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June 27, 2005

Comment Alert

By QBlog in Blog News

I did two things. One stupid. One maybe smart.

I changed the way comments are displayed here. Previously they were displayed in "descending" order, with the newest comment at the top. Now that's reversed. The oldest (or first) comment is now at the top. So the whole blog post now reads in a manner that accurately represents the way the comments were submitted. First comment is first. Last comment is last. Fun. That was the "maybe smart" thing that I did.

The stupid thing I did was change the blog's global time settings in the middle of the day. I love GMT, it's the coolest thing since Daylight Saving Time (yes, I know it pre-dates DST). So for quite a while this blog has been set on Greenwich Mean Time. Today I changed it to Eastern which seemed like a good idea (since most of the traffic here is from that time zone) but it turns out that the idea was rubbish. The time change made some comments display before others that were actually posted first. Confusing isn't it?

It's all back to GMT now so you Brits can rejoice at your timely victory. If some comments are out of sorts, it's me who screwed it up though I'm tempted to blame our English brothers.

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Qblog, I think the change will be just peachy. /Ima

Posted by: imanewme | June 27, 2005 10:15 PM

I was almost tempted to ask you what was up and if you had changed things, but you answered before I got around to asking. :D

I like the way you changed it to the First is first. That suits me fine.

Now I understand why the comments were not making sense. I just thought there were some comments that were missing or something.

Glad it's not the effects from eating the 'shrooms I grow out back.

Clifford

Posted by: Clifford J. Phillips | June 27, 2005 11:30 PM

Why don't you have a time bias note by the post?

What I mean , is that is my post's time was a GMT of 10:00pm, then just have another spot show what time it was posted as of the quixtar Blog server?

Maybe it's all for naught, but I'll just leave you with that thought.

Clifford

Posted by: Clifford J. Phillips | June 27, 2005 11:33 PM

Yea! Thank you for the comments order change!

Posted by: Dorothy | June 28, 2005 3:52 PM





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