I've Got A Bad Feeling About This...
posted July 21, 2009 - 10:35amThese are my comments about this new website. So, far, for me, it's pretty dull. But, like any corporate offering, you have to accept it - like it or not. I have accepted it. ACCEPTED!
Gosh, I feel like George Orwell's "1984." Will I need a green uniform?
From what I can see all my favorite reasons for loving are gone. There is no longer "recent-comments, no more 7-day highest rated, no more recent xombytes or blurbs.
I'm hoping here I'm jumping-the-gun and these things will appear. Will they? But, I figure, maybe I'll be better-off without the community-aspect? Having to write comments and respond to in-box messages, hell, it takes time.
Buddies? Who knows? Where the hell is the buddy-request option?
Email? Doesn't work (bug maybe, I don't know...)
I still can't find my Xombytes, or blurbs.
But, the money-aspect of Xomba remains and that I knew would be here. And, that's fine with me because now it's like a "drive-thru."
All I need to do now is write my article, stop-by, post my Byte or Blurb, and leave. Well, that's pretty easy, and fast too. It's a one-stop article drop. No need to do anything else. Very streamlined. Nice.
You know the old saying, "change and the world changes with you. Don't change, and it changes anyway." But, for me, this is one change I could have done without.
And, then there's that other great saying, "you can only make a first-impression once."
Well, you've just read my first impression.
For some of you I have your real email addresses (thank God) and I'll do communications that way. I've enjoyed our interaction, learned so very much, talked with you on IM, laughed and loved.
Oh, gosh, here's Admox at the drive-up window. I'll toss him this article, and, gosh, I'm done.
At least I'll be able to track what's up on my articles using Adsense, although I loved (in pre-new days) tracking them here.
Has the community been leveled yet? I guess there's no going back? Oh, I wish this was all a bad dream and I'll wake up.
I've got a bad feeling about this...
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That's a very stupid post,
I have flagged it and hope Nick sheds his maturity and deletes this. After all, stupid comments don't hurt only the site or the Admin, but the rest of the family also.
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Check the help section. It's all there. If anything this site is way more interactive than the previous one.
Notice the tabs on the top for current content including comments.
"Recent Comments" are Available
"The great thing about the old-Xomba was the ability to see recent posts, recent comments, recent blurbs, highest rated". All these things are avalable. I got here by following your comment. After using this new-xomba for two three days I am sure we shall love it more than the old-xomba.
Me on my part I find it better except a few bugs that will have to be fixed latter.
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I am still a strong backer of Xomba, Nick, and Jeremy, but
I knew when I made this post it wasn't going to set well. I'm a person who believes it's important to say what's on your mind, so I did.
I know you guys worked hard on this. That's why I got involved in the Beta-testing. And, I still support you 100%.
Regardless, my favorite things are all gone. It was cool to be able to access my Xombytes and read the comments. The only reason I can comment on this is because I hadn't left the posting yet.
Had I left the posting who knows how I would have accessed this article? The great thing about the old-Xomba was the ability to see recent posts, recent comments, recent blurbs, highest rated. All these things gave Xomba an edge - real-time action!
Loss of the real-time action is where my unhappiness is.
I know this is like a new car. I'll have to figure out where everything is. Now, its just like any other writing site (except the revenue is leaps and bounds above the rest). Without the "real-time" action there's not much reason to hang-out, and that I will truly miss.
If someone can tell me the "action" continues and I'm just not in the right place or page, well, gosh, that would be cool...and I could retract the original post.
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That kind of Hurts
I am surprised to see you say that. We worked harder on this over the last year and a half than anything we've ever done in our lives.
Not to mention the last month. Or the 10 hours sleep in the last 3 days.
I'm hurt that you think we would have designed something without putting the community first.
We can understand you being lost and having to deal with something new, but let us explain ourselves.
We appreciate and encourage user feedback.
This is redesign is a dream that's been a long time coming. Jeremy and I are finally proud to show this website to the world.
I'm sorry you feel differently.
Joe!
Its all there - under different names. Buddies are "Friends" and your posts are under "My Posts". The site looks pretty cool to me. I have sent you a friend request. You have to add new friends again, I guess (but we were warned!) Still feeling my way around. The "profile" looks very cool. But there is a "facebook" type "wall".
Lets see where this comment appears. Will know where to look for recent comments then. Now the site has more dimensions - and thats positive.
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