Changes
My Loot, Your Tears, hasn't changed much since creation in June 2009. Until now.
With the increase in readership and articles the limitations of the current setup went from annoyances to real needs to fix. At least for me! Like everything else in our partnership, Paul starts with a good idea and then leaves me to handle the real problems. =)
Upgrades have been made to the comments section which I regarded as the weakest part of the blog. You are now able to register as a user on MLYT. Doing so will keep you from having to enter in your username and email address every time you wish to make a comment on an article. Following replies to your comments is now also easier. At the end of the comments section you will now find an option to subscribe by email to replies - to your comments, or to any comments made to the article at all. You can also subscribe without having to post a comment.
The layout of the comments section has also changed. The default WordPress behavior was to nest replies to other comments, and reduce the font size of each reply. This ended up with me frequently wanting binoculars to read some replies. I have stolen the comment code from the default WordPress theme and applied it to our custom theme. Nested replies are no longer possible, which means you'll have to indicate if you are replying to a particular person. The update is far more readable and should be easier on everyone's eyes.
Some people seem to get confused over the author of an article - mistaking my posts for Paul, or forgetting that Captain Charismatic exists. He's a Canadian, so this is forgivable; but to reduce confusion the avatar for each author will now show up next to the article title. It didn't seem fair to give ourselves avatars and leave everyone else out, so avatars are available for commenters. If you have a global avatar from Gravatar, it will be used by default. If you register as a user, you can choose to upload an avatar directly, or choose your Twitter avatar to be used.
These may not be the only changes in the days ahead, but they should be a good start. Enjoy!
AWesome. I hate the random passwords but still, this makes stuff a lot easier.
nested replies were so much better
who doesnt have their name and address remembered by their internet browser
overall a step backwards
I gotta say; I love your avatar. The tears, the pouty lips. Brilliant.
Oy. Forgetting me is forgivable? :( I hope you realize Khalia that we're not ALWAYS buried in 6 feet of snow (lol).
But honestly, I think the whole reason is I post once, then disappear for 3 months before posting again. Do need to fix that.