comments? Cross-website portability has its benefits:) I’d allow a little more burn-in time before putting your back into it… You can do it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6auk1TkGtVQ (Edit Test Ice Cube)
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 01:22
worked perfectly. Havent seen Ice Cube in ages I feel 14 again lol
The Lochnar May 7th, 2014 at 23:33
Burqa? Is calling Alan an absentee landlord a name?
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 23:51
“Burqa? Is calling Alan an absentee landlord a name?”
Yep.
Alan, I apologize for calling you a name.
I should have just pointed out the fact you have not used your own site and left it at that.
Anomaly 100 May 7th, 2014 at 20:26
For realsies? You didn’t like the previous comment system. That was changed. Now you’re complaining even though that’s changed.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 22:56
Evidently he/she is concerned because people don’t mingle with the “unwashed masses” – burqa’s comment not mine.
Chinese Democracy May 7th, 2014 at 20:29
wait.. how do I get the Liberland Newsletter?
Alan May 7th, 2014 at 20:33
if you’re on our email list..you can sign up on the front page on the righthand side
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:05
ICE – how do we reach you?
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 15:10
thanks! just got my first newsletter .. all the fun stuff right there Russians on the moon ( which I guess is better than in Ukraine)
Lois Lerner has no rights lol fun fun fun
William May 7th, 2014 at 23:02
C’mon Burqa, lets give it a chance. It’s a little confusing to me as well. We can have fun with it or we can shake our fists and demand that everyone get off our lawn.
BanditBasheert May 7th, 2014 at 23:05
Not a defender of ads but unless and until everyone starts financially supporting a site, seems a lot of blogs need to accept some ad revenues. Free sites generally have an Admin who is footing the bill.
Hopefully this will work out for everyone.
Many of us “Freaks” have used Disqus a lot so please, if you have questions, give a shout? We are happy to jump in and try and help until it gets figured out and comes naturally. Disqus can be hinky – and if you get kicked off, it will give you options to log back in via several ways.
Again, the Freaks are here to help if we can.
The Lochnar May 7th, 2014 at 23:57
I have a question – how can you follow a thread and will one still get email notifications?
BanditBasheert May 8th, 2014 at 00:00
Can I find out and get back on that? I honestly don’t know the answer and would rather find out and make it accurate.
BanditBasheert May 8th, 2014 at 00:02
It is possible to sign into Disqus using several different possible accounts. If you use your disqus ID – go to the top right of the thread – highlight your name (The Lochnar) and click on settings. I think that will help – it should be under “notifications” … will keep ckg. Alan may have the answer re: email notifications but it may also be in settings.
Alan May 8th, 2014 at 00:07
I believe you can receive email notifications which should be set-upable in the settings area
BanditBasheert May 8th, 2014 at 00:08
Yes thanks … I just ckd – all you need to do is go to Disqus above, and settings and enable “email notifications” …
The Lochnar May 8th, 2014 at 03:53
All seems to be good now. Notifications are working. Thanks!
burqa May 8th, 2014 at 15:55
Right now things are going nice and smooth and I like the new edit feature. I have only good things to say about Disqus and hope that continues.
I am also encouraged seeing more moderators.
We had Epiphany moderating and she did an outstanding job but it’s a lot to ask of just one person.
I have long advocated for more moderators. It is unfortunate that they are needed.
When I got here 7 or 8 years ago, there were none and we did it ourselves. Surprisingly, it worked very well. There was almost none of the sort of distractive attacks and comments that are so common around the internet. It was a forum where just about all of us agreed to discuss issues, and to do so in a civil manner, directing all the invective toward the issues and public figures under discussion.
It was quite refreshing to find such a forum.
When new users would pile in with the usual snark and try to mix it up with other users, rather than address the topic, we told them “That’s not how we do it here.” Usually they were gratified to not have to carry on the same juvenile arguments so common elsewhere.
Politically I lean to the Left and feel that in such an atmosphere our arguments tend to shine brightest and that the Right often tries to divert into more trollish type posts and discussions as a replacement for arguments based on stats and facts and historical trends and events.
Having more moderators makes it possible to see this board return to the sort of forum we once had, if those moderators have the sort of standards that once prevailed here. I have not been to your site so I have no idea what your standards are.
My preference is for this forum to not be like so many others we see, but to be more like what I described, above.
burqa May 7th, 2014 at 23:54
I’m giving it a chance, William. I appreciate the edit feature and hope to see further improvements.
Unfortunately, Alan doesn’t seem to want to hear criticism or suggestions.
The Lochnar May 8th, 2014 at 00:04
I think the critique is getting to the point of ad-nauseam burqa. I’m sure your highly regarded and experienced suggestions will be considered. Who wouldn’t …
BanditBasheert May 8th, 2014 at 00:04
I answered your questions down below…hopefully …
Alan May 8th, 2014 at 15:58
of course! Who wouldn’t want a constant stream of good criticisms?
Chinese Democracy May 8th, 2014 at 15:06
ok I think I get it .. u are not that thrilled with viafora. Now how do you feel about Benghazi? heh
Alan May 8th, 2014 at 15:57
haha of course I want suggestions and even criticism…just not constant criticism :)