Comments on: PNAC Redux

By: TheRealityBasedDave

TheRealityBasedDave — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:33:07 +0000

Comments will return to normal volume in a few months. Tbogg humor brings in the good/smart ones. They were 1/3 of the fun of the show. I don’t comment very often, because someone else usually said it better, earlier.
Thanks!

By: nealpeart

nealpeart — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:48:28 +0000

Geddy, Alex and I, like many commenters from the old address, have a difficult time with change but we’ve managed. It’s weird how the “community” changed merely because the address and appearance changed.

And, please get rid of the read more feature. It’s a bug.

By: PaminBB

PaminBB — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:59:27 +0000

OK, I think I comment less here because sometime it seems like navigating through electronic molasses. I can live with the log in requirement, but also miss seeing the pictures on the front page. Oh, and more purple!

I eagerly await the changes that TBogg promised in some other thread.

By: aimai

aimai — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:37:52 +0000

hey, that worked. I guess I’m back.

aimai

By: aimai

aimai — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:37:33 +0000

I couldn’t manage to register. It isn’t like our old bar. I miss the old cheers–even if it was fictional to start with.

aimai

By: WeirdDave

WeirdDave — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:12:38 +0000

No, it’s worse than that. The quote he attributes to Michelle Malkin was made by Michael Medved.

By: IncontinentiaButtocks

IncontinentiaButtocks — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:28:17 +0000

As an old regular who is still coming and commenting (though much less regularly) I do think that the new–and, let’s face it, less attractive and convenient–site makes a difference.

Why? I’d speculate and say that we’re all creatures of habit. And, in moving, Tbogg upset the routine while making things measurably (if only slightly) worse. But that’s just speculation.

However, like it or not, the move has made a difference. And the comment threads are less active and less good over here than they were at the old place. As has already been said, the quality of Tbogg’s posts is as high as ever.

I guess the moral is: don’t mess with a good thing.

With any luck, folks will start coming here, Tbogg and the FDL folks will improve their interface, or both.

By: montysano

montysano — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:37:23 +0000

cbear: there was a comment on the last thread complaining about the horrors of registering, and about the grievous burden of that extra mouse click. I just don’t get it. I think tbogg has written some of his best stuff since he came over here.

Errr……….. as to Bill Kristol: Tom Tomorrow nails it. Warning: you have to click through Salon’s ad to see This Modern World. Oh noes!@!

What kind of message does it send to the kids for Bill Kristol to be so fucking wrong all the fucking time and still land a cozy spot next to real talents like Paul Krugman?

By: fauxmaxbaer

fauxmaxbaer — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:37:22 +0000

I’m with you in that regard. I like to think that I lower the bar for everyone else.

By: ellis17

ellis17 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:31:27 +0000

I rode my Tboggian just last night. Fun.