This is an insurgent open thread. I really don’t have a diary to write that I would be proud of, but I have a few comments. If anyone else wants to make comments without “hijacking” a diary, go right ahead.
1) I have a serious complaint about RedState Vista..er I mean 2.0 It seems the member posts do not refresh unless I close RedState and reopen it. But, if I close RS, I must log in again with password etc. See what I am getting at? Am I alone in this? Is there a fix for this?
2) Dang, I missed to opening of SNL, I am guessing that is when Palin went on. How did she do?
3) I can not believe McCain went on Letterman and apologized, that was really a bad idea. Letterman has become a hard left hack, with less intelligence than a hack. This was a really, really unflattering thing done by a hero.
Well that is about it, if anyone wants to comment on my comments, or say whatever, here ya go.
Mizzou really stunk up the place tonight
bs Saturday, October 18th at 11:07PM EDT (link)Kiss the Top 25 goodbye, boys.
Decorum is fo’ suckas
Well, t.u. is actually pretty dang good
Doc Holliday Saturday, October 18th at 11:12PM EDT (link)I am an Aggie, so I hate saying it.
Molon Labe!
Doc
I was previously Tlaloc, and I was banned last year. Saturday, October 18th at 11:19PM EDT (link)the issue of having to log in each time suggests your computer isn’t keeping the cookie. Most likely that’s due to a security setting in your browser. You might have good reason for it not to save cookies but otherwise if you change that every time you come back to the site you’ll be logged in (unless you specifically log out, just closing the window won’t normally log you out).
Can’t help with the member post list not refreshing, sorry.
From here to eternity...
$peciallist Saturday, October 18th at 11:20PM EDT (link)LSU beat us up, physically wore us down
Mike gamecock DeVine Saturday, October 18th at 11:23PM EDT (link)It hurt. We also gave the game away, but that’s besides the point.
But next week is a new week and Cocks will beat Volunteers and we can run on Florida and our defense can smack Tebow.
match ups baby
Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” - Andrew Jackson
thanks tamb, I will look into that
Doc Holliday Saturday, October 18th at 11:29PM EDT (link)I never had this problem with the old site. I don’t think i have changed my security preferences but I will try to figure it out if I am alone in this. cheers
Molon Labe!
Echo you on the Letterman thing
ILLINOIS_CONSERV Saturday, October 18th at 11:32PM EDT (link)I would have walked out and told Letterman to his face what an a-hole he is and walked out.
The only thing necessary for the triumph [of evil] is for good men to do nothing - Edmund Burke
555
Doc Holliday Saturday, October 18th at 11:39PM EDT (link)It was really said. He said he “screwed up” twice to a man who has done nothing for his country.
In fact I want to show this one exception. It does not go with my point, but it does show Letterman once said something right. Since that time he has become a sad hateful person.
Molon Labe!
The important take away, is for us to find out what Letterman's comparative ratings were.
QueenOfCups Saturday, October 18th at 11:43PM EDT (link)That would be a helpful indicator for us.
Watch the Smith dinner speech and notice where the unexpected applause lines were - and how vigorous - it’s very interesting.
Another possibility
I was previously Tlaloc, and I was banned last year. Saturday, October 18th at 11:43PM EDT (link)if you haven’t changed security settings is that you have the cookie but it’s somehow corrupted. In that case you’ll want to clear the cookies on the computer (it’s in tools options or internet options). That’s never a bad idea when you have browser issues. Deleting the cache isn’t a bad idea either.
note- if you do delete your cookies you will have to log in to any sites with a log in the first time you revisit them.
(I did tech support for @home cable modems many moons ago)
hey I really appreciate your help tamb
Doc Holliday Saturday, October 18th at 11:54PM EDT (link)I have my security settings at medium high. I went into cookies and set them so that RS would not be blocked/deleted in any way, but it did not work
I will try your second idea but I do delete cookies/browser history/cache every now and then, so I don’t have my hopes up. Maybe I need to reboot after giving RS full cookie ability? Anyway, I do appreciate your help.
Molon Labe!
when you changed the security settings
I was previously Tlaloc, and I was banned last year. Saturday, October 18th at 11:59PM EDT (link)you might need to close the browser completely (all copies of it) and then open it again for it to take effect.
Man, it’s been a while since I did this kind of thing professionally
Thanks nt
I actually always thought you guys were arrogant pinheads. Sunday, October 19th at 12:04AM EDT (link)nt
I did, and McCain was great
Doc Holliday Sunday, October 19th at 12:08AM EDT (link)at the Smith dinner. And I hear Letterman had great ratings the night McCain appeared. I still say this is more to life than ratings, a hero need not apologize to someone such as Letterman, full stop.
Molon Labe!
No problem
I was previously Tlaloc, and I was banned last year. Sunday, October 19th at 12:13AM EDT (link)You can yell at me for our differences of politics later.
About that log-in issue - it's even stranger than you realize
civil_truth Sunday, October 19th at 12:23AM EDT (link)When I open my browser and link to RedState the first time, I get the header with “Recent Posts Log In Sign Up”.
However, once I click on the log-in link, then the header immediately shifts to “Recent Posts My Diary Create New Diary Entry My Profile Log Out”
-even as the username and password boxes appear
At this point, I don’t need to actually enter my username and password, I can go immediately to the home page and I can comment. Or I can click on “My Diary” and go straight to my diary - all without entering my username and password.
That is, the act of clicking on “log-in” acts to log me in, which means that RedState knows my identity at this point before I enter my identity info. Which means that there has got to be some cookie data on my computer.
Check it out for youreself
It’s very strange…
And so long as the browser is open, I remain logged in to RedState (unless I specifically log out) - but I’m sure you’ve already observed that.
And Rightly So!
I can't bear to look at his smirking mug
1SGinTN Sunday, October 19th at 12:33AM EDT (link)He’s about number one on my list of people to punch in the nose. Right above Alan Combs.
Tu Ne Cede Malis
-Virgil
yeah, that is where I am at
Doc Holliday Sunday, October 19th at 12:39AM EDT (link)I tried all of tamblin’s ideas but still face the same problem. If I close the window and reopen, it says I need to log in again. If i click log in, then click on the RedState logo, I am magically logged in again. I guess it is a good trick to know, but certainly not a long term fix.
Please, moderators and grand poobahs, give us some info on this issue.
Molon Labe!
thanks finrod for the recco
Doc Holliday Sunday, October 19th at 12:42AM EDT (link)it is not for me, but a few more reccos will keep this up a while longer. I like the idea of an open thread and also obviously some people need help navigating the new site. We are not bashing here, just trying to make it work.
Molon Labe!
Doc, are you on IE?
I was previously Tlaloc, and I was banned last year. Sunday, October 19th at 12:43AM EDT (link)I’m using Firefox and I have no problems. I just closed all my browser windows and reopened to be sure and I was still logged in just fine.
If you are on IE you might give Firefox a shot at least to see if it has the same problem.
Does it happen at any other sites, or just RS? If just RS then I guess you probably need to talk to Neil.
hey, politics is one thing
Doc Holliday Sunday, October 19th at 12:45AM EDT (link)but everyone needs computer help
as per my post down thread, unfortunately we have not found a simple fix. we have a work around, but still a flaw I do not experience with any other site. To figure this out once and for all would improve our beloved site and make a lot of people happy.
Molon Labe!
Ditto question to civil truth.
I was previously Tlaloc, and I was banned last year. Sunday, October 19th at 12:48AM EDT (link)If we have a commonality then that helps the diagnosis a lot.
I am on IE 7.0
Doc Holliday Sunday, October 19th at 12:51AM EDT (link)it only happens at this site. I think I am not alone in this, I hope others comment about this specific issue. And again, it is very odd that recent member comments do not update unless I close the browser and reopen.
I will try firefox, I tried it before. But if I am not alone in this, we as a community have a problem since most still use IE.
Molon Labe!
You're very welcome
Finrod Sunday, October 19th at 12:57AM EDT (link)I tend to always recommend ‘open thread’ blog entries if there hasn’t been one recently (and thanks to the explosion of posts here, recently seems like less than a day for articles to get swept off the front page).
I’ve been somewhat distressed lately at some of the blog entries lately; the increase in quantity has caused an overall decline in quality. Some days it seems like that a third or more of the entries under ‘Member Diaries’ would be better off as entries in an open thread– but there just aren’t enough open threads lately.
However, it’s probably too late to change this situation until after the election and things calm down a bit. Hopefully then some of the 3.0 issues can be resolved (caching may be saving the site, but caching is also the mortal enemy of dynamic content (which covers things like the late lamented ‘New!’ tag on comments)).
—
Finrod’s First Law of Bandwidth:
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but it takes the bandwidth of ten thousand.
Yeah, we didn't look all that great against Tech today
tcgeol Sunday, October 19th at 1:00AM EDT (link)Win or run out of time, hearing the Spirit of Aggieland makes me awfully glad to be here.
Just your typical bitter gun- and God-clinger
Colmes is a dhimmi
Doc Holliday Sunday, October 19th at 1:04AM EDT (link)yes he is a real liberal, but he let’s Hannity call all the shots. Hannity decides the topic and who gets on the show.
What Letterman does is take cheaps shots at our president and all Republicans. He does not want a serious debate, he uses his power at CBS (not based on ratings, but on his contract) to besmirch and defame with little or no content.
Leno seems conservative in comparison simply because he is a bit more fair. This is true even though Leno clearly stated recently he is a liberal Democrat. What Letterman does is not politics, just cheap attacks that he knows he does not have to defend. He is way behind Leno in the ratings and often is behind Nightline as well.
Molon Labe!
555 I totally agree
Doc Holliday Sunday, October 19th at 1:11AM EDT (link)I think some want us to be “readers”, we have actually been called that by a mod recently. Sorry, you and I are not “readers” we are members of this community.
There are so many issues to discuss, I think there should be an open thread at least once a day. In a diary, you are bashed for any deviation. But not everything in this 24 hour news cycle is diary worthy. This is not the New Yorker or even American Thinker.
People like to air out issues from time to time, they like to comment and just chat. that is what makes a community imo. I agree diaries should be well thought out political arguments, but we also just need to comment and discuss what is on our minds.
This diary is an example, I did not want to bash 3.0 in a long drawn out argument. I just had an issue I wanted to get some help about. Also, I said anyone else with any issue or comment could say whatever they wanted. We don’t want to emulate Daily Krud, but their open threads are some of the most popular. If we don’t want to compare with libs, the same could be said of LGF.
Molon Labe!
555 I totally agree
Doc Holliday Sunday, October 19th at 1:11AM EDT (link)I think some want us to be “readers”, we have actually been called that by a mod recently. Sorry, you and I are not “readers” we are members of this community.
There are so many issues to discuss, I think there should be an open thread at least once a day. In a diary, you are bashed for any deviation. But not everything in this 24 hour news cycle is diary worthy. This is not the New Yorker or even American Thinker.
People like to air out issues from time to time, they like to comment and just chat. that is what makes a community imo. I agree diaries should be well thought out political arguments, but we also just need to comment and discuss what is on our minds.
This diary is an example, I did not want to bash 3.0 in a long drawn out argument. I just had an issue I wanted to get some help about. Also, I said anyone else with any issue or comment could say whatever they wanted. We don’t want to emulate Daily Krud, but their open threads are some of the most popular. If we don’t want to compare with libs, the same could be said of LGF.
Molon Labe!
also
Doc Holliday Sunday, October 19th at 1:13AM EDT (link)I have had it up to here with the double and triple posts. Talk about pushing comments out of the limelight, something needs to be done about this. I think there needs to be a quota, people can spam this place with triple posts and there goes all the others.
Molon Labe!
well that is embarrassing
Doc Holliday Sunday, October 19th at 1:16AM EDT (link)i swear i only hit post once. I at least have learned that lol. I have waited for a post to clear for three minutes before. Not sure how this double post occured.
Molon Labe!
Yeah, there definitely needs to be some dup diary/dup comment detection in 3.1 (n/t)
Finrod Sunday, October 19th at 1:29AM EDT (link)—
Finrod’s First Law of Bandwidth:
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but it takes the bandwidth of ten thousand.
looks like this open thread is headed
Doc Holliday Sunday, October 19th at 1:45AM EDT (link)for the netherworld. I wont forget the one who recco’ed it. That is one thing about the Doc, he does not forget friends. Nothing against any poster who did not, it might now seem worthy, but I do wish we would have more open threads and I wish as a community we would once and for all resolve the technical issues with this site.
There have been countless posts on the issue, but there has never been a deffinitive one where we get together and fix these things.
Molon Labe!
very good idea
I actually always thought you guys were arrogant pinheads. Sunday, October 19th at 3:07AM EDT (link)the technical glitches here are distracting
I encounter identical IE7 issues as Doc Holliday re log-in, comment updating
civil_truth Sunday, October 19th at 4:48PM EDT (link)I completely echo Doc’s observations here and here - identical to what I encounter, including the difficulty in getting updated comments without closing down IE7 and then reopening and logging in again.
And Rightly So!