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Permalink Reply by Al-KADIM on July 24, 2010 at 8:23pm

I think there's a disadvantage in that it is harder to see what interesting topics pop up. On the other hand, it does eliminate the spammers.

Permalink Reply by Фелч Гроган on July 24, 2010 at 8:58pm

Yes. It is sad, but seeing as their is little interest in discouraging garbage and promoting quality standards, it's probably for the best. The gibberish was becoming embarrassing.

Permalink Reply by ryan cameron on July 24, 2010 at 9:35pm

I hate it. The news feed was the heartbeat of the site, and it kept people interested and discussing. We simply needed some vigilance with the spam. Now its difficult to find discussions, and thus less people will have a say.

please put the news feed back. Social networks do not function properly without it!

Permalink Reply by Фелч Гроган on July 24, 2010 at 10:12pm

Well, essentially the no-brain vandals have won. People's feelings being so precious, any attempt, no matter how feeble, to discourage them is frowned upon. Everyone feels entitled to blabber whatever crap they want because apparently this is their space and they can do what they please and if you have a problem with it you're a Nazi. So you end up with Examiner spam one liners, jokes that were old when Noah was an lad, idiot Hollywood blockbuster movie reviews and descriptionless broken links and media embeds. If it's a choice between that or nothing, I prefer nothing. There is of course an alternative - screw people's feelings and demand quality standards are adhered to. Isn't that what the guidelines are for? But it won't happen. Not much good having guidelines if sensitivity to people's feelings trumps them. In such an environment mediocrity creeps like a cancer and ends up overwhelming the host. And that is precisely what has been allowed to happen.

Permalink Reply by Dave Rogers on July 25, 2010 at 7:39am

After you've sorted the forum by Latest Activity, bookmark it. (I replaced the main page bookmark I had.) When you hit the new bookmark the forum will come up pre-sorted by latest activity just like before on the main page.

Permalink Reply by Фелч Гроган on July 25, 2010 at 8:22am

Re: activity listing

Or you can use an RSS reader with this -

http://www.atheistnexus.org/activity/log/list?fmt=rss

Permalink Reply by Little Name Atheist on July 25, 2010 at 10:00am

It never hurts to do a search before posting.

Permalink Reply by Фелч Гроган on July 25, 2010 at 10:43am

Yes, I have to side with Daniel - the search function is extremely flaky. That is not a reason to not use it tho'. But it is impossible to find a lot of stuff. Googling site:atheistnexus.org search terms is way more reliable.

Permalink Reply by Little Name Atheist on July 25, 2010 at 10:59pm

I meant a number of things by search.

1. Going to the Atheist Nexus Discussions, Ideas & Site Suggestions or General Network Questions categories and scanning the topics. Most people have been good about posting an appropriate subject line.

2. Yes, the forum search function often sucks. I'm in total agreement. I use it anyhow, because it does often work for me.

3. Google using "site:atheistnexus.org blah blah blah".

4. For site issues, ask a moderator, or "Report An Issue".