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November 20, 2004

Pardon My Screwed-Up Site

I'm going to try -- try -- to fix my individual archive template so that the ads run side-by-side with the article. And so that that template looks more like my main page.

I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing, so this could get kinda ugly today.

I'll be posting here and there, but readers might want to click on the main page rather than going to the individual entry post through Bloglines or the like.

I've been saying I'm going to try to fix this mess of a site of mine for a while. I'm going to try it, but I think I might just end up nuking my site entirely.

Here's hoping.

Any Ideas on How to Fix...?

1) The comment glitch-- it doesn't ask for your name, nor does it print it, calling everyone "No Author."

2) The Individual and Date based Archives have that error where the sidebar follows the page, rather than being side-by-side with it. How do I fix that? Which archive does that get fixed in?

If anyone knows, put me some f---in' information, if you wouldn't mind.

posted by Ace at 03:23 PM

Comments

Testing, check one, check two.

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 04:15 PM

Does this remember?

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 04:16 PM

hey, remember me!

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 04:17 PM

Whoa, what's goin on with the comments - how does this already know me?

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 04:29 PM

Ace,
Is this the new MT3 Pixy set up? Let me know if it's worth the headache to move.

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 05:07 PM

I'm scared!

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 05:23 PM

I don't know what's going on with the comments.

Right now it "remembers" you, but it doesn't record your screen-name nor print it with you comments.

Rusty,

This isn't anything new. These are the old defaults.

-- Ace

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 05:32 PM

I just wanna tell you good luck. We're all counting on you.

--See Dubya

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 05:43 PM

I see the set up looks like the old default, but somehow it looks like you have Typekey working. Very cool. I'll check back in the next few days to see how this works out for you.

--Rusty

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 06:59 PM

The issue with the columns is annoying, but your content is what keeps me coming back for more.

In taking a look at your coding, it looks like you need to define the width of your main content column similar to coding you used for the right div. If you need any help, please don't hesitate to drop me a line.

--Isabelle

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 08:19 PM

Thanks, Isabelle. It turned out I just needed one line of code in the other archives, something about id="center."

Okay. Now I just have to get the comments fixed, and this site might actually be working.

The fonts and colors and stuff I can fix through the week. I've done enough damage for one day.

And of course I'll put all my links back in! I'm just waiting on that.

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 08:59 PM

Test, test, is this thing on.

Hey Ace, I like the overall changes though.

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 09:04 PM

I'm "The Old Coot" But there's no place to type in my name. Help!

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 09:06 PM

Yeah, I know. It's annoying, because this is the default template, and therefore should work as well as a brand-new car. And yet it's got glitches.

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 09:08 PM

By the way, before everyone compliments me on my changes, the only changes I want to make are putting the sidebar in with the archive material and some invisible changes needed to make the thing work properly.

So, actually, little by little I'll be putting in the same fonts and colors and stuff that were part of the old design. It should wind up looking 80% like the old design.

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 09:09 PM

Have you tried re-inserting and shortening the stroke?

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 10:19 PM

You are missing part of the code for the comment username and e-mail....

Posted by: on November 20, 2004 10:34 PM

DON'T NUKE IT, I LOVE THIS DAMNED THING!

My caps added for emphasis.

SGT Dan

Posted by: on November 21, 2004 12:44 AM

There wasn't a place for me to put my screen name? The thing I love about this is...I thought I was the only one who was lost!!! I thought your site was fine before, too, by the way! Good luck. I am sure it will come out fine. But just in case, as Reagan said, "Trust, but verify" ..or "preview, then save!" Oh, this is Zoomlens signing out!

Posted by: on November 21, 2004 03:49 AM

OK, just tried to sign out and it told me that there was an "action error" and then it flipped me back here. I really am leavig now, if it will let me!!! zoomlens

Posted by: on November 21, 2004 03:52 AM

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"The end of the two party system in the UK" as first the Fake Conservatives and now Labour chooses political suicide rather than simply STOPPING THE INVASION
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That is much worse than the worst case predictions I’ve seen.

Cataclysmic

Update: They've now lost 88% of the seats they're defending. As I mentioned earlier, I think I heard that London will not bail them out, as many of those Labour seats will probably flip to "Muslim Independent" or Green. Detroit's 5am vote will not save them.

Yup, Labour is losing 80% of its seats...

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br> If this continues, Keir Starmer will be out of office next week.

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