Comments on: Metblogs and Me http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/ Peace, Justice and Hockey Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:57:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Qanzas http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17302 Qanzas Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:42:22 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17302 Catching up on what I missed, since I paid no attention to Metblogs 'til the recent broo-ha-ha (sp?). I have to say, your description of Cirque du Soleil being "and just generally, eh, a little too twee for moi," made me laugh out loud. Awesome artistry, but IMO the French-Canadian harlequin thing just does not translate well. Kind of a mime/hooker, virgin/whore dichotomy. My SO and I call it The Celine Dion Effect. Hope you carry on with the humor over here, mon frere, even if it means More Humor Less War. Catching up on what I missed, since I paid no attention to Metblogs ’til the recent broo-ha-ha (sp?). I have to say, your description of Cirque du Soleil being “and just generally, eh, a little too twee for moi,” made me laugh out loud. Awesome artistry, but IMO the French-Canadian harlequin thing just does not translate well. Kind of a mime/hooker, virgin/whore dichotomy. My SO and I call it The Celine Dion Effect.

Hope you carry on with the humor over here, mon frere, even if it means More Humor Less War.

]]> By: Steve http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17226 Steve Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:00:39 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17226 I watched the Buffalo Philly game from Tuesday last night. Good game. Great to see a couple of ex-Hawks doing good in the NHL (Paul Gaustad for Buffalo and Braydon Coburn for Philly), but it's pretty sad to see the Sabres battling for a playoff spot. I watched the Buffalo Philly game from Tuesday last night. Good game. Great to see a couple of ex-Hawks doing good in the NHL (Paul Gaustad for Buffalo and Braydon Coburn for Philly), but it’s pretty sad to see the Sabres battling for a playoff spot.

]]> By: McAngryPants http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17224 McAngryPants Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:41:01 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17224 I'm w/ you steve! lamo. on the bright side, perhaps now you can concentrate on hockey! I’m w/ you steve! lamo. on the bright side, perhaps now you can concentrate on hockey!

]]> By: CPM http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17212 CPM Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:56:15 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17212 Hey, totally understand ya. Im just on both ur sides cuz i enjoy met blogs and i can totally understand where ur coming from. Hey, totally understand ya.

Im just on both ur sides cuz i enjoy met blogs and i can totally understand where ur coming from.

]]> By: Wacky Mommy http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17208 Wacky Mommy Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:35:00 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17208 Not calm. Yeah, right, I'd like to see that happen. No, really, it'd take the heat off me. hahahaha. I tagged you, bubba. Not calm. Yeah, right, I’d like to see that happen. No, really, it’d take the heat off me. hahahaha.

I tagged you, bubba.

]]> By: Steve http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17201 Steve Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:58:10 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17201 Hey, CPM, sorry if I came off as, er, not calm. My author login issue was an annoyance, but we've gotten past that. Technical problems can be fixed. That's what I do for a living. My biggest concern going forward is the login requirement for comments. In a blog savvy city like Portland, where the Tribune, Willamette Week and Mercury have open comments, and there are dozens of well-read community blogs, I question whether Metblogs has a future as a walled garden. Sean doesn't think it's an issue, and maybe he's right. We'll see. Hey, CPM, sorry if I came off as, er, not calm.

My author login issue was an annoyance, but we’ve gotten past that.

Technical problems can be fixed. That’s what I do for a living.

My biggest concern going forward is the login requirement for comments. In a blog savvy city like Portland, where the Tribune, Willamette Week and Mercury have open comments, and there are dozens of well-read community blogs, I question whether Metblogs has a future as a walled garden.

Sean doesn’t think it’s an issue, and maybe he’s right. We’ll see.

]]> By: CPM http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17199 CPM Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:33:49 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17199 You guys both need to calm down... but the registration thing to make a comment on metblogs is effin retarded. You guys both need to calm down… but the registration thing to make a comment on metblogs is effin retarded.

]]> By: Metrobloggers Being “Fired” for Voicing Disagreement Publicly » VanPortlander http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17186 Metrobloggers Being “Fired” for Voicing Disagreement Publicly » VanPortlander Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:49:19 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17186 [...] blog about some of his frustrations. Sean Bonner, founder of Metroblogging, decided to swing by and leave a comment on his post where he notes that he’s taking Steve’s displeasure as his resignation. Steve informs [...] […] blog about some of his frustrations. Sean Bonner, founder of Metroblogging, decided to swing by and leave a comment on his post where he notes that he’s taking Steve’s displeasure as his resignation. Steve informs […]

]]> By: Sean Bonner http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17183 Sean Bonner Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:57:54 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17183 Hey Steve, I'm really sorry you feel that way. Most of complaints are known issues, and in fact things we told everyone would be broken while we went through the extremely hectic job of changing every little bit of the sites, front and back end. We said they'd be broken and we'd be fixing them this week, which we're in the process of doing. The CSS stuff is also an issue that we know about and have fixes in the works for. We've been saying that internally. I guess you can't see that since you haven't been able to log in, but simply asking might have been a better route. Porting close to 2000 user accounts to a new system wasn't easy, and with 700+ active authors there were bound to be some problems. Most people got in with no issue, and the ones who didn't have been getting worked out as they let us know something is wrong. I'm sorry you felt that wasn't a route you wanted to take. The registration thing is a whole other issue and I understand that some people will never be cool with that. I also understand that there's no way to please everyone and we had to make a decision which we felt was for the best of the network as a whole. I honestly do wish every decision made everyone happy, but it's just not possible. I don't expect to convince you this is a good idea, clearly you think it isn't. Anyway, I wish you'd just talked to me as I would have been more than happy to explain any of this. That said, I'm kinda taking the above post as your resignation for the time being. I'm sorry to see you go. If you do want to come back in the future, we'll still be here and if not best of luck in whatever you do decide to do. Take care. Hey Steve, I’m really sorry you feel that way. Most of complaints are known issues, and in fact things we told everyone would be broken while we went through the extremely hectic job of changing every little bit of the sites, front and back end. We said they’d be broken and we’d be fixing them this week, which we’re in the process of doing. The CSS stuff is also an issue that we know about and have fixes in the works for. We’ve been saying that internally. I guess you can’t see that since you haven’t been able to log in, but simply asking might have been a better route. Porting close to 2000 user accounts to a new system wasn’t easy, and with 700+ active authors there were bound to be some problems. Most people got in with no issue, and the ones who didn’t have been getting worked out as they let us know something is wrong. I’m sorry you felt that wasn’t a route you wanted to take.

The registration thing is a whole other issue and I understand that some people will never be cool with that. I also understand that there’s no way to please everyone and we had to make a decision which we felt was for the best of the network as a whole. I honestly do wish every decision made everyone happy, but it’s just not possible. I don’t expect to convince you this is a good idea, clearly you think it isn’t. Anyway, I wish you’d just talked to me as I would have been more than happy to explain any of this.

That said, I’m kinda taking the above post as your resignation for the time being. I’m sorry to see you go. If you do want to come back in the future, we’ll still be here and if not best of luck in whatever you do decide to do. Take care.

]]> By: The Metblog is Bleeding » VanPortlander http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17179 The Metblog is Bleeding » VanPortlander Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:01:15 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2008/03/04/metblogs_and_me/#comment-17179 [...] least one Metblog author has posted publicly with a list of complaints about the new system (including the fact that he can’t even log in) [...] […] least one Metblog author has posted publicly with a list of complaints about the new system (including the fact that he can’t even log in) […]

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