Top o' the mornin' to you too. Glad you did this, it's too early to get serious yet.
Where am I?
At least you can comment. Mine are getting eaten left and right. And I can't see anyone's profiles. Except yours. Without your comments though.
I can't see my comments, either. At least not the ones prior to today.
Also, "my" dashboard only shows the posts I've recommended recently, but not my recent comments or previous posts. I found my posts somewhere else, but I forget where now. I should have bookmarked the page. :-)
that's why you have to start following people! then you'll get their updates. more info about how the new system works here
Okay, I clicked on "following" dijamo. Now "my dashboard" is all dijamo's recent comments and posts (not mine), LOL!
your own recent comments/posts/recommends will fall under those respective tabs on your blog. pretty cool.
Comments aren't falling under the My Blog tab yet, just fyi.
i see that too -- investigating
Hey Al,
It seems like most regular users don't have a sidebar on their profile yet, so we can't follow them yet.
We're working on this. All blogs should have sidebars soon.
Awesome. Thanks for all your work.
I especially like the common avatar we're all sharing. ;)
Do we need to re-upload our avatars?
Also, can we only view the profiles of people's who've been on the system since it switched?
Also, I love the idea of being able to follow people's blogs and comments. But I'm not sure I want to give up my dash saying, "Hilarym99 doesn't follow anybody." ;) BTW, can we see who other people are following or is that private?
you can see who other people are following. next to the profile photo in the sidebar there are links to Followers/Following lists.
everyone should have their old avatar back soon without having to re-upload. we're working on this.
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At least you can comment. Mine are getting eaten left and right. And I can't see anyone's profiles. Except yours. Without your comments though.
I just lost my comment.
Al --
How many seconds on the posting delay?
not sure yet, ellen. your comments aren't being eaten though. patience is a virtue!
Anybody know how to upload photos into the "image" feature of a blog?
therap, it looks like you already got your avatar in, right?
That's correct. But I mean in a blog. How do you use that "image" button so you can put a photo or other image into a blog post?
we currently don't support uploading files into your blog. there are a lot of free hosting outfits that will take your pictures, and you can embed them in from there.
Hey TheraP,
You can add an image to a post right now but only in HTML format. You can toggle between the rich text formatting and html mode when creating a post. I'm a total technophobe, but it worked:
* locate the pic on a webpage (or upload it to a site like www.photobucket.com if it is on your computer.
* (IMG SRC="http://www.spiralroad.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/bush-mccain-hug.jpg" WIDTH=105 HEIGHT=97 ALT="Asshats"). But instead of the parentheses use those bracket thingies.
* Once you do the code for the image in html, when you toggle back to rich text formatting, you should be able to see the pic in your post.
Preview is your friend. Keep adjusting the width, height until it looks normal. Youtube vids are much easier - in HTML mode, just copy the embed link for the video from the youtube site.
Hope this helps!
Bless you, my dear! I am just now saving your comment on a "stickie" and can use it forever!
I learn as I go. And your advice will be forever with me!
I intend to upload my fun OBAMA advertising! Ok... off to do fun stuff now!
Hey Al, do people have to update their profile in order for me to stalk...I mean follow them? I went into update my profile to re-upload my avatar pic and change my password - otherwise I was just getting the generic pic too. Maybe the profile transition is in process, but it happens almost immediately if you update your own profile FYI.
besides the fact that we're still working on getting sidebars in for everyone, you should be able to follow everyone who has had a legacy tpmcafe profile
How did you get your cat photos into your blog, dijamo?
Upthread - I am hoping the insert image button works soon though!
I'm definitely "stalking" you, my dear! Also gonna repost a "classic" later today... (a tribute to Obama) ... since the "old" blogs are finally back! Yay!!!1
Testing... 1... 2... 3...
What happened to our posting history? Mine is blank now.
I get an error when I click on "All Reader Posts." Kind of funny.
Appreciate the new Preview and Cancel functions.
we're working to restore the main reader blog now.
Chowda.
I can get to my blogs when I hit my name under somebody else's Rec's, but not when I hit the My Blog button.
By the way, now that I can see all of you who haven't Rec'd me, we're not speaking anymore. Bastids. ;-)
Top o' the mornin' to you too. Glad you did this, it's too early to get serious yet.
October 13, 2008 8:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
Where am I?
October 13, 2008 8:28 AM | Reply | Permalink
At least you can comment. Mine are getting eaten left and right. And I can't see anyone's profiles. Except yours. Without your comments though.
October 13, 2008 9:02 AM | Reply | Permalink
I can't see my comments, either. At least not the ones prior to today.
Also, "my" dashboard only shows the posts I've recommended recently, but not my recent comments or previous posts. I found my posts somewhere else, but I forget where now. I should have bookmarked the page. :-)
October 13, 2008 9:19 AM | Reply | Permalink
that's why you have to start following people! then you'll get their updates. more info about how the new system works here
October 13, 2008 9:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
Okay, I clicked on "following" dijamo. Now "my dashboard" is all dijamo's recent comments and posts (not mine), LOL!
October 13, 2008 9:35 AM | Reply | Permalink
your own recent comments/posts/recommends will fall under those respective tabs on your blog. pretty cool.
October 13, 2008 9:43 AM | Reply | Permalink
Comments aren't falling under the My Blog tab yet, just fyi.
October 13, 2008 10:50 AM | Reply | Permalink
i see that too -- investigating
October 13, 2008 11:44 AM | Reply | Permalink
Hey Al,
It seems like most regular users don't have a sidebar on their profile yet, so we can't follow them yet.
October 13, 2008 9:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
We're working on this. All blogs should have sidebars soon.
October 13, 2008 9:42 AM | Reply | Permalink
Awesome. Thanks for all your work.
October 13, 2008 10:06 AM | Reply | Permalink
I especially like the common avatar we're all sharing. ;)
Do we need to re-upload our avatars?
Also, can we only view the profiles of people's who've been on the system since it switched?
Also, I love the idea of being able to follow people's blogs and comments. But I'm not sure I want to give up my dash saying, "Hilarym99 doesn't follow anybody." ;) BTW, can we see who other people are following or is that private?
October 13, 2008 9:31 AM | Reply | Permalink
you can see who other people are following. next to the profile photo in the sidebar there are links to Followers/Following lists.
October 13, 2008 9:45 AM | Reply | Permalink
everyone should have their old avatar back soon without having to re-upload. we're working on this.
October 13, 2008 9:59 AM | Reply | Permalink
Testing HTML tags:
italic italic
bold bold
italic standard italic italic
blockquote
October 13, 2008 9:08 AM | Reply | Permalink
I just lost my comment.
October 13, 2008 9:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
Al --
How many seconds on the posting delay?
October 13, 2008 9:11 AM | Reply | Permalink
not sure yet, ellen. your comments aren't being eaten though. patience is a virtue!
October 13, 2008 9:25 AM | Reply | Permalink
Anybody know how to upload photos into the "image" feature of a blog?
October 13, 2008 9:25 AM | Reply | Permalink
therap, it looks like you already got your avatar in, right?
October 13, 2008 9:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
That's correct. But I mean in a blog. How do you use that "image" button so you can put a photo or other image into a blog post?
October 13, 2008 9:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
we currently don't support uploading files into your blog. there are a lot of free hosting outfits that will take your pictures, and you can embed them in from there.
October 13, 2008 9:56 AM | Reply | Permalink
Hey TheraP,
You can add an image to a post right now but only in HTML format. You can toggle between the rich text formatting and html mode when creating a post. I'm a total technophobe, but it worked:
* locate the pic on a webpage (or upload it to a site like www.photobucket.com if it is on your computer.
* (IMG SRC="http://www.spiralroad.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/bush-mccain-hug.jpg" WIDTH=105 HEIGHT=97 ALT="Asshats"). But instead of the parentheses use those bracket thingies.
* Once you do the code for the image in html, when you toggle back to rich text formatting, you should be able to see the pic in your post.
Preview is your friend. Keep adjusting the width, height until it looks normal. Youtube vids are much easier - in HTML mode, just copy the embed link for the video from the youtube site.
Hope this helps!
October 13, 2008 9:56 AM | Reply | Permalink
Bless you, my dear! I am just now saving your comment on a "stickie" and can use it forever!
I learn as I go. And your advice will be forever with me!
I intend to upload my fun OBAMA advertising! Ok... off to do fun stuff now!
October 13, 2008 10:01 AM | Reply | Permalink
Hey Al, do people have to update their profile in order for me to stalk...I mean follow them? I went into update my profile to re-upload my avatar pic and change my password - otherwise I was just getting the generic pic too. Maybe the profile transition is in process, but it happens almost immediately if you update your own profile FYI.
October 13, 2008 9:40 AM | Reply | Permalink
besides the fact that we're still working on getting sidebars in for everyone, you should be able to follow everyone who has had a legacy tpmcafe profile
October 13, 2008 9:50 AM | Reply | Permalink
How did you get your cat photos into your blog, dijamo?
October 13, 2008 9:54 AM | Reply | Permalink
Upthread - I am hoping the insert image button works soon though!
October 13, 2008 9:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
I'm definitely "stalking" you, my dear! Also gonna repost a "classic" later today... (a tribute to Obama) ... since the "old" blogs are finally back! Yay!!!1
October 13, 2008 10:04 AM | Reply | Permalink
Testing... 1... 2... 3...
What happened to our posting history? Mine is blank now.
October 13, 2008 10:29 AM | Reply | Permalink
I get an error when I click on "All Reader Posts." Kind of funny.
Appreciate the new Preview and Cancel functions.
October 13, 2008 11:36 AM | Reply | Permalink
we're working to restore the main reader blog now.
October 13, 2008 11:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
Chowda.
I can get to my blogs when I hit my name under somebody else's Rec's, but not when I hit the My Blog button.
By the way, now that I can see all of you who haven't Rec'd me, we're not speaking anymore. Bastids. ;-)
October 13, 2008 11:56 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ha! Right?
October 13, 2008 11:59 AM | Reply | Permalink
Gasket, for some real amusement, goHERE.
My my..... 6 and 8 and 6 little Reccies.....
Let's hope this is a software malfunction.
October 13, 2008 12:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hilarious! I hope that's in your permanent record.
October 13, 2008 12:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
HAHAHA! LOVE IT. Somebody rec'd from work...and home...and Starbucks...
:)
October 13, 2008 1:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh yeah. There's more.... Hilarious. Still. You're all bastards for not Rec'g me.
Anyway.... here's another, just so we can watch what happens in the days ahead.
However. Caution. There's a 0.09% chance these unusual results stem from software glitch. ;-)
October 13, 2008 1:25 PM | Reply | Permalink