"zadtheinhaler" (zaddikim)
11/27/2013 at 20:02 • Filed to: None
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"zadtheinhaler" (zaddikim)
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Alright, so I get a little red "1" by the little blue user icon, but where the notifications would normally populate, it just has the candy-stripe that never ends.
Tell me again why the users end up being the beta-testers. Aren't there enough Gawker employees/developers to eat the goddamn dogfood before serving it to the masses?
/rant
Leadbull
> zadtheinhaler
11/27/2013 at 20:04 |
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Happens to me, too.
The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
> zadtheinhaler
11/27/2013 at 20:07 |
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You are not alone. Can't preview notifications, can't visit your notification page, random page layout screw ups... And yes, you would think they would find a fix by now. It happens too often to too many people.
N/A POWAAAHH
> zadtheinhaler
11/27/2013 at 20:07 |
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nope, me too
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> zadtheinhaler
11/27/2013 at 20:13 |
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Happens to me sometimes
davedave1111
> zadtheinhaler
11/27/2013 at 20:14 |
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"Tell me again why the users end up being the beta-testers."
Seems to me a bit odd to complain about that on a site where they get us to write articles for each other and then post them to the front page.
Not that I object to that, because it gives us access to a much larger audience than we'd get on our own. But in theory something similar applies to the beta testing: it lets them focus resources elsewhere.
Mind you, Gawker's IT has always been shit.
Aaron James
> zadtheinhaler
11/27/2013 at 20:15 |
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Same here, problems with notifications, submitting comments, attaching pictures, etc, etc, etc.
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Aaron James
> The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
11/27/2013 at 20:16 |
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For as long as it's been going on, the powers that be obviously don't give two shits. Gawker's getting paid though so why care.
Takuro Spirit
> zadtheinhaler
11/27/2013 at 20:18 |
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Been having that issue since yesterday. Comes and goes. I still get a damn "401/Not Authorized" error when I try to view my private page, THAT is annoying as heck. It's MY page, I assure you I am authorized to view it.
webmonkees
> zadtheinhaler
11/27/2013 at 20:19 |
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Oh, don't try the endless candy stripe. We've had some serious problems beta testing that in winter weather.
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Leadbull
> davedave1111
11/27/2013 at 20:19 |
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When our posts get FP'd, it's just free page views, and therefore money, for Denton.
Don't think the Gawker overlords make any changes because they "care" about us.
wkiernan
> zadtheinhaler
11/27/2013 at 20:21 |
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Happened to me for a few days but the last two days it has worked like it's "supposed to." As I said before , the GawkerCo IT guy who comes up with all this wacky stuff has the best job in the entire world.
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
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zadtheinhaler
> webmonkees
11/27/2013 at 20:21 |
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And the damned thing has probably been spiked with something, just you wait and see...
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zadtheinhaler
> davedave1111
11/27/2013 at 20:22 |
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If they want to treat us as 'unpaid interns' creating content, I'm fine with that.
But give us reliable fucking tools to work with, that's all I ask!
Slave2anMG
> zadtheinhaler
11/27/2013 at 20:24 |
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zadtheinhaler
> Takuro Spirit
11/27/2013 at 20:24 |
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Yeah, I've gotten the 401 error a few times myself, and had pretty much the same reaction;
MULTIPASS, BITCHES. MY PAGE. MINE
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davedave1111
> Leadbull
11/27/2013 at 20:25 |
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Whoever said they did? It's a deal you can take or leave as you wish. Personally I think it's quite reasonable; I don't write much these days, and I'm not looking to get paid for it, so I'm happy to have it read by a wider audience.
If they start making real money out of it, I expect they'll arrange some kind of rewards system, at least for regular contributors, just because that'll make business sense for them - at which point I may be encouraged to write a bit more.
If you're looking to do your own thing as a writer, or something automotive, it's a great opportunity to get yourself a bit of exposure even though they don't pay.
They don't have to care about us, but it has to be something of a two-way street for it to work.
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zadtheinhaler
> Aaron James
11/27/2013 at 20:27 |
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Considering that I've got one phone, one tablet and at least three computers, plus four different browser across each platform to prove that the 'functionality' of this site can be sketchy at best (some days, granted), if anyone from Gawker IT told me to reboot, I'd tell them to stick it up da pooper.
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zadtheinhaler
> Slave2anMG
11/27/2013 at 20:28 |
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You spelled "cotomer sevis" wrong.
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davedave1111
> zadtheinhaler
11/27/2013 at 20:29 |
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That's possibly a point they've missed in analysing the business case for testing more thoroughly. You could suggest it to them.
History suggests, though, that Gawker IT has an idiot problem near the top, so it's unlikely to help. The fundamental problem isn't lack of testing, it's poor overall design and project management resulting in lots of fairly serious bugs.
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zadtheinhaler
> davedave1111
11/27/2013 at 20:31 |
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I might just suggest that to the IT guys. Like you said though, the top-down style here suggests it may fall on sympathetic ears, but the hands are tied.
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zadtheinhaler
> Aaron James
11/27/2013 at 20:36 |
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Ugh, posting pics gives me the shakes sometimes;
I'VE SAVED IT TO MY HARD DRIVE. I'VE LOADED THE URL. WHICH ELDRITCH GOD DO I HAVE TO PROSTRATE MYSELF TO TO GET THIS IMAGE TO FUCKING POST. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH.
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zadtheinhaler
> wkiernan
11/27/2013 at 20:42 |
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>the GawkerCo IT guy who comes up with all this wacky stuff has the best job in the entire world
Getting high and ignoring usability bug report? Sure, sounds like a sweet gig.
/s
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Aaron James
> zadtheinhaler
11/27/2013 at 20:50 |
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Yeah I mean at this point it's so wide spread it's obvious the problem is kinja and not with us minions.
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Slave2anMG
> zadtheinhaler
11/27/2013 at 22:34 |
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zadtheinhaler
> Slave2anMG
11/27/2013 at 22:39 |
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Good God, I can't stop laughing! Best mea culpa ever!