MyDD 2010 Launch Thread

by Kyle Shank, Thu Dec 31, 2009 at 01:34:20 AM EST

Let this be an open thread for issues relating to the launch of the new MyDD.com.  No software is perfect and some of you will run into issues with the new platform.  The best way to resolve all of this and get things right is to let us know in this thread or by direct contact.

The site is now running on a piece of software we created from the ground up called netroots2.  More on that and a more in-depth nerdy post on whats going on here in the new year...

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Missing Info
The "About" page, TU guidelines, and FAQ are all missing - clicking on them results in a MyDD page that simply says "Not Found". Poor new users. :(
by Nathan Empsall 2009-12-31 03:14AM | 2 recs
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RE: Missing Info
jerome is getting those pages together. should be up soon.
by Kyle Shank 2009-12-31 11:14AM | 0 recs
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The lefthand blogads ad needs to shift left,
it's overlaying the comments in wide mode. Also too bad the ability to see your own comment list seems to be missing. All-in-all a good upgrade from first glances, though. Interested to see how it all works out.
by chrisblask 2009-12-31 03:54AM | 2 recs
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RE: The lefthand blogads ad needs to shift left,
can you take a screenshot and send it to kyle DOT shank AT gmail DOT com
by Kyle Shank 2009-12-31 11:15AM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: The lefthand blogads ad needs to shift left,
The ad seems to have been moved now, but the error was just that it was below a bullet and therefore indented to the right.
by chrisblask 2010-01-01 02:15PM | 0 recs
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The Next Link
at the bottom of the page brings you up to the top not back to previous posts.
by Charles Lemos 2009-12-31 04:22AM | 1 recs
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couple things
From home page, if you refresh it, the comment counts on diaries set back to zero. Trusted User, FAQ, and About links are dead/not found. Personal preference, but, Rec'd diaries/user diaries ought be closer to top of Right column.....either move Breaking Blue to the Left Column, or, only put like 2 or 3 of most recent Breaking Blue links/entries at top of Right Column. Search Function should be available near top of page in Left or Right Column. Overall looks good, though....thanks!
by Kysen 2009-12-31 05:48AM | 1 recs
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RE: couple things
Might be just my tired eyes....but, the font/font size for comments seems itty bitty..
by Kysen 2009-12-31 05:50AM | 1 recs
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RE: RE: couple things
Not your eyes. It's 9AM here in NH had plenty of coffee and it is still Itty Bitty :)
by jsfox 2009-12-31 08:53AM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: couple things
i made the font sizes relative and are basically equivalent to google's sizing. refresh and let me know how it looks.
by Kyle Shank 2009-12-31 02:45PM | 0 recs
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RE: couple things
oh, and my original comment was typed out with double space between each 'item'....so they were set apart like single sentence paragraphs...but, upon posting, was all smooshed together
by Kysen 2009-12-31 05:52AM | 1 recs
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RE: couple things
/grin...and you can Rec your own comments...so, I guess one could make a lot of bs comments and rec them and get TU all by one's self? User Page no longer has any user info...not a list of comments/ratings/etc...that is a handy and oft used function I believe. Site does not remember if you set it to Wide if you navigate away and return via a bookmark.
by Kysen 2009-12-31 06:07AM | 2 recs
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RE: Self love
You've probably ruined it for everybody!
by QTG 2009-12-31 07:33AM | 2 recs
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RE: RE: couple things
just did a redeploy. can't rec your own diary or comments anymore.
by Kyle Shank 2009-12-31 11:09AM | 0 recs
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RE: couple things
Can't see who rec'd a comment or diary. Can't TR or HR a deserving comment.
by Kysen 2009-12-31 07:23AM | 1 recs
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RE: RE: couple things
You can flag a comment on the side as spam, troll or inappropriate. Perhaps that is designed to bring it to the administrator's attention and let them decide what to do with it rather than hiding it automatically from those without trusted user status.
by Khun David 2009-12-31 12:39PM | 0 recs
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What's the 'Follow ' button for?
I don't want to be accused of cyber-stalking, but how's the follow button work?
by QTG 2009-12-31 07:09AM | 2 recs
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Overall, really nice looking
I really like the overall layout, but the font size for the comments is very tiny... like almost disclaimer size. Otherwise, it's a very clean looking design.
by thatrangeofshadesbetweenredandbluestuff 2009-12-31 10:17AM | 1 recs
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Text Too Big for Diaries
I find the text to be too big for the diaries.
by Bob Miller 2009-12-31 11:04AM | 0 recs
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RE: Text Too Big for Diaries
Now Perfect!
by Bob Miller 2010-01-01 01:45PM | 0 recs
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I miss
being able to look at recent comments so I can know what's the hot topic.
by QTG 2009-12-31 11:17AM | 3 recs
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All the graphics were lost
On my last diary, I had a number of graphs hosted by tinypic...they are all missing.
by Ravi Verma 2009-12-31 12:33PM | 1 recs
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will comment ratings come back?
Or did Jerome decide to scrap those?
by desmoinesdem 2009-12-31 12:51PM | 0 recs
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RE: will comment ratings come back?
scrap. They don't work. We will figure out something new with the rec.
by Jerome Armstrong 2009-12-31 05:04PM | 0 recs
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Will the "Preview" function return?
I like previewing my diaries before hitting the "post" button in order to see what my entry will look like as well as to proofread. The preview function is a good thing to have.
by Andre Walker 2009-12-31 01:46PM | 2 recs
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Agreed that helps to proofread..
It is a necessary function for a prolific mistake maker like myself.
by louisprandtl 2009-12-31 02:03PM | 0 recs
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RE: Will the "Preview" function return?
I also rely on that and hope it will be back.
by desmoinesdem 2009-12-31 02:51PM | 0 recs
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RE: Will the "Preview" function return?
yep, and saving draft.
by Jerome Armstrong 2009-12-31 05:04PM | 0 recs
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testing
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by Kysen 2009-12-31 02:14PM | 0 recs
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All in one place (to date)
* About, TU Guidelines, and FAQ are non-functioning.
* Site does not remember WIDE mode choice and must be click each time one has navigated away.
* User page no longer has a list of comments and ratings...not even your own.
* Ought be fewer Breaking Blue links at top of Right Column (most recent 2-3 would be plenty)
* 'Next' link to see previous posts is non-functioning.
* Comment counts are all sorts of screwed up, will show different counts on each refresh from home page. Also, does not show 'New' comments, so unless you memorize how many comments were in a diary last time you looked you will not know if there are replies....and new comments within the diary do not show as 'New'.
* Comments font/size is way too small.
List of bugs, suggestions, etc...from comments thus far to Kyle's and Jerome's MyDD Launch diaries:
* Cannot see who has rec'd a diary or comment. Only one rating option for comments.
* Font/size of text in diary is 'off' (perhaps too large?)
* List of 'Recent Comments' in Right Column missing.
* Preview option for comments needed.
* Search option needs to be up top of either Left or Right Column.
* Not preserving White Space in comments...which means one has to use (minus space) to avoid comment running all together. Frustrating.
* It is mighty white. Bright.
* Refreshing home page is interesting in that it will change comment counts (lower them), add diaries that were not previously seen upon first opening page, and other 'minor' things seemingly at random.
Some of these points have already been replied to, just figured it might help to have em all in one place.
by Kysen 2009-12-31 02:30PM | 1 recs
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RE: All in one place (to date)
Let me add:
Comment box is waaaaaay too small...with no preview it is near impossible to edit properly...even with preview it would be a pain in the ass.
by Kysen 2009-12-31 02:33PM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: All in one place (to date)
Yea, will make that bigger, and thanks for the other list.
by Jerome Armstrong 2009-12-31 03:04PM | 0 recs
Madhatter
RE: RE: RE: All in one place (to date)
you are welcome...thank you for the upgrade! ;)
Hope you and yours have a happy new year, Jerome...and that goes for everyone else on MyDD as well...Happy New Year to all.
by Kysen 2009-12-31 03:08PM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: RE: RE: All in one place (to date)
Thanks, will do. I am outta here for the night. I've got them all down on tickets and Kyle will hammer it out over the weekend. It will take us a few weeks or a bit to get everything we want here, but it will rock eventually.
by Jerome Armstrong 2009-12-31 05:06PM | 2 recs
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Hate to pile it on, but on this computer running Windows 2000, the left column overlaps the center one and cuts off the text. Lot of work ahead.
by MainStreet 2009-12-31 10:18PM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: RE: All in one place (to date)
Hey Jerome, can I second that? A larger comment box and a preview button would be great.

Thank's for all the hard work on the updates. I't like MyDD of the future. I am so glad I came here.

Also, maybe I'm doing something wring, but I have to use HTML to insert line breaks using the br tag. Can there be a way for commenters to be able to use the old fahsioned carriage return?
by NoFortunateSon 2009-12-31 11:14PM | 1 recs
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my comments
I like to check my comments to see if anyone has replied. Is there a way to do that? It isn't immediately obvious (to me).
by the mollusk 2010-01-01 11:33AM | 1 recs
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RE: my comments
It'll get added back in with this new platform.
by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-01 03:23PM | 1 recs
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how do you embed hyperlinks?
I am trying to write a new post, and the usual code for embedding hyperlinks (a href= etc) doesn't seem to be working. Here is an example: Progressive Punch has a search engine that lets you view how individual members of Congress have voted in certain issue categories.
by desmoinesdem 2010-01-01 12:30PM | 0 recs
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ok, it seems to work in a comment
but when I am reading my diary draft, I can't see the embedded hyperlinks. Maybe I'll just try publishing on the front page to see if it works.
by desmoinesdem 2010-01-01 12:31PM | 0 recs
Partido verde
RE: ok, it seems to work in a comment
The HMTL editor function worked to a point. As long as I was in editing the links appeared but when I published it went back to showing the code. Not quite sure what else to try.
by Charles Lemos 2010-01-01 05:43PM | 0 recs
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RE: ok, it seems to work in a comment
Well if you click on the comments to read the post then the links do show up but if you just look at the front page the coding shows up.
by Charles Lemos 2010-01-01 05:51PM | 0 recs
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No Preview Button for comments.
"Preview" is the pause that refreshes and the single greatest tool to prevent flaming reactionarianism. Nothing like seeing your own words in print for a moment to show you that you might have stated your point a tad too strongly. It also is the best editorial tool. As it stands one cannot see their entire comment and scan for errors. I prefer "Preview" to be mandatory.
by chrisblask 2010-01-01 02:32PM | 0 recs
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RE: No Preview Button for comments.
Right, I like the mandatory preview as well.
by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-01 03:22PM | 0 recs
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Oh man, no Newline character in comments.
Critical Need. You have to be able to create paragraphs and insert whitespace. Lacking that may be the one way to get rid of me, without it you can't make more than single-paragraph comments.
by chrisblask 2010-01-01 02:35PM | 0 recs
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RE: Oh man, no Newline character in comments.
Yea. Its on the list.
by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-01 03:21PM | 0 recs
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hyperlinks
Can't put em in diaries?
by BENAWU 2010-01-02 03:42AM | 0 recs
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RE: hyperlinks
http://www.mydd.com/users/kyle-shank/posts/mydd-2010-launch-thread
by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-03 12:45AM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: hyperlinks
ok, will add that too.
by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-03 12:45AM | 0 recs
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support for already mentioned
Main bones to pick so far: "comments" font is too small Both "login" and "Wide" (or "Narrow," I suppose) options should be "remembered." A nuisance to have to log in every time I visit the site.
by InigoMontoya 2010-01-02 08:16PM | 0 recs
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wow!
major change. i too really liked that on your main user page you could see replies to your comments and diaries! all in all - looking forward to seeing the wrinkles ironed out. oh and happy new year one and all!
by canadian gal 2010-01-03 12:52AM | 0 recs
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RE: wow!
oh and viewing comments only would also be great.
by canadian gal 2010-01-03 12:52AM | 0 recs
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test comment
another test
by Kyle Shank 2010-01-03 11:44AM | 0 recs
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new comments implementation

test 1

test again

test blockquote

by Kyle Shank 2010-01-03 05:42PM | 0 recs
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RE: new comments implementation

another test reply

by Kyle Shank 2010-01-03 05:43PM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: new comments implementation

and another

  1. one
  2. two
  3. three
by Kyle Shank 2010-01-03 05:49PM | 0 recs
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RE: new comments implementation

Things done:

 

We need to gray the edges of the width, loke dkos and sbnation do, light gray.

A user should be able to just put in a link, and that works, w/o the html tags

The narrow width needs to be expanced from the 925 width. Wasn't the plan to make it 1050 or something? upped it to 1000px min width. want to keep it in frame for 1024x768 monitors.

Site does not remember if you set it to Wide if you navigate away and return via a bookmark. The problem here is browser caching as far as i can tell. Narrow/Wide is working since my last fix.

From home page, if you refresh it, the comment counts on diaries set back to zero. Frequently, posts show up and then disappear, even ones that were deleted. Comment counts are not logged. There appear to be some funky data calls going on. This was a result of major caching issues which i wont attempt to explain here. Anyway, this has been resolved.

Have BreakingBlue posts on MyDD only the last 3

Have Recommended Diaries only the top 3

Not preserving White Space in comments...which means one has to use (minus space) to avoid comment running all together. Frustrating.

On the diary entry, it states "Blockquotes now need just opening<> and closing / brackets." but this doesn't work. Is there a way to integate the blockquote within the wysiwig?

The Next Link at the bottom of the page brings you up to the top not back to previous posts.

Add poll feature to diary its there.

Pics 3 & 5 are from trying to facebook the post. For some reason, they are pulling in blogads and CSM logos, instead of the mydd logo.

The breaking blue posts on mydd in the upper right column are too bold. We should have those be a normal font entry, which can be of a smaller size too, and the name in italics, as is. This should be the case on breakingblue in the column of recent bb posts too.

There should never be more than 5 diaries on the Recommended Diaries list.

We need to be able to blockquote, with the blue shade in the background, quotes in posts. I don't see how that's done, but also, it looks like many of the blockquotes were carried over in the archives. blockquotes work. just the tinymce issue.

Lets make that @2009MyDD into a @2010MyDD

We need to put up a "Powered by WSG" link/icon at the bottom in the footer too.

Picture 6, when I recommend a comment, it flashes the green confirmation, good, but shows 0 recs there, when it should show 1 rec (that I just gave it). This was a caching issue. should be fixed, verify.

Comment box to small, widen to full width of regular posting column. Also lengthen a bit & add preview to comment.

Shorten recent BB posts on sidebar to just the latest 3.

by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-03 07:01PM | 0 recs
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RE: new comments implementation

<blockquote>test</blockquote>

by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-03 07:02PM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: new comments implementation

again:

test

by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-03 07:08PM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: RE: new comments implementation

another test

by Kyle Shank 2010-01-03 07:50PM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: RE: RE: new comments implementation

test to trigger cache expiry

by Kyle Shank 2010-01-04 11:12AM | 0 recs
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Test

<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4188838134_61f9799163_m.jpg"&gt;

by NoFortunateSon 2010-01-04 03:33PM | 0 recs
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Images?

Is there any way to add inline images? Or is that being discontinued?

by NoFortunateSon 2010-01-04 03:33PM | 0 recs
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RE: Images?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4188838134_61f9799163_m.jpg

by NoFortunateSon 2010-01-04 03:34PM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: Images?

Will add it in.

by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-04 07:45PM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: RE: Images?

Thank you again for your hard work.

by NoFortunateSon 2010-01-04 10:45PM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: RE: RE: Images?

Images can now be added to comments.  Check out the Image icon in the rich editor toolbar.

by Kyle Shank 2010-01-04 11:14PM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Images?

Okay, this is a test image. Previously, images showed in the post edit box, but did not show up once I hit submit. If there is an image above this text, then it has been fixed, otherwise, images are still not showing up.

by NoFortunateSon 2010-01-06 01:21PM | 0 recs
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Still no images

Yep, the image is shown as being added to the post, but not showing up once I hit sumbit.

by NoFortunateSon 2010-01-06 01:22PM | 0 recs
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Nice looking upgrade.

It should be really nice once the profile functionality is added back in, like choosing the number of diaries for the new diary list and being able to see who has replied to one of your comments. Good job.

by MS01 Indie 2010-01-05 09:35PM | 0 recs
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a test comment

test this now

by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-06 07:22AM | 0 recs
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RE: a test comment

test

by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-06 07:22AM | 0 recs
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another test

test this now

by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-06 07:22AM | 0 recs
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RE: another test

test

by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-06 07:23AM | 0 recs
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RE: RE: another test

test again

by Jerome Armstrong 2010-01-06 07:31AM | 0 recs
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An awful lot of 'RE:'s in the comments n/t

and, furthermore, I couldn't post this comment n/t. I got:

1 error prohibited this comment from being saved

There were problems with the following fields:

  • Entry is too short (minimum is 2 characters)
by NJ Liberal 2010-01-06 05:59PM | 0 recs
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test news feed

nice bigger font

by User 2010-01-07 02:36AM | 0 recs
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test once more

1 2 3

by Kyle Shank 2010-01-07 03:18PM | 0 recs
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test once again

4 5 6

by Kyle Shank 2010-01-07 03:27PM | 0 recs
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RE: test once again

7 8 9

by Dan Cunning 2010-01-07 03:33PM | 1 recs
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RE: test once again

a reply for dans news feed

by Kyle Shank 2010-01-07 03:39PM | 0 recs
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RE: test once again

test 987

by Kyle Shank 2010-01-15 11:31PM | 0 recs
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RE: test once again

once more

by Kyle Shank 2010-01-16 12:44AM | 0 recs
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test 456

789

by Kyle Shank 2010-01-16 12:46AM | 0 recs

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