CC, May I say, after the first day of the new system, I absolutely hate it. It's bass-ackwards.

You have to scroll part-way down to the most recent comment, but you're never sure how far. Then you have to scroll all the way down to type a comment.. up, down, up, down. It's a bad idea.

How about let's VOTE on it! Yes or No for most recent comment first.

That'll be democratic! :)

To: Flownover
"Chaos, maybe they don't discriminate against you because you're Hispanic; it might be because you're a raging, self-important jerk."

Posted by: FlownOver | May 8, 2008 9:48 AM

Last time I checked Flownover this was a free country. You are entitled to your opinion and if you personally would not help victims of discrimination. Just because you don't like their face, or how they talk. That's your business, but Barack Obama is a public official with a duty to uphold the rights of all Americans regardless of any prejudices he may harbor towards certain members of his constituency that happen to be Hispanic.

This discrimination against Hispanics is still going on, as we speak, and it is still wrong. It's just not about me either that should be common sense.

I agree. That idiot king of zouk ruins this board. Bring back registration and get rid of him. Idiocy is not free speech.

Registration: good
Most-recent first: good
Reading other people's comments before posting: huh, I should do what?

While we're on the subject, why do some WaPo pages allow votes for recommended, but the Fix doesn't? And on those pages that do, I'd like to be able to sort by Most Recommended. I'd read those posts, at least, before I posted.

Thank go for bringing back the registration. I have'nt posted for a month specifically because of that

Hey Chris the registration is a great idea, the reverse posts sucks. I like to read before I post, to keep from repeating what's been said or to comment on anothers. This reading down is bad.

"Starting tomorrow, we'll flip a switch (not "the" switch) and set it so that the most-recent comment appears at the top of the list, with older comments getting pushed down the page."

SWITCH IT BACK PLEASE.

THIS SUCKS.

Posted by: bsimon | May 8, 2008 9:48 AM

I knew it would. As I said last night, If it ain't broke don't FIX it!!!!!!!!!

CC, Registration is the only problem. Why do you want to imitate comments sections from Ask Carolyn Hax?

Flip the switch please!!!!!!!!

Nope. No registration. That last post was from me.

Reverse post order makes it really difficult to read a train of comments and responses.

I'm checking registration by not signing ...

Registration good.

Reverse post order bad.

novamatt asks, below (oddly) at 7:29 AM,
"I'm curious, by the way, where The Fix ranks against other Post blogs in terms of pageviews and unique visitors."

I can't say I've checked them all, but at least of the politics blogs, from what I've seen, The Fix is the most popular by far. Perhaps the sports or gossip blogs get more hits, given the relative popularity of those topics relative to this one.

"Starting tomorrow, we'll flip a switch (not "the" switch) and set it so that the most-recent comment appears at the top of the list, with older comments getting pushed down the page."


SWITCH IT BACK PLEASE.

THIS SUCKS.

Chris:

Not sure the reverse posting order is very user-friendly.

On the issue of flame posts, you might consider having both a moderated and an unmoderated comment opportunity. Let the screamers vent in their own universe.

A starter for the unmoderated board: Chaos, maybe they don't discriminate against you because you're Hispanic; it might be because you're a raging, self-important jerk.

After a few minutes of reading, I can state with confidence that I hate this new post sorting scheme. When a new blog post is made, you need to read that post, scrolling down. Then, jump to the bottom of the page and scroll up to read posts. If a post is too long, reading it might require scrolling up to read the beginning, then back down again. Finally, you reach the top of the page, then jump back to the bottom to reply.

I know these are minor problems. But I'm a software engineer, so this kind of usability issue really jumps out at me.

New posts are at the top, but the form to add a comment is still on the bottom. So if I want to reply to a recent post, I need to repeatedly switch between the top and bottom of the page.

Registration is a helpful and necessary change. Switching post order is useless and inconvenient.

I actually prefer older comments first. I guess I'm weird like that.

CC, great work. This is a must read everyday.

Some people have complained about Big Brother when it comes to signing in before posting. I must disagree as it is pretty easy to sign up for fake accounts for those with the inclination to post "anonymously".

I think this is an attempt to stop some of the hate posts which had started to creep into the comments over the last couple weeks.

Thanks, CC, for working to Fix this (haha). I'm a regular at a couple of other Post blogs that seem to work fine with unregistered commenting, but The Fix really suffers with anonymous posting. It's funny that sports blogs can be so much more civil and more readable than a political blog.

I'm curious, by the way, where The Fix ranks against other Post blogs in terms of pageviews and unique visitors.

Dear Chris,
The last first a great idea.
Suggestion of numbered comments also makes it easier to comment on a comment.
Limiting copy to one screen page might be good, saving us lesser mortals from reading the albeit textbook information blogs.
Signing in also good.
But I feel with the exception of the expletively flowered comments you should let the present format flow for a few more days. Many on the board are suffering a stress related disorder caused by these elections and your blog is a therapy for them. Think of the overworked medical profession and the pharmacutical impact.
You are the potion we need now, not a trip to the d..r u. g........ store!

I think Chris has lost all credibility or may never had it the beginning. People are more comfortable stating their opinion without big brother(not a knock on Chris being overweight) knowing who they are when they post. Take for instance, his lack of officially taking a personal position on anything. He usually leaves that all up to the bloggers here. Only problem is, most opinions are from his clones or wannabes that think he's cool. This new policy benefits who? Tomorrow Chris is the man. But ever since this hick-up as he called it. He was a joke. People actually challenged him and wanted him to take a position on something, anything he wrote about. Chaos is barking up the wrong blog Chris is spineless or in the tank for Obama. I personally think Obama's got the nomination sewn up, but I would like to know more about this thing in Illinois. If it's true it's bigger than Wright or Bitter combined.

Why isn't that article written? I will glady post on that one. Even offer up the written record to back up what I am reporting. Regardless of any excuse, you may give Barack Obama for turning a blind eye to this racism against Hispanics in mine and his home state of Illinois where he is a U.S Senator. Reporters and Obama are not off the hook now. Check it out.
Trust but Verify. Don't trust but definitely verify.

Like it or not this blog is about Barack Obama. So it's all relevant.

Fixing the requirements to comment on blogs are usually code words for keeping conservative commentors from commenting. Generally the way it goes is for the blogger (like Cris Cillizza for instance) to require a commentor to fill out a few ID's including his/her e-mail address. This e-mail address is then used by the blogger like Cris to send an e-mail to the potential commenter which needs to be confirmed by him/her. To keep a conservative from commenting on a liberal blog all the blogger has to do is to not send the original e-mail. Without a e-mail which needs to be confirmed a conservative commentor can't comment and is then kept off of the blog. Voila, nothing but liberal commentors.

Fixing the requirements to comment on blogs are usually code words for keeping conservative commentors from commenting. Generally the way it goes is for the blogger (like Cris Cillizza for instance) to require a commentor to fill out a few ID's including his/her e-mail address. This e-mail address is then used by the blogger like Cris to send an e-mail to the potential commenter which needs to be confirmed by him/her. To keep a conservative from commenting on a liberal blog all the blogger has to do is to not send the original e-mail. Without a e-mail which needs to be confirmed a conservative commentor can't comment and is then kept off of the blog. Voila, nothing but liberal commentors.

chaos45i...

Firstly, your ranting fax is unintelligible and will not get a response from Obama. Stop wasting your time.

Secondly, the only possible reason anyone would have for giving a rip about it here at the Fix is if this post from Chris was entitled "Who thinks Obama is a racist against Hispanics?".

As the post is nothing to do with that, would you please so kindly trouble us for a warm glass of shut the hell up?

Can we have the comments numbered so we can refer to specific comments, when posting new comments?

Thanks, Chris.
For what? He needs to tell us if there is any truth in IDHR & EEOC doing this. MarkInAustin lets hold off on thanks until we hear something from him about this.

Thanks, Chris.

Housekeeping? Or is Censorship the plan.
Is it that Comments here are that offensive or is it something else.

As Chaos45i I have been reporting Barack Obama's ongoing discrimination against Hispanics on your blog for a long time. I trust that(Chaos45i) won't be one poster with verifible first hand knowledge of Barack Obama lost to housekeeping.
Besides, I know you want to investigate this as a good reporter. We'll just have to wait and see on both counts.
Thanks Buddy
Chaos45i

This is the basic text of a letter I faxed to Barack Obama in regards to years of ongoing Race discrimination towards Hispanics such as myself in Illinois by the agencies IDHR & EEOC

Attention to: Illinois, US Senator Barack Obama May 2, 2008
Washington, DC 20510
fax 1-217-492-5099

Ongoing Complaint, & Notice
It is important for history to reflect that while you have been running your Senate office and running this campaign your actions and inactions in your home state of Illinois have been completely antithetical to your message of inclusiveness when in fact your current handling of notice of discrimination against Americans who happen to be Hispanic makes you a racist and just another politician making untruthful statements which will have ramifications nationwide if you should be allowed to be ushered in as the next president without you having to publicly speak out on your involvement in allowing bias against Hispanics and racism to continue at IDHR & EEOC in your home state of Illinois. You would not deny you have a platform to speak to America when it concerns yourself. Most recently on April 29, 2008 for political expediency you in a self-serving manner used another public press conference to finally speak out and denounce your pastor after he made the same comment that upset Americans(I say it is only now you decided to do so because he happened to question your credibility and nothing more). This belief is based on my first hand knowledge of how you and your office have decided to handle the repeated notice of harm against Hispanics that is empowering this racism to continue. You have taken a new position on your pastor of 20 years, who cursed America, yet in my particular situation despite you and your Senate office again being placed on written notice by me you have not immediately taken a new position on even calling for any investigation into the Chicago office of the Illinois Department of Human Rights and the Chicago office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission treating me, a Hispanic American, US-born citizen & one of your own constituents, in a racially biased and unequal manner even though the verifiable evidence is you and your Senate office over a course of years now with deliberate indifference towards me, an American who happens to be Hispanic, have never been willing to acknowledge the existing racism at IDHR & EEOC against me and never have been willing to stop the existing racism at IDHR & EEOC against Hispanics when as Illinois US Senator you must protect the full & equal rights of all your constituents in your home state of Illinois (despite any prejudice you may harbor towards us). I have two disabled siblings one with Down's Syndrome and an elderly mother who suffers from a chronic illness so I do not want to be subjected to any further reprisals as I have a close family member who was written up in likely to be fired for no justifiable reason at a major Illinois University you recently opened your Senate office to assist(I believe just for me trying to exercise the same civil rights as not Hispanics enjoy as a matter of record, unimpeded).
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cc: IDHR director Rocco J.. Claps
EEOC Director John P. Rowe
US Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi
Senate majority leader Harry Reid
NBC

this is a test

This is great news. I see from the previous topic that after I made a single post, kingofzouk posted twice under my name and then started posting under his favorite name, LOUD and DUMB.

It will be good to be rid of this pest once and for all.

Thank you.

Thank you for maintaining such a good blog, Chris. I wish I had more time to participate in the discussions here, but unlike a lot of the other posters, I can't really follow the discussions at work. Blah.

Here's to hoping Hillary stays in the race so I can get my Fix T-shirt!

Just found this new Political Blog out of Australia...

http://thepoliticalstory.com/

Seems only a few days old... but funny and insightful stuff.

I would like to know exactly what caused all this

It is hilarious.

Chris, I would like to offer another quick suggestion, perhaps you should look at implementing a character limit to the posts. Nothing to small, so discussion could flow. But perhaps this would help with some of the enormous "noise" posts some are so fond of cutting and pasting.

Keep up the good work.

Hi, I suspect you need to take a look at a few DVD'S about the NWO to enlighten yourself. I realize you cannot publish any of the material you would learn. But perhaps you could be a force to help humanity. Go to (very cheap rock bottom prices)www.searchebay.com/W0QQsassZJed-Clampet ,and order #s 26,27 (world systems 1&2)# 79 (mind-control) and # 87 (psychiatry:instrument of death) Thanks, David Elliott

Both these changes will be awesome.

Bring back the rego baby.

Let's have some serious discussion on these boards once again.

CC - you've been smashing it over the past few days with your analysis. Great coverage. Keep it up tiger.

What? No more scrolling down through all the noise?

What happened to "If it ain't broke, don't Fix it?"

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