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Help Test Exciting All-New Slashdot "Banjo"
After far too long in development, Slashdot is ready to move to
the latest version of Slashcode.
To this end, we really need people to test our development box, aka Banjo. This is not a load test, so please don't beat the crap out of it (yet!). Please read comments, post comments, and test out wacky new features like Journaling and the assorted new messaging options. It is mostly identical but there are several cool surprises. We have many optimizations still to add, and only have a fraction of our "real" hardware on Banjo so don't worry about speed, instead look for things that don't work right (or at all!) and send those bug reports. (Known issues: imported comments are misattributed, and comment searching is disabled. Don't report these things please ;))
Slashdot is Slashdotted by Slash-users from Slashdot...
Nobox: Only simple products.
I had a brilliant idea, in wake of the /.ing of Banjo. Could you consider adding a way to randomly send a message to registered users, similar to the random way you're picked for moderating and what not. It could be text at the top like the moderating text with a link to Banjo. It could be a pop-up, although I don't think that would go over well. It could possibly be a small graphic in a sidebar too. Having the ability to control how many users get to see it overall as well as deciding it the user must be logged in or AC would be excellent as well. A feature like that could quite possibly help with things such as beta testing new /. code. My $.02 worth of ideas for the day.
Can we now say that banjo got "banjoed"?
Skiers and Riders -- http://www.snowjournal.com
Looks like slashcode.com uses the new version. I could be wrong, though it seems to have something called "Journals". Okay, i'm off to go check it out, before people read my comment and /. slashcode.com too.
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Mod up a post Rob doesn't like and you'll never mod again
Dueling Banjos!!!
(Hmm. New Slashcode? Could Slashdot *get* any better??)
Good mfences make good neighbors.
it doesnt go
The arrowpoint is being "adjusted" at the moment, so yeah, the site is fucked till that is done. Nice to see that it doesn't crash despite being completey swamped with connections :)
You can't grep a dead tree.
[Insert gasp of astonishment here]
Top Ten List of New Features Slashcode Needs:
10. Spellign Corection
9. (-1) Stupid moderation points, tell 'em how ya feel about that.
8. Variations on Anonymous Coward (i.e. Agronimous Cowherd, Aeronimous Tylerd, Nealanimous Cowberd)
7. Built in Wasabi dispenser
6. Tag matching (i.e. Missing </b>
%Parentheses mismatch in program SLASHCODE.BAS at line 34110
5. Rate authors (Of course, this would probably only lead to more Katz abuse...)
4. (+1) Topic save moderation points (only awarded to last message in thread if it brings it back to main topic)
3. Imagine a beowulf cluster of David Lettermans
2. Missile Defense Shield
1. Pop-under ads for goatse.cx
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
While I respect the Slashdot team for continuing development on the Slashcode and adding new features to it, wouldn't it be more prudent to work on what you've got until it's stable and fast before adding new 'features?'
Right now, Slashdot is slow-loading (from a 1.5mbps, multi-backboned connection), produces half of a webpage (everything down to the sections bar), and only responds to about half of my HTTP GET requests.
Anyway, just my worthless $0.02..
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