Meta: What the heck just happened to the post format??

Submitted by M-Wolverine on August 12th, 2010 at 3:50 PM

It hurts my eyes! And is kinda hard to follow without the boxes and stuff. Maybe there's more dilithium in them.

Is this something breaking down, or the new format?

Edit: Sidebars are acting whacky too...something is up.

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soupsnake

August 12th, 2010 at 3:52 PM ^

I thought it was just me.

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Geaux_Blue

August 12th, 2010 at 3:53 PM ^

either a) the site is undergoing slight redevelopment b) the Russians

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BiSB

August 12th, 2010 at 4:35 PM ^

They waited until Patrick Swayze died. Now who will lead us in or guerilla resistance?

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soupsnake

August 12th, 2010 at 6:13 PM ^

WOLVERINES!!!

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Plegerize

August 12th, 2010 at 3:53 PM ^

Something fishy is goin on here...

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Crime Reporter

August 12th, 2010 at 3:56 PM ^

Is it the terrorists?

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Geaux_Blue

August 12th, 2010 at 4:02 PM ^

and took his unique coding with him

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Trepps

August 12th, 2010 at 5:27 PM ^

http://www.entertonement.com/clips/mlcskqtqpx--I-don%27t-like-change

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lexus larry

August 12th, 2010 at 3:54 PM ^

The game's changing. We all need to change, too!

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-dp-

August 12th, 2010 at 4:08 PM ^

But there is no way this posting format will work in the Big Ten!!!

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Captain

August 12th, 2010 at 5:23 PM ^

The format was borrowed from the SEC, where it was praised for how fast it loaded.

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Njia

August 13th, 2010 at 9:02 AM ^

But up here in B10 Country, it gets cold and wet. You need much stockier processors to survive. I don't think those smaller, faster processors will last. It's a fad.

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meechiganroses

August 12th, 2010 at 3:57 PM ^

It looks sleek. I was kind of confused at first too, but I do appreciate not having to page back through the MGoBoard. The only thing I don't like is the avatar on the right--i.e. ITS NOT ON THE LEFT SIDE LIKE I'M USED TO!

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joeyb

August 12th, 2010 at 3:57 PM ^

It could definitely use some work, but I like where it is going. My guess is that a CSS file was pushed out too soon. Brian will probably have it fixed 2 minutes after he finds out he broke it.

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Geaux_Blue

August 12th, 2010 at 3:58 PM ^

editing as you go versus taking everything down, tweaking it, and putting it back up.

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BlockM

August 12th, 2010 at 4:12 PM ^

That's my method for editing anything. Just do it while it's live, and let people deal with it being a little crazy for a while. Nothing like trial and error, as long as you're not working on something critical... (Whether this is critical or not is up for discussion.) EDIT: I also like the fact that I don't have to load two extra pages to reply to someone. Any chance we'll see new posts by others showing up automatically as well? That would be fantastic. With a little extra polish, all these improvements will be greatly appreciated.

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DubbaEwwTeeEff

August 12th, 2010 at 4:13 PM ^

Of course it is!

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clarkiefromcanada

August 12th, 2010 at 9:23 PM ^

When I click to comment your avatar moves back to the left...wtf?

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MGoGolf

August 12th, 2010 at 3:57 PM ^

I get a "quick find" in Firefox when I try to click on the comment section. Had to click "source" to type this.

then it tells me comment field is required - and wouldn't enter

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Geoff

August 12th, 2010 at 3:57 PM ^

I fear change.

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Engin77

August 12th, 2010 at 4:07 PM ^

See "Beveled Guilt", in the box at upper right.

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ken725

August 12th, 2010 at 3:58 PM ^

I agree that it is hard to look at. If this is the direction that Brian wants to take we all just have to get used to it.

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Crime Reporter

August 12th, 2010 at 4:00 PM ^

I need boundaries.

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Geaux_Blue

August 12th, 2010 at 4:01 PM ^

we don't need roads

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Skunkeye

August 12th, 2010 at 6:27 PM ^

I miss the boxes also but the icons on the right is really freaking me out.

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bluebyyou

August 12th, 2010 at 4:46 PM ^

If we don't like it, I am sure Brian will do what is best - really liked the prior formatting better, particularly the location of name info and the box.

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clarkiefromcanada

August 12th, 2010 at 9:26 PM ^

“It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.”

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August 12th, 2010 at 4:00 PM ^

one little button!

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Engin77

August 12th, 2010 at 4:00 PM ^

with good ol' Lloyd at the helm. /sarcasm

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Geaux_Blue

August 12th, 2010 at 4:08 PM ^

returning to tradition, don't worry

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Zone Left

August 12th, 2010 at 4:01 PM ^

I'm using Chrome/XP and I can't type in the main text box of the rich text editor, only the plain text editor. How dare this free site change without my permission! /looks pretty snazzy

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Plegerize

August 12th, 2010 at 4:01 PM ^

It's not all that bad. I kinda like it, it looks sleeker, sexier in a way. As long as MgoBlog doesn't become like Facebook and change the format every 5 min.... we aren't doomed then...

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MGoShoe

August 12th, 2010 at 4:03 PM ^

...is good.

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Zone Left

August 12th, 2010 at 4:11 PM ^

Thanks for the donation!

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UM Indy

August 12th, 2010 at 4:27 PM ^

Greed is good.

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dennisblundon

August 12th, 2010 at 4:04 PM ^

I am scared right now.

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alwaystrueblue

August 12th, 2010 at 4:05 PM ^

this is odd looking. But its kinda nice too.... I cannot post in rich text editor.....does that mean something is wrong with my computer?

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Geaux_Blue

August 12th, 2010 at 4:06 PM ^

we'd like to thank MGoShoe and Magnus for graciously donating 23000 MGoPoints each to make this improvement to the Board possible.

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MGoShoe

August 12th, 2010 at 4:38 PM ^

...to help out. The team, the team, the team! I assume you and BISB are exempt because of your cute dog avatars?

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JeepinBen

August 12th, 2010 at 4:11 PM ^

see the main page... brian did something

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wile_e8

August 12th, 2010 at 4:12 PM ^

My two cents, which you are free to ignore: I don't like how the user info is on the right side of the post. Especially on a wide-screen monitor, it just seems really far away from the content of the post if I want to see who wrote it.

It looks cool, but looking cool does not necessarily mean it's more functional.

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Smitty D

August 12th, 2010 at 4:14 PM ^

horrible change it back

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psychomatt

August 12th, 2010 at 4:14 PM ^

is not always good.

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soupsnake

August 12th, 2010 at 4:14 PM ^

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