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A comment on the discussion "recent + why do you use skribit?" in Skribit:

yay! mind reading once again! (like the new [GS sub] logo btw) – Alison, on June 15, 2008 23:08

Alison started a conversation in Skribit on June 13, 2008 18:33:

recent + why do you use skribit?

In the "Recent" tab on the skribit site, there is a lot of "Why do you use Skribit"s popping up as people add the widget.

My perception is that Skribit is people driven, so perhaps the "Recent" tab should filter out the "Why do you use Skribit" suggestions. I think it would be cool to NOT filter them out of the blogged tab, as I would love to read how people are using skribit. The problem at the moment is that the "Recent" tab is pretty much unblogged suggestions, and the auto "why" question is clogging that up.

What do skribiters think?

Alison replied on June 13, 2008 15:01 to the question "How to visit blogs seen on skribit" in Skribit:

on the "blogged" page, you can see the link to the article. However, if you go to the page with discussion about the suggestion on it, there is no link to the blog/article/post mentioned.

Alison started following the question "How to visit blogs seen on skribit" in Skribit.

A comment on the problem "I really can't get the TwitterIM to work... I've tried EVERYTHING. HELP!?" in Twitter:

adium is weird, it replies with tweets, I can't tweet via IM. – Alison, on June 13, 2008 14:30

Alison marked one of Calvin's replies in Skribit as useful. Calvin replied to the problem "Customizing Widget doesn't work".

Alison replied on June 11, 2008 19:28 to the question "When will WordPress.com users be able to embed the widget onto our blogs?" in Skribit:

There is, now, a skribit endorsed hack for WP.com- check out the skribit blog:
http://skribit.com/blog/2008/06/10/ne...

it's an added benefit to the new RSS feed goodness they've got going.

Alison replied on June 09, 2008 20:44 to the discussion "Delete account" in Skribit:

huh. I know you can delete the blog from skribit, (http://getsatisfaction.com/skribit/to...) and remove the code from your website, and I guess disable all email notifications and just walk away from it all. This doesn't mean you've deleted your skribit account though.

Some places don't allow you to delete your user account because it would mess up the database- when you say delete, you mean remove everything you said, right? Since skribit is fueled by suggestions, deleting them would be a pretty serious step.

Waiting for Paul, Calvin or Erik to chime in on this one.

Alison asked a question in Twitter on June 09, 2008 02:05:

double posting my tweets on twitter home?

When I tweet from the home page (no cell, or, alas, IM at the moment to trial other methods) The tweet shows up on the page. If I refresh the page (to see other people's tweets) I get my tweet twice. However, on my personal tweets page (/titanium_geek) I just see the chronological, one off tweets. No duplicates. I don't think my followers are getting double tweets either.

This isn't really a problem, just a minor annoyance. But it might be a symptom of a bigger problem, so I thought I'd let you guys know.

Screenshots:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32343725... after tweeting.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32343725... after refresh (shazam! there are two!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32343725... on my own tweet page (it's normal)

Note: this issue doesn't go away with a shift refresh, also, x2 only happens, never x3 or higher.

Alison replied on June 07, 2008 18:32 to the question "Customizing the widget header" in Skribit:

Well, there is GOOD NEWS! You can customize the skribit header title! (hooray hooray!)

The steps: Go to skribit.com and log in. Then go to the "my blog" page. Under the "Manage Blog" title, click "Customize". You should land on the "general" tab. The first option here is "Header text." Modify this as you will- "we need ideas, people! click!" or whatever.

The \ signifies a line break- it doesn't show up in the text. You can also change all sorts of aspects of how the widget looks, so it fits with your site. Remember to check it out on your site though as colours look different on a white background.

Alison replied on June 05, 2008 01:51 to the problem "Need to Change Logo Background on Skribit Widget" in Skribit:

in the same vein, what about the vote buttons? Some of us just aren't happy with hobbit colours (green and yellow) ... :)

A comment on the problem "skribit homepage titles too big" in Skribit:

yay! Thanks for listening! – Alison, on June 05, 2008 01:42

A comment on the discussion "How can skribit communicate better with it's users?" in Skribit:

yay! I'm looking forward to that. – Alison, on June 04, 2008 13:51

Alison replied on June 03, 2008 17:24 to the question "How do I change my name?!" in Twitter:

log in via the web? same sort of thing happened to me.

Alison replied on June 03, 2008 13:02 to the problem "skribit homepage titles too big" in Skribit:

(full screen) screenshot at flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32343725...

This is why I'm feeling a little crammed and squished. They are only 2 lines big and I can only see 5 at a time?

Alison marked one of Calvin's replies in Skribit as useful. Calvin replied to the problem "Service Disruption".

Alison replied on June 02, 2008 16:50 to the problem "Service Disruption" in Skribit:

what exactly is second hand digging?

Alison marked one of Calvin's replies in Skribit as useful. Calvin replied to the question "Deleting Blogs From Skribit".

Alison marked one of Calvin's replies in Skribit as useful. Calvin replied to the question "How to delete blog from Skirbit".

Alison replied on May 31, 2008 14:12 to the idea "New feature for home page- recently blogged" in Skribit:

IT'S HERE! Yay!

Isn't this kind of part of the "news of the future" kind of idea?