While I believe it to be perfectly legitimate for owners of private sites, such as this one, to ban whoever they want for whatever reason(s) they want, our policy is that persons making poor arguments are best ignored by us (the owners) rather than banned. If commentors wish to engage those who argue weakly or with accusations rather than with reason and evidence, that's fine. Commentors are also, though, free to ignore arguments that are weak or foolish.
vikingvista
· 4 months ago
The new format with ratings, monikers listed first, and reply trees greatly facilitates such ignoring.
Thanks for all the great improvements. I feel like I should be paying for this. Do you take anonymous donations?
vikingvista
· 4 months ago
I'm starting to think a linear format, with quick "replied to" and "replies" links would be easier to follow. To find new posts, I must read through the whole comments section.
Anonyman
· 4 months ago
As someone who obsesses about information design, I beg you to please reintroduce some color, even if it is only mild shades.
The vast expanse of white actually makes it more difficult for the brain to sort out what is important on the page. Design matters.
RD
· 4 months ago
It is rather white, you at least need to spruce up the title or something.
cordblomquist
· 4 months ago
The design isn't final by any means. The main thing we want to accomplish was converting the blog from Typed to WordPress. Now we have a lot more flexibility in the design and functionality of the site. So, look forward to the design being improved in the weeks to come.
Yet Another Methinks
· 4 months ago
" reintroduce some color, even if it is only mild shades.
The vast expanse of white "
I like the *Big Sky Country*. Better to keep it this way until you develop a taste for it.
Grazia,
Yet
ArrowSmith
· 4 months ago
Thankfully you can ban all the trolls. It will be so refreshing to be able to discuss politics and economics free of the ad hominem attacks.
cordblomquist
· 4 months ago
Like Don just explained, Cafe Hayek won't be in the practice of banning anyone, but the new comment system does allow you to "like" or "report" comments, essentially vote them up or down. The result of this voting only shows up if you select "Best Rating" under the "Sort by" menu at the top of the comments area.
I also want to encourage everyone to use the "Reply" function in the comments area. This will help to sort out if your comment is a reply to another comment, rather than a reply to the post itself.
If you have any questions about this stuff, feel free to post them here. I'll be checking in regularly to provide answers.
Bret
· 4 months ago
The reply feature will definitely help the flow of the discussion! What does "Subscribe to all comments" do? Also, will trackbacks work now?
You can edit your own comments too?
cordblomquist
· 4 months ago
If you subscribe to comments you can either receive emails when someone adds to the thread or add the thread to your RSS reader.
Yes, comments can be edited for a short time after posting, so you needn't worry so much about little typos.
martinbrock
· 4 months ago
Hallelujah. Even with preview, I just can't seem to proofread often enough.
Unit
· 4 months ago
Can the links to the next and previous post that are now at the bottom of the comments be also put at the top of the page?
Toby DiPasquale
· 4 months ago
Looks great, Don and Russell. Keep up the great blogging!
Greg_Ransom
· 4 months ago
Wow. This is impressive.
anowrast
· 4 months ago
WAY TO GO CORD!!!!!!!!!!!
Ian
· 4 months ago
Thesis is spreading. Awesome.
cordblomquist
· 4 months ago
Yes, it's a great framework for WordPress. I highly recommend it and if anyone is looking to escape TypePad, you should look at Foliovision, the company that facilitated this transition process. There's a link to them in the footer.
caolson
· 4 months ago
I caught wind of this change yesterday and I though my browser wasn't loading CSS right. Then I thought I liked it better this way. Then I realized it wasn't TypePad anymore.
I_am_a_lead_pencil
· 4 months ago
Testing
Devin Snead
· 4 months ago
Looks great. I was wondering why my Google Reader showed 20 new posts from Cafe Hayek.
kmeleanthony
· 4 months ago
Great work Cord!
paulmcmahon
· 4 months ago
Like the new look.
ardyanovich
· 4 months ago
mmm... needs something more on top, in my opinion. Maybe a picture of the blog authors perhaps?
And, yeah, as Devin noted, I was wondering about the barrage of new posts that I had already seen.
Looks more hip too!
martinbrock
· 4 months ago
Thanks for the progressive reorganization. I like.
MWG
· 4 months ago
I am having trouble adjusting to the new look. I like the structure, but it's too white... It's burning my eyes.
Mauro Mello Jr.
· 4 months ago
Ahh, a new design and layout emerged. Very good!
Liberty Lover
· 4 months ago
Hi guys, If you are still open to enhancements, may I suggest putting your full names, maybe in mixed case, so bloggers like myself can simply copy and paste your name when we link to a post. Regards, LL
William
· 4 months ago
Looks nice, but the RSS feed no longer indicates whether an article was written by Don or by Russ. Please look into this!
Ike Pigott
· 4 months ago
Congratulations on the move! I think you will find the platform more empowering.
Frank
· 4 months ago
A live link to EconTalk would be great.
vikingvista
· 4 months ago
1-click to listen to an EconTalk podcast while reading through Cafe Hayek discussions would be a great feature.
Yet Another Methinks
· 4 months ago
In return for the pleasure of letting me sit on your face-lift, here is your slice of the morning hearsay :
" controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?
If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans , would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?
If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?
So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant "
Send me your harmless squirrel; and I will make it into Hitler look-alike. ~~B T~
"Did Boss Tweed truly say that"
"Probably"
" I don't care a straw for your newspaper articles, my constituents don't know how to read, but they can't help seeing them damned pictures. Boss Tweed
I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating. Boss Tweed
The way to have power is to take it. "
ArrowSmith
· 4 months ago
There is a big flaw, as you keep replying deeper into a thread the post gets narrower. This is a problem. Also this problem is across all browsers(IE, Firefox and Chrome).
All Comments
Thanks for all the great improvements. I feel like I should be paying for this. Do you take anonymous donations?
The vast expanse of white actually makes it more difficult for the brain to sort out what is important on the page. Design matters.
reintroduce some color, even if it is only mild shades.
The vast expanse of white
"
I like the *Big Sky Country*. Better to keep it this way until you develop a taste for it.
Grazia,
Yet
I also want to encourage everyone to use the "Reply" function in the comments area. This will help to sort out if your comment is a reply to another comment, rather than a reply to the post itself.
If you have any questions about this stuff, feel free to post them here. I'll be checking in regularly to provide answers.
You can edit your own comments too?
Yes, comments can be edited for a short time after posting, so you needn't worry so much about little typos.
And, yeah, as Devin noted, I was wondering about the barrage of new posts that I had already seen.
Looks more hip too!
If you are still open to enhancements, may I suggest putting your full names, maybe in mixed case, so bloggers like myself can simply copy and paste your name when we link to a post.
Regards,
LL
"
controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?
If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans , would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?
If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?
So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant
"
Send me your harmless squirrel; and I will make it into Hitler look-alike.
~~B T~
"Did Boss Tweed truly say that"
"Probably"
"
I don't care a straw for your newspaper articles, my constituents don't know how to read, but they can't help seeing them damned pictures.
Boss Tweed
I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating.
Boss Tweed
The way to have power is to take it.
"