Comments on: On Fundraising Widgets http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/ Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:22:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Neil Stevens http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2563 Neil Stevens Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:50:11 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2563 The fact that we've had a mere two bursts of 500s lately, and that's enough to get people to be commenting about all these problems, I take that as a good sign. It means the site's running so well you guys have higher expectations now. We've raised the bar. The fact that we’ve had a mere two bursts of 500s lately, and that’s enough to get people to be commenting about all these problems, I take that as a good sign.

It means the site’s running so well you guys have higher expectations now. We’ve raised the bar.

]]> By: mom2oneson http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2562 mom2oneson Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:15:29 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2562 Everyone give Neil lots of big hugs in Atlanta!!!! Everyone give Neil lots of big hugs in Atlanta!!!!

]]> By: asleep06 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2561 asleep06 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:02:29 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2561 Thanks for working the infrastructure. Thanks for working the infrastructure.

]]> By: Neil Stevens http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2560 Neil Stevens Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:27:51 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2560 ]]> By: peg_c http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2559 peg_c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:47:48 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2559 n/t n/t

]]> By: peg_c http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2558 peg_c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:47:20 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2558 My time is short and some days I have to give up. :-) I hope this gets fixed... My time is short and some days I have to give up. :-) I hope this gets fixed…

]]> By: Brian Hibbert http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2557 Brian Hibbert Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:40:40 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2557 It's just sometimes helpful to have both good and bad examples. Thanks for the pointer to the good widget. I don't know if I'll be working on any campaign web sites, but if I do, I'll use something like that one. I hope you at least emailed the site administrators for the bad widgets. It’s just sometimes helpful to have both good and bad examples. Thanks for the pointer to the good widget. I don’t know if I’ll be working on any campaign web sites, but if I do, I’ll use something like that one.

I hope you at least emailed the site administrators for the bad widgets.

]]> By: George Claghorn http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2556 George Claghorn Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:36:04 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2556 ...if Slatecard would let you embed a widget for an individual candidate. …if Slatecard would let you embed a widget for an individual candidate.

]]> By: George Claghorn http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2555 George Claghorn Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:35:24 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2555 Slatecard had a pretty nice widget setup that worked well. They've taken the site down, but it's supposed to be back up sometime this summer. Slatecard had a pretty nice widget setup that worked well. They’ve taken the site down, but it’s supposed to be back up sometime this summer.

]]> By: Neil Stevens http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2554 Neil Stevens Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:33:43 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2554 ...because I don't want to single out anybody on our side :-) …because I don’t want to single out anybody on our side :-)

]]> By: Neil Stevens http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2553 Neil Stevens Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:33:11 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2553 Give me something that's a Flash embed into the site, like a Youtube video. Ideally with the size adj ustment that Youtube embeds have. I'm told that <a href="http://www.icontribute.us/">iContribute</a> does widgets like this. A black box <script> embed is no good to us. Typically not configurable and if it conflicts with our other scripts we have to remove it. Or if it breaks our layout we have to remove it, too. Give me something that’s a Flash embed into the site, like a Youtube video. Ideally with the size adj ustment that Youtube embeds have.

I’m told that iContribute does widgets like this.

A black box <script> embed is no good to us. Typically not configurable and if it conflicts with our other scripts we have to remove it. Or if it breaks our layout we have to remove it, too.

]]> By: Brian Simpson http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2552 Brian Simpson Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:58:10 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2552 Nothing worse than loading up my favorite website only to have the page not load properly because of some poorly written code by an outside source. Nothing worse than loading up my favorite website only to have the page not load properly because of some poorly written code by an outside source.

]]> By: Brian Hibbert http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2551 Brian Hibbert Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:34:02 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2551 It might help to have some examples.... It might help to have some examples….

]]> By: TNJim http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2550 TNJim Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:35:45 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2550 When I clicked on some diary headlines after the page loaded for that diary some of the more recent comments I saw in the comments table on the previous page were missing. In other words, a comment title on the previous page that was about 3rd or 4th from the top would be at the top on the new page, with the 3 or 4 newer ones missing. Sometimes a reload would bring them back, sometimes not. The problem would usually resolve itself over a short period of time When I clicked on some diary headlines after the page loaded for that diary some of the more recent comments I saw in the comments table on the previous page were missing. In other words, a comment title on the previous page that was about 3rd or 4th from the top would be at the top on the new page, with the 3 or 4 newer ones missing. Sometimes a reload would bring them back, sometimes not. The problem would usually resolve itself over a short period of time

]]> By: blooch http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2549 blooch Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:10:31 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2549 It does seem like "Recent Comments" has been cycling like a slot machine wheel recently. It does seem like “Recent Comments” has been cycling like a slot machine wheel recently.

]]> By: Neil Stevens http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2548 Neil Stevens Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:57:43 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2548 When the Sanford thing hit, bam. When the Franken thing hit, bam. When the Sanford thing hit, bam.

When the Franken thing hit, bam.

]]> By: blooch http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2009/07/01/on-fundraising-widgets/#comment-2547 blooch Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:51:10 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/?p=259#comment-2547 I'm as relieved as you are irritated, Neil. Thanks for the "500 error" explanation;) I’m as relieved as you are irritated, Neil. Thanks for the “500 error” explanation;)

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