Cliff Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 While trying to keep this site a democracy, the suggestion was made to merge all blogs into one single category. Please use the voting options at the top of this post. If you selected to change the categories, please suggest new ones below. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running Nutz Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 HI Cliff- is it possible to still have categories on the left, but all content shows up on main part of page in chronological order? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, Running Nutz said: HI Cliff- is it possible to still have categories on the left, but all content shows up on main part of page in chronological order? I am not as familiar with the blog option as I am the forums. I have two other sites with many posts in forums and almost none in the blogs. When I go here https://loopsters.org/index.php I see categories on the left and on the right a listing of the recent blog posts. They look like they are chronological to me, are they not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattw Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, Cliff said: I am not as familiar with the blog option as I am the forums. I have two other sites with many posts in forums and almost none in the blogs. When I go here https://loopsters.org/index.php I see categories on the left and on the right a listing of the recent blog posts. They look like they are chronological to me, are they not? The left is not separate from the right. The top section is one category, with the left showing the most recent for that category, and the right section showing the *one* most recent for that same category. Then below that is the next category, with the same thing. However, there could be 3 more recent posts in the top category than say the *one* most recent post in the second level category. Make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalDryness Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 The issue as I see is what Matt described. The way the categories work, is it only shows you the most recent post in each category. So if a few blogs are posted in one category close together you don't see the other recent ones, unless you click on the categories one at a time. It just makes navigating the blogs more complex. Just having them all show up in chronological order would be more simple for people to read them. That said, I don't want to complain about a site that is overall pretty great, so thanks for everything. In the end this is really more of a minor inconvenience and annoyance than a real problem. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 Sounds like we'll be moving to a single category. Not sure how it worked at RW, but these are similar categories that they used. I "borrowed" them from RW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 45 minutes ago, Cliff said: Sounds like we'll be moving to a single category. Not sure how it worked at RW, but these are similar categories that they used. I "borrowed" them from RW. There were no categories in the Loop. Early on, when there was a full time moderator, there was a "right side" and a "left side". By default, everything went on the left side. The most popular blogs (based on number of views) were "promoted" to the right side. Some people didn't like that because it created (in their minds) an elite class. Most people liked it because it was easier to find the blogs they liked, and the more popular ones stayed on the front page longer. We don't have enough traffic (yet) for this to be an issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep Running Girl Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Dave said: There were no categories in the Loop. Early on, when there was a full time moderator, there was a "right side" and a "left side". By default, everything went on the left side. The most popular blogs (based on number of views) were "promoted" to the right side. Some people didn't like that because it created (in their minds) an elite class. Most people liked it because it was easier to find the blogs they liked, and the more popular ones stayed on the front page longer. We don't have enough traffic (yet) for this to be an issue. Wasn't it that the most popular bloggers got bumped over to the right side? I think the "elite class" wasn't just in the minds of those who didn't like it but also those who did. I mean, people still refer to themselves as "Right siders" The last version of the Loop on RWOL, where "Ass Chafing" came into it's own, had a listing of the most popular posts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzo a gogo Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 45 minutes ago, Keep Running Girl said: Wasn't it that the most popular bloggers got bumped over to the right side? I think the "elite class" wasn't just in the minds of those who didn't like it but also those who did. I mean, people still refer to themselves as "Right siders" The last version of the Loop on RWOL, where "Ass Chafing" came into it's own, had a listing of the most popular posts. i HATED HATED HATED the right side thing. It caused people to write stupid, outlandish, lewd, crazy stuff in a desperate attempt to reach the promised land. Blogging shouldn't be a popularity contest. If you make some people the cool kids, it's like being the last person picked for dodge ball. There were people who posted forever and were still on the left side, and people who would be the cute new kid in class and would instantly get promoted. Feelings were hurt. That's the problem with blogging. If you get one like and three replies, you're crushed. The right-side mentality started out as a function of showcasing good writing, but ended up being a popularity contest, which is just wrong. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzo a gogo Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 plus i never made it to the right side, so i was always bitter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattw Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, garbanzo a gogo said: plus i never made it to the right side, so i was always bitter. That's because you deleted your posts and thus your popularity votes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep Running Girl Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, garbanzo a gogo said: i HATED HATED HATED the right side thing. It caused people to write stupid, outlandish, lewd, crazy stuff in a desperate attempt to reach the promised land. Blogging shouldn't be a popularity contest. If you make some people the cool kids, it's like being the last person picked for dodge ball. There were people who posted forever and were still on the left side, and people who would be the cute new kid in class and would instantly get promoted. Feelings were hurt. That's the problem with blogging. If you get one like and three replies, you're crushed. The right-side mentality started out as a function of showcasing good writing, but ended up being a popularity contest, which is just wrong. Preach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzo a gogo Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) 16 minutes ago, mattw said: That's because you deleted your posts and thus your popularity votes. no, it was that dave schultz guy, who at the time was using the kevin knabe pseudonym. he was bitter because i had mailed him an expired peanut butter sandwich. HE killed my posts and created an endless series of aliases to attack me. I wonder whatever happened to him. i wish we would lose that leaderboard thing too. same thing. why does everything have to be a contest? Edited November 22, 2017 by garbanzo a gogo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 It will take a couple of days, it's not hard just a little time consuming. I am moving everything over to Blogs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep Running Girl Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Thanks, Cliff!! And thanks for all you do around here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 All are merged. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattw Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 12 minutes ago, Cliff said: All are merged. Sweet. That was fast. Is it possible to show more than one? Maybe the 10 or 20 most recent? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattw Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Actually, I just clicked the Blogs tab/menu at the top and got what I want: https://loopsters.org/index.php?/blog/14-bloop/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 52 minutes ago, mattw said: Sweet. That was fast. Is it possible to show more than one? Maybe the 10 or 20 most recent? Yes, I want to look into why clicking the main logo or just the site URL why we aren't seeing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 11/22/2017 at 1:58 PM, garbanzo a gogo said: no, it was that dave schultz guy, who at the time was using the kevin knabe pseudonym. he was bitter because i had mailed him an expired peanut butter sandwich. HE killed my posts and created an endless series of aliases to attack me. I wonder whatever happened to him. i wish we would lose that leaderboard thing too. same thing. why does everything have to be a contest? I heard he's in jail. (btw, that sandwich was delicious) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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