From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=20">distant moon</a><BR>
Date: 27 August 2007<P>

Ali,  Thanks!  Didn't mention this, but it's a bump towards your temptation one.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1159">lilla</a><BR>
Date: 27 August 2007<P>

on Eight Years of Nothing But Lies .... am sure there were good memories in 8 years ... and didnt we all make promises which we truthfully meant at the time we made them ... but didnt work out somehow ...  sad but true.<BR>
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... each of us deserves a fulfillment of a promise.  Not because you didnt get it from him doesnt mean youre not gonna get it ever again from anyone else in this world.  And not because he was not able to keep his words to you, doesnt mean he never will to anyone else.<BR>
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welcome to the blender, it's me.  be well.<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=8">Ali</a><BR>
Date: 27 August 2007<P>

Violet~<BR>
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Thank you so much for your compliment! I'm very glad that you liked! :-)<BR>
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I do hope you'll be around with regularity. 
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=20">distant moon</a><BR>
Date: 27 August 2007<P>

dark ocean, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2007.08.27.14.55.11940">For My Distant Moon</a>:  Holy Bejesus, that is the most touching, inspiring and beautiful thing I've read in a while!  You are a doll!! 
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1">Kirk, Blender-Keeper</a><BR>
Date: 27 August 2007<P>

So, here's the new look comments page!<BR>
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Things are still in progress. Please report any bugs or issues here.<BR>
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I'm not 100% settled on the look, but I thought I really needed to start busting out of my test area and start making things real.<BR>
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It took a little longer than I thought, which is why I started with the relatively easy comments. Hopefully I took some steps to make further steps go more easily.<BR>
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Functionality wise, the biggest change is A. the log in feature (I punted on a "remember checkbox" for the comments form) and B. embedding the comments form right on the page. Hopefully that shouldn't encourage too much spamming :-)
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=8">Ali</a><BR>
Date: 27 August 2007<P>

Kirk~<BR>
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I love the login feature--and the menu bar up top.  My only question is this--the message board area seems kind of narrow; it doesn't take up the width of the screen.  Would it be possible to make it wider?
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=13">B.K.</a><BR>
Date: 27 August 2007<P>

Kirk; I agree with Ali, how about split the page and run it down both sides again or widen it doesn't matter or will the space be used for ads?<BR>
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bk
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1">Kirk, Blender-Keeper</a><BR>
Date: 27 August 2007<P>

I'm willing to make it wide again, it's not that big of a deal....<BR>
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There is a theory of webdesign, though, that says text shouldn't be much wider than a book page or magazine column, that the eye gets tired walking back and forth.  <BR>
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But if people really prefer it take most of the screen (and I could also let people adjust it... it used to be the comments were 100% of the width of the screen, but maybe we could compromise on like 80%) I can put it back...<BR>

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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=205">Violet</a><BR>
Date: 27 August 2007<P>

I like the new format. I kind of like that  the board takes up less space... looks cleaner. 
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=20">distant moon</a><BR>
Date: 27 August 2007<P>

Kirk,<BR>
I agree with not making the width the entire screen (those of us with 1280 x 1024 have plenty of room to scan across)<BR>
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However, I think that designing the width for around 1024x768 would be optimal.  And then perhaps some CSS could make it a little more readable...<BR>
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Or if nothing else, center it...I feel off kilt a bit with the new comments.<BR>
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Just my two pennies.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=13">B.K.</a><BR>
Date: 27 August 2007<P>

Kirk; check out the length of text on the articles at wired.com. I think that is just about perfect. Just a wee bit more across the page here.<BR>
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bk
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