Welcome the new Lone Star Ball and SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Mar 21, 2008 8:13 AM CDT
142 comments
Hey LSB,
Today is the big day. We've switched your community over to the new SB Nation sports blog platform. My name is Trei, and I'm here to help you get adjusted to the new home we've built for you. If you have questions or trouble with the new system, post a comment in this thread and myself or one of the team (lovitt, sixfoot6 or odacrem) will try to point you in the right direction.
Before we begin, I want to let you know that Lone Star Ball is only the seventh blog in the SB Nation family to make this transition. We still consider this a beta platform, so don't be surprised if you find a few bugs, or if everything isn't exactly right yet. We hope you'll take the time to report any problems you encounter at bugreport@sbnation.com.
Please take a few minutes to read about what's new below. But if you just can't wait to jump in, here are some quick things to check out:
- Sign up for your SB Nation account and claim your old account
- Once you're logged in, press your Z key in any thread with new comments.
- Explore your dashboard and setup your profile
- Read the guide to the new FanPost editor
- Install the FanShot bookmarklet and post videos to Lone Star Ball from YouTube or images from Flickr
- Click the "Rec" button on posts and comments to recommend the good stuff.
What Has Changed
SB Nation Network Accounts - the Big Change
Readers across all of our blogs told us they wanted one account to use on every SB Nation blog. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to participate on all of our blogs, but we don't want to encourage everyone to start visiting rival team blogs and initiating flame wars. To maintain friendly communities we ask that you explicitly join each blog in order to participate. It's a two-click process, but it does means accepting each blog's community guidelines. Just as you join each blog individually, you can be banned on each blog individually.
To make this work, we're requiring that everyone create a new SB Nation network account. In most cases you should be able to keep your old username, but a few of you may have to choose something new, since every other community in SB Nation will be going through this same transition. We tried to be as fair as possible in deciding who gets to keep which name, using a formula that takes into account length of membership and frequency of activity.
You can claim multiple old accounts on different SB Nation blogs, and the username you choose will be retroactively attached to all your old comments and diaries. You'll be able to access all your writings from your single profile page. Like magic.
Now that I've explained all that - let's get you started:
Click Here to claim your old blog accounts and create a new SB Nation network account.
FanPosts (the section formerly known as Diaries)
We changed their name. Why? Because we took this major upgrade as an opportunity to leave behind some vocabulary that never made much sense for a sports blog. SB Nation is the network of, by and for fans, and these are the blog posts we make. So we call them FanPosts. When you're at a bar telling someone to check out your online sports opinions, you don't have to suggest they read your diary.
FanPosts are displayed differently on the homepage - we show your avatar to give a little more credit for the time you spend writing great posts. The new post editor has a WYSIWYG view that provides easy formatting. It will also auto-save drafts so you don't have to worry about losing your work when you write in the web browser. And you can now associate teams, players and games with your posts. These put your FanPosts on our new team, player and game pages - across the entire network.
The new system does not work like the old diary editor. For example, in HTML mode the new editor doesn't auto-create a new paragraph from two line breaks. But it does offer a whole array of new features. Look for the blinking help button on the right side of the FanPost editor for quick tips, or take a look at our full guide to writing FanPosts on the new platform.
IMPORTANT - if you write your posts in Microsoft Word or some other off-line editor, you will get the most reliable behavior if you cut & paste your post into the HTML view of the FanPost editor. And if you do that, remember to wrap <p></p> tags around each paragraph so your text doesn't run together.
Visual Redesign
This one is probably the most obvious change of all. Like other major websites working to improve readability for their audience, we've adopted a fixed-width layout optimized for the 1024 x 768 resolution that a majority of you at Lone Star Ball and the SB Nation network use. We introduced a navigation bar with quick links into old and new sections of the site. We also polished a few edges, made some things larger, others smaller and moved a few boxes here and there.
Search
We completely replaced the old search engine with a new one. We're excited to make it easier to find old posts and comments, but we've only taken our first pass on the tools we give you to do that. Just know that we're aware search is missing key features and we're working on it. We're focused on making Search even better than what you had before.
What Is New
Schedule, Scores, Stats and Roster
Lone Star Ball now has all the basic information about the Rangers and every other team in the MLB. During games you'll see a regularly updated line score, and as the season progresses we'll track team stat totals and leaders. This is just our first step, so look for us to publish more detailed and archival stats in the future. The best part about all this sports data is that we've integrated it directly into the blog so. We now have special pages that aggregate all blog posts written about games, players and teams.
Recommending FanPosts
Some writing deserves more attention and more conversation. If you want to bump a FanPost up to the top and keep it there for awhile, just click the 'Rec' link under the body of the post. When a FanPost receives enough recommendations it will make the recommended list.
Auto-refreshing Comments
You no longer need to refresh the page to see new comments. If you're logged in, new comments will automatically appear on the page every few seconds. When you post a comment, the page will not refresh either. If you want to quickly cycle through all the new comments, you can press the 'c' key on your keyboard. Unmark a new comment after you've read it with the 'x' key. And use the 'z' key if you want to umark comments as you're cycling through them.
As you use the keyboard shortcuts to cycle through comments you can just press the 'r' key to reply. All these helpful keyboard shortcuts are listed at the top of each comments section for reference.
Recommending Comments
Now you can reward those folks who take the time to look up stats and make smart arguments in the comments. Next to each comment there is an 'actions' link that you can click to find the recommend and flag options.
Flagging Comments
To help the moderators on a site, we've built-in tools that let you flag comments that are spam, trolling or just plain inappropriate. Only moderators can see those flags.
FanShots
Many members of the community just want to post that one link, video, photo or quote and you don't need to write a full FanPost. We've got you covered and we made these quick hits really easy. Now you have a tool that is designed for sharing YouTube videos, Flickr or PhotoBucket photos, quotes from articles, portions of chat transcripts, top 5 lists and simple links. If it's a video or image we'll put a thumbnail on the homepage when you post it.
For those of you who are experienced internet hunter-gatherers of Rangers material, install the bookmarklet to share FanShots with the community from wherever on the web you find that killer quote or photo.
Archives
It's much easier to go find that post about a certain deadline trade or prospect retro feature. You can browse by year and month.
Avatars
When you upload an image as your avatar we'll use it on your profile, your FanPosts and all your comments.
Network profiles
Now that we have unified SB Nation network accounts, your profile will be your central hub for all of your activity on any blogs where you are a member.
Network bar
The bar up at the top will stay with you on all SB Nation blogs. It's a quick way to login and logout. When you're logged in, you'll see your avatar and screen name. Click that and you'll find your profile. There is a button next to that for jumping to your dashboard with links for editing your settings, profile, account and any FanPosts or FanShots you've published. Once we add more blogs to the new SB Nation network, the My Blogs menu will be a handy way of navigating between the blogs you're a member of.
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There are plenty more small changes and additions we've made so take a careful look around and explore this new system. We appreciate your patience as we jump into this beta together and know you'll help us get this new platform ready for all the other SB Nation blogs.
And in case you missed it, you'll want to start by claiming your old blog accounts and creating a new SB Nation network account.
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This
is going to take some time to adjust to.
by BHill on Mar 21, 2008 9:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Can't wait for my site to convert...
www.mavsmoneyball.com
by Wes Cox on Mar 21, 2008 9:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Commenting, commenting...
1, 2, 3
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 21, 2008 9:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How do I enable new comments?
I'm logged in, but there is nothing to distinguish new comments from those I've already read.
Rex Hudler is in demand as a motivational speaker.
by Brian Thomas on Mar 21, 2008 9:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
new comments
that indicator will only work for comments posted since we launched on the new plaform
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Mar 21, 2008 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The same with sigs?
Next track for OC, et al:
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Catch A Bad One
by Chase Irwin on Mar 21, 2008 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sigs the same?
not sure what you're asking, but sigs should've been brought over from the old LSB. and sigs are no longer retroactive when you change them.
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Mar 21, 2008 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah ok
That makes sense because I see a different sig displayed elsewhere. (Just changed).
Next track for OC, et al:
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Catch A Bad One
by Chase Irwin on Mar 21, 2008 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
the auto-refreshing comments is a pretty cool feature.
by BHill on Mar 21, 2008 9:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
brace yourself for the impact, clockwerks :)
Thanks for getting us to the 21st century!
Yay, the Rangers are in first place!
by RangerMoto on Mar 21, 2008 9:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay
It's here!
"Change my pitch up, smack my bitch up."
by Escher on Mar 21, 2008 9:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't
really see the point for a change.
Thanks to Eli Manning, my computer is dead...
by miles on Mar 21, 2008 9:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks great..
looking forward to the season with the new setup.
by Houston27 on Mar 21, 2008 9:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Woo-hoo
This is cool.
Your Texas Rangers: Shooting for whichever year best suits our marketing campaign!
by BudLight on Mar 21, 2008 10:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa
The new comment box that appears is pretty nifty...
Milton Bradley for MVP
by miles on Mar 21, 2008 10:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay
I love commenting.
I mean I really love commenting.
Jason Botts PWNS.
by thedirkatron on Mar 21, 2008 10:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was about to do something like that
Fortunately the auto-refresh told me not to
by JBImaknee on Mar 21, 2008 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wtf
what's a trei with an i?
the truth.
by Longhorn on Mar 21, 2008 10:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
same as any other trey, tray, tre, etc
I'm the 3rd
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Mar 21, 2008 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I recommend
everybody go back and RECOMMEND essary's post on the MLB games in China.
That's a fanpost that needs to definitely be moved up to the recommended reading section.
"Change my pitch up, smack my bitch up."
by Escher on Mar 21, 2008 10:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Also
recommend Hucks "I resign" diary.
That is some reading material, heh.
Milton Bradley for MVP
by miles on Mar 21, 2008 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Link
http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/3/17/21321/9880
"Change my pitch up, smack my bitch up."
by Escher on Mar 21, 2008 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Test Test Test
1, 2 3
"Before I leave, I once again condemn the despicable buffoonery of D.J. Cahill." - Huck
by DJCahill on Mar 21, 2008 10:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This post
deserves an obvious flagging for trolling.
"Before I leave, I once again condemn the despicable buffoonery of D.J. Cahill." - Huck
by DJCahill on Mar 21, 2008 10:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Done and done.
Next track for OC, et al:
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Catch A Bad One
by Chase Irwin on Mar 21, 2008 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The new format
hurts my eyes. I'm a pussy.
lepricon
by jparks77 on Mar 21, 2008 10:20 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i still remember the good 'ole days
by Longhorn on Mar 21, 2008 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here..
I remember the first post I ever read on that site.
It was a rumor of Kevin Mench to the Pirates.
Milton Bradley for MVP
by miles on Mar 21, 2008 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
first time I saw this
I thought it was the first post you ever made on that site. Which I thought was just ironically hilarious.
by a bebop a rebop on Mar 21, 2008 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool
Admittedly I liked the really simple home page more visually (not to mention it read easily on my cell phone) but with all the new features its definitely worth the upgrade.
Recommending diaries should be nice so that perhaps good conversations wont get lost in a day like they often do. Recommending posts Im not sure on, but will probably work since you cant neg posts (which always causes problems).
I also like how while I'm typing the new replies appear in the thread without me refreshing, very useful and will stop some of those multiple answers to one guy things.
by DSheppard on Mar 21, 2008 10:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like it...
gonna take a little getting used to however.
Hello Win Column!
by jboll on Mar 21, 2008 10:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Auto-refresh comments
Auto refresh comments will be huge for game threads. Very very nice.
by jthig32 on Mar 21, 2008 10:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
buttons are dead
The "update" button at shroomer's dashboard is quite the tease. Am unable to switch profile images or delete the outdated sig I have.
Feb. 14: Pitchers and catchers report ~ Feb. 20: First full-squad workout
by shroomer on Mar 21, 2008 10:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
nothing happens when you click the update button on Edit Profile?
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Mar 21, 2008 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
correct
zilch
I added my account a long time ago, when AN made the first SBN platform upgrade.
I had similar probs back then, too. I eventually got the update button to work, obviously,
but it took a lot of clicking and reloading and logging off and back in - just trying any trick to get it to respond.
Feb. 14: Pitchers and catchers report ~ Feb. 20: First full-squad workout
by shroomer on Mar 21, 2008 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry about that
shroomer, what operating system and browser version are you using?
I'm one of the guys who built the new SB Nation. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback.
by sixfoot6 on Mar 21, 2008 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
IE version 7.0.5730.13
windows
Feb. 14: Pitchers and catchers report ~ Feb. 20: First full-squad workout
by shroomer on Mar 21, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My only wish
is the ability to be able to edit our own comments.
'cos everybody hates a tourist especially one who thinks it's all such a laugh
by Escher on Mar 21, 2008 10:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I just did on the comment above
I think so anyway
Feb. 14: Pitchers and catchers report ~ Feb. 20: First full-squad workout
by shroomer on Mar 21, 2008 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
I think you can edit a comment as long as you have the active "post a comment" box still alive. Once you've cleared it off you lose the ability to edit a post.
by shroomer on Mar 21, 2008 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
scratch that
ignore - I think I'm totally wrong
yes, editing comments would be nice - for grammar and spelling, etc.
by shroomer on Mar 21, 2008 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
probably preview
there is no ability to edit comments because we believe these threads are conversations and people respond to comments as they are written. however, we give you the preview option so that you can double-check and change what you say before you post it.
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Mar 21, 2008 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So we're forced to preview? Is that what you're saying?
JK.
Next track for OC, et al:
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Catch A Bad One
by Chase Irwin on Mar 21, 2008 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually, very good point
I said "we give you the preview option", but it's not optional.
one trick that we've been using is that you don't have to use your mouse at all for quick commenting. just use C or Z to cycle through comments. click R to reply to the one you've cycled to and then type your comment, tab to the preview button and hit return, then hit return again to post your comment.
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Mar 21, 2008 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Efficiency
Thanks. Again.
Next track for OC, et al:
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Catch A Bad One
by Chase Irwin on Mar 21, 2008 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the site...
Things are a lot more organized, and there are a lot of features, that we've all brainstormed about in the past... but were not the easiest features for a single blogger to control. With the network controlling those things, it's easy and uniform and pretty functional.
Pretty excited about how things look. Happy that LSB is ahead of most of the network!
Troy I.
by tdi1985 on Mar 21, 2008 11:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
New feature
I also really like the ability to press C to go to new comments.
Was always a little annoying to scoll through trying to spot the red "new" text.
And even without pressing anything the new comments are highlighted anyway.
by DSheppard on Mar 21, 2008 11:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
now we can fly our flags
This seems very progressive.
by SanDiegoKev on Mar 21, 2008 11:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
fanshots
Can someone explain the bookmark thing? I created a fanshot, but I don't understand the drag to the bookmarks bar command. Where is the bookmarks bar?
A working class hero is something to be.
by t ball on Mar 21, 2008 11:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm
seems to be appearing now, but how do you make it just appear like the one below it?
A working class hero is something to be.
by t ball on Mar 21, 2008 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
to make it appear like the other video FanShot
two ways:
1) use the bookmarklet
2) when you click New FanShot, switch to the Video tab and paste in the YouTube embed code instead of the link
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Mar 21, 2008 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
some FanShot info
t ball, a bookmarklet is a little program that lives in your browser as a bookmark. So if you're in Firefox, drag that link up to the links bar on your browser where other bookmarks live.
The Bookmarklet wil recognize many types of sites, and post em in the right format. If you're creating a FanShot within your dashboard, click the VIDEO tab above to post the FanShot as a video.
Does that make sense?
I'm one of the guys who built the new SB Nation. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback.
by sixfoot6 on Mar 21, 2008 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you don't need to use the bookmarklet tool to post a FanShot
but it's much, much cooler because you can post FanShots from other websites.
in Firefox, you can turn on your bookmarks bar by going to View -> Toolbars -> Bookmarks Toolbar. It should add a space just below the main URL entry field. grab the bookmarklet link on the FanShots page and drag it into that space. it will add a little 'Share on SB Nation' link there.
Once you've got it installed, go to a YouTube video page and click that bookmarklet to see how it works.
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Mar 21, 2008 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is sort of a random suggestion
But since we have profiles for every player actually worked into the network, maybe there could be a system where you declare that you're a fan of that player. You could then have a list in your profile, and in the player's profile, it will show how many people are fans of them, etc.
Troy I.
by tdi1985 on Mar 21, 2008 11:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that's a great suggestion
we're hoping to do a lot more with players, teams and schedules now that we have the built into the blogs. we're just getting started so any other suggestions like that are welcome.
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Mar 21, 2008 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well GOLLLLLLLY!
I feel like the Beverly Hillbillies when they first move into their mansion perusing all the fancy things.
by LAMuscleFag on Mar 21, 2008 12:14 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
This is more a test than anything
But this is quite, um, interesting. Going to take some time to adjust.
Free Alexi Ogando!
by ghtd36 on Mar 21, 2008 1:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like
the main page and all the extra stuff on the side like the schedule.
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
by coolaid on Mar 21, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
also just messing around
Would like to show off my avatar as well, which I used for a long time after a silly thread on ATHF avatars years ago over at the NMLR boards.
by alon91 on Mar 21, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
new site
i just don't like it. I much preferred the old simple site.
I'm sure I'll get used to it, and I appreciate all the work and design that went into it, I just like the simplicity of the old style better.
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Mar 21, 2008 2:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This new site
is freaking me out. I haven't been this freaked out since AJM left blogger.
by Agreen07 on Mar 21, 2008 3:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Comments
I might be the only one that thinks this, but I think it would be great if there was a link to display the comments on the main page, 1 at a time of course so it doesn't fill up the whole page, right below the main post.
Then you could cycle through the comments one by one. You could still click to view the whole story and the comments together, but having that small option would be cool because then you don't have to navigate away from the home page to view a few comments.
by geetar85 on Mar 21, 2008 3:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Another benefit of home page comments
While I'm at work, I go to a lot of websites and when I come back to Lonestarball and see that there is 1 new comment on one of the main articles that already have 75 comments, it would be so nice to use this feature to see that comment, instead of having to go to the full page of comments, let the whole thing load and then see the one comment I was trying to view.
You might notice it when you see that there is one new comment on this article and had to go to this page just to read me blabbing about this :).
Just a thought.
by geetar85 on Mar 21, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Recommend EVERYTHING
I notice that the diaries/fanposts down the right give you the option of clicking on the "new" comments to take you directly to the first new comment, then you can "z" your way down the rest of the new posts. The main page posts by Meno don't give you this option.
So ...
Everybody should recommend all of Meno's main page posts so that they get shifted to the "recommended" column to the right. Then we can use the handy dandy "new" link to sort thru fresh poop.
Or, they could just add this feature to the main page posts, too, and make EVERYBODY happy.
by shroomer on Mar 21, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
I like the new layout. Great job all around.
by A.Medina on Mar 21, 2008 3:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what's with all the black?
why the big black borders? feels like everything is squeezed.
by SteveP on Mar 21, 2008 4:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't mind seeing ...
the word "new" show up in red in the future. That was handy on the old LSB.
by shroomer on Mar 21, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there a way
to up the number of diaries fanposts I see on the main page?
Jason Botts PWNS.
by thedirkatron on Mar 21, 2008 5:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Click the "My Dashboard" icon
at the top of the screen, then go to the Edit Settings tab.
www.mavsmoneyball.com
by Wes Cox on Mar 21, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah yes
that's much better. Thanks much, brah.
Jason Botts PWNS.
by thedirkatron on Mar 21, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fanposts
Right now, the maximum number of fanposts is 25. Can you guys (Clockwerks, 6foot6, SB Nation guys) increase it to 50 at some point in the future? Thanks.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
by txranger7 on Mar 21, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
others have made this same request
and it's on our list of things to address. Thanks!
I'm one of the guys who built the new SB Nation. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback.
by sixfoot6 on Mar 21, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm recommending your comment
because you tried and succeeded, my friend.
I'm one of the guys who built the new SB Nation. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback.
by sixfoot6 on Mar 21, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fer chrissakes
I leave for two days to see some NCAA blowouts and look what's happened!
Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
by WyoRanger on Mar 21, 2008 6:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes
I do have the greatest avatar in the history of everything.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
by WyoRanger on Mar 21, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This guy would agree
http://www.sbnation.com/users/venturafearsnolan
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
by txranger7 on Mar 21, 2008 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Going to take some
getting use to.
"My death certificate will probably say: 'Cause of Death: World Series.'" Jamey Newberg
by boomer1 on Mar 21, 2008 8:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Auto-refresh
I love that addition especially, because it will make a huge difference during game day threads.
Rangeressary
"the poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese." - G.K. Chesterton
by rangeressary on Mar 21, 2008 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa crazy
Will take some getting used to.
Looks like sigs are rolled back or something..
Remember when Eli owned miles? Ooh, that was an epic all-timer. Seems like it was just yesterday..
by Sharky on Mar 21, 2008 11:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
sigs from the past
will stay on posts from the past. So you can walk down sig memory lane by poking through your own archives.
I'm one of the guys who built the new SB Nation. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback.
by sixfoot6 on Mar 22, 2008 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't like it
Too fancy. I don't much go for fancy crap with a bunch of clutter. I'm sure it's much more functional and all that, but whatever. As long as I could read and write I was fine.
by Black Francis on Mar 22, 2008 12:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate scrolling down
Is there a way to show Fan Posts higher up on the right side? On the old LSB you didn't have to scroll down to check new diaries.
And right now there's just an empty section of blue below the newest comments section. Whatever, something could go there.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Mar 22, 2008 9:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
cause you have adblock
otherwise you would get a nice ad. would be cool if you could arrange the page the way you want like google home page
by ab03 on Mar 22, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
I like it a lot
W: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
by hubcityraider on Mar 23, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what happened to the search function
can no longer search by "comments by" and can't control the sort (much rather prefer a sort by date rather than relevance). as it stands now, I'm having a hard time locating diaries.
by ab03 on Mar 23, 2008 7:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
we're working on that
search is one of our highest priority projects for improvements
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by Trei Brundrett on Mar 23, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where are the links to
other team's SBNation sites?
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by RangerMad on Mar 23, 2008 10:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Problem
I love the "c" key to jump to new posts...but new posts aren't always showing up as new for me. There are new posts, but the sometimes just look like all the rest. Bug? Kudos on making the new posts easier to identify.
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by t ball on Mar 24, 2008 10:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
at home this hasn't been a problem but at work it is.
Once I click on the comments it takes a long time to load the page. I think it's because of all the avatars. It keeps counting down the "items remaining".
Will keep me out of posts with lots of comments for sure. Maybe that's a good thing.
by bdavison94 on Mar 24, 2008 2:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is your
computer at work slow or is it the setting of internet you have it on?
Milton Bradley for MVP
by miles on Mar 24, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know
My work computer has to access the internet from a few thousand miles away so I'm sure that is the lion's share of the issue. Still, the old site this was not a problem. Now it is.
by bdavison94 on Mar 24, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we are aware of some performance issues in longer threads
we're actively working on it
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by Trei Brundrett on Mar 24, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to be a jerk.....
but want you to have as much info as possible.
The main page takes over 15 seconds to load.
started counting down from 40+ items remaining
This "fanpost" took over one minute.
started counting down from 200+ items remaining
My computer at work is slow on the internet in general due to me being at a remote site, however the old LSB was rarely a problem (no more than any other page at least). I will test this at home and offer some feedback there as well.
I really like some of the changes but as it stands I won't be able to check the comments very often and will be checking the front page less because it's kind of a pain right now.
Again, I'm not trying to be a jerk here. Just hope there is a solution because I would hate to come here less as I really enjoy this site and the people that contribute to it. Hope this helps you help me.
by bdavison94 on Mar 24, 2008 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks for that info
do you have a different type of internet connection at work? does being remote mean dial-up or dsl or cable modem or satellite? just trying to put your data in context a bit. also, do you use a different browser at work?
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by Trei Brundrett on Mar 25, 2008 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
First keep in mind.....
that I am a complete idiot when it comes to this stuff. Now that's out of the way....
As I understand it, my office on the west coast connects back to our office on the east coast through a T1 line. There it connects to the internet and then is sent back to the west coast to me.
I know this is most of my problem, but again the old site was no problem.
Hope this helps.
by bdavison94 on Mar 25, 2008 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks, that does help
and do you use a different browser at work?
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by Trei Brundrett on Mar 25, 2008 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I use....
IE v 6.0 at work
at home I use whatever version IE pushed out a few weeks ago.
by bdavison94 on Mar 25, 2008 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mobile version
Is there one? In the works? Lonestarball.com 1.0 looked ok on my pda. v2.0... not so much... (Just in case you guys didn't have anything else to work on :) ) Otherwise, looks great!
by mc80aea on Mar 24, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
two things.....
1) checked at home and the site is fine. Maybe a touch slower than normal but not worth complaining about.
2) I also would like a mobile version. The old site was easier to navigate on my blackberry. Currently I have to scroll through everything in the left column before I get to the meat of the site.
by bdavison94 on Mar 24, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats my one complaint
i could check the old sight really easily on my cell phone and did so all the time.
and thanks shroomer
by DSheppard on Mar 24, 2008 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no mobile version...yet
but we certainly have that high up on the list of projects to tackle. honestly, we're surprised by the number of people requesting that because it's not showing up that big in our traffic stats, but we definitely want to provide it.
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by Trei Brundrett on Mar 25, 2008 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another thing teh update has revealead to me.
Ive made 3600 comments. woops.
by DSheppard on Mar 24, 2008 4:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Always quality though
Don't get shy.
by shroomer on Mar 24, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The "z" tool
not working consistently - occasionally ignores my repeated attempts
by shroomer on Mar 25, 2008 10:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ditto
Actually all the shortcut keys "short out" on me from time to time.
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by t ball on Mar 25, 2008 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just refresh the page
and it'll usually pick up where it left off.
Next track for OC, et al:
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Catch A Bad One
by Chase Irwin on Mar 25, 2008 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In some browsers, the keyboard shortcuts don't work until the page has loaded completely
Try waiting until the page loads fully, and see if you still have the problem.
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by lovitt on Mar 25, 2008 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
one of my issues as well.....
problem (as described above) is that it takes the page a while to fully load.
by bdavison94 on Mar 25, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quck question/suggestion
One of the features I liked about the old site was how you could isolate comments, and link back to specific ones.
Can you still do that on the 2.0? If so, I haven't figured out how. If not, that's defintely a feature I'd like to see brought back.
by lonestarJon on Mar 26, 2008 2:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
if you click on the date & time of a comment that's the permalink
that links to an anchor in the full thread
we haven't implemented the thing from Scoop where each comment gets it's own page. we might do something similar to that. we're still thinking it over.
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by Trei Brundrett on Mar 26, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woah, you added wide and narrow options
cool.
www.mavsmoneyball.com
by Wes Cox on Mar 26, 2008 10:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Please lose the icons...
on the fan posts. They are little so the don't help distinguish the poster. Can't think of another reason why they are there.
Thanks
by corbsclinton on Mar 26, 2008 3:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Or you could go into settings and turn them off for you
and let everyone else that likes them have them. my screen is very high res and i use them to distinguish posters as i scroll through...
by DSheppard on Mar 26, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Slowness
I live in "regentrified" South Dallas, where only DSL is available. Since I've moved here I've noticed that the internet right now is slower than it was in 1999, when I last had DSL. Why? I'm pretty sure that it's because site designers these days incorporate every possible script and fancy coding they can possibly think of. To me that's not a good thing. It's fine if you have fast internet, but otherwise it's an annoyance. What do people who live out in the sticks and only have dial-up do?
Would it be possible to have an HTML-only version? I use Firefox and can turn off scripts, but it makes this site impossible to use.
by Black Francis on Mar 27, 2008 8:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
mobile version will probably not use scripts
and that may be an option for those on dial-up who have trouble loading or posting
I'm surprised you're having trouble on DSL. Are other sites slow or just ours? We only used the scripts necessary to support the new features everyone enjoys like auto-refreshing comments and network-wide auto-login, etc. We're far too lazy/busy to write fancy code for no reason.
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by Trei Brundrett on Mar 30, 2008 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Browsers
Any reason Opera is not supported? When I tried to make a fanpost (that I subsequently lost somehow) I got a browser warning...
I tried to make a fanpost in Explorer then, but lost it when I turned off the popup blocker. I thought there was an autosave? Live and learn I guess. Maybe I'll only try fanposts from home with Firefox.
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by t ball on Mar 27, 2008 11:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
technical, not dismissive reasons
we haven't yet made our fanpost editor work in Opera, but we plan to remedy that eventually
your posts are auto-saving. if you go to Manage FanPosts in the sidebar menu you should be able to find drafts that were auto-saved.
I need to look into the popup blocker thing in IE. I heard another report of that.
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by Trei Brundrett on Mar 30, 2008 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Recommended fanposts
So how long do those stay up there?
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by t ball on Mar 30, 2008 10:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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