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Hard News: Do you like what we've done with the place?

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  • Russell Brown,

    How come only hard news shows up on the front page Recent Posts?

    Because apart from the posts in the feature spot by Damian and Emma, I'm the only one who has posted. We're thinking about also putting the featured posts in the list by default.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • recordari,

    It may have been covered, so apologies if so. The PA.System and PA.Radio links at first seemed quite elusive. Now I know, I guess it's fine, but still, at least on my MacBook, you have to scroll to troll, so to speak...

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report Reply

  • Paul Williams,

    Russell, apologies if this has been previously identified, but the PA Radio consistently crashes IE regardless of what show I select - this might be a fault with IE or my settings specifically but it may be something about the new site (which is really cool btw)

    Sydney • Since Nov 2006 • 2273 posts Report Reply

  • Jolisa, in reply to Russell Brown,

    Because apart from the posts in the feature spot by Damian and Emma, I’m the only one who has posted.

    Mea culpa... mega-shame. Coming soon. Once again deferred a frivolous post because it didn't feel right in the light of the news from down south. But I have a juicy literary post coming up. And it's not about plagiarism.

    We’re thinking about also putting the featured posts in the list by default.

    Yes, please, please!! I was just about to say this myself. If you're a multi-tab many-window browser sort of person (and who isn't these days?), you don't necessarily stick around to see all the photos (gorgeous as they are) as they go through their full cycle.

    Also, I think we're all quite well-conditioned to scanning down the full list of posts, with newest at the top, and not being able to see the full list of current posts in order is a bit frustrating.

    Auckland, NZ • Since Nov 2006 • 1472 posts Report Reply

  • recordari, in reply to Jolisa,

    But I have a juicy literary post coming up. And it's not about plagiarism.

    Is there a more subtle way of saying 'salivating?' No? Right, carry on.

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report Reply

  • giovanni tiso,

    you don't necessarily stick around to see all the photos (gorgeous as they are) as they go through their full cycle.

    You may not in fact even be aware that there is more than one photo. Ahem.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report Reply

  • Jolisa,

    Exhibit A: Dr G. Tiso

    I rest my case.

    Is there a more subtle way of saying ‘salivating?’

    I probably should have said "Juicy in a 'meet a writer you haven't heard of yet who is quite awesome' sense, rather than a 'traditional holiday season literary scandal' sense." But that would have taken longer to type.

    Auckland, NZ • Since Nov 2006 • 1472 posts Report Reply

  • matthewbuchanan, in reply to Paul Williams,

    Hi Paul, we’re aware of the IE problem, it’s proving tricky to remedy but we’ll have it fixed as soon as we can. Sorry!

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 163 posts Report Reply

  • Jolisa,

    Oi Matt, I thought you were supposed to be on holiday? Go do some karaoke or eat some sushi or relax in an ofuro!

    Auckland, NZ • Since Nov 2006 • 1472 posts Report Reply

  • recordari,

    Hammer springs?
    By the way, trying to edit posts on iPhone, I can’t control cursor as usual. Jumps to start or end of
    text. My phone, or others having trouble too?

    ETA Hence the hammer not Hamner.

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report Reply

  • tarlen, in reply to Jolisa,

    Oi Matt, I thought you were supposed to be on holiday? Go do some karaoke or eat some sushi or relax in an ofuro!

    I'm not sure Matt knows the meaning of the word "holiday". He's in Japan, and yet I've received email from him every day so far.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2010 • 19 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel,

    ETA Hence the hammer not Hamner.

    not Hamner either
    - but Hanmer!

    Here's a handy Canterbury geography
    Press proofreaders rhyme -
    No Ham in Hanmer
    No Sun in Sumner...
    and no Cram in Cranmer!

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha, in reply to Ian Dalziel,

    Only the last one would have been untrue when the residences were full of uni students like my great-aunt swotting for exams..

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • recordari, in reply to Ian Dalziel,

    Doh! Still blaming iPhone. Seems there's a whole domain name dedicated to my folly. http://www.hamner.co.nz/

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report Reply

  • Jo S,

    That's what you get for going away for 2 weeks.
    (and commenting on a post that no-one's been near for 4 days - but here's my 2c just in case someone is still looking)

    Mostly finding it cute, but having to adjust to the giant text (I'm sure I'll get used to it, but definitely less subtle in your lunch break).
    I do miss the minibanners (?) that used to cover the links to the different blogs when you were reading a post, but that's purely cosmetic.

    is it autumn yet? • Since May 2007 • 80 posts Report Reply

  • 3410,

    The return of absolute-time! Thank You!

    (I'd still go with AM/PM, but whatever).

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report Reply

  • 3410,

    BTW, Preview / Post buttons are now faulty. Previous comment "posted" from a "preview" click.

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report Reply

  • Sam F,

    BTW, Preview / Post buttons are now faulty. Previous comment "posted" from a "preview" click.

    Getting errors here too - two error boxes popped up when using Preview. Comment went through fine once I hit post.

    Using IE 7.0.5730.13CO in Windows XP, if that helps.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1611 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha, in reply to 3410,

    The return of absolute-time!

    Where? Nothing has changed for me - still got relative time in threads and 24 hour clock plus 12 hour suffix on main page.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • matthewbuchanan, in reply to 3410,

    Seems you probably have JavaScript disabled, which might exhibit both those behaviours.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 163 posts Report Reply

  • matthewbuchanan, in reply to Sam F,

    Sam, we're having trouble reproducing this. Could you perhaps email me a description of what you were attempting to post and what errors you saw?

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 163 posts Report Reply

  • tarlen, in reply to Sacha,

    24 hour clock plus 12 hour suffix on main page

    Huh, hadn't seen that. Yuck.

    Gone now. :-)

    Auckland • Since Nov 2010 • 19 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha,

    Onya. I'm experiencing timeouts on posting and page refreshing in the last week after much better performance until then (including after the shift back to NZ). Has the hosting setup changed recently?

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • nzlemming,

    Suggestion for PAS x.1, can we get some whizziness that lets you select some text, hit reply and PAS copies the text and pastes it into the reply box with the quote tags around it? That would be really awesome. KTHXBAI

    Waikanae • Since Nov 2006 • 2937 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha, in reply to nzlemming,

    That would be cool.

    When there's time, I also suggested a manual change ages ago - reduce the quote tag to <q>

    Given that it is not a standard used anywhere else (unlike html's <blockquote> that some sites use), why make us type extra letters that are never seen except by the person typing them?

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

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