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So the WordPress plug-in we’ve been using for years for the “Recent Comments” function on the sidebar… no longer works. There’s a conflict between the server and that plugin. And, in fact, most similar plugins, as far as I’ve been … Continue reading
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Should we ban the phrases “illegal alien” and “illegal immigrant” from comments?
A rule of this blog is that undocumented immigrants are not to be referred to as “illegals” or “illegal.” But I do allow “illegal alien,” even though it’s not a phrase I’d use myself. Back when I made the rule, … Continue reading
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Aaaand We’re Back!
Sorry for the outage, everyone. We’re back!
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These are the RSS Feed Addresses That Work For “Alas”
Here are the rss feed addresses for “Alas” that you should use (if you use RSS): For the blog itself: https://amptoons.com/blog/?feed=rss2 For the comments: https://amptoons.com/blog/?feed=comments-rss2 Some of the other feed address are no longer updating Alas, alas.
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“Alas” errors: I’m not sure what’s wrong, but I’m looking into it. UPDATE: I think it’s fixed now.
As you may have noticed, although the blog is here and can be viewed, trying to look at any individual post gets a “not found” error. Which means, of course, that no one can view or leave comments. Aaargh. I … Continue reading
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Alas Bugs Have Been Driven Out Into The Cold Where They Suffer, Shivering, Uncared For And Soon To Be Forgotten
Hey, so “Alas” is back up, and many bugs that have plagued “Alas” (most notably, the inability to edit comments) have been defeated. (For now). Suggestions? Comments? Are people okay with the new setup of the comments sidebar (quoting the … Continue reading
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Maintenance mode
Hey, folks. We’re doing some maintenance stuff that involves switching the servers. Any comments you post during the next day or two are “provisional”; you might have to repost them once maintenance is done. I’m really sorry for the inconvenience. … Continue reading
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Comment editor isn’t working
Hey, folks. The comment editor Alas uses, “Ajax Edit Comments,” has stopped working. This was probably caused, in some way, by a recent server upgrade. For me (and, I take it from some comments, for other folks), there’s a “Are … Continue reading
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How To Fix “ShareThis” so it no longer adds “See more at…” message to text that you copy and paste
Without warning users, the folks at “ShareThis” added a new function to their social buttons plugin. Now, anytime someone copies text from a blog with “ShareThis” installed, when the text is pasted, a new message saying “See more at [insert … Continue reading
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A few random thoughts regarding civility and blog moderation
Over at Family Scholars Blog, the powers-that-be are planning to modify their moderation policy, and they’ve asked bloggers there to throw in some thoughts about civility over the next month. So this is a post I wrote for FSB, in … Continue reading
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