Hello all. We’re trying to see if we can use this space as a back-up while we sort out problems with LP-proper. At the moment we are drowning in spam, and it is causing database outages.
We’ve been able to allow LP to be accessed by readers via turning off comments there, so here is a space where you can leave comments.
Addit: as an antispammer etc feature here (it’s only a matter of time, I’m sure) all first comments have to be approved by a moderator before they appear. For our regulars, you’ll then be whitelisted and all your comments should appear without any problem (as long as they don’t trigger any other automated features, of course).
Stupid spammers. At least this site is quick to load at the moment.
Comment by mick — November 6, 2007 @ 9:08 am |
Club Troppo had the same problems for quite a while as some will recall – that’s why I guilted folk into stumping up donations for a shiny server before the election was due.
Spam shits me off something chronic. A terrible waste of everyone’s resources.
Comment by jchester — November 6, 2007 @ 9:51 am |
Spammerss! We hatess them preciouss.
Comment by Helen — November 6, 2007 @ 10:11 am |
Your foresight does you credit, Jacques.
Kim mentioned in the linked post that LP would appreciate some donations to help cover the costs of porting the blog over to a new server and the higher monthly maintenance costs. Folks can donate here. [link]
Comment by tigtog — November 6, 2007 @ 10:15 am |
Thanks, LP. for getting up an alternative post. Much appreciated.
Comment by Paul Burns — November 6, 2007 @ 10:32 am |
They can’t keep a great blog down.
Well done.
Comment by joe2 — November 6, 2007 @ 11:04 am |
I’m waiting to see how I go in the sweeps. I could be destitute by 3.30pm. Well not really, but certainly not cashed up.
Comment by Mindy — November 6, 2007 @ 1:21 pm |
Off topic but found this article about Brisbane from the travel section of New York Times on simon Jackman’s blog.
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Comment by steve — November 6, 2007 @ 2:39 pm |
By the way, I chose a template over here on the run – I mainly wanted to be sure that it displayed author names and I could use a modified LP header. How are people finding it? Is the font in these comments too small, for instance?
Comment by tigtog — November 6, 2007 @ 5:57 pm |
Font is a little small, but it’s just good to have you back, so no complaints.
Comment by Rattus nonveritas — November 6, 2007 @ 6:12 pm |
tigtog, do not worry, it is perfect.
It is a bit like going on summer holidays a little bit early.
Just hope someone packed extra toilet paper on the ‘off chance’ that Howard creeps back.
Comment by joe2 — November 6, 2007 @ 6:24 pm |
Thanks for the backup blog. All seems to be working right now, but yes – I am finding the default font a little small.
Comment by lauredhel — November 6, 2007 @ 6:53 pm |
OK, I’m about to do a quick template change to allow for larger font in the comments threads. Won’t take long.
Comment by tigtog — November 6, 2007 @ 7:46 pm |
It’s not purple anymore!
Comment by mbahnisch — November 6, 2007 @ 7:55 pm |
Having the header totally purple looked really lurid with the green of the rest of this template, and most of the other standard templates on wordpress.com that go with purple don’t show multiple authors etc, which a group blog kinda needs.
If you want lurid, you can have it, of course. I think the sense of mourning is rather appropriate though!
Comment by tigtog — November 6, 2007 @ 8:02 pm |
Look, if you wanted a hiatus from blogging, perfectly understandable, you should’ve just said so. We’d have understood. Sure we would.
No need to go to such dramatic, theatrical lengths, folks.
Comment by jinmaro — November 6, 2007 @ 8:23 pm |
Hey tigtog, don’t wordpress do “mourning” with polka dots? You know 70’s…. brown and big spots.
And chuck in some purple for f’s sake.
Comment by joe2 — November 6, 2007 @ 8:46 pm |
Hey, we’ve always been a tad lurid, haven’t we?
Comment by mbahnisch — November 6, 2007 @ 8:57 pm |
lp unplugged,nude
Comment by joe2 — November 6, 2007 @ 9:20 pm |
all right then, lurid it is.
Comment by tigtog — November 6, 2007 @ 9:39 pm |
Kewl!
Comment by mbahnisch — November 6, 2007 @ 9:52 pm |
I wish to point out that I am lurid.
Comment by kimberella — November 7, 2007 @ 12:10 am |
Just out of interest, how come the avatar I uploaded hasn’t appeared? It’s a pirate queen!
Comment by kimberella — November 7, 2007 @ 2:31 am |
I would be lurid but I’m at work.
Comment by mick — November 7, 2007 @ 3:25 am |
Kim, usually uploading the avatar is easy-peasy, so I can only suggest trying again.
I deleted my first few dozen spam this morning. Less than a day.
Comment by tigtog — November 7, 2007 @ 7:04 am |
Kim, just a thought: were you logged in when you left your comment? Until they sort out their recent acquisition of Gravatar, the only way to have an avatar show on a comment is to be a registered WordPress.com user who is logged in when leaving comments.
Comment by tigtog — November 7, 2007 @ 7:43 am |
Yep!
It’s showing up now next to the comments but not on the sidebar.
New theme looks good. I can live without lurid!
Comment by kimberella — November 8, 2007 @ 1:08 am |