Propeller Week In Review: March 14, 2008 »
Posted By JamesMarcus 7 months ago in NewsAfter a week-long hiatus (which found most of the Propeller team in the Lone Star State), we will now resume normal WIR broadcasting. The talk this week was about Eliot Spitzer, the animal kingdom, and some idiot-proof dating techniques. Come on down!
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BronxBomber7 months ago
Thanks to a certain person who first broke out the story who shall remain nameless I guess.
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BronxBomber7 months ago
"(sluggish site performance at Propeller (we're working on it, we *Promise*!)"
Really? With "butter" on top?
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david_nwpa7 months ago
Sluggish is a bit generous, don't you think? Besides, I prefer slow speed computing. It allows me enough time to enjoy all the porn spam I can observe. With the time it takes to load stories, I can grab a cup of coffee, read a chapter of War and Peace, and my computer is then nearly finished opening the story. Incidentally, I am using DSL...maybe I should switch to dial-up.
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1-2-Oscar7 months ago
One of the week's most active submissions, with 163 votes and 308 comments, can be found here:
http://news.propeller.com/story/2008/03/07/dead...
It is unfortunate that neither James Marcus nor Tom Drapeau have addressed this post, because it highlights an ongoing situation which, if left uncorrected, will ultimately be the end of Propeller as it exists today.
The time for platitudes has passed. It's time to get something done or tell your loyal members that they should move on to sites which can handle their traffic.
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BronxBomber7 months ago
Seems to be a lot of neglect is going around when it comes to acknowlegdement to poignant stories, and optimum issues here.
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JamesMarcus7 months ago
Oscar, I did mention that post in the final paragraph of the WIR. And I responded to several comments in the original thread. The problem is not platitudes--the problem is that we've been stuck in an awkward interval while we're putting the finishing touches on the Propeller redesign. We're very aware of the community's frustration, which we share. All I can do is apologize one more time and promise that we're getting very close now. I can also promise that it will be worth the wait. I hope you and other loyal members will indulge us just a little longer.
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pagey7 months ago
I find that the site has improved greatly, over the last week. We might not be there yet, but its an improvement. The pay off is huge. We have a slow site but the new site is going to kick ass. As for the spam we deal with it daily, I am in constant communication with a lot of users here who help me find this stuff and get rid of it. I could do spam hunting 24hrs a day and still not find it all. Like a lot of you I have a full time job and a family and can't be here every minute, if you see spam shoot one of us a link and we will deal with it asap. I'm sure a few users would back me up and say I have dealt with the stuff they have sent me for the most part. We all want the same thing.
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JamesMarcus7 months ago
Thanks, STONERS. Good to be back after a week off. Might add some video next time around.
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