Housekeeping: Changing features
Well, we’ve been on the WorldMag site for a week, and it’s time to announce a couple of changes designed to complete our transition to our new, newsier home. First off, you’ll notice some changes in our regular features:
1) Rants! & Raves! will now appear on Saturdays in place of the culture-related features we have been posting. We will continue to post Whirled Views on Saturdays as well, thus providing two essentially open threads for weekend fellowship. In addition, we may open threads for discussion of breaking news.
2) Personal Note, which has been appearing every Wednesday, will now be an occasional feature.
3) Something Light — our chance to just have fun together — will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
4) Whirled Views will continue Monday through Saturday.
With WorldMagBlog now located on the WorldMag site, we have no need for two formally titled ”managing editors.” As the Web Managing Editor for all of World Magazine, Mickey will now manage WorldMagBlog as well.
I will still be hanging out with you, retaining the honorary title of Benevolent Dictator, annoying Luke, and bonking with the Scepter when necessary. Mickey, meanwhile, will take over managing the site, including technical issues, questions, suggestions and, of course, enforcing the rules.
Thanks for your terrific participation here, and we look forward to continuing this journey with you




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Your welcome, Lynn!
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And this frees Lynn up to do what?
(Not that we won’t enjoy having Mickey smacking us around.
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Can we get the links to “Regulars” blogs like we had before?
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And this frees Lynn up to do what?
Why, to watch soap operas and eat bon-bons, of course!
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I thought maybe there was a new novel in there somewhere.
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Works for me. Don’t be too scarce though. It’s always good to read sound reasoning.
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NJL – I don’t know , Mickey said he has a couple of baseball bats. I think that will smart worse than the scepter bonks.
Mickey – Are there any updates to the rules of engagement? Something that addresses comment spam?
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…and continuous repetitions of imappropriate jokes by the same comment spammer?
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Amen, Klasko.
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As I figured, my proposed once a month “Race to the Top” feature, open to conservative Christians and rabid atheists, not to mention, lusty heterosexuals and ambiguous queers alike, has not been accepted. I will have to become an insurgent once again.
Either that, or take another sabbatical.
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We would miss you if you did, Random – some of us are trying to conduct our own personal races to the top. (With the exception of my race to the bottom yesterday on one particular thread – which you noticed, but I did try to climb back off the bottom.)
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Lynn, you crack me up. I got the best ole laugh.
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Speaking of features, I like the real-time preview, but I miss the blockquote html tags.
And I think the open “breaking news” thread is a fantastic idea.
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They’re not metal bats, are they? I heard they hurt more than the ones made of wood — not that I want to meet up with one of them.
(Does this mean I can’t call HRW a “Canadian” anymore?
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That would be name-calling, NJL, and “Canadian” is a bad word in most part of the U.S., so I’d assume not.
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Of course, NJ, some consider saying, “you’re from New Jersey” to be an insult.
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I also like the real time preview and will miss the blockquote feature. Can we get it back?
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The previous was an attempt at blockquotes. I guess it doesn’t work. What is Jon Rowe going to do?
So, Lynn is going to spend her time watching soaps and eating bon-bons. Not the best diet for recupersating from mono, is it?
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The only things certain in life are, death, taxes and changes on this blog.
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OT, that’s why we don’t tell people that we come from Jersey. We’re so used to it, you can’t really insult someone from Jersey anymore. We’re the first ones to agree with you!
Outkast, I was looking for support. You disappoint.
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Hey Lynn
Over on the “McCain picks Palin” thread it’s about 380 posts now – we can’t read the post numbers, can that be fixed?
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Lynn, sorry to hear that! We will miss you (no, change that–we HAVE missed you), but I wish you the best, and do stop in.
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NJL: Don’t worry, you have my support.
As for Jersey, since I was born in Plainfield I like to tell people “New Jersey is a great place to be FROM.” The Garden State Parkway can simply never compare to the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway where my family moved to.
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VICTORIA: What web browser are you using? I’m guessing it’s Internet Explorer, right? Most of the problems we’ve been seeing have been related to certain versions of that browser. If you do use IE, I’d recommend that you see if there’s a newer version available. Or I’d personally recommend that you try Firefox.
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“Mickey said he has a couple of baseball bats. I think that will smart worse than the scepter bonks.”
Sigh. I suppose now Mickey will need some bats… A turners work is never done… You want those with or without nails?
And dang, what will we do without Lynn keeping things civil, and even jovial?
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Klasko, thank you. I confess (lowering voice to a whisper) that there are some people who seem to have good reasons for posting (in my ongoing) exploration of this mad theme. You have joined people such as Pauline, Cameron, Drill, Karen O, Musing, and some others who push good buttons on my panel.
I am trying to stimulate racing to the top, not necessarily doing it myself. I helped day-sit four-year-old Random Granddaughter this week. She has clearly identified me as a bad influence and tried to give me a time out today.
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Mickey, I have Firefox -
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<>And dang, what will we do without Lynn keeping things civil, and even jovial?
Don’t worry, MIM: I’ll still be helping with that
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Outkast, I’ve been on the Blue Ridge Parkway several times. I agree. The GSP goes north and south and that’s pretty much it, but it is our best road. Now, MMacmurray has some fine roads up there in Maine, too, but the Blue Ridge is a great drive, and I recommend it.
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Lynn, where will you be when some of the ‘nasty little posters’ get out of line?
I hope you know what you’re doing, leaving us standed here – I think you should have regular hours to check this place out EVERY DAY!
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Victoria- I have Firefox and can see the numbers fine. When I open my IE 7 I can only see the first two digits.
Lynn- please do take Victoria’s advice and stop by every day. Otherwise she may feel the urge to get out her drug paraphernalia and hit us with it. (I still don’t think she understands what exactly a bong is in narcotics jargon.)
Oh, and V- don’t bother sending any more pink flip-flops, my daughter has enough already.
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When I am typing a post my picture by the preview flashes with each key stroke, and if I look at it too much in the corner of my eye, I might get a migraine. Flasing things at that frequency is a problem. I have to purposely look to the upper right side of the screen as I type. Could the avatar be blocked out or blank until posting?
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Peter, if this attitude yours persists, we will have to take action. You have been reported more than several times – maybe we can have your little picture changed to PINK
My silver BONG with a gold ball on the end, tied around my wrist with a silver cord and tassel, has nothing to do with ‘drugs’ – there again its your nasty little mind and then posting, trying to ruin my stellar reputation -
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Oh, no. Now I cannot get the thought of Jimmy Stewart yelling “Stella!” out of my mind! That could prove worse than pink flip-flops!
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Peter, I would stop right there if I were you – nasty!
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Contented-joy
Blame Peter L.
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As I recall Lynn, don’t you have kids who can now see you at ALL their games, recitals and all?
Keep hanging around. That’s my advice.
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