create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave
posted by max on September 24, 2006 at 01:39:23 AM
hey guys, what's up?
Before you whine and cry,
1) clear your cache
2) look at the new browse feature.
lots of changes, more than i care to list. too many 16 hour work days. i'm going to sleep.
Before you whine and cry,
1) clear your cache
2) look at the new browse feature.
lots of changes, more than i care to list. too many 16 hour work days. i'm going to sleep.
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a sweep would be good, but doing the 2.5 thing brings up the Inkdrinker Defense. whether or not you like him he has mod faves and important sites that are just about that low rated becuase of downvoter reputation... so do you make user exceptions? or do you put the bar lower at like a 1.5 or lower, as well as sites older than _____ with 0 votes? would still clear a lot of crap out.
HAY GUYS, WHATS GOIN ON IN THIS THREEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD?
Anyone else saddened by the messed up state that Worthwhile YTMND's is currently in? Instead of the fountain of LOL purity it was before the new layout, I'm more often than not assaulted by sh*tty sites that have only received less than 10 votes, many of them nsfw and/or worthy of being reported. I'm suspecting this will get fixed eventually.
YTMND IS FUKD, here's why. 1. The last layout preserved the sites that were the best for longer, it also culled random sites for a (bloated but welcome) top-viewed throughout the day. 2. Users were more prone to taking their time and making good pieces for that layout, even if it was attacked because it still had a "locked-down" entry if submitted at a certain time. 3. A surfeit of gimmicks and alts now infect this place, and are expanding because its not about making good sites anymore, its about -->
--> nonsenscical spit-up sites that aren't even trying in the craft or comical departments. 4. the Layout is a step backward because it's like going to random joke board or (groan) 4chan, just to see whatever's floating around at that time. 5. The top voted was starting to bring the better sites a greater view and even more 'cult' or even 'fad' status due to staying power, look at what's happening now, we devour anything that survives the longest in the string of submissions (see 'Yak') -->
6. the COLOR!!!!. It's pleasing on the eyes (in theory) but the pancake batter thread backgrounds are muddy, heavy. Im in favor of all white. 7. Non-Economical use of space, way too much cell heights, and text is too large (which still renders as 12px in browsers). 8. Top 5 was a dangerous ruse for one-ups manship, but I mean, wtvr, there are top 5 rated sites after all and should be on the front page. In closing Max, (*0*) it can still kick *ss someday!!!
I think the redesign is a step in the right direction; however, some talking points:
1. I only have a problem with the killed YTMNDs in Worthwhile, not the sh*tty ones. The sh*tty sites are pretty much downvoted as soon as they are put up, so they won't be put on Worthwhile again. Having Killed sites, however, is a real pain in the neck because they stay there. It's a quick fix: as soon as a site is killed, make it so that there is no chance of it becoming Worthwhile.
2. We must fix voting on
NSFW. Robocop has Bad Luck (rhbl.ytmnd.com) has been on Up and Coming since 10/1/06, because no one can vote for it. It has had 33 votes and a rating of 4.3, so it will stay on Up and Coming until we can vote for it or it is removed. I have been incapable of voting for YTMNSFW for some time now, and I feel this should be addressed.
Other than those 2 points, though, I have no problem. As said before, I really like that we can wade through the pages of Up and Coming now. All my time is pretty much
spent there. All the Top Rated YTMNDs I have already seen, and most of the newly created YTMNDs are junk (as usual), so having the pages of Up and Coming is really nice.
Anyway, a lot of people only complain about the bad things, but I just want to send out a thank you to Max and all the good users for making such a sweet site! Thanks!
I also find it kind of funny, and I find it kind of sad (lol) that inappropriate sh*t like THE TIFA HENTAI VIDEO OMG constantly appears on the Top Viewed list. Might cause alrealy obnoxious NARVs to get the wrong idea about what YTMND is intended for. To remedy this Top Viewed should now be localized, making it a complete product of the previous day's most prominent U&C sites and nothing more.
I fourth what nutnics said. (I actually like the looks of the layout, but it's like you downgraded the site with its arrival. No one said to change the Worthwhile criteria. That can't-vote-on-NSFW-sites bug is also getting to me, 'cause there are some I like and want to reward. I'm glad to see Top 5 Rated out, though.)
"I also find it kind of funny, and I find it kind of sad (lol) that inappropriate
sh*t like THE TIFA HENTAI VIDEO OMG constantly appears on the Top Viewed list. Might
cause alrealy obnoxious NARVs to get the wrong idea about what YTMND is intended for."
This is what ytmnsfw was for, a sister site, not the main one to keep those sites away from main stuff. That is the better solution.
The mods have gone INSANE! I spent FIVE minutes on my anime site AND IT WAS KILLED!!!! OMGZ GET NEW MODS!!! I'M ON UR SITE, BEGGIN' UR MODS! NOT EVEN MOD KILLING! IT'S A PIECE OF CAKE FOR MODS TO KILL A SITE! CAPTAIN JEAN-LUC PICARD OF THE USS KILL A SITE!!! UR THE MOD KILLING SITES NOW, DOG!!! MODS KILLING A SITE: A DRAMTIC READING!!!! N*GG* KILLED MY SITE!!! ALAYLALYELEMODSKEEPKILLINGSITESALYLALYEEE!!! And other complaining.
"^So you don't find it annoying that a good amount of front page ytmnds are killed
simply because an idiot learned how to use the "kill" feature?" When it comes to the front page, no amount of killing is good enough. That said, I haven't killed any front pages that I know of, unless it was by coincidence in the batch I was assigned at the time and it broke the rules. If someone wants to take their whining to the next level and really feels something was unfairly judged, PM me with the address...
The NSFW voting system -- Max, if there is one thing on this site you could fix, it's that. It has ALWAYS been glitchy. My one site got changed from SFW to NSFW and now, no votes ever show up, because no one ever feels like logging in / out / in just to vote on a site. I didn't see this on your To Do list, but I might've just missed it. The layout is fine, the design is fine, but voting is a crucial element of the site. If a ytmnd gets changed to NSFW, that shouldn't kill it and lock the ratings.
...but max, I want to see the better sites stick around for longer, could you bring back the Top Voted on, and other schemes that were part of the previous version (including the Top Viewed like last time). I could bitch forever, or I could start making ytmnd's again, and I really want to participate again. And you know I care about this place, im a $ sponsorer, a t-shirt maker, a site redirecter maker, I can't just go quietly into the night man, there are issues here.
in 6 months, an anti-Islam slideshow YTMND and an anti-Hindu slideshow YTMND will spark World War 3. I welcome this nuclear holocaust and have arranged tickets for all of us to Kashmir. please look under your chairs for a manila envelope containing a passport, 15 dollars in spending money and an engraved invitation to my End of the World Hot Tub Party. everyone is invited except Adverb. Dr-L337 can come if he gets us laid. max can come after he recovers from he from his concussion, acquired from beating his head against the computer screen whilst reading the 1689th anti-layout comment on this thread.
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