Comments on: The ‘recent comments’ list and a quirky oddity contained therein

By: Peter Kirk

Peter Kirk — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:42:14 +0000

Not for me, Miss D. I still get the 37 hours thing, also the comment I posted one minute ago is listed as one hour ago.

By: Miss Dagurreotype

Miss Dagurreotype — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:30:22 +0000

The new comment sidebar thing seems to be giving correct dates now.

By: jody

jody — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:42:29 +0000

maybe I’m just being incredibly dim, but if there is a way to look at the ‘new fangled’ recent comments sidebar and instantly be able to see where the newest comments are, can you tell me, and then I will shut up (about this anyway)….I promise.

the 37years thing did raise a smile.

as did the fact that someone thinks I’m 100% right…about anything (thanks PofSm)

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:49:59 +0000

It is seeming that there is a slight majority in favour of the old way of doing things. Shall we go back to the old recent comments (and the 1662)?

In a way it could make one less sad if one subscribed to the comments as it could mean less time spent reading comments, which must be an unsad thing.

Incidentally I subscribe to the comments feed to make sure it works, which is the reason I subscribe to the 4 other Cartoon Blog feeds.

By: Peter Kirk

Peter Kirk — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:05:20 +0000

In case anyone thinks I am the sad other subscriber to the comments feed, I am not, although I did consider it when I found it. I am subscribed to a few comments feeds, but mostly fairly serious ones, so I hope that doesn’t make me irredeemably sad.

By: Philip of Samaria

Philip of Samaria — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:41:33 +0000

Jody – 100% right

By: z

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:26:29 +0000

A step too far for me, of course – I do not mean to cast aspersions on the two (including you) who subscribe. I am desperately sad already (in the rather outdated modern sense), which you are not

By: z

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:24:12 +0000

I subscribe to various blogs on Bloglines, but I think it’s a step of sadness too far to subscribe to a comments feed. Devoted as I am to this blog, it is only one of many that I read.

I love ’37 years, 7 months ago’ though. I rather like the new sidebar feed too, mainly because of the splendid names therein.

By: Nicola

Nicola — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:15:47 +0000

I’m with Jody!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:20:44 +0000

Jody (and everyone) – I thought that the new version gave new and more useful information, but I’m willing to be told I’m wrong! What does anyone else think?

Richard – I’m not getting the same result as you. On both your site and mine I get the time since the last posting, the difference being that on mine it tells me it is 37 years since the last post, which is what I assumed everyone could see.