Not to belabor the point but look who has a link to the gore speech and look who doesn't... Credit goes to clearthinker for that.

To be fair, HuffPo also has no edit, and no mailbox/Pm system, but at least here your comments make it to viewing; every time without fail.

I always try to be a considered, and considerate, poster. I don't yell or scream, don't generally swear (I think I called someone a 'fool' once) and generally try to stay to the facts of the topic at hand and express myself as reasonably as possible. And yet fully 1/2 of my comments on HuffPo never get approved when they oppose the premise of the topic.

A prime example is the 'Global warming deniers on HuffPo..' thread. I pointed out that Gore lobbies his MMGW agenda because he is invested heavily in 'green' and not because he's a humanitarian. I provided a reasonable stance and included links to the businesses Gore has set up. It was never approved. But this made it:

When Al Gore can predict the weather for the picnic on Sunday, I'll take him seriously. In the meantime, why are you such a sucker for people who can't even predict tomorrow's weather?

HuffPo seems to be agenda supporting, not a place of honest and thoughtful discussion. When you oppose the running narrative with research and information you are passed over in favor of 'wingnut' (their word) replies in an attempt to show that anyone who doesn't agree does so simply because they don't have a braincell to spare.

At least here when I take the time to post it actually make it to the page and doesn't have to be 'approved' by some 'wingnut' who picks and chooses who has 'responded' to his topic.

sometimes you dont' get everything you want from life.

grown ups recognize this as a fact of life and don't constantly whine about it.

Well, that's rather rude. He's asking for improvements, though in a belligerent manner himself to be fair, and all you are offering insults.

Republican by chance? Because you seem to be offering their 'method' of 'debate'. Truly, look past you differences and see to the issue. Would you not like to be able to edit your typos? Get PMs from other members? Are there not features you'd like to see and think are perhaps taking longer to implement than they should?

As someone who works on the net daily I know how easy changes can be, and how much they enhance a site and help it grow to excellence.

I like it here, but that doesn't mean I have to 'yes man' it.

I'm sorry, but where did he say anything about Hillary articles? I see a link to a 'Test title - This is a test to see what this looks like' post with 13 recommendations, but not Hillary? Why would a 'OMG LOOK AT ME!' post be on the front? Would a 'vote down' option not correct the situation?

I like it here, but posts like that being on the 'recommended' list just makes the site look like it's frequented by juveniles.

Fair enough, I didn't see the bandwagon go by :)

Mind you, harpying [sic] on about Hillary's campaign is so last month's primary, but I don't begrudge the grudge and don't mind posts on it. They give me a chance to ask how Obama was anything but fair, and much more than fair, to Hillary. But lacking a clitoris I don't often feel my viewpoint is taken on board. ;)

I don't want expanded features!

I want the features they have now to FUCKING WORK!

Is that Ogre, from a Revenge of the Nerds?

The frustration with the post is an endless vacuum! I totally understand about the edit issues especially since I am not the best at spelling or typing. I hope it improves but the emphasis that TPM now gets from other media outlets is far more apparent than a couple of years ago. So I guess you can just chalk it up to growing pains for TPM. Of course that doesn't mean it isn't frustrating it just means I post here a lot less!

Reason:

TPM told us last WINTER that changes were coming. You can judge for yourself how honest they have been.

No 'EDIT' function. No 'DELETE' ability for ones own messages. No 'REPORTING' feature to get rid of trolls.

It's like using Compuserve Chat Rooms in 1995! :(

What's really sad is that posts of this kind are now so frequent that even when they are the most recommended posts on the site, there's no reply in the comments from TPM's management.

Guys, there's a problem.

Most of us liked the old software and format (which had more features) better than we like this one, which was buggy for months and then, after the bugs were fixed, has just left us asking for our old features back.

We used to have, to name just a few things: the ability to preview and edit our posts and comments and the ability to privately message one another. Also, discussion threads were once structured so that discussions could go off in their own directions. A big part of that was that when you went back to a thread you'd already visited, you were directed to the last comment you'd seen.

Can we please have our old functions back?

They have some seriously f'ed up backend code. It looks like they are either using multiple databases for user data storage, or they have some really bad replication going on. When I log in, I frequently get "Unknown user" and an otherwise blank page (but, I am logged in). I have to click back into the site and manually return to the page where I logged in. Sometimes I have my user handle showing ("Hi naugiedoggie"), sometimes I have my name showing ("Hi Michael Powe"). When I click "send" for a comment, I'll get an error, "bad username or password," and then I click a second time and the comment will be posted. For three months, my most recent comment in my profile was from 2005.

You can't follow your comment threads anymore. It used to be, you could look at your profile and see if any new comments had been posted in response to your comments. The comment rating system was good feedback, too. They did away with the two most significant and useful features and called it an "upgrade." Big Microsoft fans, I guess.

Complaints are just blackholed.

Funny, I started doing political exchanges like these during the first Gulf War in 1990-91. "Echomail" on the old FidoNet network. That system of direct interaction was slow -- basically like an email list -- but far more interactive than any of these "new, improved" "blog" sites like the reconstituted TPM or Huffington Post.

The technology has changed, but it doesn't seem like the people using it have learned all that much about effective communication.

Thanks.

mp

I've experienced every one of the complaints listed above. It's the inconsistency that bugs me the most (as Michael Powe describes). There's just no rhyme or reason for something I thought was supposed to be based on logic.

I have to add my vote to the "it's just not a priority for them" bloc.

The blog editing is awful, the signing in is awful. On the flip side, I used to love Huff Post but they have outgrown the comment phase, and I don't even bother. Now that they are screening comments it takes forever to even see yours let alone the replies. I prefer this anyday. Also, quite a few bright people on here, and I learn things.

So, I would at least suggest that they correct the sign in and blog edit situation.

PS: Checked out reddit, hated that!

I'd add a comment of agreement, but complaining seems to have no effect, so I won't.