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EarlG

(22,540 posts) Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:16 PM Feb 2012

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Changes to Latest Breaking News posting page

Attention Latest Breaking News posters -- as part of various upgrades we are in the process of making, we have changed the LBN posting page so it now operates the same way that it did on DU2.

When starting a thread in the Latest Breaking News forum you will now be asked to enter a title, a link to the source article, and the name of the source. There is an excerpt box for an excerpt of up to four paragraphs from the source material, and a comments box so you can include your own optional comments.

If you posted threads in the Latest Breaking News forum on DU2, this should be instantly familiar to you.

We have also re-included the Duplicate Checker, which displays the titles of the last five threads posted in LBN.

Thanks for your patience while we continue to upgrade the site.

EarlG

PS. Before you ask: Polls coming soon! I promise!

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Changes to Latest Breaking News posting page (Original Post) EarlG Feb 2012 OP

Very nice! Very appreciated! hlthe2b Feb 2012 #1

Good. Thanks! nt onehandle Feb 2012 #2

spel chzek, wee neads it! hedgehog Feb 2012 #3

yur speeling is fine, it's your typping thatt nedds wurk.....eom lastlib Feb 2012 #6

i Recentz tht renark Lochloosa Feb 2012 #8

I resemble dat remark. freshwest Feb 2012 #18

mei two... oldhippydude Feb 2012 #9

I GAEV UP, I USE LOLZCAT SPEEK INSTEAD OV SPELL CHECK. freshwest Feb 2012 #19

Oh HELL YES!!! If there's one thing I really miss, besides SEEMSLIKEADREAM, loudsue Mar 2012 #24

Thanks. When will we get spell check? Lint Head Feb 2012 #4

Excellent News! maddezmom Feb 2012 #5

How smart can the Dup Checker be made ? eppur_se_muova Feb 2012 #7

Wow - thank you!! Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #10

Great! Thanks! yardwork Feb 2012 #11

THAT will be a big help Gormy Cuss Feb 2012 #12

Thank you!! great news and good job n/t OKNancy Feb 2012 #13

Awesome! Thank you. MaineDem Feb 2012 #14

there is a bug OKNancy Feb 2012 #15

Thank you! :) n/t Tx4obama Feb 2012 #16

I don't understand what you admins have against the Pollish peeples. progressoid Feb 2012 #17

You rock Earl G! lonestarnot Mar 2012 #20

Can you make it so we can use formatting in the story post or auto excerpt? ellisonz Mar 2012 #21

fat lot of good the Duplicate Checker seems to be doing muriel_volestrangler Mar 2012 #22

I really do appreciate the tons of work y'all are doing. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #23

Thank You! Little Star Mar 2012 #25

hlthe2b

(106,332 posts)

1. Very nice! Very appreciated!

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:17 PM

Feb 2012

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

2. Good. Thanks! nt

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:18 PM

Feb 2012

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)

3. spel chzek, wee neads it!

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:18 PM

Feb 2012

lastlib

(24,902 posts)

6. yur speeling is fine, it's your typping thatt nedds wurk.....eom

Reply to hedgehog (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:44 PM

Feb 2012

Lochloosa

(16,401 posts)

8. i Recentz tht renark

Reply to lastlib (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:10 PM

Feb 2012

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

18. I resemble dat remark.

Reply to Lochloosa (Reply #8)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 09:44 PM

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oldhippydude

(2,514 posts)

9. mei two...

Reply to hedgehog (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:19 PM

Feb 2012

dyslexic help

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

19. I GAEV UP, I USE LOLZCAT SPEEK INSTEAD OV SPELL CHECK.

Reply to oldhippydude (Reply #9)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 09:48 PM

Feb 2012

C, U KNOE WUT IM SAYIN HER, RITE?

loudsue

(14,087 posts)

24. Oh HELL YES!!! If there's one thing I really miss, besides SEEMSLIKEADREAM,

Reply to hedgehog (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 01:42 PM

Mar 2012

it's spell check.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

4. Thanks. When will we get spell check?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:26 PM

Feb 2012

maddezmom

(135,060 posts)

5. Excellent News!

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:39 PM

Feb 2012

eppur_se_muova

(37,389 posts)

7. How smart can the Dup Checker be made ?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:58 PM

Feb 2012

i.e. can it automagically do a quick scan for keywords, and list the most similar recent posts ?

(Yeah, I know, it's easy to ask when I'm not doing the programming ... still ... )

Ruby the Liberal

(26,312 posts)

10. Wow - thank you!!

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:33 PM

Feb 2012

I missed that old format.

yardwork

(64,326 posts)

11. Great! Thanks!

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:44 PM

Feb 2012

Gormy Cuss

(30,884 posts)

12. THAT will be a big help

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:47 PM

Feb 2012

says this retired LBN host.

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)

13. Thank you!! great news and good job n/t

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:59 PM

Feb 2012

MaineDem

(18,161 posts)

14. Awesome! Thank you.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 05:05 PM

Feb 2012

This is a positive step forward. Or is it backward? In any case, thanks!

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)

15. there is a bug

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 06:11 PM

Feb 2012

check out this thread for example

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101463753

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

16. Thank you! :) n/t

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 06:37 PM

Feb 2012

progressoid

(50,743 posts)

17. I don't understand what you admins have against the Pollish peeples.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 08:42 PM

Feb 2012

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)

20. You rock Earl G!

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 12:02 AM

Mar 2012

I found stuff, but didn't post it because I was

ellisonz

(27,739 posts)

21. Can you make it so we can use formatting in the story post or auto excerpt?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 01:31 AM

Mar 2012

I find that it is much easier to read when the story is in the excerpt box so it contrasts with the white screen

muriel_volestrangler

(102,476 posts)

22. fat lot of good the Duplicate Checker seems to be doing

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 10:10 AM

Mar 2012

3 duplicate LBN threads on the death of Breitbart within a few minutes, with only 1 other thread between them and the first thread about it.

Not your fault, I know.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)

23. I really do appreciate the tons of work y'all are doing.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 11:50 AM

Mar 2012

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

25. Thank You!

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 02:52 PM

Mar 2012

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