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Quit Slashdot.org Today!
by Reknamorken at 8:18 pm EST, Oct 31, 2002

Simply put, it's time to quit Slashdot, once and for all."

Woo Hoo! Use Memestreams!


 
RE: Quit Slashdot.org Today!
by Reknamorken at 8:02 pm EST, Nov 6, 2002

Decius wrote:
] cyantist wrote:
] ] First off, why do people's reccommendations show up as
] ] replies? They shouldn't show up unless people reply!
]
] I'm not sure what you mean. They don't show up as replies. If
] you mean, "why do they show up in the thread," thats because
] the point of the threads is to see what other people are
] saying about the url, so you want everything that everyone has
] written about the URL in the thread for that url. If you mean,
] "why do ']' characters appear recommendations," thats because
] that is the new quoting system. When you recommend, you are
] replying to the original url, and you quote text from it as
] you would in any reply. I'm not sure I'm satisfied with using
] ']' symbols, but it will have to do for now.
]
] ] Secondly... Memestreams should be listed on this site! :)
]
] Randy told them to list it. You should too. :)

I think it was klee@cs.washington.edu. Not 100% though. I deduced the information. The e-mail did not bounce.


  
RE: Quit Slashdot.org Today!
by cyantist at 5:04 am EST, Nov 9, 2002

Reknamorken wrote:
] Decius wrote:
] ] cyantist wrote:
] ] ] First off, why do people's reccommendations show up as
] ] ] replies? They shouldn't show up unless people reply!
] ]
] ] I'm not sure what you mean. They don't show up as replies.
] If
] ] you mean, "why do they show up in the thread," thats because
]
] ] the point of the threads is to see what other people are
] ] saying about the url, so you want everything that everyone
] has
] ] written about the URL in the thread for that url. If you
] mean,
] ] "why do ']' characters appear recommendations," thats
] because
] ] that is the new quoting system. When you recommend, you are
] ] replying to the original url, and you quote text from it as
] ] you would in any reply. I'm not sure I'm satisfied with
] using
] ] ']' symbols, but it will have to do for now.
] ]
] ] ] Secondly... Memestreams should be listed on this site! :)
] ]
] ] Randy told them to list it. You should too. :)
]
] I think it was klee@cs.washington.edu. Not 100% though. I
] deduced the information. The e-mail did not bounce.

I'm talking about this: http://techlist.org/slashdot.jpg. It's annoying, because I have to scroll through a whole page of those before I get to a comment. Why would I want to look at an entire page of links to the exact same thing, with no comments? Am I missing something? I often am!


  
RE: Quit Slashdot.org Today!
by Reknamorken at 2:45 pm EST, Nov 9, 2002

cyantist wrote:
] Reknamorken wrote:
] ] Decius wrote:
] ] ] cyantist wrote:
] ] ] ] First off, why do people's reccommendations show up as
] ] ] ] replies? They shouldn't show up unless people reply!
] ] ]
] ] ] I'm not sure what you mean. They don't show up as replies.
]
] ] If
] ] ] you mean, "why do they show up in the thread," thats
] because
] ]
] ] ] the point of the threads is to see what other people are
] ] ] saying about the url, so you want everything that everyone
]
] ] has
] ] ] written about the URL in the thread for that url. If you
] ] mean,
] ] ] "why do ']' characters appear recommendations," thats
] ] because
] ] ] that is the new quoting system. When you recommend, you
] are
] ] ] replying to the original url, and you quote text from it
] as
] ] ] you would in any reply. I'm not sure I'm satisfied with
] ] using
] ] ] ']' symbols, but it will have to do for now.
] ] ]
] ] ] ] Secondly... Memestreams should be listed on this site!
] :)
] ] ]
] ] ] Randy told them to list it. You should too. :)
] ]
] ] I think it was klee@cs.washington.edu. Not 100% though. I
] ] deduced the information. The e-mail did not bounce.
]
] I'm talking about this: http://techlist.org/slashdot.jpg.
] It's annoying, because I have to scroll through a whole page
] of those before I get to a comment. Why would I want to look
] at an entire page of links to the exact same thing, with no
] comments? Am I missing something? I often am!

What she said. The threaded view needs to be more useful...


RE: Quit Slashdot.org Today!
by Decius at 7:28 pm EST, Nov 9, 2002

] I'm talking about this: http://techlist.org/slashdot.jpg.
] It's annoying, because I have to scroll through a whole page
] of those before I get to a comment. Why would I want to look
] at an entire page of links to the exact same thing, with no
] comments? Am I missing something? I often am!

What you and Randy are both missing is that Memestreams is not a finished product.

1. There is no way for me to tell the difference between when someone simply links to a page and when someone provides a link along with commentary. The purpose of the threaded view is to allow you to find out what people are thinking about a particular link. I want all that information in one place, so that in the future when you are out in the internet and you click on the discussion bookmarklet you get everything that people are saying about a URL.

2. There are going to be hundreds of posts on each URL at some point in the future. It should be obvious that the current method of viewing the threads is temporary. There is a reputation system in MemeStreams for a reason. You will ultimately be able to sort the discussions for highly rated posts and posters just as you can on slashdot/kuro5hin, but based on a multi-higharchical reputation system instead of a mono-higharchical moderation oligarchy.

3. A lot of people are going to have very similar things to say about a url. There is no way that I can eliminate similar posts. The technology to do that properly simply does not exist, anywhere. The reputation system will allow you to filter threads for posts made by your highest ranked posters, the highest ranked posts in the thread, a hybrid view of those two, and for posts made after a certain timeframe. That should be more then effective at cutting the threads down to size.

This is not in place right now because:

1. Writing code takes time.
2. I JUST posted the threading code a week ago. In most places this kind of capability isn't needed yet.
3. I wanted to get the discussion capability out before the presentation at phreaknic. I didn't want to hold it off for a month because I needed to work on this filtering capability.

It will not be in place until I am able to get some of the database scalability fixed up.

Yesterday Randy called me up all annoyed because he didn't think the discussion bookmarklet was in an "intuitive location." Look, I'm not stupid. I have previously stated that I cut a lot of corners to get the discussion code out before Phreaknic. There will be minor details that are not right. This isn't because I don't realise that they need to be different. This is because in the interest of time some things have been given a higher priority then other things.


 
RE: Quit Slashdot.org Today!
by crankymessiah at 10:57 pm EST, Nov 9, 2002

Decius wrote:
] ] I'm talking about this: http://techlist.org/slashdot.jpg.
] ] It's annoying, because I have to scroll through a whole page
]
] ] of those before I get to a comment. Why would I want to
] look
] ] at an entire page of links to the exact same thing, with no
] ] comments? Am I missing something? I often am!
]
] What you and Randy are both missing is that Memestreams is not
] a finished product.
]
] 1. There is no way for me to tell the difference between when
] someone simply links to a page and when someone provides a
] link along with commentary. The purpose of the threaded view
] is to allow you to find out what people are thinking about a
] particular link. I want all that information in one place, so
] that in the future when you are out in the internet and you
] click on the discussion bookmarklet you get everything that
] people are saying about a URL.
]
] 2. There are going to be hundreds of posts on each URL at some
] point in the future. It should be obvious that the current
] method of viewing the threads is temporary. There is a
] reputation system in MemeStreams for a reason. You will
] ultimately be able to sort the discussions for highly rated
] posts and posters just as you can on slashdot/kuro5hin, but
] based on a multi-higharchical reputation system instead of a
] mono-higharchical moderation oligarchy.
]
] 3. A lot of people are going to have very similar things to
] say about a url. There is no way that I can eliminate similar
] posts. The technology to do that properly simply does not
] exist, anywhere. The reputation system will allow you to
] filter threads for posts made by your highest ranked posters,
] the highest ranked posts in the thread, a hybrid view of
] those two, and for posts made after a certain timeframe. That
] should be more then effective at cutting the threads down to
] size.
]
] This is not in place right now because:
]
] 1. Writing code takes time.
] 2. I JUST posted the threading code a week ago. In most places
] this kind of capability isn't needed yet.
] 3. I wanted to get the discussion capability out before the
] presentation at phreaknic. I didn't want to hold it off for a
] month because I needed to work on this filtering capability.
]
] It will not be in place until I am able to get some of the
] database scalability fixed up.
]
] Yesterday Randy called me up all annoyed because he didn't
] think the discussion bookmarklet was in an "intuitive
] location." Look, I'm not stupid. I have previously stated that
] I cut a lot of corners to get the discussion code out before
] Phreaknic. There will be minor details that are not right.
] This isn't because I don't realise that they need to be
] different. This is because in the interest of time some things
] have been given a higher priority then other things.

It's a great start of a great idea. Keep up the good work.


 
RE: Quit Slashdot.org Today!
by cyantist at 11:53 pm EST, Nov 9, 2002

Decius wrote:
] ] I'm talking about this: http://techlist.org/slashdot.jpg.
] ] It's annoying, because I have to scroll through a whole page
]
] ] of those before I get to a comment. Why would I want to
] look
] ] at an entire page of links to the exact same thing, with no
] ] comments? Am I missing something? I often am!
]
] What you and Randy are both missing is that Memestreams is not
] a finished product.
]
] 1. There is no way for me to tell the difference between when
] someone simply links to a page and when someone provides a
] link along with commentary. The purpose of the threaded view
] is to allow you to find out what people are thinking about a
] particular link. I want all that information in one place, so
] that in the future when you are out in the internet and you
] click on the discussion bookmarklet you get everything that
] people are saying about a URL.
]
] 2. There are going to be hundreds of posts on each URL at some
] point in the future. It should be obvious that the current
] method of viewing the threads is temporary. There is a
] reputation system in MemeStreams for a reason. You will
] ultimately be able to sort the discussions for highly rated
] posts and posters just as you can on slashdot/kuro5hin, but
] based on a multi-higharchical reputation system instead of a
] mono-higharchical moderation oligarchy.
]
] 3. A lot of people are going to have very similar things to
] say about a url. There is no way that I can eliminate similar
] posts. The technology to do that properly simply does not
] exist, anywhere. The reputation system will allow you to
] filter threads for posts made by your highest ranked posters,
] the highest ranked posts in the thread, a hybrid view of
] those two, and for posts made after a certain timeframe. That
] should be more then effective at cutting the threads down to
] size.
]
] This is not in place right now because:
]
] 1. Writing code takes time.
] 2. I JUST posted the threading code a week ago. In most places
] this kind of capability isn't needed yet.
] 3. I wanted to get the discussion capability out before the
] presentation at phreaknic. I didn't want to hold it off for a
] month because I needed to work on this filtering capability.
]
] It will not be in place until I am able to get some of the
] database scalability fixed up.
]
] Yesterday Randy called me up all annoyed because he didn't
] think the discussion bookmarklet was in an "intuitive
] location." Look, I'm not stupid. I have previously stated that
] I cut a lot of corners to get the discussion code out before
] Phreaknic. There will be minor details that are not right.
] This isn't because I don't realise that they need to be
] different. This is because in the interest of time some things
] have been given a higher priority then other things.

I hardly think that any of us accused you of being stupid. CHILLAX BABY!!! You're stressing out way too much! Memestreams rules!

Write a FAQ and stick it up on the site somewhere, and that way you can just point people to the url if they have similar questions.

Hug.


 
RE: Quit Slashdot.org Today!
by Reknamorken at 2:36 am EST, Nov 10, 2002

Decius wrote:
] ] I'm talking about this: http://techlist.org/slashdot.jpg.
] ] It's annoying, because I have to scroll through a whole page
]
] ] of those before I get to a comment. Why would I want to
] look
] ] at an entire page of links to the exact same thing, with no
] ] comments? Am I missing something? I often am!
]
] What you and Randy are both missing is that Memestreams is not
] a finished product.
]
] 1. There is no way for me to tell the difference between when
] someone simply links to a page and when someone provides a
] link along with commentary. The purpose of the threaded view
] is to allow you to find out what people are thinking about a
] particular link. I want all that information in one place, so
] that in the future when you are out in the internet and you
] click on the discussion bookmarklet you get everything that
] people are saying about a URL.
]
] 2. There are going to be hundreds of posts on each URL at some
] point in the future. It should be obvious that the current
] method of viewing the threads is temporary. There is a
] reputation system in MemeStreams for a reason. You will
] ultimately be able to sort the discussions for highly rated
] posts and posters just as you can on slashdot/kuro5hin, but
] based on a multi-higharchical reputation system instead of a
] mono-higharchical moderation oligarchy.
]
] 3. A lot of people are going to have very similar things to
] say about a url. There is no way that I can eliminate similar
] posts. The technology to do that properly simply does not
] exist, anywhere. The reputation system will allow you to
] filter threads for posts made by your highest ranked posters,
] the highest ranked posts in the thread, a hybrid view of
] those two, and for posts made after a certain timeframe. That
] should be more then effective at cutting the threads down to
] size.
]
] This is not in place right now because:
]
] 1. Writing code takes time.
] 2. I JUST posted the threading code a week ago. In most places
] this kind of capability isn't needed yet.
] 3. I wanted to get the discussion capability out before the
] presentation at phreaknic. I didn't want to hold it off for a
] month because I needed to work on this filtering capability.
]
] It will not be in place until I am able to get some of the
] database scalability fixed up.
]
] Yesterday Randy called me up all annoyed because he didn't
] think the discussion bookmarklet was in an "intuitive
] location." Look, I'm not stupid. I have previously stated that
] I cut a lot of corners to get the discussion code out before
] Phreaknic. There will be minor details that are not right.
] This isn't because I don't realise that they need to be
] different. This is because in the interest of time some things
] have been given a higher priority then other things.

Do you really want all of this in your blog page?


Quit Slashdot.org Today!
by Rattle at 3:50 pm EST, Nov 1, 2002

Simply put, it's time to quit Slashdot, once and for all."

Woo Hoo! Use Memestreams!


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